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Marzuki Darusman said workers earn very little, are underfed and are sometimes forced to work up to 20-hour days.
Employers pay "significantly higher amounts" directly to the North Korean government, he said in his report.
The majority of the workers are in China and Russia, mainly in the mining, textile and construction industries.
But Mr Darusman, the special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, also listed countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe,
He said the companies who hire North Korean workers "become complicit in an unacceptable system of forced labour".
The workers are providing a source of hard currency to a country in a "really tight financial and economic situation".
He estimated that North Korea was earning $1.2bn-$2.3bn (£790m-£1.5bn) from the foreign worker system every year.
Since 2006, North Korea has been under international sanction for its nuclear weapons tests resulting in a shortage of foreign currency.
Relatives of one of his alleged victims have also accused the PSNI of lacking the "appetite" to investigate his activities, the High Court heard.
The allegations were part of a legal bid to have an external police force investigate the spy.
He was named by the media as Freddie Scappaticci.
The bid will be heard in February 2016.
The judicial proceedings have been brought by the family of Caroline Moreland.
Ms Moreland, a 34-year-old Catholic mother of three, was abducted and murdered by the IRA in July 1994 for being an alleged British informer.
The legal action is seeking to secure a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding a number of killings dating back to the 1980s.
The so-called 'Nutting Squad' was the IRA's internal security unit between 1978 and 1995 and are alleged to have carried out the murders.
The Director of Public Prosecutions called for police to examine Stakeknife's activities, as well as what was known by the RUC Special Branch and MI5.
Relatives have said they are opposed to the PSNI taking charge of the investigation.
At a previous hearing, it was claimed that Mr Scappaticci participated in the campaign in order to strengthen his role as a British spy.
He left Northern Ireland in 2003 after he was named by the media as Stakeknife.
Before leaving his home, he denied being the agent.
Legal counsel for the Moreland family told the court why they were seeking an external police force.
"One of the criticisms is the PSNI don't have any appetite for this investigation because it will necessarily involve criticisms of the security forces," he said.
He claimed that delay had been used to avoid criticism.
"The position is that the families of the various deceased, and we are talking in excess of maybe 50 murders have been reported, are awaiting answers for a very long time," he said.
"The core subject matter of this challenge is the use of a state agent to kill, amongst others, other state agents that had outlived their usefulness in the eyes of the authorities."
Counsel for the PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton said a final decision was yet to be made on how to respond to the DPP's request.
"He has been engaging with a number of other bodies who may have an interest in the matter and he continues to do so," Mr Hamilton's legal representative said.
The judge listed the application for leave to seek a judicial review for a hearing in February and will review the case again in early 2016.
The world number 68 won 6-4 6-0 in 56 minutes, meaning both Kerber and men's top seed Andy Murray exited the Rome tournament at the second-round stage.
British number two Kyle Edmund also suffered a straight-set defeat by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.
The 22-year-old world number 53 lost 7-5 6-4 in one hour and 46 minutes.
Fellow Briton Aljaz Bedene was also knocked out in the second round by world number two Novak Djokovic.
Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, will face Japan's Kei Nishikori in the last 16.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal eased through to the third round when opponent Nicolas Almagro retired after injuring his knee early in the first set.
Nadal raced to a 3-0 lead before Spanish compatriot Almagro withdrew with less than half an hour played.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka progressed with a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win over France's Benoit Paire, with the Swiss facing American John Isner in the next round.
In the women's draw, American Venus Williams beat Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko 6-4 6-3 to set up a third-round meeting with British number one Johanna Konta.
Second seed Karolina Pliskova beat Lauren Davis 6-1 6-1 to progress, while Russia's Ekaterina Makarova knocked out world number four Dominika Cibulkova 1-6 6-1 6-3.
There were also wins for world number five Simona Halep and eighth seed Elina Svitolina.
The young woman is believed to have taken a form of the drug known as Mastercard.
She died in hospital after police were called to the Victoria Warehouse in Trafford, shortly after 05:00 BST.
Greater Manchester Police urged anyone who may have taken the pills to seek medical attention.
Det Insp Helen Bell said: "This is a tragic situation, the death of a young person is always devastating, but in these circumstances, it is all the more heartbreaking."
"Sadly we know it is very unlikely that the girl was the only person to have taken this drug last night."
In a statement, Victoria Warehouse's owners confirmed the incident took place at the venue and said they were working with investigators.
"[We] would like to convey our deepest sympathies to the family of the deceased," it added.
Thomas Anthony Carlin attempted to arrest Lord Justice Gillen during a trial last month.
The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, ruled that the 43-year-old had acted with premeditation and determination.
He has been sentenced for contempt of court.
Mr Carlin's alleged outburst came at the end of a ruling in a house repossession case last month.
He had been representing himself in the legal battle with Santander over a property in County Antrim.
At the end of that High Court hearing, he allegedly got up and moved towards the bench, claiming he was going to arrest Lord Justice Gillen.
Security and court staff intervened before he was led from the courtroom.
He was arrested on suspicion of two counts of common assault, but subsequently released without charge.
Mr Carlin is alleged to have interrupted proceedings without justification, refused to resume his seat, approached the presiding judge, threatened to arrest him without lawful excuse and physically interfered with a member of court staff.
Mr Carlin rejected offers of legal representation and declined to apologise for his actions.
Speaking in court the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, said: "We are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that (Mr Carlin) was a man driven by self-importance and attention seeking."
Mr Carlin was told that if he seeks to apologise after 28 days, the rest of his sentence will be set aside.
The Police Ombudsman has also launched an investigation into the incident.
Swansea University and Swansea FC will jointly own the facility which will include eight full-size pitches.
The Premier League club have never had their own training ground but will now be leasing land at Fairwood which is owned by the university.
The first pitches could be ready by October with the rest built in phases.
Swansea University has not said how much the facility - which once completed will have eight full-size pitches and two all-weather pitches - will cost.
Changing facilities and specialist medical rooms will also be built.
The first of the pitches could be ready by October with the rest of the development being built in phases over the next 12 to 18 months.
The university will also use the facilities for competitive fixtures and team training.
"We are delighted to join forces with Swansea University on this exciting project,'' said Swans chairman Huw Jenkins.
"Our aim as a football club has always been to develop a top-flight training facility, but also to develop a good working relationship with like-minded organisations and people.
"Swansea City and Swansea University will work together to enhance the sporting facilities at Fairwood that will form part of the fabric of the city for many years to come."
Swansea University vice chancellor Prof Richard B Davies said the deal represented a major addition to the sports facilities on offer by the university.
He added: "At Swansea University we are serious about sporting success. We have already invested £20m in our sports village.
"We want to be able to offer our students an outstanding sporting experience with facilities fit for the 21st Century.
"Today's agreement is a big step forward to help us achieve that and it is a particular delight and privilege to collaborate with a football club whose success has put Swansea on the global map."
Swansea council's cabinet member for regeneration, Nick Bradley said the contributions both the Swans and the university make to Swansea Bay helps to drive the local economy.
In June, the Swans announced building of a new facility at Landore available for use from mid-September which would be available for junior, youth, first-team and community use.
The Swans playing squad have begun their pre-season tour of America.
They will play their first friendly against Colorado Rapids at 02:00 BST on Wednesday where a minute's silence will be
observed
following last week's Aurora
shooting
tragedy.
Rapids play at a stadium a little over 10 miles from the cinema in Aurora where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 58 more during a screening of Batman.
James Holmes, 24, has appeared in court accused of the attack.
Rapids players will also wear black armbands at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Oliver Appleby and Sarah Delf, both 24, died at the scene of the crash on the A140 at Yaxley, Suffolk just before 20:30 GMT on 15 November.
In a statement, the families described them as "popular" and said they were "devoted" to each other.
The couple from Norwich were driving a blue Mazda which collided with a lorry. The lorry driver had minor injuries.
In a statement, Miss Delf's family said she was a "much loved daughter, sister, adored member of the family, devoted girlfriend to Oliver Appleby, and a dedicated friend to many".
"Sarah was beautiful in every sense of the word," the family said.
"She loved life, and lived hers to the full.
"Our hearts feel empty because she has gone but resonate with the love we shared for her and the lasting memories she has left behind."
Mr Appleby's family said; "He was a bright, enthusiastic young man with a heart of gold.
"He always put others first and doted on his beautiful girlfriend Sarah.
"Spending five happy years together, they were inseparable."
The blast happened in the Osney Lane and Gibbs Crescent area at about 16:45 GMT on Tuesday, causing a three-storey building to collapse.
Search and rescue teams are making the pile of debris safe by propping up walls and removing loose brickwork before searching underneath the rubble.
The cause of the blast is unknown.
The missing man has been named by police as 48-year-old Guido Schuette, who they "strongly believe" died in the explosion and is underneath the debris.
But Thames Valley Police has appealed for the public to look out for him while his death remains unconfirmed, in case he is missing.
He is 6ft tall of heavy build, short grey hair, and blue eyes. According to the description, he walks with a limp and uses a crutch.
Supt Joe Kidman said: "Our strong hypothesis is that Guido died in the fire, and we are continuing to offer support to his family at this time.
"Given the circumstances of the incident, we are asking members of the public not to approach Guido but to call 999 immediately."
Police said fire investigators and dog search units could not access the site until it was "fully safe".
An Oxfordshire County Council spokesman said: "Once these safety measures are in place a police dog will carry out a search of the debris pile and then firefighters will start to remove the rubble so a search can be undertaken to confirm if anybody is under the rubble.
"This will then allow detectives, fire investigators and crime scene investigators to determine the cause of the incident."
Forty firefighters fought the blaze, and 60 people remain at the scene as part of a joint operation between police, councils, and the ambulance and fire services.
A number of properties were evacuated, with the Red Cross providing assistance.
The council said 40 households were displaced, with 19 still unable to return.
Dawn Wightman, A2Dominion housing director, called it a "very difficult time for our residents".
Two people were treated for minor injuries and one was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital following the blast.
Incident commander Julian Green said: "Clearly the sequence of events has to be to make the buildings safe first before the removal of rubble begins, so as to ensure safety of personnel.
"We are expecting to start removing rubble later today, working with fire and police investigators alongside to determine the cause."
The court in Turin ruled last month that the woman saying "enough" to her colleague who allegedly attacked her was not a strong enough reaction to prove she had been sexually assaulted.
The alleged victim is now facing charges for slander, reports said.
The ruling has caused outrage in the country.
"Certainly, you cannot punish the personal reaction of a woman terrified by what is happening to her," said opposition MP Annagrazia Calabria.
Justice Minister Andrea Orlando has asked ministry inspectors to begin looking into the case, which was examining incidents that took place in 2011, Ansa news agency reported.
The alleged victim, who worked in hospitals in Turin, said the defendant had forced her into sexual acts and threatened to stop providing her with work if she did not comply, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported (in Italian).
Asked why she had not reacted to the alleged assault more strongly, she told the court: "Sometimes saying no is enough but maybe I did not use the force and violence that in reality I should have used, but that is because with people who are too strong, I just freeze."
The woman had been a victim of repeated abuse as a child by her father, prosecutors said during the trial.
Acquitting the defendant, the judge said the woman had not "betrayed the emotion that a violation of her person had to inspire in her", described her account as "unlikely" and said the assault "did not exist", Corriere della Sera said.
The defendant admitted sexual encounters with the woman but said they had been consensual.
Water levels at the lake are at a 30-year-high after recent heavy rain.
At Oxford Island on the lough's southern tip, flood waters are knee-deep and several business properties have been badly damaged.
One MLA has said the Northern Ireland Executive must give more help to businesses damaged by floods.
A warning is in place from the Met Office for more heavy rain on Wednesday night and businesses at Kinnego Marina at Lough Neagh say they are worried they would face more problems.
The firms employ 20 people and are unable to trade due to floods at their premises.
The water level in Lough Neagh is controlled by flood gates at Toomebridge in County Antrim, which the Rivers Agency has said have been fully opened since early November.
But business owners at Kinnego Marina have said they want to know if that was done in advance of recent severe storms so that the lough could accommodate the additional water.
One man, Paul Quinn, said his business was "inoperable" and he had not seen the water level as high in over 40 years.
"This is going to take us months to clean up and get back on track again, and this is our busiest time of year," he said.
"It's really going to have a big effect on all four businesses.
"Our biggest predicament is the rainfall coming later this evening and tomorrow morning.
"And if the wind rises, we're going to get a wave effect off the lough, and that's really worrying us."
The SDLP's Dolores Kelly said an emergency executive meeting was needed to discuss how to help business across Northern Ireland affected by floods.
She said she had contacted government agencies to get help for the traders at Kinnego Marina but was told that "commercial properties were well down the pecking order" when it came to receiving assistance.
The businesses had lost stock worth "tens of thousands" of pounds, she said, and one of the shops had recently spent £10,000 on renovations.
"These businessmen have invested in these properties and they really are distraught as to what they're going to get in terms of help today and coping with the aftermath when [flood waters] recede," Ms Kelly said.
"I find it incomprehensible that in GB, [Prime Minister David] Cameron on St Stephen's Day held an emergency meeting regarding the floods in Cumbria, but it's my understanding that the next executive meeting isn't until 21 January.
"I've called on the executive to release additional funding to help commercial properties."
David Porter of the Rivers Agency said "repeated winter storms" were putting pressure on the lough and its outlets.
"The gates have been opened fully since early in November to let as much water out of the system as we possibly can," he said.
"But more rain keeps falling within the catchment."
The National College for Teaching and Leadership panel was told children at Tollgate Primary School in Bury St Edmunds could regularly be heard "shouting or crying" from the rooms.
Alison Earl admitted leaving children in the rooms, but denied it was for an "inappropriate" amount of time.
The education secretary is to rule on what disciplinary action she will face.
The hearing heard, under Mrs Earl's leadership, staff would put children into solitary confinement for bad behaviour.
It was heard staff would hold the handle from outside so children could not get out.
The handle was then moved higher up the door so the children could not reach it, the panel was told.
In summer 2015, a second room, known as the "blue room", was created.
It was about 2m (7ft) by 1.5m (5ft) and teachers could not observe it from the main corridor.
A few children were put into solitary confinement in this room, the panel was told.
Mrs Earl said she expected staff to supervise children who were put into solitary confinement, but the panel said it had no evidence to support her claim.
The 55-year-old, however, did admit putting children at risk.
The panel said Mrs Earl had shown a "lack of insight into the impact of the room upon the wellbeing and safety of pupils and a disregard for the law and guidance".
Mrs Earl had been the head teacher at the school between 2014 and 2015. She resigned in December 2015 after an investigation was carried out.
Young will host her final Crimewatch next month but will continue to present BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
"There are very few TV programmes that are part of the national fabric and my years working with the Crimewatch team have been a great privilege," she said.
"With the crucial help of viewers the show has played a pivotal role in solving crimes for more than 30 years."
The show launched in 1984 and asks its three million viewers for information to help crack serious cases. Young added: "Long may that invaluable work continue."
Young's co-presenters are Matthew Amroliwala and Martin Bayfield. Since joining the show in 2008, she has fronted high-profile appeals, including the disappearance of Madeline McCann and the Hatton Garden heist.
As well as hosting Desert Island Discs, she will also front a number of one-off special programmes for the BBC.
They will include a programme honouring the work of Sir David Attenborough in his 90th birthday year and a one-hour special about the Queen's annual festive message, titled Cue The Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech.
BBC One controller Charlotte Moore said: "Kirsty has been such an integral part of Crimewatch over the last seven years and she will be greatly missed.
"Nevertheless, Kirsty will continue to play an important role on BBC One and I'm looking forward to her special documentary about The Queen's Christmas message next month."
The BBC said a new Crimewatch presenter will be announced in due course.
His pay package in 2016 was worth $11.6m (£9.3m), down from $19.4m in 2015.
It follows a rebellion by shareholders, who last year voted against Mr Dudley's 2015 pay award.
The rebellion prompted BP to review its pay policy. It says the resulting proposals will "better align pay and performance" and lead to a reduced maximum payout for the chief executive.
In February 2015, BP reported record losses and announced 3,000 job cuts. Despite that, Mr Dudley was offered a pay package worth 20% more than his 2014 award.
That sparked dissent from shareholders and at last April's annual general meeting, almost 60% of them voted against the pay package.
The vote was non-binding and Mr Dudley received the package, but BP's chairman acknowledged the unhappiness of shareholders and ordered a review, the results of which were announced on Thursday.
"The proposed remuneration policy is designed to ensure a clear link between delivery of BP's strategy and pay," the company said.
"From 2017, we propose a simplified approach with a significant reduction in overall remuneration levels."
Back in April, the Institute of Directors (IoD) said that British companies were in the "last chance saloon" when it came to executive pay.
It welcomed the latest changes announced by BP, but said directors must take greater responsibility for pay.
"Boards themselves must take the initiative and ensure that pay for CEOs [chief executives] is linked explicitly with the long-term performance of the company," said Olive Parry, head of corporate governance at the IoD.
"The signs so far are good, but the coming months will be telling," she added.
BP is proposing a number of changes to its pay scheme for the chief executive. They include:
The new bonus scheme will be voted on by shareholders at the annual general meeting on 17 May.
It will be applied for pay awards for 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Royal London Asset Management holds a stake in BP worth almost £680m. Its corporate governance manager, Ashley Hamilton Claxton, said:
"We applaud the BP remuneration committee for being proactive in responding to the shareholder revolt last year and see this as a milestone in the engagement between companies and shareholders
"It is rare for a company to consult with us on proposals for reducing pay, setting an example for other companies holding binding votes this year."
McCulloch has led Killie to top-flight safety but the club have yet to reveal whether that has earned him the job.
And Jones, who has been offered a new contract, said: "Could that sway my decision? Yeah it could.
"If someone else were to come in that would probably make me think twice about staying on."
And the winger added: "That's just because I've got so much faith in the manager we have here right now.
"It's not just me, if you see the results we've had as a team under Jig (McCulloch) and the way we've been performing as young players then there's every reason to think a lot of us will go on to bigger and better things."
Former Middlesbrough man Jones, 22, has enjoyed a fine first season at Killie after signing under previous manager Lee Clark last summer.
He has been in talks over a new deal but is now "waiting to see what happens with the management situation" before making a decision.
McCulloch took over in February following Clark's departure to Bury and Jones says the former Scotland midfielder has had a hugely positive influence on him and the team as a whole.
"I'm really progressing under Jig and Peter Leven (assistant boss) right now," he added.
"They have both been really good with me and the team, and if I keep progressing it's only going to benefit me by staying here.
"It's been a good year both personally and as a team.
"We've all done well, especially since Jig's been in charge. We've come together and the mentality has really changed. We're all looking to get better and better.
"If we could get seventh place by beating Ross County this weekend it would cap off a good season.
"The main reason for me moving up was to play week in, week out and that's what's happened. The first part of the season has really helped me understand the defensive side of the game a lot better. Jig has said to me if I lose the ball it doesn't matter as long as I do the defensive side.
"So that has given me total freedom on the ball which is great. I think you can see that coming through in my performances now."
A comprehensive study by the Carnegie UK Trust looked at the habits of 10,000 people across the country.
People aged 15-24 in England were the most likely age group to use libraries.
But the data didn't show what they were using them for - so it could be for the computers and free internet.
The results suggested that around half of the population of the UK and Ireland continue to use libraries.
Nearly half (46%) of people aged 25 to 34 still visit them according to the study - a rise of 2%.
However, overall library use in England declined by 4% over five years with the public using libraries less frequently.
There was also a drop in the number of older people using libraries.
The study involved 5,000 interviews which took place in 2011, and a further 5,000 interviews last year.
Researchers then compared the two sets of data, which was broken down by region.
The highest levels of library use were in Scotland and Ireland, with the lowest in Northern Ireland.
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David Akers, 61, drove the girl to remote locations and assaulted her while he was deputy head of Budmouth School in Weymouth.
He was found guilty of three counts of indecent assault of a child under 16 and cleared of three others following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
He was jailed for four years and put on the sex offenders' register for life.
Dorset Police said the offences came to light when the victim told her partner and friends in 2015.
In a police interview Akers, from Waddon in Weymouth, admitted knowing the victim as a former pupil, but denied having had any sexual contact with her.
Det Con Richard Bayley said: "David Akers was in a position of trust and abused that trust to engage in an inappropriate relationship with a pupil."
The school previously confirmed the defendant had not worked at the school since December 2015.
A spokesman for Budmouth College - its new name - said: "The college has assisted the police throughout the investigation and judicial process. We respect the verdict of the jury and now hope to move forwards, continuing to focus on our students, staff and wider community."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement voting had been "largely peaceful and orderly".
Voting continued for a second day in some parts of Nigeria after problems with new electronic card readers.
It is expected to be a closely fought battle between President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
Thousands of opposition supporters in Rivers State have protested against alleged killings of campaigners and voting irregularities.
Nigeria's election commission said its office there had been set on fire and it was investigating the complaints.
Mr Ban praised the "determination and resilience" of Nigerian voters, despite reports of attacks by Boko Haram militants and others.
He urged voters to maintain a "peaceful atmosphere and to exercise patience" throughout the process.
His comments were echoed by John Kufuor, the head of the regional bloc Ecowas, who said the process has been "quite peaceful, orderly and credible".
The election as it happened.
Mr Jonathan and at least three governors from his ruling party were among those whose biometric details could not be checked by the electronic card readers - new technology intended to reduce fraud.
Instead, they had to be processed by hand. Mr Jonathan's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called it a "huge national embarrassment" and a "vindication" of its position against the technology.
"There should have been a test-run for a smaller election before deploying it for an election of this magnitude," said Mr Jonathan's presidential campaign spokesman Femi Fani-Kayode.
About 300 polling units out of 150,000 were affected, a spokesman for the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) said.
The vote had been delayed by six weeks because of the insurgency by militants from the Islamist group, Boko Haram.
Both the main candidates had pledged to prevent violence during and in the aftermath of the elections.
But several hours after voting started, reports came in of attacks at polling stations.
Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress (APC), Muslim northerner, ex-military ruler, fourth presidential bid
Goodluck Jonathan, People's Democratic Party (PDP), Christian southerner, incumbent president, second-term bid
Unpredictable poll
Nigeria decides 2015: Full coverage
Attacks were reported in north-eastern Gombe state, including incidents where gunmen opened fire on voters at polling stations.
Mr Jonathan told the BBC's Peter Okwoche that most of the violence there was not related to the elections.
"The war against terrorists is going on, voting or no voting," he said. "There was a conflict, kind of a crossfire, between soldiers and terrorists that had nothing to do with the elections."
The PDP has dominated Nigerian politics since 1999, but Gen Buhari's All Progressives Congress is viewed as a serious challenge.
Voters are also electing members of the house of representatives and the senate. Initial results could come as early as Sunday evening.
He is a product of the Latics academy and scored once in six outings last season before a shoulder injury meant he missed most of the campaign.
The Wigan-born 20-year-old was part of the club's League One winning season.
"On the ball his quality is undoubted, he's a fantastic technical footballer," boss Gary Caldwell told the club website.
"He has to continue to work on his fitness for the new season, it's a massive part of football now especially in midfield."
A poor pass by Steven Hammell gifted Chris Erskine the chance to nip and give Partick the lead.
Ade Azeez had three good chances to increase Thistle's lead, with Danny Devine also forcing a save from close range and Ryan Edwards heading over.
And they were punished when Scott McDonald headed in a late goal.
Partick Thistle would have been stung by regret. Having deservedly taken the lead in the first half, they should have established a commanding lead before Motherwell even managed an effort on target in the second half.
Three times Ade Azeez was presented with an opportunity while one-on-one with the Motherwell goalkeeper Craig Samson. The first was the clearest chance, when he was sent running through by Erskine's pass, but the striker pulled his effort wide.
He did the same with his next effort, while the third was blocked at close range by Samson. The goalkeeper also stopped an effort by David Amoo late in the second half, but Azeez will be haunted by his misses. The best of his work took place outside the area, and he was important for his side's tactical approach, but the spurned chances were critical.
In the first half especially, Partick Thistle were in control of the game. The basis of that was the combination of attributes of their three central midfielders.
Ryan Edwards was a busy, scurrying figure who covered much of the pitch, hassling, harrying and shuttling the ball to and from teammates, while in the second half he lashed a 30-yard shot off the post. Alongside him, the debutant Adam Barton was a tall, strong figure, providing an air of authority.
They were the foundation for Erskine to prompt and create from the pocket of space behind Azeez. Erskine was the game's most accomplished player, taking his goal with expertise after collecting Hammell's misplaced pass. His poise was missed when he was substituted with 20 minutes to go, when his side was still leading 1-0.
Motherwell were out of sorts in the opening half, with the home side dominating play. It was a sign of their fortunes that Louis Moult - who scored four last week against Hamilton - was substituted without even having an effort on goal.
They did see a McDonald effort from close range ruled out before eventually forcing an equaliser late on, with McDonald converting Richard Tait's cross. Chris Cadden saw his shot from distance pushed away by the Partick goalkeeper Ryan Scully late on, but this was a rescue job for the visitors.
Mothererwell manager Mark McGhee will be looking for more from the likes of Cadden, Moult, and Ryan Bowman.
Partick Thistle's Alan Archibald: "We created a number of very good chances and we've got to take them.
"At the moment, to win a game it looks as though we almost need two goals. We've conceded again late on and we don't look like keeping a clean sheet. It's frustrating because we were in charge in the first-half. If Ade takes his chance at the beginning of the second half, clean through, the game could have been dead and buried.
"[Ade] probably needs one to go in off his rear end or just bounce off him and go in. With his overall performance, it's almost nearly there for him, he worked ever so hard and got us up the pitch. But he's a striker and he's paid to score goals. We'll back him to the hilt. We need to start scoring.
"Apart from the first day of the season, we've not had a clean sheet and that's frustrating because the defenders mostly did their job today. We didn't deal with a decent delivery into the box and we have to deal with that.
"It's out job to make sure the players [aren't downbeat], because there are a lot of positives to take. We need to make sure we turn these draws into wins because we don't want a gap to open up [at the bottom of the table]. We want to keep it as tight as we can. We'll keep working hard and move on."
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Motherwell's Mark McGhee: "We deserved a draw in the end. Our first-half performance was lethargic, I don't know what went on there but we were disjointed, we didn't have the same team performance as of late. That was a worry but at half-time I had a word and the second half was much better. It took us a while to get the goal, although we had one disallowed that was a goal, but given the poor first half we'll settle for the draw.
"[The disallowed goal] was just a bad call, it happens. We make bad calls, referees make bad calls and you've got to forgive them, they do their best. Had it been given, it doesn't mean we'd have got the second one, so we take it on the chin.
"There was a time in the past when we could have lost that game but we've grown up since then and learned to dig in and take it the distance. We kept going, we kept trying to change it. Louis Moult hadn't trained all week, he'd hurt his hamstring, so we took him off. It worked out in the end."
Match ends, Partick Thistle 1, Motherwell 1.
Second Half ends, Partick Thistle 1, Motherwell 1.
Attempt saved. Chris Cadden (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ben Heneghan (Motherwell).
Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Ryan Scully.
Attempt saved. Ryan Bowman (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kris Doolan replaces Steven Lawless.
Foul by Scott McDonald (Motherwell).
Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Chris Cadden (Motherwell).
David Amoo (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Bowman (Motherwell).
Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Motherwell 1. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Richard Tait.
Attempt blocked. David Amoo (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. David Amoo (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle).
Ryan Bowman (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Motherwell. Lionel Ainsworth replaces Keith Lasley.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
Attempt missed. Ben Heneghan (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Danny Devine.
Attempt blocked. Stephen McManus (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott McDonald (Motherwell).
Attempt missed. Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Motherwell. James McFadden replaces Louis Moult.
Foul by Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle).
Steven Hammell (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Sean Welsh replaces Chris Erskine because of an injury.
Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
Attempt saved. Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
American entrepreneur Robbie Tripp, who describes himself as "husband to a curvy goddess", posted a photograph of him and his wife, explaining in a popular post that becoming a feminist taught him that "curvy" women could be sexy.
"I love this woman and her curvy body. As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for my attraction to girls on the thicker side," he wrote.
"As I became a man and started to educate myself on issues such as feminism and how the media marginalizes women by portraying a very narrow and very specific standard of beauty (thin, tall, lean), I realised how many men have bought into that lie."
"For me, there is nothing sexier than this woman here: thick thighs, big booty, cute little side roll etc."
The post quickly attracted criticism online for suggesting that men be applauded if they prefer body types that do not fit the "tall and thin" look portrayed as conventionally attractive by popular culture.
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Journalist Julia Pugachevsky suggested, in a comment that has been retweeted 18,000 times since Friday, that feminism is not about being attracted to curvy women.
"Why do you think you're a modern saint because you date a normal sized woman?" asked @luciadraco.
"'I'm a feminist, I objectify women for completely different reasons than most of society'", Nate Cook on Twitter suggested was the real meaning behind Mr Tripp's post.
Others criticised Mr Tripp for suggesting that his wife is not a "normal" size and for objectifying women's bodies.
End of Twitter post by @_ImogenEllis
End of Twitter post by @amandamull
"Um she isn't what I'd call big. My legs look like hers and I wear a size 10. I'd like to sub that as "average" and "normal," @christenlabell wrote.
Some women were much more blunt.
"I would dump a guy so quickly for patting himself on the back for having the audacity to date me," Kat Blaque wrote in a popular comment on Twitter.
But others defended Mr Tripp.
Instagrammer Amanda Fotheringham wrote: "I love this so much. I'm tired of people getting offended by everything and anything. This is a beautiful post and we need more men like you in the world.
Mr Tripp was also praised for his efforts to change the conversation about standards of beauty for women.
"Beautiful, sincere and as it should be. Real man and a real woman. Thank you for the statement of truth and giving hope to many," commented @lettistruluv.
"That's so awesome. If you change one man or woman's way of looking at others or themselves you have done an amazing thing," said @char514.
By Georgina Rannard, UGC & Social news
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The 29-year-old Olympic champion only decided to compete in Beijing within the past month, having returned to training only last autumn after the birth of her son Reggie.
But she steadily built a near-unassailable lead over the first six events and then stormed through to win her 800m heat in two minutes 10.13 seconds to amass 6,669 points and leave Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton trailing 115 points down in silver.
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Latvia's Laura Ikauniece-Admidina was 38 points further back in bronze.
The British one-two that had seemed a genuine possibility after the first day of competition disappeared when Katarina Johnson-Thompson dramatically fouled out of the long jump, the fifth event.
Johnson-Thompson slogged through the final two events under duress but was in tears at the end, her hopes of a first senior global medal dashed by a combination of inexperience and inaccuracy.
Ennis-Hill was clearly stunned with her win and told BBC Sport that she would have been happy with third place.
"This is definitely one of the greatest moments of my career, I still can't believe it," she said. "Me and coach Toni (Minichiello) spoke about coming here, and we only wanted to come if I was able to compete for a medal.
"We spoke about the bronze medal and that it would be amazing for a silver medal, but we never spoke about gold. I kind of thought it was a little beyond me this year.
"There were doubts before the Anniversary Games but performing in London showed me I was making progress. If I'd come away with a bronze I'd have been so happy, so to win gold is unbelievable.
"This has been the hardest year ever. There were different pressures going into London 2012, but here juggling all my mummy duties has been even harder.
"I want to thank everyone for their help and sacrifices in helping me get back to being the athlete I was."
Ennis-Hill, 29, began Sunday's second day by recording a season's best of 6.43m in the long jump, just nine centimetres off her personal best, and then threw 42.51m in the first round of the javelin to open up a gap of 86 points over Nadine Broersen of the Netherlands in the silver medal position and 94 over Theisen-Eaton in third.
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That equated to a cushion of just under six seconds over the field in the 800m, and with Ennis-Hill boasting a personal best three and a half seconds faster than Broersen's and more than a second faster than that of Theisen-Eaton, the race was effectively a coronation.
Yet nothing about this win should be taken for granted, with a gold medal here arguably more impressive even than her Olympic triumph of 2012.
Where her rivals either underperformed or cracked under the pressure, Ennis-Hill was by contrast relentlessly consistent - a solid 12.91 seconds in the 100m hurdles, an equal season's best with 1.86m in the high jump, 13.73m in the shot put and 23.42secs in the 200m.
While several women have come back from childbirth to win distance-running titles, no multi-eventer has ever come back to win a world title.
And when her training was repeatedly interrupted by Achilles problems in the first half of this year, the Briton's hopes of even getting a qualifying score for these World Championships seemed remote.
Only an improved showing over the sprint hurdles at the Anniversary Games at the end of July persuaded her and coach Toni Minichiello that it was worth travelling to China, and then with a target of a podium place rather than a repeat of the world title she won in 2009.
After she had come past Theisen-Eaton in the home straight of the 800m, she fell to the track with her hands over her face. A road back that began with a 15-minute bike ride last November ended on a warm Beijing night in fairytale fashion.
Michael Johnson: "This will be a great springboard towards Rio for Jess, and a fantastic confidence booster for her as an athlete. Already looking towards next year, it puts a lot of pressure on her rivals."
Kelly Sotherton: "I am really over the moon for Jess. That is one super woman. She is unbelievable - and on her way to becoming a legend.
"None of her performances here were outstanding but they were consistent and I see no reason why she can't do even better in Rio and defend her title."
Steve Cram: "What a performance from a true, true champion. If she wasn't already the darling of British athletics then goodness me, she is now. This is what it's all about - years of training to show that athletics can be pure and great and inspirational."
Her young compatriot and rival Johnson-Thompson had recorded no-jumps in the first two of her three long jump attempts but then appeared to have rescued matters with a huge leap in the third.
Yet after protracted and despairing discussions, the 22-year-old was ruled to have marginally fouled that one too and, with no points from the fifth discipline, her competition was effectively over - despite a later team appeal.
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She had almost fouled out of another of her strongest events, the high jump, on the first morning, only clearing the relatively modest 1.80m on her third and final attempt.
Ennis-Hill, who tried to console Johnson-Thompson after the long jump, said: "It's awful. We're rivals and we want to better each other, but when she did that in the long jump my heart sunk for her.
"I felt really emotional for her because when you put yourself through two days of heptathlon it's really awful and it's hard work."
And although Johnson-Thompson came out for the javelin competition while the appeal continued, her demeanour told its own story.
After a fine first day - a personal best of 13.37secs in the 100m hurdles, another with 12.47m in the shot before an impressive 23.08secs in her first 200m of the season - she looked set to go head-to-head with Ennis-Hill in what was shaping up to be an epic 800m.
To miss out on a world medal in such circumstances will be chastening, yet with the Rio Olympics a year away it is also a valuable lesson for a young athlete with a huge future.
The prospect of a showdown between the two Britons on the greatest stage of all is an alluring one.
But this weekend the spotlight is for Ennis-Hill only. She had pledged a performance to make Reggie proud, and just as in London three summers ago, she delivered in peerless style.
Two men were captured on CCTV footage taking the items out of Goulds Garden Centre, Weymouth, on 10 December.
Police said they had since been recovered and a 26-year-old man from Wimborne had been arrested and bailed.
It is hoped the raffle will raise more than £1,000 for Cancer Research and child bereavement charity Mosaic.
It is being held in memory of former garden centre employee, Lyn Weaver, who died two months ago.
Penny Corp-Palmer, operations manager at the garden centre, said news of the recovery of the prizes was "an amazing end to the story".
Police said the 4ft (1.2m) teddy bear and other items, including scarves and hats, were returned in time for the draw at 12:00 GMT.
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Jessica-Ennis Hill took silver in the heptathlon, while there was a bronze for long jumper Greg Rutherford.
Farah overcame a tumble to win the 10,000m, while Trott's women's pursuit team beat the USA with a world record.
The men's eight rowers won gold just after the women were second, before cycling and swimming silver medals.
American swimming legend Michael Phelps bowed out of the Olympics with a 23rd gold medal, as Britain took silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay.
Jamaican Elaine Thompson won the women's 100m in 10.71 seconds, ahead of Tori Bowie and two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
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The eight medals - three golds, four silvers and one bronze - represented Britain's most successful day of the Games so far and kept GB third in the medal table on 30 - one more than at the same stage of London 2012.
Farah, 33, became the first British track and field athlete to secure three Olympic titles - following a long-distance double at London 2012.
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Trott, 24, is the first female GB competitor to win a third gold, having triumphed alongside Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald.
Another medal in the velodrome came via Becky James, who claimed a silver in the keirin.
The evening athletics action had been billed as a chance for Britain to replicate Super Saturday in London when Farah, Rutherford and Ennis-Hill all won golds.
But Ennis-Hill had to settle for silver after a thrilling finish to the heptathlon won by Belgian Nafi Thiam, with GB's Katarina Johnson-Thompson sixth after poor throws in the javelin.
Tearful Ennis-Hill, 30, said afterwards this was her last Olympics and hinted she could retire from the sport altogether.
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The medals charge began on the rowing lake where the men's eight led from start to finish after the women's crew claimed a first medal for GB in their event.
Britain secured a medal in the last swimming event of the Games as Adam Peaty added to his 100m breaststroke gold earlier in the week in a team completed by Chris Walker-Hebborn, James Guy and Duncan Scott.
Peaty's blistering time of 56.59 seconds was well inside his own world record of 57.13 and helped deliver a sixth medal in the pool - double the tally of four years ago and the highest number since 1908.
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Andy Murray remains on course to win back-to-back Olympic tennis titles after seeing off Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals of the singles.
Murray will face Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated Rafael Nadal in a final-set tie-break, in Sunday's gold-medal match (19:00 BST).
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Justin Rose, who hit a hole-in-one earlier this week, is in the gold-medal position in the men's golf going into Sunday's final round (starts 14:39), one ahead of Open champion Henrik Stenson.
Britain are guaranteed another gold medal in the velodrome on Sunday after Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner advanced to the final (21:04) of the men's sprint.
British Olympic Association chief Bill Sweeney has said Team GB are on track to realise their goal of at least 48 medals.
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt began his quest for a third successive Olympic 100m title by cruising through the opening heats.
The reigning Olympic champion at 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay clocked 10.07 seconds despite easing up 50 metres from the finish line.
American Justin Gatlin, likely to be one of Bolt's rivals in Monday's final (02:25 BST), comfortably qualified in 10.01, while Briton CJ Ujah's 10.13 saw him safely through.
Asked about American swimmer Lilly King's comments that people who have been caught doping "shouldn't be on the team", Gatlin, twice been caught using banned substances, responded: "I don't even know who Lilly King is."
Athletics
James Dasaolu squeezed into the men's 100m semi-finals as one of the fastest losers having run in the same heat as Jamaica's Bolt.
"He's Usain Bolt to everyone, but to me he's another competitor and I focus on my lane," said the 28-year-old Briton. "I can't control what Usain does."
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Team-mate James Ellington, 30, finished fifth in his heat with a time of 10.29, which was only good enough for 40th overall.
Matthew Hudson-Smith, 21, finished second in his 400m semi-final in 44.48 seconds to qualify seventh fastest for the final.
Christine Ohuruogu, the 2008 Olympic champion and runner-up in London, was second in her 400m heat with a strong performance to finish in 51.40 seconds.
Emily Diamond, who had food poisoning two nights earlier, finished fourth in heat five to join her team-mate in Sunday's semi-finals.
Seren Bundy-Davies missed out on a semi-final place in the same event, finishing seventh in heat two and 49th overall.
Other sports
British super-heavyweight Joe Joyce is through to the quarter-finals of the boxing, after a first-round stoppage win over Cape Verde's Davilson Dos Santos Morais.
In the women's hockey, unbeaten GB defeated USA 2-1 to top their group and will play their quarter-final match on Monday.
At the Aquatics Centre, Grace Reid made the final of the women's three-metre springboard diving after finishing 11th in the semi-final.
Officials at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park say the water polo and synchronised swimming pool will be emptied overnight and re-filled with "crystal clear" water from the warm-up pool.
The water in the diving pool will remain where it is, though, as treatment continues to reverse its green tinge.
"Hopefully this will work," said a Rio 2016 spokesman, who said it was important the synchronised swimmers had crystal clear water to compete in so they can see each another and the judges can see them perform.
Meanwhile, organisers claim ticket sales are "very promising", with 93% of tickets sold for Saturday's morning athletics session and 79% for the evening.
In other news, the only Russian due to compete in athletics - long jumper Darya Klishina - has been banned from the Games following new, but unspecified, information.
Only a photo could separate the top two in the men's single sculls on Saturday, but it was defending champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand who retained his title, despite being awarded the same time as Croat Damir Martin.
Germany's Christoph Harting followed in the footsteps of his brother Robert by winning the Olympic discus title.
Harting, whose brother failed to qualify for the final after straining his back, saved his best until last and managed a personal best of 68.37m on his sixth attempt.
Etenesh Diro received the biggest roar the Olympic Stadium has heard so far.
The Ethiopian fought on despite losing a shoe - and then whipping off her sock - with two and half laps to go in the 3,000m steeplechase semi-finals. Although she didn't qualify automatically, she was later advanced to the final on appeal.
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14:39: Golf - Great Britain's Justin Rose will tee off as leader in the final round with a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson.
17:05: Windsurfing - Nick Dempsey guaranteed to win a silver when the men's RS:X medal race gets under way. 18:05: Women's race features Bryony Shaw.
19:00: Tennis - Andy Murray seeks to retain his London 2012 title in the gold-medal match against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.
19:30: Gymnastics - Max Whitlock favourite in the pommel horse as Britain seek to claim a first-ever gymnastics Olympic gold medal, but faces competition from team-mate Louis Smith, a silver medallist at London 2012.
21:04: Cycling - Britain guaranteed a gold as defending champion Jason Kenny faces team-mate Callum Skinner for the men's sprint title.
Athletics after midnight UK time (early hours Monday)
01:00: 100m - Semi-finals. Usain Bolt - after 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds in 2008 and 2012 - continues his bid for an unprecedented sprint 'treble treble'.
02:00: 400m - Men's final. Two-time Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt among the contenders.
02:25: 100m final - Jamaican Bolt likely to take on American Justin Gatlin, who has twice served doping bans.
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An investigation into the secondary tickets market has been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Many websites re-sell tickets for music, theatre or sporting events which have previously been bought by others.
Earlier in the year four of the biggest firms promised greater transparency.
The new investigation will focus on whether information is provided about:
"A night out at a concert or a trip to a big match is something that millions of people look forward to. So it is important they know who they are buying from and whether there are any restrictions that could stop them using the ticket," said Andrea Coscelli, the CMA's acting chief executive.
The CMA will consider whether both the businesses selling tickets and the secondary ticketing platforms advertising them are breaking the law by failing to provide the full range of information.
Enforcement action, including fines determined by the courts, could result if the competition law is found to have been breached.
The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers said: "We welcome and support this latest development and the continuing work of the Competition and Markets Authority to ensure compliance with the law by all those operating in the ticket resale sector."
While it is not illegal to re-sell tickets, it is thought that some of the selling patterns are only possible because of software known as "bots", which automatically sweep up huge numbers of tickets the moment they go on sale. Tickets are then resold at a profit on secondary market websites.
Some tickets for popular bands have been advertised for nearly 100 times their face value. Sir Elton John has also branded secondary ticket sites "disgraceful".
The market has been in the firing line from authorities this year.
The CMA carried out a review of the four main secondary ticketing websites - Get Me In, Seatwave, StubHub and Viagogo - to ensure they improved the information provided about tickets advertised on their sites. One website was not fully complying with its promises, the authority said.
And in November, the BBC revealed that the tax affairs of the secondary ticketing industry are being targeted by HM Revenue and Customs.
A government review, authored by Professor Michael Waterson, economics professor at Warwick University, praised Glastonbury's ticketing model where tickets are "deliberately personalised" and ID is checked at the gates.
MPs have also criticised the opportunities the secondary market offers to touts.
A recent survey by consumer group Which? found the rules were consistently being breached.
"On numerous occasions we have found tickets being sold unlawfully, so we welcome the competition authorities taking action to tackle this," said Vickie Sheriff, director of campaigns at Which?.
"No one can know the real value of their ticket if they have not been given the information on face value, where the seat is located and any restrictions. We expect the CMA to take strong action against ticketing sites and businesses not playing by the rules."
The plan involves a new building to house the Concorde with a museum in two neighbouring World War I hangars.
Plans for a museum at nearby Cribbs Causeway stalled after a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund was turned down.
Filton Airfield, which is owned by BAE Systems, is due to close in 2012.
BBC Radio Bristol's political reporter Robin Markwell said the new centre would be on land just off a new link road between Filton and Cribbs Causeway - bordering the northern edge of the airfield - which opened in 2010.
He said the plan included a science and technology centre which would train engineers from local universities.
Plans for funding it have not yet been announced. It would also require planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council.
Concorde 216, or Alpha Foxtrot, was the last of the fleet to fly when Concorde was withdrawn from service by British Airways in 2003.
It is currently on the opposite side of the runway at the airfield, where it formed part of an open-air exhibit which closed in 2010.
Andrew Cheeseman, from BAE Systems, said new plans for Concorde would be announced "in the near future".
The teenager had to be rescued by fire crews after she tried to squeeze through and enter her house in Malvern, Worcestershire. It took 20 minutes to free her.
On Saturday morning, another girl had to be cut free after she became stuck in a cat flap at her home in Drayton Bassett, near Tamworth.
Both girls escaped without injury.
Christopher Stalford made the comments when he was asked about Sinn Féin's demand for an Irish language act.
"We need to stop using culture as a stick to poke each other with," the DUP MLA told the BBC's Any Questions show.
But Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney said the DUP's treatment of Irish culture had contributed to the crisis at Stormont.
Disagreement over legal protection for the Irish language is just one of the issues which has led to deadlock in talks aimed at restoring power-sharing at Stormont.
Sinn Féin wants a "stand-alone" Irish act, but the DUP has suggested a hybrid act which would also provide legal protection for Ulster Scots.
"An Irish language act is pivotal to ensuring that we close a deal, but it needs to be set in the broader context of the rights and the equality agenda," Mr Kearney said.
Sinn Féin has warned that the Conservative government's parliamentary deal with the DUP has made the prospect of a deal less likely.
The party has complained that the Downing Street agreement had "deepened DUP intransigence" and emboldened its socially conservative views.
"At this particular point in time, the Tories and the DUP effectively represent an anti-equality axis in the north," Mr Kearney said.
He said that during the talks, the DUP had not moved on a number of issues, including an Irish language act, same-sex marriage, a Bill of Rights and measures to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
An Any Questions audience member asked the panel: "Why are Sinn Féin pushing for an Irish language act, as opposed to a more inclusive culture act, involving other languages spoken in the province?
"After all, there are more Polish speakers on the island of Ireland than there are Irish speakers."
In his reply, Mr Stalford said: "As a society, moving forward, I believe that what we need to do is we need to take the heat out of culture.
"We need to stop using culture as a stick to poke each other with and we need to create a society where people feel free to celebrate their culture, to affirm their identity and I'm personally up for that."
The South Belfast MLA said he represented one of the most diverse constituencies in Northern Ireland.
"We have more than 100 different nationalities living in my constituency.
"I want us to get to a situation where we take the heat out of culture and we stop fighting a culture war in Northern Ireland because its not in the interests of any of us."
Mr Stalford also defended his opposition to same-sex marriage, and said it was partly influenced by his Christian faith.
"To be a supporter of traditional definition of marriage is, at times, to open yourself up to being called a religious zealot, a Bible basher, a fundamentalist, a dinosaur - all these sorts of the things.
"The language that's been used by people who share my view, towards others who don't, has also been inappropriate and wrong."
He said the tone of the same-sex marriage debate had been "ugly and unpleasant".
"I think we just, frankly, in terms of this discussion, could do with being a bit less screechy at each other."
Mr Kearney reiterated the importance of securing a "rights-based" approach to the outstanding issues before Sinn Féin would return to government.
He also accused the government of reneging on a previous agreement to protect the Irish language, struck 10 years ago with the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
"Delivery on an Irish language act needs to be seen in the context of delivery on a swathe of agreements which to date have never been delivered upon," Mr Kearney said.
Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government since January, when the coalition led by Sinn Féin and the DUP collapsed after a green energy scandal.
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Nevis Range near Fort William will involve more than 300 competitors from 28 countries.
More than 16,000 spectators are expected to attend competitions taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
Skye-born street trials rider Danny MacAskill will also be performing his Drop and Roll show during the event.
The LGA said there were 2,056 cases of theft recorded in 2015 compared with 1,756 in 2014 and 656 in 2013.
Prosecutions for using stolen or lost badges to park for free dishonestly nearly trebled in the last five years.
Blue badges entitle drivers to free parking in pay and display bays and allow them to park in disabled zones.
At least 2.4 million disabled people hold the badges in England, which are issued by local authorities.
The LGA, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, said the number of people prosecuted for abusing the use of blue badges had increased from 330 in 2010 to 985 in 2015.
Martin Tett, LGA Transport spokesman, said: "The theft of blue badges is clearly a crime on the rise and it is alarming that incidents have trebled in just three years.
"Illegally using a blue badge is not a victimless crime.
"For disabled people, blue badges are a vital lifeline that helps them get out and about to visit shops or family and friends.
"Callous thieves and unscrupulous fraudsters using them illegally are robbing disabled people of this independence."
Blue badges also allow disabled people to park for up to three hours on yellow lines, while in London they exempt holders from having to pay the congestion charge.
They are only allowed to be used when the holder of the badge is driving the vehicle or is a passenger.
Mr Tett added: "To help councils win the fight against blue badge fraud, residents must keep tipping us off about people they suspect are illegally using a badge, bearing in mind people's need for a badge might not always be obvious."
The 41-year-old beat Alex Noren of Sweden 1 up in the final.
Wall, who has struggled with back and hip injuries over the past three years, said: "I've been struggling all year, not feeling well. And then this week, I've been really enjoying myself."
Wall's only previous European Tour win came in the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2000.
In the third-place play-off, James Morrison was a 4&2 winner over fellow Englishman Oliver Fisher.
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Humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland said they might be used to supply food and medicine to the 250,000 people there.
Conditions were now so dire that medical operations were being conducted without anaesthetics, he warned.
Russian-backed Syrian government forces have retaken more than a third of eastern Aleppo since the weekend.
On Thursday, state media reported that the Syrian army had captured the Sakan Shababi and Masaken al-Buthuth al-Ilmiya areas.
But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said clashes were continuing inside Sakan Shababi and also that rebel fighters had regained part of Sheikh Saad, in the south.
At a news conference in Geneva, the head of the UN's humanitarian task force for Syria said Russia had announced it wanted to "sit down in Aleppo with our people there to discuss how we can use the four corridors to evacuate people".
"We have at least 400 wounded that need immediate medical evacuation," Mr Egeland said, adding that there would also be discussions about using the corridors to "get medical supplies and food in" for the first time since July.
Mr Egeland acknowledged that previous attempts to set up humanitarian corridors had not been successful due to "issues with both sides".
He said Russia had promised to respect the corridors, and that UN officials now felt confident that rebel groups would do the same.
"I think it has dawned upon all sides the urgency of the situation," he said.
Russia unilaterally declared the creation of humanitarian corridors in October to allow civilians and rebel fighters to be evacuated during a three-week pause in air strikes, but the UN was not involved and few people took up the offer to leave.
Without access to the east, UN aid agencies are strengthening their presence in government-controlled western Aleppo, the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva says.
Mr Egeland said the UN has enough food stored in the west to feed 150,000 people in the east, as well as medical supplies to cover their needs.
"It is pre-positioned, we have people there we basically need the access and we're sitting down now to discuss it with Russia and with the government of Syria."
He added that at least 27,000 people had fled the east for government- and Kurdish-controlled areas since the weekend.
They are joining 400,000 long-term displaced people already in the west of the city.
It is likely the UN also wants more of its own staff on the ground as witnesses, amid reports that those fleeing rebel-held areas are being detained, our correspondent adds.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011.
It has been divided in roughly two for the past four years. But in the past 11 months, Syrian troops have broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes.
In early September they reinstated a siege of the east, and launched a large-scale offensive to retake full control of the city later that month.
The Syrian Observatory says more than 300 civilians have been killed in rebel-held districts since the offensive was stepped up in mid-November. Another 48 civilians have died as a result of rebel rocket-fire on government-controlled areas, it adds.
Twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss will play London's O2 Arena next August. But original bassist Craig Logan will not take part in the reunion.
"I've always wanted it to happen in my heart," Luke said. "But I wanted it to be the right time."
Bros scored eight top 10 hits between 1987 and 1989 with songs like When Will I Be Famous and I Owe You Nothing.
"I didn't want to resist it any more," Luke told reporters. The pair promised the concert will be "a contemporary show that stands up today".
The band said they have no plans to release new music ahead of the shows. "We're going to honour the songs, some of the key sounds," said Luke.
"But at this stage, I don't want to populate the show with new stuff. If it was to happen again [after that] then maybe so."
Logan quit the group at the height of their fame after suffering ME. He later became a successful music mogul, managing the likes of Sade and Tina Turner and playing a key role in the success of Robbie Williams.
The brothers said he was "welcome" to return. Matt said: "I'm very proud of Craig's success but we started the band in school and Bros is Matt and Luke, without question."
The reunion show will take place on 19 August 2017 - exactly 28 years after the brothers played to 77,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.
At the height of "Brosmania", the band sold 17 million records - but their fall from grace was swift.
They split after disappointing sales of their third album, Changing Faces, only to discover they faced debts of up to £500,000.
The brothers refused to declare themselves bankrupt and spent a decade repaying their creditors.
Matt forged a successful career in the United States, with a successful residency in Las Vegas, while Luke became an actor, appearing on TV shows and comic book movies like Hellboy II and Blade II.
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The two human cases are linked to nine cases of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cats in Berkshire and Hampshire last year.
Both people were responding to treatment, PHE said.
It said the risk of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis remained "very low".
M. bovis is the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in cattle, known as bovine TB, and other species.
Transmission of M. bovis from infected animals to humans can occur by breathing in or ingesting bacteria shed by the animal or through contamination of unprotected cuts in the skin while handling infected animals or their carcasses.
The nine cases of M. bovis infection in cats in Berkshire and Hampshire were investigated by PHE and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) during 2013.
The findings of the investigation are published in the Veterinary Record on Thursday.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ which usually affects the lungs.
Symptoms can take several months to appear and include
•Fever and night sweats
•Persistent cough
•Losing weight
•Blood in your phlegm or spit
Almost all forms of TB are treatable and curable, but delays in detection and treatment can be damaging.
TB caused by M. bovis is diagnosed in less than 40 people in the UK each year. The majority of these cases are in people over 65 years old.
Overall, human TB caused by M. bovis accounts for less than 1% of the 9,000 TB cases diagnosed in the UK every year.
Those working closely with livestock and/or regularly drinking unpasteurised (raw) milk have a greater risk of exposure.
Public Health England
Screening was offered to people who had had contact with the infected cats. Following further tests, a total of two cases of active TB were identified.
Molecular analysis showed that M. bovis taken from the infected cats matched the strain of TB found in the human cases, indicating that the bacterium was transmitted from an infected cat.
Two cases of latent TB were also identified, meaning they had been exposed to TB at some point, but they did not have the active disease.
PHE said it was not possible to confirm whether these were caused by M. bovis or something else.
No further cases of TB in cats have been reported in Berkshire or Hampshire since March 2013.
Dr Dilys Morgan, head of gastrointestinal, emerging and zoonotic diseases department at PHE, said: "It's important to remember that this was a very unusual cluster of TB in domestic cats.
"M. bovis is still uncommon in cats - it mainly affects livestock animals.
"These are the first documented cases of cat-to-human transmission, and so although PHE has assessed the risk of people catching this infection from infected cats as being very low, we are recommending that household and close contacts of cats with confirmed M. bovis infection should be assessed and receive public health advice."
Out of the nine cats infected, six died and three are currently undergoing treatment.
Prof Noel Smith, head of the bovine TB genotyping group at the AHVLA, said testing of nearby herds had revealed a small number of infected cattle with the same strain of M. bovis as the cats.
However, he said direct contact between the cats and these cattle was unlikely.
"The most likely source of infection is infected wildlife, but cat-to-cat transmission cannot be ruled out."
Cattle herds with confirmed cases of bovine TB in the area have all been placed under movement restrictions to prevent the spread of disease.
Prof Malcolm Bennett, professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Liverpool, said occasional cases of TB in pets have always been seen.
"There seems to be an increase in the number of cases of bovine TB diagnosed in cats in recent years, and the report emphasises both the wide host range of these bacteria and that sharing our lives with other animals, whatever the benefits, carries some small risk.
"However, human infection, feline infection and transmission between the two remain rare," Prof Bennett said.
Prof Bertie Squire, professor of clinical tropical medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said it was important to put the two unusual cases in perspective.
"In 2012, there were 8,130 cases of human tuberculosis in England. In the same year there were only 26 notified cases of M. bovis in England, so M. bovis accounts for less than 0.5% of all human TB cases in the UK.
"The real problem of TB in the UK is caused by M. tuberculosis which arises in humans and is transmitted from person to person. If we are to control human TB in the UK then we need to focus on identifying and curing the TB that occurs in humans, and we need to do this much better than we do at present.
"The real problem of human TB in the UK has nothing to do with M. bovis in cattle, badgers, or cats."
Half a million Allied and German soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in three months of fighting.
Prince William said Britain and Belgium "stand together... in remembrance of that sacrifice".
He joined the King of the Belgians to lay wreaths at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
The gate - which stands where British troops marched when heading to the battlefields - is covered with the names of 54,391 British dead who have no known grave, according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele was fought between 31 July and 6 November 1917 in the West Flanders region of northern Belgium.
About 275,000 Allied troops and 220,000 Germans died.
During the service, attended by 200 descendents of those who fought, Prince William said: "Members of our families; our regiments; our nations; all sacrificed everything for the lives we live today."
He added: "During the First World War Britain and Belgium stood shoulder to shoulder. One hundred years on, we still stand together, gathering as so many do every night, in remembrance of that sacrifice."
King Philippe of Belgium added that both countries will continue to honour the soldiers' "immense sacrifice".
The service ended with the Last Post, which has been played at the gate by a bugler almost every evening since 1928.
Thousands of paper poppies were also dropped from the roof of the gate to represent every name engraved there.
By Kate Palmer, BBC News, in Ypres
The lonely, eerie sound of a bugle is one that locals in Ypres are well used to.
But for the thousands of Britons gathered around Menin Gate - a memorial of white stone - it may be the first time they have heard a melody that has sounded almost every night for 90 years.
Standing by the vast stone arch were British and Belgian royals, but also many relatives of soldiers who fought in the battle.
Robert Lloyd-Rees, 75, says it is 60 years since he heard the Last Post, having first visited Ypres with his father Tom, who served at Passchendaele in 1917. He says the service is "tearful".
Father and son Phil and Luke were also outside the gate to remember their relative - Sgt Herbert Seeley - who was injured four times but sent back to the front. "Goosbumps", says Phil.
Poppies were released from the arch of the gate in the climax of the ceremony.
A short walk away, Ypres' medieval Cloth Hall, which was rebuilt from ruins after the war, has been illuminated. There is a sense of excitement in the city, as well as quiet contemplation.
Dignitaries and the relatives of those who died also gathered in Ypres's Market Square for an event to tell the story of the battle.
There were a number of musical and spoken performances - including from the National Youth Choir of Scotland and Dame Helen Mirren, and of a specially written piece by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. All of them were set to a backdrop of light projections on to the historic Cloth Hall.
Journalist Ian Hislop introduced a sketch from his First World War play The Wipers Times.
And testimonies from Allied and German soldiers were also projected onto the side of the imposing Cloth Hall, including a video of Harry Patch - known as the "Last Tommy" - who fought at Passchendaele and died aged 111 in 2009.
Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud.
Constant shelling before the attack began had churned the soil and smashed drainage systems. Within a few days, the heaviest rain for 30 years had turned the soil into a quagmire.
The thick mud clogged up rifles and immobilised tanks, eventually becoming so deep that men and horses drowned in it.
On 16 August the attack was resumed, but to little effect. This stalemate continued and further attacks in October failed to make much progress. The eventual capture of what little remained of Passchendaele village by British and Canadian forces on 6 November led to the offensive being called off.
On Monday, the anniversary of the start of the battle, commemorations will continue with a special service held at Tyne Cot cemetery, where thousands are buried and commemorated.
Relatives of Matthew Williams, found attacking Cerys Marie Yemm at a homeless hostel in Argoed, near Blackwood, said they were "devastated by the death of an innocent young lady".
Gwent Police stunned Williams, 34, with a Taser but he later died.
Sources have confirmed Ms Yemm suffered substantial facial injuries.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
"Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victim, her family and friends," the family said.
"Words cannot express our grief."
It is understood Williams had been released from prison two to three months ago after serving around half of a five year sentence for assaulting a former girlfriend.
Before that, he had been convicted of a burglary offence.
The IPCC said Williams had been formally identified and confirmed he had been a resident at the Sirhowy Arms hostel.
It was there on Thursday that police found him attacking Ms Yemm.
Gwent Police said a lone female officer initially responded to the attack.
Ch Insp Paul Staniforth told reporters on Friday Ms Yemm's family is being supported by officers.
He also said the female officer and others who later attended were being supported by the force's occupational health department.
"The post mortem for Cerys will start today, although may not be complete for some time," he added.
"Speculative comments about what happened and cause of death are unhelpful."
Police said Williams, who lived at the halfway house, and Ms Yemm knew each other and they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder.
Tributes have started to be paid to Ms Yemm, who worked in sales at Next and was formerly a student of Coleg Gwent between 2008 and April 2009. She had been studying health and social care.
Principal Jim Bennett said: "We would like to send our deepest sympathy and condolences to Cerys's family, friends and loved ones."
Gareth Griffiths, from Argoed, said: "It's not a massive village, everyone wants to know what's happened. Everyone who doesn't want the place to be there thinks it's ammunition to use against the council to get it moved or shifted... it must be a horrific way to die, it's horrible, it's unbearable."
IPCC Commissioner for Wales Jan Williams said: "I would like to express my sincere condolences to the families of the deceased at this sad and difficult time.
"Our investigators are gathering all relevant evidence to understand the full circumstances of what happened."
Police vans and TV satellite trucks continue to line what was, until 24 hours ago, a quiet residential street in the centre of the small village.
Now, red and white tape cordons off part of the pavement outside the hostel at the centre of a murder investigation. An officer stands guard at the doorway.
On the ground lies flowers and a note addressed to the building's residents. Scenes of crime officers move in and out of the building, while those who still live there try to get on with their day-to-day business, making use of a back entrance.
Neighbours have continued to speak of their shock at what happened here in the early hours of Thursday.
One described the killing as "horrific", while a woman said their worst fears about the hostel had come true.
"We knew there was going to be problems when it was opened," she said.
"But until yesterday it was nowhere as bad as we thought it would be. Now it is as bad as we thought - and worse.
"The whole thing is horrible."
Argoed councillor Garry Lewis described the nature of the killing as "grotesque".
Baptist chapel secretary June Trace said the Sirhowy Arms was converted into accommodation for vulnerable people several years ago.
She said it had a "fluctuating population" with people aged in their 30s or 40s.
Despite some concerns she said there had never been any trouble there.
However, others have said the police have been called on occasions.
France is worried by the prime minister's push to protect non-euro countries from eurozone regulations.
Now, you could say that sounds entirely reasonable. Most EU countries use the euro. Why should they be allowed to gang up to the disadvantage of non-euro countries like Britain?
But France thinks David Cameron and George Osborne, the UK Chancellor, are being sneaky.
It suspects they are using the argument to win an unfair advantage for the City of London and a backdoor veto on eurozone and wider EU financial legislation.
The French economy is sluggish, to put it politely, and the French president is about to enter the political race for re-election.
He cannot be seen to open the door for Britain to do even better financially while his eurozone hands are tied.
Two weeks ago on the eve of the publication in Brussels of David Cameron's draft reform plans, we were told by a high-level source close to the negotiations that the French delayed them for hours, worrying about the wording referring to safeguards for non-eurozone countries.
All leaders have to sign up to the reforms this Thursday for them to be passed at the EU summit.
The French could again quibble, clash over and even dash the prime minister's hopes of a deal. If they so choose.
A real possibility, however, is that after hours of closed-door negotiations, the summit will end in the kind of EU-fudge so derided by the bloc's critics.
Yet in true EU style, all sides want to be able to walk away saying they have won something.
The French will likely crow that the British failed to get a veto over eurozone legislation (even though David Cameron never asked for one).
The countries of central and eastern Europe got Britain's promise to help bolster Nato in eastern Europe as a pre-summit sweetener.
They also hope to restrict reductions in EU migrant in-work and child benefits to the UK only.
The European Commission and council played key roles as facilitator and mediator respectively and, as such, got some respectful press coverage in Europe - something which, in these days of eurozone and migration crisis, they are little used to.
And David Cameron should get his deal in time for him to call the referendum as soon as possible - which is thought to be 23 June.
He knows full well that, whatever the content of a deal, his critics will decry it.
So he seems to prefer to tick just enough boxes, particularly the one that appears to address migration - the key concern of many of his voters.
He knows that persuading the British people to support any deal ahead of the referendum is a far tougher challenge than getting 27 fractious and distracted EU leaders onside.
The prime minister wants to leave his EU colleagues to return to arguably the toughest issue on their plates: refugees, boats and migrant quotas.
On Monday, European Council President Donald Tusk appealed to EU leaders to help David Cameron get his reforms.
"It is high time we started listening to each other's arguments, the risk of break-up is real. What is broken cannot be mended," he said.
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After resuming on 310-3 the hosts lost Darren Stevens for 63 but Kent captain Northeast and Alex Blake (61) put on a fifth-wicket partnership of 127 runs.
Northeast (190) eventually fell to Steve Magoffin but a cameo from Callum Jackson (38) saw Kent all out for 575.
Sussex lost Harry Finch early in their reply but Chris Nash (48 not out) guided the visitors to 69-1 at stumps.
Northeast is six runs away from becoming the first batsman to score 1,000 Championship runs in 2016.
Privacy, co-created by James Graham and Josie Rourke, originally premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in 2014.
The play is unusual in that it encourages audiences to submit data from their mobile phones during the performance.
The US production begins previews at The Public Theater on 5 July.
Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter films, will play The Writer in a cast of seven who will play an ensemble of real-life high profile politicians, journalists and technologists who have all contributed to the show. Rourke, the Donmar's artistic director, will direct.
"Privacy has at its heart a debate about modern life and we at the Donmar Warehouse cannot therefore think of a better partner than The Public Theater to bring this new play to American audiences," Rourke said.
"James and I have been across the US interviewing everyone from politicians, historians, campaigners - even an etiquette expert - about American attitudes to privacy.
"The show is a risk-taking, fun, and stimulating piece of theatre, that we hope pushes at the boundaries of audience experience."
Inspired by Edward Snowden's National Security Agency (NSA) revelations, Privacy uncovers our complicated relationship with technology.
In a reversal of usual theatre etiquette, audiences are encouraged to leave their phones on during the performance.
"Personal privacy in the modern age - when all our wants and fears can be monitored and monetised as we share more than we have before - is, I believe, one of the most crucial issue of our time," said playwright Graham.
Radcliffe's previous stints on Broadway include The Cripple of Inishmaan, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Equus.
Privacy opens at The Public Theatre on 18 July and the play will run through to 7 August.
Official statistics show local authorities reported an overall revenue surplus of £69.4m for 2014-15, compared with a deficit of £54.8m in 2013-14.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said the figures showed councils had been treated "very fairly".
But a Cosla spokesman said the high-level figures hid the "true story" of what was happening on the ground.
There has been anger from unions and opposition parties over the local government settlement in the 2016/17 Scottish Budget passed by MSPs at Holyrood last week.
Cosla said the deal would cut council budgets by £350m and put 15,000 jobs at risk.
But Mr Swinney countered that the overall reduction in funding for 2016/17 was less than 1% of councils' estimated total expenditure, when £250m to support the integration of health and social care was taken into account.
He said: "These figures demonstrate that, despite cuts of nearly 10% to the Scottish budget from the UK government, local government has been treated very fairly by the Scottish government and protected from the worst impact of UK cuts.
"The Scottish Parliament Information Centre, in its research briefing on local government finance, found that the council tax freeze was not only fully funded but could indeed be said to be 'over-funded'."
He added: "It is welcome news that the highest spends in 2014-15 were on education and social care, and I hope to see this trend continue."
Responding to Mr Swinney, a spokesman for Cosla said: "It is simply wrong to think of this money as being a surplus sitting in a bank account.
"These are high level figures which hide the true story of what is happening on the ground."
He added: "The fact is that the considerable majority of these reserves will already be committed by councils for specific and planned areas of local spend such as service transformation, creating capacity and responding to severe weather to name but a few.
"It must also be highlighted that these figures show the position for 2014/15 and so are already out of date and do not reflect the real financial situation faced by councils today."
The spokesman said reserves allow councils to protect against financial shocks, adding: "No more so is this the case for the 2016/17 budget.
"If councils hadn't had the reserves there then the impact on front line services and communities would have been far greater than is the case."
Ian Battersby and Ian Currie, through their company Seneca Partners, are understood to have contacted Indian owners Venky's about the proposal.
Venky's, run by the Rao family, last month revealed debts of £102.4m.
Boss Paul Lambert is leaving the club and his replacement will be an eighth permanent manager in eight years.
Venky's bought the club in 2010 but have seen their debts rise after relegation from the Premier League in 2012.
"The interest from Seneca Partners is genuine. What remains to be seen is how it's viewed in India.
"Seneca Partners have offered their services to help before, something which wasn't welcomed but it's clear that fresh ideas are required to take the club forward.
"Whatever happens, Blackburn Rovers have some key roles to fill this summer. Notably a first-team manager, which might now have to wait."
Richard Cook, chief executive of Cook Consulting (UK) Ltd, signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Pakistani officials this week.
The signing ceremony took place at Glasgow City Chambers in the presence of the governor of Sindh province.
Mr Cook is a former vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservatives.
Under one of the agreements, Cook Consulting - along with Canadian firm Sentinel Waste International and USA-based Aeromix Systems Inc - undertook to work with the Port Qasim Authority to develop drinking water production facilities through desalination.
It aims to produce 97 million gallons a day of drinking water, and involves estimated total capital investment of $775m.
A similar agreement was signed with Karachi Water and Sewerage Board to develop a desalination plant, with an estimated investment of about $85m.
Another MoU was signed with Karachi Port Trust, targeting treatment of 60 million gallons a day of waste water, with an estimated capital investment to Pakistan of $100m. In that project, Cook Consulting is being partnered by Northamptonshire firm Point Green Limited.
Mr Cook said: "These projects will be extremely significant in developing an infrastructure in Karachi which provides its population with significant environmental and health benefits."
Mr Cook is a prominent figure in Scottish Conservatives circle, having stood as a parliamentary candidate in several elections - most recently in the Westminster seat of East Renfrewshire in 2010.
The ad ran in some newspapers to promote "great offers on beer and cider" in the run-up to Easter.
The supermarket said it would not run the ad again after it attracted criticism from some religious figures.
Vicar and broadcaster, the Reverend Richard Coles, said the advert was "extraordinarily and unnecessarily ignorant".
Good Friday is when Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Some choose to mark the day by fasting, which can include abstaining from eating meat or drinking alcohol.
There is some dispute about why it is called "good", with some suggesting the day is "good" in that it is holy, and others that the phrase is a corruption of "God's Friday".
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A Tesco spokesperson told the BBC: "We know that Easter is an important time of the year for our customers.
"It is never our intention to offend and we are sorry if any has been caused by this advert."
Tesco "got it badly wrong" with the "crass" advert, Michael Wakelin, from the faculty of divinity at Cambridge University, told BBC 5 live.
It was also a "decidedly poor way of treating such a holy day", said Mr Wakelin, a former head of BBC religious programmes.
"I'm sure there was no attempt to offend, I'm sure that wasn't in their mind.
"It is just religious illiteracy; ignorance if you like, around what religious people hold dear, and that is my main concern," he added.
Rev Coles said on Twitter that the advert "causes unnecessary offence to many. It didn't need to."
However, other Twitter users felt the advert was not offensive.
"Like it or not the Easter is also a secular holiday as well as a religious one. Most are travelling to families rather than to church," one user wrote.
It comes after Cadbury and the National Trust were criticised for apparently dropping the word Easter from their egg hunts.
The 2014 champion won 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 in two hours and 47 minutes.
Spain's David Ferrer lost 6-4 3-6 2-6 1-6 to Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin.
French eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Romanian Marius Copil 6-3 6-3 6-4, while American 10th seed John Isner won 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Tsonga will play Denis Shapovalov in the second round, after the Canadian beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-1 6-2, while Isner faces South Korea's Chung Hyeon.
Sandgren, ranked 105th in the world, had been due to play Andy Murray, before the Briton's withdrawal on Saturday.
"I feel just a little bit rusty," said fifth seed Cilic after Monday's win.
"I need a few matches to get in the rhythm. I was hitting some good shots and then making some unforced errors," added the world number seven, who will play German Florian Mayer in the second round.
American Sam Querrey, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals, beat Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 6-4, while Luxembourg's Gilles Muller was a 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 winner over Australian Bernard Tomic.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least five people were killed as a number of areas were hit.
The government and its ally Russia halted air strikes in mid-October to allow civilians and rebels to leave.
Russia denied it had resumed attacks on Aleppo, but said it had launched missiles at jihadist groups elsewhere.
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was also used in combat for the first time, with Su-33 fighters flying sorties from the eastern Mediterranean.
But footage of the aircraft from Russian media outlets show them equipped with air-to-air missiles rather than bombs.
Government forces launched a major assault on rebel-held eastern Aleppo on 22 September, two weeks after placing it under siege.
Since then, troops have pushed into several outlying areas with the help of Iranian-backed Shia militias and Russian air strikes.
Rebels launched a counter-attack in an attempt to break the siege in late October. But their progress slowed after early gains.
The UN says weeks of air strikes and shelling have killed more than 700 civilians in the east, while rocket-fire has left scores dead in the government-controlled west.
On Tuesday, activists said the three-week moratorium on air strikes declared by Russia had seemingly ended.
Warplanes and helicopters reportedly bombed the Haidaria, Masakin Hanano, Sakhour, Sheikh Faris, Bab al-Nairab, Qadi Askar and Qaterji districts.
"Our houses are shaking from the pressure. Planes are soaring above us and the bombardment is around us," resident Modar Shekho told the Reuters news agency.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu did not mention Aleppo when he briefed President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the start of a "major operation" against so-called Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which was known as al-Nusra Front until it formally broke off ties with al-Qaeda in July.
Mr Shoigu said a frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich, had fired Kalibr cruise missiles at targets in Idlib and Homs provinces. The Su-33s on board the Admiral Kuznetsov and the Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system were also involved.
The targets included "terrorist" training centres, arms depots, as well as "factories producing various weapons with fairly serious mass destruction capacity".
The Local Co-ordination Committees, an opposition activist network, reported that a missile hit the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province, and that Russian warplanes had targeted the towns of Ariha, Ihsim, Khan Sheikhoun and Tal Nabi Ayoub.
The LCC also said there had been air strikes on several locations in Aleppo province on Tuesday, including one that damaged a hospital in Awaijel. At least one person was killed in the attack, the third on a medical facility in 24 hours, it added.
The protesters blocked major arteries into the capital, but officials say they caused little disruption.
Livestock and dairy farmers in particular have been badly hit by falling prices on world markets.
They have been hit by tough competition between supermarkets as well as a Russian embargo on EU food imports.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says that it was a noisy, eye-catching, disruptive protest from the farmers in the centre of the capital.
The protesters want to put maximum possible pressure on President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, which has already given way once, just six weeks ago, with a package of debt relief worth €600m ($674m; £440m), our correspondent says.
But the farmers say that they need much more, arguing that French agriculture is on the verge of collapse.
Their tractors, spray-painted with "Anger'" or "Enough Bureaucracy", trundled on Thursday morning along major roads in the capital.
They came from all parts of the country to take part in the demonstration.
Although key roads were blocked, many commuters appeared to have taken public transport, as advised by police.
Dairy farmer Maxime Pilorget told French TV that he was losing money hand over fist because the daily income he was receiving for his cows' milk was far less than the cost of producing it.
"Morally, the hardest thing is to be unable to make a living from my work," he said.
Dairy farmers in particular have seen incomes collapse because of over-production on the world market. Correspondents say they have also been adversely affected by changing dietary habits and slowing Chinese demand.
Grain farmer Pierre Bot, from Vauhallan south of Paris, told AP news agency that while "it's not popular to annoy all the people on their way to work" such a tactic was necessary for farmers to make themselves heard.
Pork farmers, meanwhile, face competition from the vast piggeries of Denmark and Germany, where production costs are much lower.
Our correspondent says that French agriculture faces something of an existential crisis as it struggles to adapt - after decades of protection - to a globalised ultra-competitive world.
Earlier in the summer protesting farmers throughout the country dumped manure in cities, blocked access to roads and stopped tourists from travelling to the popular Mont St-Michel island in northern France.
Ex-North Wales Police Supt Gordon Anglesea, 78, of Old Colwyn, Conwy, denies sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1980s.
A witness at the Mold Crown Court trial said the property in Brymbo, Wrexham, was used by a paedophile ring.
Boys were abused there, in a caravan or taken to the pub, jurors were told.
The witness described the house as a "centre of paedophile activity" and said he gave investigators names of men who abused him there.
"They'd be plied with drink and shown pornographic videos," he said.
"The men would pick a boy they wanted and then either abuse them in the house, in a car, in a caravan or take them to pubs."
While there, the witness was introduced to Gary Cooke - who was jailed for 14 years in September 2015 after being found guilty of 11 indecent assaults.
He said Mr Anglesea visited to speak to Cooke in the kitchen and he remembered Mr Anglesea from a "distinguishing" birthmark, the court heard.
The witness - who is not a complainant in the trial - said he was abused by a number of men.
He also alleged that when showering as a child at the Wrexham attendance centre run by Mr Anglesea, the former police officer would be watching boys "with a horrible grin" on his face.
Defence barrister Tania Griffiths suggested this was "absolute nonsense", to which the witness replied: "No, it is not."
She said there were inconsistencies in the evidence, such as the witness describing Mr Anglesea's birthmark on the wrong side of his face.
"If you can make such whopping mistakes, you can make a mistake about Mr Anglesea at Gary Cooke's home?" she asked.
Mr Anglesea denies two allegations of indecent assault and one serious sexual assault on one boy and the indecent assault of another.
The trial continues.
The three main indexes drifted lower early in the day, but reversed course after Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen hinted that rates could rise as early as next month.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 2,337.5 for its sixth straight day of gains.
The Dow Jones rose 0.5% to 20,504.4, while the Nasdaq rose 0.3%, to 5,782.5.
Banks, expected to gain from higher interest rates, were among the main gainers. Goldman Sachs rose 1.29% and Bank of America added 2.82%.
General Motors jumped 4.8% for one of the biggest gains in the S&P 500 following news that France's PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, is exploring a deal to buy Opel, GM's money-losing European business.
Eight of the 11 major S&P sectors rose, with the healthcare segment adding 0.73%.
Apple rose as high as $135.09, an intraday record, before ending with a gain of 1.30% at $135.02, its highest-ever closing price.
Speaking at a film festival in his home town of Malaga, the Mask of Zorro star said: "I suffered a heart attack on January 26, but it wasn't serious and hasn't caused any damage."
Banderas, 56, had three stents put in his arteries but insisted the incident had not been "dramatic".
He added that he was well and keen to return to work.
Banderas accepted a lifetime achievement award at the festival, recognising his career as an actor, producer and director.
He performed a flamenco on stage as he picked up the Biznaga de Oro Honorifica trophy.
His recent visit to a Swiss clinic had led to speculation about his health, but a spokeswoman had said last week that he was in "perfectly good health".
At the time of the heart attack, Banderas, also known for roles in the Shrek films and Philadelphia, was taken to hospital near his home in Surrey.
He tweeted a picture taken in the countryside with girlfriend Nicole Kimpel a few days later, saying he was "enjoying nature after a startle".
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Roedd hyn o'i gymharu â 27,650 o famau yn cymryd cyfnod mamolaeth, yn ôl ffigyrau sydd wedi dod i law BBC Cymru gan HRMC ar gyfer 2016/17.
Mae'n golygu fod llai nag 1% o dadau newydd yng Nghymru yn derbyn tâl am rannu cyfnod absenoldeb rhiant, er mwyn edrych ar ôl eu plant newydd-anedig.
Mae'r ffigyrau yn dangos y flwyddyn ariannol lawn cyntaf ers i system o rannu absenoldeb rhiant gael ei gyflwyno yn 2015.
Mae'r ffigyrau, sydd wedi dod i law rhaglen Eye On Wales drwy gais rhyddid gwybodaeth, yn cyfrif dim ond dynion sydd wedi derbyn tâl rhiant wedi ei rannu, a menywod sydd wedi derbyn tâl mamolaeth statudol.
"Dywedodd llefarydd: "Mae rhai rhieni hefyd yn cymryd cyfnod absenoldeb heb dâl. Dyw HMRC ddim yn gallu adnabod yr unigolion hyn, ac felly methu adnabod pob person sydd yn rhannu absenoldeb rhiant neu'n cymryd cyfnod mamolaeth."
Cafodd y ffigyrau eu talgrynnu i'r 50 agosaf.
Fe wnaeth Tom Green, 37, gweithiwr cyfrifiadurol gyda Phrifysgol Caerdydd, gymryd chwe mis o absenoldeb rhiant wedi ei rannu er mwyn gofalu am ei fab, Sam.
"Er bod menywod yn cymryd cyfnod mamolaeth mae hynny'n cael ei dderbyn fel y norm - fi oedd y person cyntaf i gymryd absenoldeb rhiant wedi ei rannu yn fy rhan i o'r brifysgol, felly roedd e'n anarferol," meddai.
"Os ydw i'n arwain y ffordd, dwi'n arwain y ffordd. Dwi ddim yn teimlo felly. Dwi jyst yn trio gwneud y gorau ar gyfer fy nheulu."
Dywedodd Jennifer Liston-Smith o My Family Care, sydd yn cynghori cyflogwyr i fod yn fwy hyblyg tuag at deuluoedd: "I ddod allan, fel petai, fel rhywun sydd eisiau rhannu'r gwaith o fod yn rhiant, yn enwedig i ddynion o ddiwylliant busnes mae'n gallu bod yn wahanol ac maen nhw am feddwl am bethau - ydi hyn am effeithio ar eu gyrfa?
"Mae unrhyw beth fel hyn yn mynd i gymryd amser i ddod yn fwy poblogaidd."
Ychwanegodd fod rhai tadau yn defnyddio absenoldeb rhiant wedi ei rannu - sydd yn gallu cael ei gymryd mewn nifer o gyfnodau llai, ac ar yr un pryd â'r fam - fel rhywbeth ychwanegol i gyfnod tadolaeth.
"Beth sy'n tueddu digwydd yw bod partner yn cymryd yr absenoldeb tadolaeth statudol ac yna pythefnos, pedair wythnos o absenoldeb rhiant wedi ei rannu pan mae'r babi yn cyrraedd gyntaf.
"Yna tuag at ddiwedd y cyfnod tadolaeth fe allai'r partner gymryd cyfnod arall o absenoldeb, ond un sydd ddim yn golygu bod i ffwrdd o'r gwaith yn rhy hir."
An investigation started after claims some children had seen an exam paper before taking the test in Plymouth.
Devon and Cornwall Police said it will take no action against the alleged security breach. The exam board, GL Assessment, is continuing its own inquiry.
The maths and English exams are for school places in September 2017.
A letter sent to parents by Plymouth City Council said "at least one of the papers has been compromised" and earlier examinations "were declared null and void".
The 400 students re-sitting the exams are hoping to gain a place at Devonport High School for Girls and Plymouth High School for Girls.
Student Daisy Adams, from Plymouth, said: "I'm very happy because I might get a better score than I was going to get."
Her mother, Sharyn Partridge, said: "The re-taking is the best way forward, its the fairest option for all the girls involved.
"It's none of the girls fault what's happened. Everyone re-takes and everyone has a fair chance."
Two rows of neatly-trimmed shrubbery and trees line the courtyard leading to the stately-looking, white building with a Republic of China (Taiwan) flag on top.
But inside, the picture is very different.
In fact, while parliamentary brawls occur occasionally in other countries, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is notorious for them.
Rowdy and sometimes violent scuffles occur as often as several times a year and even every few days or weeks.
Punching, hair pulling, throwing plastic bottles and water balloons, as well as splashing cups of water on the faces of rival party legislators are common scenes. Air-horns and filibustering - more like shouting - are also used to drown out one's opponents.
23 March 2004: A scuffle erupted between the ruling and opposition party members over vote recounts from the presidential election.
7 May 2004: Legislator Zhu Xingyu grabbed legislator William Lai and tried to wrestle him onto a desk and headbutt him, and jabbed him in the stomach, due to disagreements over legislative procedures.
26 October 2004: A food fight took place between the opposition and ruling party during a debate on a military hardware purchase ordinance.
30 May 2006: Then opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Wang Shu-hui snatched a written proposal and shoved it into her mouth to prevent voting on allowing direct transportation links with Mainland China. Ruling party members tried to force her to cough it up by pulling her hair. She later spat it out but tore it up.
8 May 2007: Several members of the ruling DPP and opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party fought over control of the Speaker's podium, with some throwing punches and spraying water over an alleged delay of the annual budget. At least one person was admitted to hospital.
However this month's fights have become even uglier. Last Thursday, legislators lifted up and threw chairs at each other when they brawled over the ruling DPP's massive $29bn (£22bn) infrastructure spending bill, which the opposition (headed by the KMT) claims benefits cities and counties loyal to the DPP and is aimed at helping the party win forthcoming elections.
The fighting continued on Tuesday in a legislative committee meeting. The opposition KMT legislators wrestled DPP members to the floor and unplugged the cables of loud speakers to prevent the DPP from putting the bill through a committee review to move it towards passage into law.
Opposition parties, a minority in the 113-seat parliament, see physical fights as the only way to stop legislation they oppose, by blocking them from being voted on.
The standoffs can last for hours, even into the middle of the night. Legislators take turns eating or delay meals.
Many staff from local governments, ministries or government agencies have to be there, to see if legislation that affects them might pass, or to be on hand to answer questions in case there is actual discussion and debating, not just brawling.
These people find ways to put up with the chaotic scenes. Some cover their ears, others focus on their smartphones, and a few smart ones find the most comfortable couches in the back and manage to sleep through it all.
It's become a normal part of Taiwan's democracy - one of the most vibrant in the world.
But the fights shouldn't be taken too seriously, says a local journalist who covers parliament on a daily basis. He wished to be identified only by his first name.
"The legislators are partly acting - trying to show their constituents they're working hard to fight for their cause," said Danny.
However, he and other Taiwanese people say the brawls - with some broadcasted worldwide - are humiliating and do not advance democracy.
"The fights only allow the people to see the surface, not real issues. People often don't even understand the bills," said Danny.
He admitted that many journalists don't either. This current infrastructure bill is 10,000 pages long; it's impossible for them to read through all of it.
"If the legislators actually debate the contents of the bill instead of fight, the public might understand it better," said Danny. "I majored in politics in college. This is not what I had expected."
But only Park Place in Cathays will be closed to all traffic until 00:00 BST on Friday.
It will become a street market and host a transport exhibition giving information on sustainable travel.
While all commuters will be encouraged to leave their cars at home in a move designed to combat air pollution, no other areas will be closed off.
Jane Lorimer, director of cycle charity Sustrans Cymru said it was a "positive first step".
Councillors backed plans to ban cars in the city centre for one day each year, to cut air pollution, last October.
But cabinet member Ramesh Patel said it would be "grossly irresponsible" to widen the area before the first plan had been reviewed.
He added: "With the new bus interchange developing, a cycling strategy being produced, planned investment in our railways and future plans for the metro, sustainable transport is a major priority for the council.
"Making walking, cycling and public transport more attractive and viable options for commuters and residents are integral to Cardiff's continued development and achieving our aspiration to become Europe's most liveable capital city."
Car-free days already take place in Delhi, Paris and London.
It is claimed air pollution is linked to tens of thousands of deaths in the UK annually.
Financier James Stunt - the son-in-law of Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone - decided to step aside after witnessing "the people's passion" to keep the painting in the UK.
The painting has now been offered to the National Portrait Gallery for £10m, down from the original price of £12.5m.
So far the campaign has raised £3.6m.
The National Portrait Gallery and the Art Fund launched the Save Van Dyck campaign in November. Since then it has received donations from more than 8,000 members of the public.
'When I agreed to buy this great portrait I didn't expect the huge swell of public opinion and the strength of emotion its export would generate," said Stunt, who had planned to hang the portrait in his Los Angeles home.
He added that he had "carefully reconsidered" his position and hoped that his withdrawal, together with the reduced price, would see the appeal succeed.
The appeal now has four months to raise the remaining £6.4m, before the deadline of 20 July.
Flemish artist Van Dyck came to work in England in 1632 at the invitation of King Charles I.
This painting, which dates back to 1640 - shortly before the artist died - has been described as "one of the finest and most important self-portraits" in British art.
The price was reduced following discussions with Stunt, current owner Alfred Bader and art dealer Philip Mould, who were impressed by the public support to keep the painting in the UK.
A joint statement from the Art Fund and National Portrait Gallery called it a "significant boost", which gave them "an improved chance of ensuring that the portrait remains on public display forever".
The work was in a private collection for almost 400 years before it was sold at auction in 2009.
It is believed to have been sold again in the interim.
When Stunt announced his intention to buy the painting, the Government issued a temporary export bar allowing campaigners time to try and save it for the nation.
The application process for an export licence has now been halted.
"Watching the public reaction to Van Dyck's self-portrait develop in this unprecedented way has been amazing, and, for this lover of British historical portraiture, reassuring," said dealer Mould.
"The picture has become an iconic focal point, and for many the thought of it going to the United States would be like losing a chunk of Stonehenge."
Currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery, the painting will embark on a three-year of the UK tour if it is saved.
The Big Lottery Fund grant for the facility at Lincluden will finance a programme of repairs and upgrades.
The work includes new lighting, replacement windows and doors and internal and external redecoration.
Manager Lynn Uygun said it would revitalise the centre which plays host to a wide variety of activities and organisations.
"This funding will ensure the community centre's future for years to come. Planned works have already attracted two organisations to bring their projects to the centre," she said.
"People from all age groups will benefit from more comfortable surroundings and we will be able to hold more community events, helping to encourage an interest and pride in the refurbished centre."
BLF Scotland's Maureen McGinn said the Our Place funding was a "different way" of investing lottery money, based around local priorities.
"I wish the people of Dumfries the very best as they work to bring their vision to life," she said.
Survivors say the power was the first thing to go after the blast which preceded the blaze in Pakistan's commercial capital.
"There was an immediate scramble for the exit - leading to chaos," a survivor told the BBC.
"People piled on top of each other - some got crushed as there was just one way out and so many people.
"Everybody was screaming and pushing - it was pure panic and fear. I thought I was going to die."
Those who could not get out tried breaking through the iron-barred windows at the Ali Enterprises factory.
For many, fear of imminent death put paid to any misgivings about jumping 6m (20ft) to escape - leading to many broken bones.
But these were the lucky ones - those still trapped inside were faced with a horrific choice: suffocation or incineration.
Rescue workers had by that time started arriving on the scene.
They were able to get dozens of people out of the front of the building. Local residents and relatives of those inside also arrived to help.
Their numbers grew so big that at one point they hampered the rescue effort. Police had to stop distraught relatives from going into the factory - by now a death trap - in search of their loved ones.
Brothers and sons, sisters and wives were seen urging rescue workers to do more, while simultaneously trying to venture into the premises themselves.
This led to some ugly altercations - until more security personnel arrived and brought the crowd under control.
Meanwhile, the fire had become a raging inferno, dwarfing the cries of workers trapped in the factory.
Later Karachi's fire chief admitted to reporters that the rescue effort had been hampered by a lack of resources.
At one point the fire engines ran out of water.
Fire fighting equipment in general appears to have been minimal at the factory - fire exits had not been built or were shut to make space for storage.
Training the staff was probably never a consideration - although it remains part of Pakistan's industrial safety laws.
Eventually, the navy's fire fighting team was called in - but by then it was too late for most of those trapped in the building.
Karachi fire chief Ehtesham Salim later told journalists that aerial water spraying may have helped and the authorities had at one point considered calling in the air force.
Ironically it had been raining in Karachi for a week - the only exception being on the evening the inferno broke out.
Although the fire was brought under control on Wednesday, late into the evening rescue workers were still digging through the debris of the building for bodies and any survivors.
The structure itself is near collapse - the debris being slowly excavated to make sure those still inside are not crushed.
The source of the fire is thought to have been a faulty electrical switch. A case has been registered against the owner - and police officials say they have launched an investigation.
But it is clear to those who have seen such disasters in the past that the sheer human cost in this blaze was not just the result of an accident.
For many it was years in the making - and possibly the biggest industrial fire in Pakistan's history.
The Hub river massacre - as people are now calling the garment factory blaze - dwarfs others in scale, but the circumstances of the fire have unfortunately been replayed across Pakistan often of late.
In this case the factory was a recipe for tragedy - its low-ceiling halls were crammed with machines manned by workers toiling away in sweat shop conditions to produce top-of-the-line, ready-to-wear garments which earned the factory owners millions of dollars annually.
The workers, on the other hand, go home with $5 to $6 a day. There are no other benefits.
As the factory's profits turned to ashes, Karachi's Civil Hospital was besieged by hundreds of grieving relatives desperately searching for their loved ones among dozens of bodies, many burnt beyond recognition.
In the commercial sector it is not just textile mills - industries across Pakistan are more prone than ever to disasters, many here feel.
In pictures: Deadly Karachi fire
Although fires cause the main damage, it is not unknown for poorly constructed premises to collapse on top of workers or residents.
In general, the problem is the same that plagues all matters of governance in Pakistan - a failure to enforce the law. Whether it is an industrial disaster, a road accident or an air crash - the common denominator is the lack of adequate safety checks.
Textile factories are particularly at risk due to the lethal combination of chemical dyes and stacks of cotton often stored next to each other - ensuring a deadly result.
Fire exits - as in the case of the factory in Karachi - exist only on paper.
That - along with the congested construction of the industrial zones - prevents escape and multiplies the death toll.
The city administration itself has a limited number of fire engines to serve the growing needs of the sprawling metropolis.
Lahore fares a little better in terms of equipment but is no better in terms of enforcement of standards or disaster management.
Observers see a common pattern. Industrial standards are disregarded to minimise cost as inspectors are paid to look the other way.
Small and potentially easily rectifiable problems are made worse by years of official neglect. Mistakes are covered up only to be repeated a few months later.
That is why many fear disasters such as the Karachi fire are on the rise in Pakistan.
Tim and Ros Birch, from Derbyshire, want an "urgent clean up" at Porth Neigwl beach, also known as Hell's Mouth, near Abersoch.
"This is such a stunning beach," said Mr Birch. "The plastic clearly shows the pollution crisis in our oceans."
Gwynedd council said there is regular beach cleaning at Porth Neigwl.
Keep Wales Tidy hosted a cleaning event in February but rubbish from as far away as France and Spain has since washed up on the Llyn Peninsula beach.
Mr and Mrs Birch have already spent two days out of their ten-day break to Aberdaron picking up litter on the beach and plan to return again before the end of their holiday.
Mr Birch, a former Greenpeace worker, said the pollution was "shocking" and worse than anything he had seen on beaches in developing countries.
"We need action," he added. "This plastic is a major threat to local wildlife and also is not good for the tourist industry. This beach is part of the Wales coastal path.
"We urge Gwynedd council to clean the beach up but recognise this is a massive ongoing job given the amount of plastic in our oceans."
A Gwynedd council spokesman said: "Regular beach cleaning events are held at Porth Neigwl, primarily by a volunteer group which has adopted the beach.
"All the litter that is gathered by the group is collected and disposed of by Gwynedd Council.
"Porth Neigwl is west-facing and is open to prevailing winds and currents and so is very prone to significant deposits of waste materials such as plastics which have been dumped elsewhere and carried by the tide."
The Bears, looking to emulate their County Championship triumph in 2012, are notoriously slow starters.
But, in his first season as captain, after replacing Varun Chopra, Bell, 33, admits they have no excuses.
"It is the first time for a long time that we will have everybody available for the start of a season," said Bell.
Such has been Warwickshire's contribution to England's ranks for a decade, they have regularly been without Bell, Jonathan Trott, and Chris Woakes, as well as occasional international calls for Boyd Rankin, Chris Wright and Rikki Clarke.
"Usually we have been without a couple of myself, Trotty and Woakesie," added Bell. "But we will have Woakesie for the first few weeks, so we're going to have a lot of competition. For the early matches at least, we're going to have to leave out two very good seam bowlers. It will allow us to rotate our seamers the way Yorkshire have done to such good effect in the last couple of years. We won't have to flog our bowlers in the first few weeks."
Director of cricket Dougie Brown added: "We're injury free. It's the first time in a long time we've been able to say that. But we're very buoyant.
"It's important to get out of the blocks fast. We've got five Championship games in six weeks and we've got Yorkshire and Middlesex in that. There are no gimmies.
"With Surrey and Lancashire coming up, the First Division is now as tough as it's ever been. Every game we play is huge."
Brown knows that any early-season success for Warwickshire could prove a double-edged sword - if Ian Bell and Chris Woakes do well and improve their England hopes.
Bell, dropped by England prior to the South Africa series after 7,727 runs in 118 Tests, still hopes for a recall, as none of his fellow contenders have notably flourished this winter. And Brown will be as delighted as anybody if that happens.
"Speaking selfishly, we're delighted we have Belly back with us," Brown told BBC Sport. "Whether it is for all of the season, some of it or just a little part of it.
"But we know both he and Chris Woakes have their own aspirations and we hope they get their season off and running."
And, if Bell does win back his England place, then Brown has a Plan 'B' in terms of who would lead the side.
"Chris Woakes would take over the reins in four-day cricket," he revealed. "And it would be Will Porterfield in one-day cricket."
Following their pre-season trip to Dubai, in which they played two T20 friendlies with West Indies, the newly crowned world champions, and a two-day match with neighbours Worcestershire, the Bears opened the domestic season with a first-class friendly against Leeds/Bradford MCCU.
They lost the whole of the third day to bad weather but still got in some good batting practice to reach 350-8, thanks to half-centuries from former captains Chopra (86) and Ian Westwood (75) and wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose (54).
Keith Barker (3-61), Woakes (2-58) and Rankin (2-42) then contributed as the Yorkshire students replied with 291-9, including 62 from Billy Root, England star Joe Root's younger brother.
When the Bears went back in, Sam Hain was out fourth ball but Trott, who made 47 in the first innings, hit his first six scoring shots for four.
He made 29, backed by 16 from Woakes as the pair remained unparted on 45-1 on the second and what turned out to be final day.
The Bears complete their preparations on Tuesday and Wednesday this week with another two-day friendly against local rivals Worcestershire, ahead of Sunday's trip to Southampton.
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Russia has indicated it is ready to discuss opening four safe corridors to the besieged, rebel-held east of the Syrian city of Aleppo, the UN says.
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The 25-year-old Ghana international scored five goals in 35 appearances on loan with the Magpies this season.
He moved to Chelsea in 2013 but never made an appearance for the Blues with loan spells at Vitesse Arnhem, Everton, Bournemouth and Malaga.
"We are happy to sign a good player," said boss Rafael Benitez.
"Christian has been a key part of our promotion campaign and he wants to help us to build something for the future."
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It also said delays in deliveries of its new A350 and A320neo airliners were creating a drain on cash.
The world's second largest aircraft maker reported a 23% fall in first quarter operating profits to €501m ($568m; £390m).
Chief executive Tom Enders said: "2016 turns out to be the challenging year we anticipated."
Finance director Harald Wilhelm said the financial impact from recent problems with the gearbox on the A400M's giant turboprop engines could be "significant".
Airbus has already taken charges of more than €4bn for delays to the A400m programme, as well as a €3.5bn bailout from government customers in 2010.
The company also said problems in its supply chain had led to a queue of A350 and A320neo jets waiting for delivery. But it said it would ramp up deliveries in the second half of 2016 and should hit its target of 50 this year, although Mr Wilhelm admitted it would be "tougher".
Airbus' profits from its helicopter business have also been hit by weaker demand from the oil industry.
The freezing of export credits by European agencies this month has forced Airbus to provide its own financial help to customers
Airbus offered €255m in loans to customers in the last three months - compared with just €31m in the same period last year.
European export credits were put on hold after Airbus said it had uncovered errors in declarations on the use of foreign sales agents and reported them to the UK authorities. Airbus said it was confident the credits would be restored later this year.
His departure follows a turbulent time for Police Scotland.
Sir Stephen, 57, had been criticised for the force's expansion of its stop and search policy and failings related to a fatal crash on the M9.
Three people are vying for the job, two Police Scotland staff, Neil Richardson and Iain Livingstone, and Phil Gormley from the National Crime Agency.
During Sir Stephen's tenure, crime has continued to fall and detection rates have risen.
He also made it his priority to tackle domestic abuse and has been praised by campaigners for bringing the issue to the fore.
Mhiari McGowan, who is head of independent domestic abuse advocacy project Assist, told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "He isn't the only police officer that took domestic abuse seriously, but what he did do was give strategic leadership and give a systematic approach.
"He insisted that every officer treated domestic abuse seriously and that has had a huge positive affect on thousands and thousands of victims across Scotland."
Previously, as the chief constable of Strathclyde Police he oversaw the complex amalgamation in 2013 of Scotland's eight regional police forces into the single national force - the second largest in the UK.
Since then, he oversaw successes such as the policing of last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
But Sir Stephen - who is who is leaving nine months before his contract ends - was criticised over his decision to allow armed officers to attend routine incidents, as well as the force's policy on stopping and searching juveniles.
The force also came under pressure over its response to the M9 crash in July, in which John Yuill and his partner Lamara Bell died, after it took three days for officers to respond to reports of their car going off the road near Stirling.
Sir Stephen had previously indicated he was likely to stand down when his four-year contract expired in September next year.
Police Scotland told the BBC his successor was expected to be announced this week.
Danish police also closed a motorway between the two countries when some asylum seekers began walking north after being forced off a train.
They say their destination is Sweden.
As the EU struggles with a major migrant crisis, the European Commission has proposed that 120,000 additional asylum seekers should be shared out between members, using binding quotas.
Denmark's DSB rail operator said trains to and from Germany had been suspended for an indefinite period because of exceptional passport checks.
Two trains carrying more than 200 migrants are being held in Rodby, a major port with ferry links to Germany. Danish police say many migrants are refusing to leave the trains because they do not want to be registered in Denmark.
Police also closed part of the E45 motorway - the main road link between Germany and Denmark - after about 300 migrants left another train and set off on foot towards Sweden near the border town of Padborg.
Sweden has become a top destination for refugees after it promised to issue residency papers to all Syrian asylum seekers.
Denmark's new centre-right government has promised to get tough on immigration. Since its election in June it has slashed benefits for new arrivals and restricted the right to residency.
About 3,000 migrants have entered the country since the weekend.
Prime Minister Lars Lokke-Rasmussen said Denmark was under pressure as asylum seekers arrive on their way to Sweden.
"This clearly shows that what we are facing right now is not only a refugee problem, it is also a migration problem," he said.
A surge of migrants fleeing conflict and hardship in Africa and the Middle East has pushed north through Europe over the past few weeks.
Many of those escaping the civil war in Syria have travelled from Turkey across the sea to Greece, through Macedonia and Serbia, and then to Hungary from where they aim to reach northern Europe.
On Wednesday European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced plans for a "swift, determined and comprehensive" response through a quota system.
In a "state of the union" annual address, he said tackling the crisis was "a matter of humanity and human dignity".
Among Mr Juncker's proposals:
"It's 160,000 refugees in total that Europeans have to take into their arms and I really hope that this time everyone will be on board," Mr Juncker told the European Parliament.
The new plans would relocate 60% of those now in Italy, Greece and Hungary to Germany, France and Spain.
The numbers allocated to each country would depend on GDP, population, unemployment rate and asylum applications already processed.
Countries refusing to take in migrants could face financial penalties.
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Spain on Wednesday said it would accept a quota of almost 15,000 extra migrants migrants set by the EU.
However, Mr Juncker's proposals was criticised by both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said compulsory quotas were "not a good solution", while his Slovak counterpart called them "irrational".
France welcomed the first of 1,000 migrants it has pledged to take from Germany, having committed to receive 24,000 migrants over two years.
Germany has welcomed Syrian migrants, waiving EU rules and saying it expects to deal with 800,000 asylum seekers this year alone - though not all will qualify as refugees and some will be sent back.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
Geneticist and cell biologist Sir Paul Nurse succeeds Baroness Hale, who has held the role since 2004.
Sir Paul said it was "one of the UK's great universities" and he "felt very honoured to be asked".
The former President of the Royal Society will be installed as chancellor on 22 March, during a special ceremony.
Sir Paul was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 for his work on the discovery of molecules that regulate the cell cycle.
"It is one of the UK's great universities, both in terms of its world-leading research and also its teaching," he said.
"With the recent announcements about its new campus and ambitious plans outlined in its new strategy, it's an exciting time to be involved."
The University of Bristol is planning to build a new £300m campus in the city centre due to open in 2021-22.
Vice-chancellor Prof Hugh Brady said having Sir Paul as chancellor was a "huge honour" for the university.
"His appointment could not have come at a more opportune time, as we look forward to the next step in our University's development," he said.
Previous chancellors of Bristol University include Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Jeremy Morse, the inspiration for Inspector Morse.
Mercedes claimed Red Bull's Verstappen drove "erratically and in a dangerous manner" in contravention of rules in the move on the penultimate lap.
The protest was lodged at 18:27 local time. At 19:12 it was scheduled to be heard at the next race in America.
At 19:50, governing body the FIA announced Mercedes had withdrawn it.
A spokesman for Mercedes said the decision had been made "once it became clear it would be dragged out to Austin, in the interests of establishing a final result this evening".
Earlier, Hamilton had posted on Twitter: "There is no protest from either myself or Mercedes. One idiot said we have but it's not true."
The tweet was later deleted.
He later added on Twitter: "There is no protest from myself. Just heard the team had but I told them it is not what we do. We are champions, we move on. End of!"
His remarks are a reference to the fact Mercedes tied up a third consecutive constructors' championship title in Japan, following Nico Rosberg's win and Hamilton's third place.
Hamilton said over the radio after the move: "Verstappen moved under braking."
The drivers have a gentleman's agreement that they will not change direction in the braking zone, although it is not outlawed.
The protest is under article 27.5 of the sporting regulations, which states: "At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person."
The protest says Verstappen's driving "forced [Hamilton] to take evasive action".
Verstappen, who was spoken to about the incident by F1 director Charlie Whiting after the race, waited in the middle of the track before moving to defend only when he saw which side Hamilton was going to attack.
It is the same behaviour with which he upset Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen during the Hungarian Grand Prix in July.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said: "We know now Max moves under braking but it is not for me to judge."
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said he felt the move was "hard but fair".
England Boxing said in a statement it is trying to find a solution and could move it to Wakefield in Yorkshire.
But it added: "Our top priority must be the safety of our members."
Superintendent Will Schofield said police had shared "intelligence relating to ongoing investigations that may have an impact on this event".
"It was agreed by all parties that the event should be cancelled," added Supt Schofield, of Hampshire Police.
England Boxing said police had told it "virtually nothing beyond the fact that the threat is serious and includes a threat to life".
It added that police had warned them that releasing further details "might also put people at risk".
The statement described the cancellation of the event, due to be held at the Mountbatten Centre on Saturday and Sunday, as a "tragedy" for the young boxers scheduled to fight and the financial loss to clubs.
"The fact that anyone might want to endanger life at a boxing event is beyond our understanding and if it's true it is disgraceful," added the statement.
Stead, 34, joined the Magpies from Bradford in 2015 but nearly left the League Two club for the US in January.
He stayed at Notts County following Alan Hardy's takeover and Kevin Nolan's appointment as manager, but his future is again in doubt with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.
"I've got to go with where my heart tells me," he said.
Stead has dismissed offers from other English clubs and will decide at the end of the season between a potential extension at Meadow Lane and moving to America.
"If you'd asked me in January I knew exactly where I wanted to go, but since the new owner and the gaffer have come in I've absolutely loved working here," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"I'm still not sure. I have days when I wake up and I think I want to be on a plane and I have days when I want to be back here next season.
"I'm torn 50/50. We'll have discussions and I'll have to sit down again with my family. It'll probably wait until the end of the season."
The Championship club have rejected an offer from Premier League Norwich City for the former Arsenal forward, 22, who has scored three goals in four games so far this season.
"We're not looking to sell any of our players," Jackett told BBC WM 95.6.
"It's not a situation where we're looking to move players in or out."
Afobe joined Wolves from Arsenal in January and has scored 16 times in 25 appearances for the Molineux side.
That return has thrust him into the spotlight and triggered debate over his potential future, with the Canaries the first club to make a firm bid.
But Wolves issued a statement on Wednesday outlining their position, saying neither Afobe "nor any of Wolves' first team forward players, will be sold this season," adding that Afobe had become a "key" player in their plans for this season.
Afobe netted Wolves' opening goal in Wednesday's 3-2 home defeat by Queens Park Rangers and Jackett is adamant he will not be negatively affected by the talk about his future.
"No, he'll be flattered by the speculation," Jackett said.
"He'll concentrate on his Wolves career and scoring goals for us."
The trust plans to create a new car park with more than 100 spaces and public toilets on the area next the A855 Portree-Staffin road.
The Storr, among Skye's best known landscapes, was visited by about 150,000 people last year.
Highland Council has been asked to sell the land, which is valued at £1,000.
A fee would be charged for use of the new car park.
The lack of public toilets in the area has raised public health concerns in the local community, prompting the plan to build toilets at the car park.
The community trust has has lodged an asset transfer request, which forms part of Community Empowerment legislation introduced in January by the Scottish government.
Police Scotland said the 20-year-old woman was attacked at the rear of the gallery at about 20:00 on Monday.
Officers have taped off an area near a walkway in nearby Kelvingrove Park.
Police said there was no information available at this time about the condition of the woman or a description of her attacker.
The articles caused a storm of protest in Britain: the Russians were claiming journalists and editors at the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the BBC worked directly with MI6.
The Soviets' evidence for all this? A cache of documents they claimed were MI6 memos, and which looked to have been photographed with a miniature spy camera.
One showed a table listing each publication, the journalist or editor MI6 had as its contact there, their codename and the codename of their MI6 "handler".
Another discussed the procedure for the BBC to broadcast prearranged tunes or sentences that could be used by MI6 officers in the field to prove they were acting on behalf of the British government.
At the time, the claims were dismissed as nonsense by all the newspapers and journalists concerned. The head of the BBC's External Service - later renamed the World Service - called the articles "a fantastic example of secret police propaganda".
It is true that during WWII the BBC had broadcast coded messages to British secret agents behind enemy lines, and that some journalists had worked with MI6 in producing propaganda. But could such activities have really continued into the post-war peacetime period?
When examined by BBC Radio 4's Document programme, the format, language and tone of the documents all rang true, but establishing whether they were genuine was not simple: MI6 never discusses its operations or declassifies files and all the people named are dead.
But a clear consensus emerged among espionage historians and former correspondents contacted by the programme: despite all the denials, the memos were genuine.
"These are genuine MI6 documents," says Stephen Dorril, author of a history of MI6, adding that former MI6 officer Anthony Cavendish had told him before his death that the organisation used journalists in the Cold War.
A clue as to how the Russians got hold of them lay in the date of one of the documents - September 1959.
The memos were most likely passed to the Soviets by George Blake, a KGB agent working within MI6, Mr Dorril believes.
At the time, Blake was often the night duty officer at MI6 headquarters in London, and he would roam the corridors with his Minox camera photographing every file he could find, before passing the films to his KGB controller.
Prof Christopher Andrew, MI5's official historian and an expert in Soviet espionage techniques, suggested an even more intriguing theory.
Blake might have originally photographed the documents and passed them over, but the Russians could then have consulted the greatest double agent of all time, Kim Philby, about how they should be used.
Before he had defected to Moscow in 1963, Philby had been under suspicion by MI6 and had been working part-time as a journalist for the Observer and the Economist in Beirut.
Philby had been employed at the Observer by the paper's editor, David Astor - who was one of those named by the Soviet press as an MI6 asset.
Mr Astor always denied he was a member of MI6, but the circumstances which led to him being named suggest Philby's involvement.
"What Philby was very good at was identifying those things which would be, from the point of view of the British public, the most effective propaganda," Prof Andrew said.
Izvestia's allegations created a brief media storm in the UK in late 1968, but the denials were effective enough that the charges made little impact on how the British public viewed Fleet Street.
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But at least some of the journalists and editors named by the Russians did have links with MI6.
Phillip Knightley, the Sunday Times journalist, said it was well known among the press pack that his colleague Henry Brandon, who was named by Izvestia, worked for MI6.
Mr Knightley also said that one of the others named by the Soviets, the Daily Telegraph's managing editor Roy Pawley, had arranged journalistic cover for MI6 officers.
He said Mr Pawley was "notorious" in Fleet Street for his MI6 connection.
The historian and biographer Sir Alistair Horne also confirmed to Document that he had run three agents for MI6 while working for the Daily Telegraph in Germany in the 1950s, and that Mr Pawley had been aware of his role.
"A whole new generation has the impression the Cold War wasn't serious," Mr Horne told Document. "For those of us who lived through it, it was. We felt we were at war."
The BBC's official historian Jean Seaton said the claim that the BBC had broadcast prearranged messages during the post-war period was "very plausible".
The Soviets naturally put the worst slant possible on the memos, but in the main they were telling the truth: during the Cold War, MI6 did have a network of journalists and editors embedded in the British press.
According to Stephen Dorril, the documents offer a rare glimpse into the workings of MI6, and open up a new field of research.
"We really need to go back and look in detail at some of the key events of the Cold War," he says. "Look at the newspapers, see what was planted, who were the journalists, and what was it they were trying to put out and say to the British public."
Document will be broadcast on Monday 4 March at 20:00 GMT on BBC Radio 4.
It will be the first tournament after the expansion from 32 teams to 48 and, if successful, would be the first time a World Cup has been shared by three hosts.
The proposal would be for the USA to host 60 matches, with 10 games each in Canada and Mexico.
The decision on who will host the event will be made in 2020.
That is three years later than originally scheduled because of corruption allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.
The USA staged the 1994 World Cup, which had the highest average attendance in the tournament's history, while Mexico was the first nation to host the event twice, in 1970 and 1986. Canada hosted the 2015 women's World Cup.
US President Donald Trump has promised to build a border wall between the USA and Mexico but Sunil Gulati, president of the US Soccer Federation, said Trump is "supportive" of the bid and had "encouraged" it.
"The United States, Mexico and Canada have individually demonstrated their exceptional abilities to host world-class events," added Gulati.
"When our nations come together as one - as we will for 2026 - there is no question the United States, Mexico and Canada will deliver an experience that will celebrate the game and serve players, supporters and partners alike."
European and Asian countries cannot bid for the 2026 World Cup due to world governing body Fifa's rotation policy, which means the previous two host confederations - Europe in 2018 and Asia in 2022 - are excluded.
The new-look tournament will begin with an initial round of 16 three-team groups, with 32 qualifiers going through to the knockout stage.
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Fifa's executive committee is no longer responsible for the final say on which country is awarded a World Cup.
Instead, it will establish a shortlist before the 209 member nations of Fifa cast a vote for their preferred choice.
The 2026 tournament will be the first to be decided under the new system.
Michael Moffat scored two for the hosts, but missed twice from the spot late-on, blasting the first over before the retaken attempt was pushed on to the post by goalkeeper Darren Hill.
Gavin Swankie and Andy Ryan had twice put ninth-placed Forfar ahead.
Thomas O'Brien was sent off in stoppage time for violent conduct before Moffat failed to claim a treble and victory.
Callum Warrilow, from Leicestershire, was travelling north at Barrowby on the A1 near Grantham when he was struck by a car on 13 September.
Kenneth Wallace, 53, of Church Lane, Stibbington, Cambridgeshire, is charged with three offences including causing death by dangerous driving.
He is due to appear at Lincoln District Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
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Mr Wallace is also charged with failing to stop and failing to report a road accident.
It means Monday was the deadliest day for Philippine troops since President Rodrigo Duterte was elected in May.
Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines.
Its name means "bearer of the sword" and it is notorious for kidnappings and attacking civilians and the army.
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An army spokesman was quoted by Inquirer.net as saying that the soldiers were killed while fighting about 70 Abu Sayyaf fighters near the southern city of Barangay Maligaya.
At least five soldiers were wounded in Monday's fighting.
President Duterte ordered troops to eradicate Abu Sayyaf militants last week after they beheaded a kidnapped villager whose family was too impoverished to pay a ransom.
Officials said Monday's troop losses came after the army killed about 21 Abu Sayyaf gunmen, including an influential commander, on Friday and Saturday in fighting triggered by the beheading.
On Sunday eight Islamic militants linked to so-called Islamic State (IS) were freed from jail by at least 20 fighters from the Maute group who turned up at the Lanao del Sur jail in the southern city of Marawi to release them.
The Maute group has carried out several bombings and kidnappings in the southern Mindanao region.
The Philippines has faced separatist movements for decades in Mindanao, which is majority Muslim - the rest of the Philippines is mainly Roman Catholic.
The Maute group carries the black flag and insignia of IS, and has attacked troops, beheaded a soldier and beheaded two local workers earlier this year.
Several armed groups in the Philippines have pledged allegiance to IS, although the country's military says there is no evidence of active co-operation with foreign militants.
The BBC has learned the former Liverpool manager, 43, met club representatives for several hours in Scotland on Wednesday.
Earlier, Celtic's biggest individual shareholder Dermot Desmond said the club had interviewed "in excess of six" candidates.
And the Irish businessman described the Northern Irishman as "a great manager".
"We're excited about the managers we've interviewed and we've discussed," Desmond said. "Hopefully in the next few days we will decide, and enter negotiations."
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Asked whether Rodgers was one of those interviewed, Desmond replied: "I can't tell a lie.
"He's a great manager. He's proved it at Liverpool and I think he's a worthy candidate for Celtic - as all the other candidates are."
Ronny Deila's two-year tenure at Celtic ended with Sunday's 7-0 win over Motherwell.
Under the Norwegian, the club won consecutive Premiership titles, taking their current run of Scottish top-flight crowns to five, with the previous three won under Neil Lennon.
However, they have not reached the group stages of the Champions League since Lennon's time in charge.
Rodgers and Scottish former Celtic defender Malky Mackay, 44, have spoken to the club about the vacancy.
Both started their managerial careers at Watford - Mackay had a spell in charge of Cardiff City, while Rodgers was at Reading and Swansea City before joining Liverpool.
Mackay was sacked by Wigan Athletic six months before Rodgers was let go by Liverpool in October.
Four other former Celtic players - David Moyes, Roy Keane, Paul Lambert and Lennon - as well as former West Brom boss Steve Clarke have also all been strongly linked with the job.
Celtic had released a statement saying there was no preferred candidate and that they would take their time over the appointment.
J W Ledford Jr has been taking a drug for nerve pain which his lawyers say may change his brain chemistry and expose him to "unconstitutional pain".
Ledford was convicted of the 1992 murder of his neighbour.
A judge dismissed his lawsuit on Friday but the lawyers say they will appeal. The execution is scheduled for Tuesday.
The lawyers said in court papers that Ledford had taken the drug gabapentin for more than a decade.
They cite experts who say long-term exposure to gabapentin alters the brain in such a way that the lethal injection drug pentobarbital cannot be relied upon to make him unconscious and devoid of sensation or feeling.
"There is a substantial risk that Mr Ledford will be aware and in agony as the pentobarbital attacks his respiratory system, depriving his brain, heart, and lungs of oxygen as he drowns in his own saliva," the court papers said.
They said this would violate Ledford's rights under the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment".
However, the US Supreme Court requires that an alternative method of execution be offered.
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Only three states allow for firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection - Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah.
Georgian law allows no alternative. Other methods of lethal injection are no longer available as manufacturers of many drugs have prohibited their use for capital punishment.
This has led Ledford's lawyers to argue that his "dilemma illustrates why [the Supreme Court] standard is unworkable".
Lawyers for the state of Georgia said there was "no substantial risk" of severe pain and questioned the timing of the lawsuit.
"Plaintiff has waited until the eve of his execution to suddenly claim that he has been treated for pain with medication that will allegedly interfere with his execution," they said in court papers.
"If plaintiff really thought the firing squad was a reasonable alternative he could have alerted the state years, instead of five days, before his execution."
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) envisages a smart energy revolution with more cables linking the National Grid to mainland Europe.
NIC also says the UK needs to store much more energy from intermittent renewable like wind and solar.
Fridges, freezers and washing machines could play a part, they say.
Experts believe it is the first step to a full-scale "Internet of Energy", with web-enabled home appliances like freezers and washing machines linked to the grid.
Here's how it would work: At a time of peak demand, an energy firm's computer will contact your smart freezer to ask if power can be switched off for a few minutes to allow your neighbour to use some of the energy to cook dinner.
Your well-insulated freezer will stay cold without electricity for a while, so it will agree to power down.
You will be rewarded with a credit on your energy bill.
Multiplied across thousands of homes, smart energy means the grid will need fewer power stations than it was planning to meet peak demand.
The system is already operating with firms like the hotel chain Marriott, which allows its aircon systems to be switched off to save power when electricity demand peaks. The aircon stays cool because of the volume of cold water in it, so guests don't notice.
On the other hand, at times the grid is awash with energy - at night, or when it's very windy or sunny.
In these times of energy plenty, a computer will contact your web-enabled washing machine or dishwasher to ask if they want to turn on to benefit from cheap power.
This is known as demand flexibility - and the infrastructure commission says it must be supported by government.
Lord Adonis, chairman of the commission, said: "Our existing power stations are closing down and their replacements will be radically different as we de-carbonise supply to reduce emissions.
"This represents an enormous challenge, but it leaves the UK uniquely placed to benefit from exciting innovations set to transform the global electricity market.
"The UK can lead the world in harnessing these innovations. We do not call for new subsidies or significant public spending, but rather a level playing field through fairer regulation and a better managed network to allow these exciting new technologies to compete.
"If we get this right, a Smart Power Revolution could save consumers £8bn a year."
The commission wants to see more ideas for storing energy - like using liquid air or pumped hydro power.
The commission's report will be welcomed by many in the energy industry.
The head of the World Energy Council, Christophe Frei, told BBC News there would be two huge advances in energy in the 21st Century: solar power - and the internet.
"Everyone knows about solar power," he said. "But people haven't yet grasped the transformative potential of information systems on the internet to maximize the efficient use of electricity."
The new flexible systems adopt the approach laid out by the technology guru Amory Lovins decades ago.
He proposed that a megawatt of energy saved - which he christened a NEGAwatt - should be rewarded just as highly as the power generated.
Academics warn that the flexible energy revolution must be enabled because with the future need for cars powered by electricity and homes heated by electricity to save carbon emissions, the existing grid won't cope unless there is change.
Professor Phil Taylor from Newcastle University said: "If you unravelled the National Grid it would stretch to the moon and back. We can't afford to renew it even if we wanted to."
He said he welcomed the report, which may accelerate moves already in the system. The government has a working group on flexible demand, and the regulator Ofgem has forced electricity providers to show how they will roll out smart energy.
"This report is progressive," he said. "It's the right way to go - delivering savings through flexibility rather than more infrastructure."
A report for the commission by Goran Strbac from Imperial College concluded that if there's enough flexibility in the system, it can prove cheaper than nuclear power or carbon capture and storage technology.
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A presidential source said Mr Macron's thinking did not "lend itself" to a question and answer session.
The comments, quoted by Le Monde, are likely to be seized on by Mr Macron's critics who portray him as arrogant.
Mr Macron had never stood for election before the presidential race.
The former investment banker has enjoyed a meteoric political rise and his new party, La République en Marche (Republic on the Move), is set to dominate parliament.
Bastille Day, on 14 July, marks the date in 1789 when a mob stormed a prison in Paris, helping to start the French Revolution.
It is a long-standing tradition that the president will be interviewed by the press during the day, but it seems Mr Macron has other ideas.
Le Monde quotes the source as saying that the president did not "baulk" at speaking to the media.
However, "his 'complex thought process' lends itself badly to the game of question-and-answer with journalists", the paper notes.
It is not clear exactly on which subjects Mr Macron felt his thoughts might bamboozle journalists.
Needless to say, the reported remarks brought a strong response on social media.
"Not-making-this-up dept: Macron doesn't do Q&A w/ journalists because his thoughts are much 'too complex'," tweeted Politico writer Pierre Briançon.
"Infatuation with Macron is showing cracks," tweeted Paris-based writer Matthew Fraser.
This year's Bastille Day has already attracted international attention after US President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to attend.
Mr Macron has sharply criticised his US counterpart over his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.
Their first meeting on 25 May in Brussels was notable for a handshake which saw them grip each other's hand so firmly that their knuckles turned white.
Mr Macron later said the handshake was "not innocent".
A senior Israeli official told the BBC that the claims, reported in the Wall Street Journal, were "utterly false".
The Journal said the White House had been particularly angered that Israel allegedly sought to share confidential details with US lawmakers and others.
Many Republicans in Congress are opposed to a deal with Iran.
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Congress that a deal being discussed could "pave Iran's path to the bomb".
The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China are seeking an agreement to curtail Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
They fear Iran wants to build a nuclear bomb - something Iran denies.
Israel is not a party to the negotiations although it feels particularly threatened by the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Israel's deep concerns about any emerging deal on Iran's nuclear programme are well known, as are the tensions this is placing on ties with the US administration.
After Benjamin Netanyahu attacked President Obama's Iran policy in an address to the US Congress this month, the White House organised a series of snubs. It extended no invitation to the Israeli prime minister to meet Mr Obama in Washington and suggested the Israeli government was not trustworthy. There was also a leak about new limitations on intelligence sharing.
Despite the strong denials from Mr Netanyahu's office this article will only add to strains with Israel's key ally.
Outgoing Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has also dismissed the report as "incorrect and inaccurate". He told Army Radio: "Clearly, Israel has various security interests, and clearly we have our own intelligence. But we do not spy on the United States. There are enough participants involved in these negotiations, including Iranians, first and foremost."
The sides aim to reach a framework deal by the end of March.
According to the Journal, Israel began eavesdropping on the talks last year and also acquired information from confidential briefings with US officials and diplomatic contacts in Europe.
The White House uncovered the operation, the report said, when US intelligence agencies spying on Israel intercepted messages among officials that could only have come from closed-door talks.
But it was Israel's sharing of inside information with US lawmakers and others that particularly angered the White House, the report quoted an official as saying.
"It is one thing for the US and Israel to spy on each other. It is another thing for Israel to steal US secrets and play them back to US legislators to undermine US diplomacy," the unnamed official said.
A White House official told the BBC there was nothing to say on the matter at this time.
Speaking to the BBC, a senior official in Mr Netanyahu's office said: "These allegations are utterly false.
"The state of Israel does not conduct espionage against the United States or Israel's other allies. The false allegations are clearly intended to undermine the strong ties between the United States and Israel and the security and intelligence relationship we share."
The report comes amid tense relations between the White House and Israel.
Mr Netanyahu angered Washington in his recent re-election campaign when he said he would not allow a Palestinian state if he was returned to office.
He later tempered his statement, saying he did want a two-state solution, but that "circumstances have to change".
Guidolin, 60, was appointed in January on a six-month contract after Alan Curtis' temporary spell in charge, with the club in the relegation zone.
The Italian has led them to 11th place - 12 points clear of the bottom three, and they could finish in the top half.
"Francesco fully deserves the chance to continue his good work into the new campaign," chairman Huw Jenkins said.
"He was prepared to come into the club at such a difficult time and put himself in a pressure situation with the club fighting for survival.
"It's going to be another challenge for everyone, but we are looking forward to seeing how far he can take this squad of players over a full season.
"There has obviously been a lot of speculation over recent weeks about a possible change of manager, but the board has been impressed with the way he has quietly gone about the job of improving performances and results since January."
The Italian members of Guidolin's backroom staff, Gabriele Ambrosetti and Diego Bortoluzzi, have also been offered new contracts.
Swansea - who host Manchester City in their final game on Sunday - won seven matches and drew three of Guidolin's 15 games in charge.
The former Udinese and Monaco head coach had previously said he wanted to continue in the role but would only discuss his future once Swansea had ensured safety.
Swansea had hovered above the Premier League relegation zone for long periods of the campaign, but the 3-1 win against Liverpool on 1 May ensured a sixth season in the top flight.
In March Guidolin was taken to hospital hours before Swansea's 2-1 win at Arsenal and also missed the 1-0 win over Norwich after receiving treatment for a chest infection.
Former Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers, ex-Chile manager Marcelo Bielsa and former Derby County manager Paul Clement had all been linked with the job.
Rodgers - who left to manage Liverpool in 2012 - disclosed in January that he had been approached by Swansea to succeed Garry Monk, who was sacked in December.
But the Northern Irishman said that he wanted to take a break from football until the summer.
Americans Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien are in talks about taking a "controlling interest" in the club but chairman Jenkins had said a deal would not affect Swansea's managerial plans.
The Oscar-winner made his name playing tough cowboys and heroic soldiers in films including The Alamo, True Grit and The Green Berets.
But in a State Assembly vote several legislators objected to having a day commemorating his birthday due to his "disturbing views towards race".
The resolution was lost by 36-19 votes.
Republican State Assemblyman Matthew Harper had put forward the proposal, following a Texas resolution commemorating Wayne's birthday passed last year. Wayne died in 1979, aged 72.
Assemblyman Luis Alejo was among those against the proposal, citing a 1971 interview the actor made with Playboy where he was quoted as saying: "I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people."
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez also cited the same interview where Wayne defended white Europeans' encroachment on Native American land.
"Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves," the actor said.
Wayne's support for the anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee and the far right John Birch Society were also brought up.
After the defeat Mr Harper said the proposal failed due to "the orthodoxy of political correctness".
"Opposing the John Wayne Day resolution is like opposing apple pie, fireworks, baseball, the Free Enterprise system and the Fourth of July," he said.
Assemblyman Travis Allen was among those who supported the proposal, saying Wayne "stood for those big American values that we know and we love".
And Assemblyman Donald Wagner pointed out others had been honoured despite controversies in their past, mentioning President Franklin Roosevelt who had been honoured despite his internment of Japanese Americans during World War Two.
The John Wayne Day row comes a week after it was announced the face of former US president and slave owner Andrew Jackson would be removed from the front of the US $20 bill and be replaced by freed slave and anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman.
Also this month Princeton University announced it would keep former President Woodrow Wilson's name on one of its buildings despite calls to remove it because he was a segregationist and held racist views.
The university decided that President Wilson's accomplishments deserved to be recognised along with his faults.
Thefollow-uphas been made without input from the group's co-founder, who suffered a mental breakdown following publicity generated by the film.
The film-makers pledged to include more context in the latest video.
The first film profiled Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, a militia operating in several African countries which has kidnapped thousands of children, forcing girls to become sex slaves and boys to fight as child soldiers.
Some criticised the video for oversimplifying a complex issue. Uganda's Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi said that the video wrongly gave the impression that the country was still at war.
Titled Kony 2012: Beyond Famous, the new release begins with the huge media reaction to the initial release, highlighting the mainstream media coverage the video gained across the US.
By Martin PlautAfrica editor, BBC News
This film is a huge improvement on the first version. Still very slick, it uses African voices to make the case for ending the threat from Joseph Kony. As the former Ugandan presidential candidate Norbert Mao puts it: "Let those who are the professors write their books and create academic awareness. But this one grabs your gut and shakes you until you are forced to pay attention."
The campaign says it has already chalked up achievements: two resolutions in the US Congress signed by nearly 100 members. Without this kind of pressure political support for the US special forces tracking Kony could easily evaporate. It's claimed that since the first film was shown another 57 people have been abducted by his murderous group - the Lord's Resistance Army.
The need for action is real and immediate, even though the campaign is somewhat vague about whether it wants Kony dead or in custody. But who can argue with the basic message: "The human connection extends around the world?"
But it quickly switches focus to Africa, with more voices from Uganda than were featured in the emotive first release.
That film struck a chord with a younger generation not often engaged with the traditional news agenda.
"This generation has responded to the call to make Joseph Kony famous," the group said, promising to take the "next step" on 20 April.
"Part II gives a closer look at the Lord's Resistance Army, the international efforts to stop them, the progress that has already been made, and what we can all do to help," the group said.
Some US senators claimed to have been alerted to the problem by their children amid the popularity of the first release.
"All three of my kids, in different context and different times have said: 'So what are you doing about Joseph Kony and the LRA?"' Senator Chris Coons told the Associated Press.
Mr Coons is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations African affairs sub-committee. He has travelled to Africa to hear about the issue firsthand.
A recent report from the US Pew Research centre concluded that the first film represented a new way for young people consume news.
It found that 40% of 18-29 year-olds had heard about the video, compared with 20% of 30-49-year-olds and 18% of 50-64-year-olds.
The younger age group was also far more likely to have viewed the video. The majority had heard about it via social networks such as Twitter.
"The 30-minute video... provided striking evidence that young adults and their elders at times have different news agendas and learn about news in different ways," the report said.
Invisible Children's co-founder Jason Russell is currently in hospital after he was found semi-naked and screaming at traffic in the streets of San Diego.
He made himself the focus of the first film and came in for some heavy criticism from other advocacy groups and aid agencies.
Many criticised the Kony 2012 project for prescribing a "colonialist" approach to the issue of the LRA without empowering Africans to fix their own problems.
James McCafferty was released from prison in March and Police Scotland had been searching for him since 25 April.
A police appeal said Mr McCafferty was known to visit the Stobswell and Hilltown areas of Dundee and may have been sleeping rough.
"There was phlegm everywhere," said former England captain Rio Ferdinand, recalling one particular changing-room rant.
"It was against Bayern Munich. I didn't agree with some of his decisions and I was screaming in the tunnel.
"I sat down and he came over and absolutely unloaded on me," he said.
Several former Manchester United players, including David Beckham and Lee Sharpe, have revealed in the past what it's like to be on the receiving end of Sir Alex's temper.
But in an interview with Radio 1 Breakfast's Nick Grimshaw, where Ferdinand also tried out his news reading skills, he admitted the Scot has a caring side too.
"He had moments of rage like that, but at times what set him apart was the compassion he's got as well.
"If there was anyone ill in anyone's family he always find time and send flowers."
But it seems Sir Alex, Ferguson, who won 38 trophies in his 26 years at United, was less sympathetic when it came to his players' after-hours activities.
"I was injured in the first game I played in a pre-season game," Ferdinand said.
"Those first six weeks and I was going out because I wasn't playing. Just after I came back he said 'Rio how are you enjoying Manchester?' I said 'yeah it's good gaff I've just been to a few restaurants, a few quiet nights in.'
"He let me finish and went 'listen son, if you want to play for this football club for a long time, cut the rubbish out.'
"I thought, well he's the mafia. Everyone's telling him where I've been, what I've drunk and how much I've paid for stuff. It was unbelievable.
"He probably employed someone on social media when it all came out to make sure he was abreast of everything."
Sir Alex brought Ferdinand to Old Trafford from Leeds for £30m in 2002.
But the defender almost never turned out in a United shirt.
"I had offers to stay in London to go to Chelsea, but I needed to go to Leeds and leave London so I didn't go to every party I was invited to. I loved it when I was younger."
"It's different when you've got kids now. You get the fear factor of getting a hangover. I don't want that!"
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The Oscar-winning actor stars as a suicidal man who has travelled to Japan to kill himself in The Sea of Trees.
Heckles and boos were heard at Friday's press screening, but McConaughey said, "People have as much right to boo as to ovate."
The film is directed by Gus Van Sant, whose film Elephant won the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2003.
The Sea of Trees has its public premiere on Saturday.
Reviews for the film, which also stars Naomi Watts and Ken Watanabe, have also been fairly negative, with the Guardian's one-star review calling it "a fantastically annoying and dishonest tear-jerker".
Speaking to journalists on Saturday, Van Sant said: "I read one review this morning and it was very definitive, I was imagining everyone was the same as this person so I thought, 'Now we know where we stand,' which was kind of nice."
Referring to the 2003 festival, he continued: "There was apparently some kind of fight after the Elephant screening, like fisticuffs over whether it was good or bad, which I thought was interesting."
The new film is also in competition for this year's top prize which is announced on 24 May.
He said his comments were not about the "whole Australian team".
Prior to the first Test, Kohli had said he was "really good friends with all these guys off the field".
But at a post match conference after India won the series on Tuesday, he said: "No, it has changed. You won't hear me say that ever again."
The Indian captain tweeted on Thursday, after his comments received widespread coverage in both Australian and Indian media.
Meanwhile, former Australian cricketer Brad Hodge has apologised for suggesting Kohli was saving himself for the "cash-rich" Twenty20 cricket.
India won the Test final against Australia without the skipper, who sustained an on-field shoulder injury.
"You would think that your captain would get out there and get amongst the fight," Hodge said in a TV interview.
The backlash threatened to eclipse his season opener for the Indian Premier League coaching the Gujarat Lions.
During the series, Kohli said Australia captain Steve Smith "crossed the line" by trying to get help from his dressing room with the decision review system.
India were thrashed by 333 runs in the opening Test, but levelled with victory in the second.
During that game, Smith was caught looking for assistance as he considered reviewing an lbw decision, which is banned. Smith described his actions as "a bit of brain-fade".
Kohli injured his shoulder as he dived to save a boundary during the drawn third Test, and Australian Glenn Maxwell was accused of mocking him later in the match.
Without Kohli, India went on to win the fourth Test, during which the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) put a video on its website of a spat between all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade.
"I have sort of been very intense in my own little bubble, and at times I have let my emotions and actions just falter a little bit throughout this series and I apologise for that," said Smith.
"That's a big stride for me moving forward and something I can really learn from and continue to grow as an individual and as a leader."
Smith said he was "a bit disappointed" the BCCI had posted the video of Jadeja and Wade.
He added: "It happened between both sides throughout the series. I think usually what's said on the field stays on the field."
That it remained airborne was at least partly down to a $1bn bail-out from its home government in Quebec.
An additional $1.5bn was raised from selling a stake in Bombardier's train division.
It employs 74,000 people in 28 countries - Northern Ireland is home to around 7% or 5,500 of its staff, all working in aerospace.
A major source of trouble has been its gamble on the C-Series, a first shot at the larger passenger plane market dominated by Boeing and Airbus.
The project has cost at least $5.4bn - $2bn more than anticipated.
A three-year delay in getting the C-Series into service has damaged an order book gathering dust since September 2014.
Positive industry reaction to the aircraft's performance data appeared lost as Boeing and Airbus did discount deals to gobble up orders from airlines.
At the same time, global market conditions have wobbled Bombardier's business jet market, with demand falling in the likes of Russia and China.
Armed with a turn-around plan, but warnings of reduced profits, 2016 was billed as a year of transition.
The strategy is now known to include job cuts.
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The move will see Stormers player Kleyn link up with his former defence coach at the province, Jacques Nienaber, who has joined Munster's backroom team.
Munster's new director of rugby, South African Rassie Erasmus, said Kleyn, 22, is a "hugely exciting prospect".
"I've seen his development first hand and with Jacques' extensive knowledge of him we are all up to speed on how Jean can contribute," said Erasmus.
"A naturally athletic player we believe he will add further value to the pack and we look forward to welcoming him to Munster."
Kleyn, who is 6ft 8in, made his debut for Western Province in 2012 before beginning his Stormers career two years ago.
The lock has made 17 appearances for the Stormers in addition to playing 22 times for Western Province.
More than 25,000 received their A-level and AS-level results on Thursday.
Students in Northern Ireland have again outperformed their counterparts in England and Wales.
In the full A-level, 29.3% of students achieved A or A* grades, a drop on last year's 29.9%.
The overall pass rate in Northern Ireland this year is up by 0.1%, with 98.2% of students achieving grades A* to E.
Girls have continued to outperform boys in gaining A* grades, but the gap is closing.
The number of girls taking so-called STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - at A-level has seen a notable increase.
There was a significant rise of 8.6% in the number of students taking A-levels in mathematics, with 10.6% more entries from girls.
It is now the most popular subject, accounting for one in 10 A-level entries.
Biology, religious studies, history and English complete the list of the top five most popular subjects.
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Justin Edwards, the chief executive of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), the Northern Ireland awarding body, said the growth in students choosing to study mathematics was encouraging.
"Mathematics provides access to a wide range of educational pathways and careers," he said.
"While entries in this subject have grown across all three countries, in Northern Ireland that growth has been notably strong."
There are many options available for students, according to Christine Kelly of the Careers Advice Service.
"Some young people may decide university is not for them and they might want to take a gap year or defer for a year," she said.
"There are also lots of other options in further education colleges; HNCs, HNDs, foundation degrees, BTEC Nationals and apprenticeships.
"Some employers offer school leavers' programmes, so there is a multitude of options out there."
Education Minister John O'Dowd said STEM subjects were in demand by employers and he welcomed their increased uptake by female students.
"Seeing the relevance of course choices for the future is vital in keeping young people engaged and motivated to achieve," he said.
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry said his department's careers service was available to offer guidance at "this milestone (that) often presents a crossroads in a young person's career development".
CCEA has set up an examinations helpline that offers advice and guidance for students who have received results.
Fergal McFerran, the president of the National Union of Students and Union of Students in Ireland, called on university tuition fees to be scrapped so more students could access higher education.
"Tuition fees can be a barrier to participation in higher education in Northern Ireland," he said.
"I believe that it is to the benefit of our society as a whole as well as to the economy here if we were to move to a fairer system, away from tuition fees."
Temporary traffic lights have been in place on the A30 in Sherborne since 3 May due to culvert drainage works.
However, Dorset County Council said an investigation found "large amounts of material have been lost from the roof of the culvert, leaving it vulnerable to collapse".
A section of the road will close at the end of the month, it added.
A spokeswoman said it was not yet clear how long the closure would be in place.
"Now that we are aware of the condition of the culvert we cannot walk away from it," she added.
The drainage works on the A30 Newell, at the junction with the B3148 Marston Road - which is a major route through the county between Shaftesbury and Yeovil in Somerset - were originally expected to be completed by 17 June.
Original stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewan Bremner and Robert Carlyle are all returning for the new film.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Boyle confirmed that the shoot was planned for "May/June".
The film, loosely based on Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting follow-up Porno, could be released later next year.
Boyle said filming of the sequel might be as tight as the first, which was shot in less than two months.
Miller and Carlyle both star in US TV shows - CBS's Elementary and ABC's Once Upon a Time respectively.
"They only get this little window off, so either you wait for the contract to run down, which could be as late as three years, or you kind of try and do it in this window," Boyle said.
"But all four lads are back in."
The original Trainspotting was made on a shoestring budget of just £1.5m.
The sequel's budget will be bigger but still relatively modest.
"We're doing it for less than $20m, and that'll give us control of the film so we can make the film we want to make," Boyle told the Hollywood Reporter.
"That's as much as you can get without being answerable to anybody. You can sort of get on with it without much interference. Although we could have raised a lot more money for this, we didn't, so we're trying to keep some sense like we kept the original."
Boyle is hoping Film4, who produced the original, will get on board.
He admitted there were reservations among the cast about making a sequel.
"The actors were understandably worried about its reputation and not wanting to let people down or to just be cashing in," he said.
"So actually the script, which John (Hodge) has written, has been put under a very fierce spotlight by everyone, and it's a good one.
"Everyone's attitude is that it'll be an honourable addition and an interesting addition to the original film. We're very positive that we believe it can happen and it's coming true."
The 21-year Calder, who had a spell on loan to Dundee in 2015, has signed a two-year contract.
Elsdon, a fellow cap at under-17 level for England, will stay at Caledonian Stadium for an initial six months.
The 20-year-old Boro defender has yet to break into the first team with the English Championship club.
But he played three times last season for Middlesbrough Under-23s in the Football League Trophy.
Calder came through the youth ranks at Riverside Stadium but also failed to make a first-team breakthrough.
He played 11 times for Dundee in the Scottish top flight, starting three games, during his six-month spell at Dens Park.
Calder subsequently had two loan spells with Doncaster Rovers, starting 16 times and coming off the bench 16 times for the League Two outfit.
He finished last season being farmed out to Lincoln City but played only once for the National League side.
Caley Thistle manager John Robertson has now made six signings as he reshapes the squad following relegation from the Scottish Premiership under Richie Foran last season.
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Vandals struck at the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society at Crathes in August 2015.
The Duke of Rothesay - as he is known north of the border - made a donation through The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.
He drove the steam engine on a line he used to travel on as a child.
The Duke of Rothesay was shown the controls by volunteer driver James West, who said he was a "very good" driver on the short journey on a reconstructed section of the historic line towards Banchory and back.
Mr West said: "I never thought I'd teach the future King to drive a stream train.
"He's driven similar trains before, so kind of understood how they work.
"We chatted on the way down the line about how he'd travelled on the line as a child and he never believed he would travel on it again.
"He took the controls and did all the driving. I did the braking as we approached the platform. His driving was very good."
There was "no clear picture" of how the probation system was performing, two years after changes had been announced, the Public Accounts Committee said.
And it said IT problems had "undermined the pace of change".
The government said it was committed to delivering the "vital reforms" and reducing re-offending rates.
Government changes announced in 2014 have seen the probation service split in two, with:
The aim of is to reduce the human and economic cost of reoffending.
But in a report published on Friday, the Public Accounts Committee said: "The Ministry of Justice is now more than two years into these ambitious reforms, intended to reduce reoffending, but they are far from complete.
"There is still no clear picture of how the new system is performing in important areas of the reforms."
It said information and communications technology (ICT) systems in probation were "inefficient, unreliable and hard to use".
"Failure" to deal with these problems and "serious uncertainty over the impact on providers of lower than expected business volumes" had also "undermined the pace of change".
The MPs also said it was unclear whether the extension of supervision after release to offenders sentenced for less than 12 months was "having the desired impact", saying almost 60% of people who received short prison sentences "reoffend within a year".
The committee acknowledged the "scale of challenges" facing the MoJ in the coming years, particularly in delivering "ambitious" changes to the courts and prisons systems in England and Wales at a time of "increasingly constrained resources".
"But it is crucial that the ministry completes the 'rehabilitation revolution' it has started and makes good on its promise to reduce the huge economic and human cost of reoffending," it said.
Labour MP Meg Hillier, who chairs the committee, said there was a real danger the MoJ had "bitten off more than it can chew".
"Ambition is one thing, but, as our committee continues to document across government, delivering positive results for taxpayers and society in general is quite another," she said.
"'Revolution' is a potent word the government may regret using to describe its reforms to rehabilitation.
"After two years, these are far from complete, and there remain serious risks to achieving the performance levels expected by the end of 2017."
Justice Minister Sam Gyimah said: "We are carrying out a comprehensive review of the probation service to improve outcomes for offenders and communities.
"Public protection is our top priority, and we will not hesitate to take the necessary action to make sure our vital reforms are being delivered to reduce reoffending, cut crime and prevent future victims."
Commenting on the report, Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Jonathan Marks QC said that without his party in government to pursue reform "we have seen progress grind to a halt".
He said the rates of reoffending were not only a "massive waste of public money" but "disastrous" for the public and bad for people "stuck in the cycle of reoffending".
He also accused the government of inaction on reducing the prison population and said many prisons in England and Wales were "academies of crime".
The Lib Dems wants to replace short jail terms with "robust" community sentences and "greater use of tagging" for sentences of less than 12 months.
At least one person was treated in hospital and several were hurt as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Siyazan.
The demonstrators were angry at worsening economic conditions sparked by the fall in the price of oil.
Azerbaijan's economy is heavily dependent on oil. Nearly half its GDP in 2014 came from the oil sector.
Oil prices have slumped by 70% in the past 15 months, down to $31 a barrel on international markets.
Azerbaijan's currency, the manat, has also fallen dramatically in value.
The interior ministry said the protests were organised by the opposition and religious extremists.
The government has ordered a cut in the price of flour in response to the crisis, effective from Friday, according to Reuters news agency.
VAT was being waived on wheat imports and the sale of bread and flour, it said.
In a further move to prop up the faltering manat, Azerbaijan's central bank has banned the sale of foreign exchange in bureaux de change run by commercial banks, Reuters adds.
Azerbaijan's economy, heavily dependent on oil revenue, has been shaken by decreasing oil prices on the world markets. Small businesses have suffered enormously in recent years because of bribes allegedly demanded by officials. Corruption has been a major hurdle for businesses in Azerbaijan, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Azerbaijan's local currency, the manat, was almost equal to the euro at the start of last year but was devalued against the dollar in February 2015.
In December 2015 the Central Bank unpegged the manat from the dollar, and an immediate price hike followed. This heavily affected low-income families. Many others with large bank loans suffered too.
Azerbaijan imports even most of the basic consumer goods and, although some agricultural products are produced locally, raw materials for their production are brought in from abroad.
Despite recurrent warnings from international and local analysts about the expected effects of oil dependency, the Azerbaijani government has done very little to improve other industries.
In a country where media are under strict control, critical voices are met with force.
Discontent was relatively low during the oil boom, but now the volatile currency means that price increases affect almost everyone.
And as the range of people who suffer increases, it may prove difficult for the government to appease the wider public.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 2.95 points to 18,352.05.
The S&P 500 moved just 0.46 points up to 2,164.25, while the tech-rich Nasdaq climbed 6.51 points to 5,166.25.
US investors appeared mostly unmoved by the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates for the first time in seven years.
In the US a run of strong economic data, including Wednesday's private sector hiring numbers, could strengthen the case for the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates when it meets in September.
However, investors are waiting to see what the official monthly jobs data will reveal. Many expect slower employment growth in July than the previous month.
"There is a little bit of order being restored in the market today, but [it] is in a wait-and-see period ahead of the jobs report," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive officer at Sarhan Capital.
21st Century Fox fell 4.4% after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, but higher costs held back gains.
Shares of Tesla rose 2.3%. The electric carmaker reported a widening quarterly loss but an increase in production.
MetLife was the biggest drag on the S&P 500. Shares tumbled 8.7% after the insurance firm missed earnings expectations.
Patrick Rock, 64, who worked as deputy director of policy at Downing Street, denies all 20 charges against him.
Mr Rock, of Fulham, south-west London, admits downloading 20 separate images of nine young girls in 2013, but denies they are indecent.
At the time of the downloading, all but one of the girls was aged 14 or under.
The prosecution argued the images showed girls, although not naked, in "sexual" poses that drew attention to their genital and breast areas, and asked the jury to decide if each image, when looked at separately, was indecent.
The jury was shown the images, which featured girls aged 10 to 16, posing in clothing including bikinis, hot pants and a bra, and a ballet tutu.
Prosecutor Thomas Forster told the jury at Southwark Crown Court that because the ages of the girls were given at the time of downloading, they must have been younger when the photographs were taken.
Mr Forster said: "The clothing the children are wearing is sometimes adult in style - indeed what an adult might consider sexualised or erotic clothing.
"The child is photographed in a pose that is deliberately sexual in tone, because they are scantily clad and/or their legs are often apart and/or they are showing their bottoms to the camera."
Sasha Wass QC, defending, said her client is a man of good character and asked the jury to consider the charges in the context of modern society.
She said the photos contained no nudity and described the girls in the photographs as models, saying: "Think swimwear models in catalogues".
Ms Wass also referred to some of the images as being comparable to the poses seen in the video for Britney Spears' song Baby One More Time, adding that the singer was under 16 at the time.
Ms Wass said some men "would rather look at a fresh-faced teenager than a woman their own age".
She went on to talk about what she described as author Lewis Carroll's fixation with 10-year-old Alice Liddell, his inspiration for Alice in Wonderland.
Ms Wass said "there was no suggestion that Patrick Rock ever paid to view these images" and that "all that he did was looking and clicking".
She added that we lived in a society where there was "an allure that is youth", saying: "Before deciding that a man of 64 with no criminal convictions should be convicted as a criminal, you might want to bring to mind other images of young girls that are freely available."
Ms Wass added that there seemed to be an "element of madness that is allowed to dictate what is considered to be decent".
Judge Alistair McCreath told the jurors they would have to decide whether the images were indecent in the eyes of an average member of society, rather than basing their decisions on their own personal views.
He said: "The word 'indecent' has no particular legal meaning.
"At one end is the downright obscene and at the other is that which is distasteful. Somewhere in between is that which is indecent. Indecent is against the law, bad taste is not."
The jury has been sent home for the day and will continue its deliberations on Wednesday.
The rain began on Saturday bringing flooding to parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces.
Pre-monsoon rains often cause damage in rural Pakistan and officials said locals had been warned to leave their villages for safer places.
The summer monsoon season is even worse, last year killing dozens.
The weekend's rains also saw dozens of people taken to hospital with injuries, a national disaster management official, Latif ur Rehman, told the Associated Press.
Pictures showed shops and homes damaged, and bridges swept away.
Habib Khan, from northern Swat valley, told local TV: "We're left on our own. Nobody from the government is coming to help us."
Officials said tents and other relief goods had been sent to the region. Hundreds of people have also moved to safer areas, local media reports.
A procession will be held in the capital, Abuja, with 219 girls taking part to represent each missing girl.
The abduction of the girls in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria sparked global outrage, with nations such as the US and China promising to help find them.
There have been reported sightings of the girls, but none has been found.
Boko Haram say the girls have converted to Islam and been married off. One witness told the BBC that she saw more than 50 of them alive three weeks ago in the north-eastern town of Gwoza.
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It has been a whole year of agony for the relatives of the missing 219 Chibok girls. There have been a few sightings of some of the abducted students but very little official information from a government that has long promised to rescue them from the clutches of Boko Haram.
One mother told the BBC she sometimes arranges her 19-year-old daughter's clothes in the hope that she is about to return home.
The scale of this conflict is so grim that the Chibok girls represent just a fraction of those seized by the jihadists. Many have escaped partly thanks to a recent military offensive - but not the Chibok girls.
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High-profile figures such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and US First Lady Michelle Obama were among those who drew attention to their plight on Twitter last year under the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag.
Since then, campaigners have criticised the Nigerian government of outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan for not doing enough to find the girls and combat the six-year Boko Haram insurgency in the north, in which thousands of people have been killed.
And Amnesty International say the militants have abducted 2,000 girls and women since the start of last year, becoming cooks, sex slaves and fighters.
Nigeria's incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to "crush" the insurgents and said his government would "do everything in its power to bring them home".
However, he added: "As much as I wish to, I cannot promise that we can find them."
In a video message to a global gathering in Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales warned of a failure to "run the global bank that we call our planet in a responsible and competent manner".
He urged delegates to "act now before it is too late".
The Prince was speaking at the World Forum on Natural Capital.
"I think there is an urgent need for collaboration, sharing of knowledge and a drive to do things differently," he added.
Speaking as patron of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, which organised the two-day event, Prince Charles said: "The value of the planet's ecosystems and biodiversity has not been taken into account fully and consistently in our decision-making systems.
"We are facing what can only be described as a cataclysm of events which pose a real threat to our survival."
Natural capital describes the planet's stocks of natural assets, such as soil, air, water and all living things.
Numerous high-profile reports and studies have identified the range of vital services the natural world provides, such as clean air and clean water.
However, these stocks are being depleted at an unsustainable rate and the situation is set to worsen amid a growing global population and projected climate change.
The forum's co-founder and chief executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Jonathan Hughes, observed: "This is not just an ecological tragedy but it is a social and economic tragedy as well.
He added one of the motivations for organising the forum, the second of its kind, was to raise awareness of the issues and challenges facing natural resources and wildlife.
"Secondly, we wanted business and governments to act quickly so we wanted to turn the debate around the concept of natural capital into practical tools that business and governments can implement and make a difference that traditional nature conservation has failed to do over the past 50 years," Mr Hughes told BBC News.
The opening address to 500 delegates from more than 40 nations was delivered by Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
She said it was not a surprise the there was a growing interest around the globe in the concept of natural capital.
She said: "This year, more than any other, exemplifies why that is of such profound importance.
"Over the summer… Scotland became one of the first countries in the world to publicly pledge to Implement the (United Nations) global goals on sustainable development.
"The goals set out a plan of action for people and the planet,' Ms Sturgeon observed.
"They start from the premise, the right premise in my point of view, that irradiating poverty in all of its forms… is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
"Protecting the resources that we all depend on is a crucial part of that."
However, she did acknowledge that there were a "range of views around the valuation of natural capital and the involvement of business".
In the build-up to the event, some environmental campaigners accused the organisers of the forum of helping a number of big companies with a history of environmental pollution to "profit from greenwash".
Mr Hughes told BBC News that there was a place within the environmental movement for "placards and banners but the movement also needs to be prepared to work constructively with government and business".
"Scottish Wildlife Trust likes to focus on solutions," he added.
"Only through working with business and governments and making them part of the solutions can we expect to tackle some of the critical challenges facing us."
Many of the speakers made the link between natural capital and climate change, particularly the forthcoming key UN summit in Paris.
Inger Andersen, director-general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), told delegates: "On the eve of, potentially, the single largest agreement in Paris, we all have to remind ourselves what is at stake.
"I want to remind you that even with the two degree limit, which will be very hard to reach, that will have very severe impacts on our planet and our ecosystems.
"The story of how we deal with natural capital becomes all the more important. Natural Capital is our single, greatest ally as we try to defend vulnerable communities from the onslaught of more frequent storms, flood and drought."
Delegates were being invited to sign a letter that called on world leaders attending the Paris summit to recognise that tackling climate change could not be achieved unless the loss of the world's natural capital was halted.
"What we are saying is protection of that natural capital is a prerequisite for tackling the climate crisis," Jonathan Hughes explained.
"The Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, which the governments from around the world are taking to Paris, [reveal that] a lot of the emissions are from land-use change and land-use degradation.
"So we cannot solve the climate crisis without solving the biodiversity crisis."
The former UK prime minister will join the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, which has campaigned for tougher laws on extremism.
Mr Blair is standing down this month as the Middle East envoy representing the US, Russia, the UN and the EU.
He will not be paid in his new role, but his faith foundation will reportedly receive an annual donation.
The ECTR describes itself as an "opinion-making and advisory body".
It has called on European countries to bring in legislation creating clearer definitions of racism and anti-Semitism, boost educational programmes and make Holocaust denial a criminal offence.
The organisation also wants governments to provide security at synagogues and Jewish schools.
Writing in the Times (behind a paywall), Mr Blair and Moshe Kantor, a Russian-born businessman who co-founded the ECTR in 2008, said Europe was facing "dangerous times".
They said "economic decline fuels instability", noting that the only three times in the past 100 years when the annual GDP growth in Europe went below 1% was just before World War One and World War Two and last year.
Mr Blair and Mr Kantor, who is also President of the European Jewish Congress, highlighted a report on global anti-Semitic incidents by the Kantor Centre at Tel Aviv University, which found last year was one of the worst years in the past decade.
"Prejudice and racism often start with the softest targets, be it Jews or others, but it never ends there," they wrote.
"Anti-Semitism is not a Jewish problem, but one infecting the whole of society and needs to be tackled for the sake of us all.
"It is our firm belief that it is not religion or faith per se that causes or foments conflict," they added.
"It is the abuse of religion which then becomes a mask behind which those bent on death and destruction all too often hide."
They cited the Northern Ireland peace process, which Mr Blair was involved in, as a "prime example" of where lessons can be learnt.
"Globalisation is pushing us closer together so the effects of racism and discrimination increasingly undermine the fabric of society... states, international organisations and other actors must join together to tackle hate and intolerance."
The Board of Deputies of British Jews welcomed Mr Blair's appointment.
Senior Vice President Richard Verber said Mr Blair has "proved himself a good friend of the Jewish community" and was "well-placed to bring his experience to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance".
The National Secular Society said the proposal to make Holocaust denial a criminal offence would "undermine the West's defence of freedom of speech".
"Politicians have already called for the outlawing of Islamophobia, playing into the hands of those intent on closing down honest debate about and within Islam," the society's executive director Keith Porteous Wood said.
He added that imposing mandatory security at all synagogues and Jewish schools was "disproportionate".
Mr Blair, who was UK prime minister from 1997 to 2007, is taking over from former Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski as chairman of the ECTR.
He will head a board that includes former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and ex-Swedish PM Goran Persson.
His decision to quit as Middle East peace envoy was announced in May.
Sources said, however, that Mr Blair would "remain active" in the region in an informal role and was "fully committed to assisting the international community in its work with Israel and the Palestinians to bring about progress on the two-state solution".
The former Rangers winger has been training at Rugby Park this week having worked under Clark at Birmingham City.
"It would be a fantastic way to finish the transfer window," Clark said.
"I think it's a very long shot, but you live in hope. You never know in this game and we'll see what we can do."
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Speaking after his side's 1-1 draw with Rangers, Clark said Burke's influence on the young players in his squad has been evident this week.
"I had him at Birmingham. I made him captain for a few games," the Killie boss told BBC Scotland.
"He's a terrific pro, fantastic to have around the place, a great example to the young players I have, to show what it takes to become a top player, which he is.
"It would be difficult (to sign him) but I would love it to happen."
Clark was pleased with his side's performance against Rangers, which saw them withstand a late onslaught with 10 men following Greg Taylor's red card for a wild lunge on Joey Barton shortly after James Tavernier had cancelled out Kris Boyd's opener.
"It feels like a very good performance. I thought we were excellent," Clark continued.
"When you go down to 10 men against a team like Rangers, who pass it and rotate around the pitch the way they do with the quality they have, for us to stay in the game, we have only been pegged back by a world-class free-kick.
"I thought we were real value for our lead at half-time and I just thought the performance was very, very good.
"I've said to them that that's the standard for our performance level. We have to be ready to repeat that once the games come back after the international break.
"Remember we've won a game. Some teams in the league haven't won a game. We have to knock the negativity around this football club on its head.
"It's not doom and gloom in our dressing room that seems to be circulating on the outside."
Until now, Facewatch has provided local groups of businesses with a way to share their CCTV images of shoplifters and other potential offenders.
It is now giving shops the ability to generate alerts if a face recognition system matches individuals in the shared pictures to customers in their stores, as the BBC PM programme's Chris Vallance reports.
As we descend the steps into the wine bar he runs, Simon Gordon tells me how he thinks technology can help tackle High Street crime.
As well as running the bar, Simon is the founder of Facewatch, a system that helps businesses locally create and share watch lists - for example, pictures of shoplifters or known bag thieves.
The scheme, which has more than 10,000 premises registered, also helps businesses quickly upload camera footage to the police. The 13th police force has just "come on board", Simon tells me.
At present, spotting a dubious customer on a watch list relies on vigilant staff, but Facewatch, Simon says, is now testing using face-recognition camera systems.
Simon is demonstrating a face-recognition system in an office next to his bar.
The system happily finds the faces of everyone who passes, but a little white box jitters around my face.
"You're invisible," Simon says. I start pondering a crime spree.
We later discover my thick-rimmed glasses are the problem. It's something easily fixed by adjusting the system settings, Simon tells me.
In the past, the system has protected the wine bar from bag thieves. Now the thieves are gone, and it's only loaded with sample images used to demonstrate face-recognition technology.
Simon's ambition is to enable Facewatch to integrate with all the major face-recognition camera systems.
"What you can do now is link your face-recognition system to Facewatch and it will pull down the watch list that's relevant for your premises and your group," he says.
"Then, if someone walks into your premises, it will send you an alert."
Tests are already under way in a small number of shops. Most just use sample images taken from business employees.
"It's live in test sites, but it's not in widespread operation yet," Simon says.
Simon thinks face recognition could help prevent crime before it happens. "I know that sounds a bit like Minority Report but it is possible," he says.
A pre-emptive "Can I help you sir?" may forestall a crime, but Renata Samson, of the privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, is wary.
"The idea that pre-crime can be stopped is a worry, aren't we all innocent until proven guilty?" she says.
I ask Simon if there is a risk of "blacklisting".
"The people who are on the list are not guilty until they've been prosecuted and taken to court, and the system makes that very clear", Simon says - and under the Data Protection Act "if anyone misuses that data there are very significant fines".
Simon is also sanguine about the risk of misidentification. Images from the watch list will be sent with alerts so staff can check that there's a good match, he says.
It's not just High Street businesses testing face-recognition camera systems.
At the Download music festival in Donington Park, Leicestershire, police used cameras connected to NEC's NeoFace system to scan music fans entering the arena to see if their faces matched a specially created database of criminals known to target festivals.
It sparked controversy and an angry on-stage protest from the band Muse, who accused police of "scanning our faces without telling us".
But Simon Cole, Leicestershire's Chief Constable, says the anger was based on a misunderstanding.
"Afterwards, there was lots of noise that we were storing images of people and we had 75,000 images... it just isn't how it works," he says.
Face-recognition camera systems should be used by police, he tells me.
"The technology's here, and we need to think about what is a proportionate response that respects people's privacy," he says.
Go shopping in Leicester, he says, and you'll be filmed by any number of CCTV cameras.
"If that checks that I'm a reasonably law abiding citizen, that doesn't bother me," he says.
Tony Porter, the surveillance camera commissioner, says a wider debate is needed.
He tells me: "The public need to ask themselves: do they want six million cameras painted red at head height looking at them?
"But good technology that is sited in the right location and is used by the police and agencies effectively is a good thing."
Police forces are already using face-recognition to identify people, much as they might with DNA or fingerprints.
A national police database contains up to 18 million "custody suite" photos - hundreds of thousands could be of innocent people.
The biometrics commissioner Alastair MacGregor has warned that image databases and face recognition could be used to track people's movements by "combining widespread CCTV and access to a huge searchable database of facial images".
Some forces are also learning that skilled humans can outperform computers in analysing pictures.
"Super-recognisers" - humans with a talent for spotting faces - manage "200 idents a week", Det Ch Insp Mick Neville, of the Metropolitan Police, tells me in an email.
But the computer manages just one a week "due to the quality, angle and lighting of CCTV images".
Facewatch's Simon Gordon knows about the work, but says computers will be more useful in live settings; a bar could hardly pay a super-recogniser to sit by the door all day. And human brains aren't exponentially increasing in power.
Simon says the price of systems is falling as their effectiveness increases, and face-detection cameras could soon be within every business's reach.
"Probably by the end of next year, it will be almost like having a mobile phone," he says.
Fellow forward Charlie Austin remains sidelined, while Virgil van Dijk is unlikely to play again this season.
Bournemouth will assess Ryan Fraser's hamstring problem, while Harry Arter and Junior Stanislas could return from respective calf and groin injuries.
Lys Mousset is also a doubt and Tyrone Mings is still suspended.
Adam Federici, Callum Wilson and Rhoys Wiggins remain out with knee injuries.
Simon Brotherton: "Bournemouth's recent upturn in form has eased fears of being drawn into the relegation scrap and means they go into this game level on points with Southampton.
"Eddie Howe's team could win three in a row for the first time in just over a year and, if they did, it would be a first ever win away to Saints.
"Interestingly, Bournemouth's three-match unbeaten run has coincided with Jack Wilshere dropping out of the starting line-up, costing him his England squad place.
"Meanwhile, two more Southampton players, Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse, made their debuts for the Three Lions in the recent international break.
"Add in the under-21s, an impressive total of seven players were called up from St Mary's for England duty."
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Southampton manager Claude Puel: "We now have many players available for the team with good spirit. When I can't take an international in the team like Jordy Clasie, it's difficult for me for him to stay at home.
"It's always difficult to make a choice, but it's important for all the team to have the respect of the staff and all the players.
"They must keep a good attitude because we have many games [coming up]."
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We've never won at Southampton, so we want to create history this weekend.
"From our perspective, this weekend is a bit of a different game for us. We want to give our supporters something to shout about.
"We've been more consistent recently, but we know there's a long way to go and that we have a tough run of fixtures ahead."
Southampton turned Bournemouth over when they met earlier in the season but I don't think they will repeat that at St Mary's.
Local pride is at stake here and I can see Bournemouth putting up a decent fight and leaving with a point.
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Ryan Reich, a 35-year-old American, and Greek national Stylianos Contogoulas, 45, were both freed in unanimous verdicts.
It was their second trial on a charge of conspiracy to defraud.
The first jury to hear their case failed to reach a verdict in July 2016, although four colleagues were jailed.
Jay Merchant was sentenced to six-and-a-half years, Peter Johnson and Jonathan Mathew were each jailed for four years, while Alex Pabon received two years and nine months. All four worked for Barclays.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had accused Mr Reich and Mr Contogoulas of plotting with other Barclays staff between June 2005 and September 2007 to rig Libor.
Libor - the London interbank offered rate - plays a key role in the global financial system by setting a benchmark for rates on about $450 trillion of financial contracts and loans worldwide.
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In a statement issued by his lawyer, Roland Ellis, Mr Contogoulas thanked the jury after what he described as a "trying ordeal for the past seven years".
"He has consistently maintained his innocence of any crime and is gratified that today's verdict has vindicated him," Mr Ellis said.
"The decision by the SFO to seek a retrial of my client after the jury had failed to reach a verdict following a four-month trial in 2016 was regrettable. We made strong representations to them that it was not in the public interest to do so and that the prospects of a conviction were slim," the lawyer continued.
"Unfortunately they chose not to accede to those representations. The speed with which the jury reached their verdicts today would suggest that those representations had considerable merit."
SFO prosecutor Emma Deacon declined to comment. The SFO noted the acquittals in a brief statement.
Mr Reich said he was "relieved and delighted" to have been acquitted.
"This trial was the first time that any jury has actually been asked to consider whether as a matter of fact any trader deliberately broke the rules or caused false Libors to be submitted. They rapidly rejected the SFO's case," he said.
"There can be little doubt that, had the juries been properly directed in earlier trials, acquittals would similarly have resulted."
Mr Reich's lawyers said the jury heard evidence from senior managers at Barclays, who accepted that between 2005 and 2007 communications with the Libor submitter were permitted which created conflicts of interest, and that there was insufficient clarity and training as to what was and was not allowed.
"It is of real concern that the SFO has chosen to pursue Mr Reich and other junior traders for conduct that was widespread, tolerated and encouraged by senior figures in the industry at the time," they said.
The jury found both defendants not guilty within hours of being sent to consider their verdict.
Jonathan Pickworth, a lawyer at White & Case, which was not involved in the case, said the speedy acquittal "tells us all we need to know about what the jury thought of the prosecution case".
During the trial, the SFO's only banking industry expert admitted he had broken court rules by sending texts and emails to contacts, while giving evidence in court, to check he was answering basic questions correctly.
The Libor rigging scandal erupted in 2012, when Barclays was the first bank to be prosecuted with a £290m fine, which sparked the resignation of chief executive Bob Diamond.
Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS, Deutsche Bank and broker Icap were also heavily fined for attempting to manipulate the rate.
In August 2015, Tom Hayes became the first individual to be convicted in the Libor scandal and was sentenced to 14 years in prison - later reduced to 11 years.
Six other traders - Darrell Read, Noel Cryan, Danny Wilkinson, Colin Goodman, James Gilmour and Terry Farr - were accused of aiding Hayes but were found not guilty in January 2016.
Thursday's verdicts mark an end to the SFO's current Libor trials.
It has also charged five men and one woman with conspiracy to defraud in connection with an investigation into the setting of Euribor, a Brussels-based euro benchmark.
The six, who deny wrongdoing, are due to stand trial in September.
Almost 600 children disappeared last year, with more than 200 still missing, ECPAT UK and Missing People said.
The charities called on the UK government and local authorities to reform the child protection system.
The Department for Education said it had commissioned "specialist training" for those caring for the children.
The two charities collected the latest annual figures provided to them by more than 200 local authorities across the UK.
The study, which will be presented in parliament later, found 167 children - more than a quarter of all trafficked children in the UK care system - went missing at least once in the 12 months to September 2015.
It found some 593 unaccompanied children in the UK - 13% of the total number - also disappeared at least once.
Of those, 207 trafficked and unaccompanied children have not been found.
Charities say the figures reveal a "deeply concerning" inconsistency in identifying and recording information on vulnerable children.
They say the figures suggest the UK's child protection response was "inadequate" and the system has left children vulnerable to being trafficked again and open to abuse.
The report also found:
Chloe Setter, from ECPAT UK - which campaigns against child trafficking - said it was "a national disgrace" that the issue of vulnerable children going missing had "remained neglected".
The report had "unearthed an alarming trend of our most vulnerable children disappearing", she added.
"We must not accept this as a reality any longer. Every child that goes missing is a failure in our duty to protect them from harm," she said.
Susannah Drury, from Missing People, said trafficked and unaccompanied children were "especially vulnerable and in greater need of protection".
She said it was "vital" that trafficked or unaccompanied children who go missing are treated as "high risk by the police and other agencies and that finding them and making them safe is always prioritised over any questions about their immigration status or criminal activity".
A Local Government Association spokesman said councils "do all they can" to help identify and support children at risk, but he said the pressure on local services was growing.
"With increasing demand on the care system, both from children in the UK and from the hundreds of children expected to arrive over the next few weeks after the Calais camp clearance, and with councils expressing their concern about the funding available, the system continues to be under significant pressure," he added.
A Department for Education spokesman said it had "already strengthened" regulations on children's homes and local authorities now have "a duty to tell us about all incidents of young people going missing".
"But we know trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are especially vulnerable.
"That's why we have commissioned specialist training for those caring for them, committed to an independent advocate in each area to help champion their rights and outlined clear plans for a new government strategy to look at their particular needs, including reviewing the accommodation available."
The occupants of six homes near the Tower Industrial Estate in Wrotham had to move out on Sunday evening.
The fire started at about 18:00 GMT with 10 fire appliances tackling the flames at its height.
Residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed because some of the workshops were thought to have contained acetylene and asbestos.
Part of the A20 at Wrotham Heath had to be closed in both directions, as was the M20 eastbound slip road at junction two.
Firefighters were still at the scene on Monday morning, damping down hot spots.
A court heard that David Crammond, 28, kept the drugs and drug paraphernalia in his car as he lived at home and did not want his mother to find out.
Text messages found on his phone confirmed he was supplying the drug.
He admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine at Broxden in Perth on 22 January.
Depute fiscal Carol Whyte told Perth Sheriff Court: "Police officers stopped the vehicle the accused was driving because of a faulty lamp.
"They thought they could smell cannabis so they detained the accused.
"During a search of the vehicle 30 snap bags, scales, a bag of white powder and a mobile phone were recovered."
Solicitor Paul Ralph, defending, said: "It is his position that he is the one who gets it and his pals are then benefiting from it at weekend get togethers.
"He has confessed to his parents.
"He understands the position he has put himself in and he has hopefully learned his lesson."
Police said they were called to a house in the hamlet of Vogue, near Redruth in Cornwall, just after midnight where a man was discovered with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
A 35-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, officers said.
He was in police custody, awaiting questioning, they added.
Councillors in Stirling voted to freeze the basic rate of council tax for another year.
Clackmannanshire councillors approved a 3% council tax rise during a budget meeting that saw the Labour administration resign.
The council tax will rise by 2.5% in Dundee, an increase of £30 a year for a Band D property.
Stirling residents whose homes are in property bands E, F, G or H will still see their bills rise as a result of national changes.
Perth and Kinross councillors voted for a 2% rise on Thursday.
The council tax will rise by 3% in Falkirk, an increase of £32 a year for a Band D property, following another vote on Thursday.
Scotland's 32 local authorities are deciding their council tax rates following a nine-year-long national council tax freeze.
The elections watchdog said it planned to introduce the change in time for the 2019 local government and European Parliament elections.
Although it has yet to confirm full details of the plan, it said it would be based on the Northern Ireland model, where voters already need photo ID.
Campaigners No2ID condemned the plan.
But Electoral Commission chairwoman Jenny Watson said most voters could use passports, driving licences or even public transport photocards to prove who they are at polling stations.
Those without any of these documents could request a free elections ID card, she added.
Ms Watson said: "Proven cases of electoral fraud are rare and, when it is committed, the perpetrators tend to be candidates or their supporters. Voters are the victims and sustained action is needed now to prevent fraud from taking place."
In June, individual voter registration for British elections is expected to come into force, requiring each member of a household to register to vote individually. Currently, the "head of the household" supplies details of other people living at the address.
Ms Watson told the BBC this meant "people who want to commit fraud will have to look at other places in the system that could be vulnerable", adding: "The most vulnerable of those is voting in person at polling stations, and that's why we're suggesting that people should bring ID."
In its report, Electoral Fraud in the UK, the commission concluded that electoral fraud had probably not been attempted in more than a "handful" of local authority wards.
But it said it would continue its research into concerns that some communities, "specifically those with roots in parts of Pakistan or Bangladesh", were particularly susceptible to the practice.
"People convicted of fraud come from a range of backgrounds including white British, South Asian and other European backgrounds. It would be a mistake to suggest that electoral fraud only takes place within specific South Asian communities," the commission said.
But it added: "The evidence and views we have heard raise significant questions about whether individuals within these communities are able effectively to exercise their right to vote, and whether they are able to participate in elections on the same basis as other electors across the UK.
"It is not acceptable to explain or excuse electoral fraud on the basis of actual or perceived differences in cultural approaches to democratic participation."
Sixteen local authority areas - all of them in England - were identified by the commission as being at greater risk.
Northern Ireland has had a requirement on voters to produce some proof of identity before casting their ballot since 1985.
"Nonetheless, the system was considered to be inadequate because of the ease with which identity documents could be falsified," the commission said.
In 2003, the rules in Northern Ireland changed, requiring voters to produce photographic, rather then just general, ID. This includes passports, driving licences and some public transport passes, which do not have to be in date, but must be of a "good enough likeness" to the voter.
People without any such documents can apply for a special ID card free of charge.
Since 2003, there have been no reported cases of voter impersonation in Northern Ireland and there was "little evidence of voters being turned away from the polling station for presenting an incorrect form of identification", the commission said.
"We gathered substantial evidence during our review that the lack of a requirement for ID [in England, Scotland and Wales] is both an actual and a perceived weakness in the system," the commission said.
But, it conceded, there would be increased costs with replicating the Northern Ireland scheme in the rest of the UK, including the cost of establishing a similar regime and public information campaigns reminding voters to bring ID with them to the polls.
The commission said additional measures to protect the integrity of the vote were needed before the next set of local and European elections in May, and proposed changes to the existing code of conduct for campaigners.
"Campaigners must no longer handle postal votes, or postal vote applications under any circumstances," Ms Watson explained.
"We should be able to achieve this through a strengthened code of conduct. But if we cannot, we will recommend that the law is changed."
But No2ID's Guy Herbert said: "It would be absurd for a government that scrapped the Home Office's centralised ID scheme to make presenting ID a requirement to vote.
"Does this quango get to change the face of our society? The idea is all cost and very little benefit. Holding official identity documents would become a requirement for democratic participation, registration effectively compulsory.
"The Electoral Commission's proposals would make it harder to vote, lower turnout, and inconvenience most those who are least likely to have or keep government-issued documents. And in effect it would revive a national identity system for everybody."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has signalled that he does not support the move, telling MPs on Tuesday that he thought the measures already being brought in would "stamp out the problems of fraud".
A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "The government takes the issue of electoral fraud very seriously and we thank the Electoral Commission for their work on this issue.
"We will consider the recommendations in this report carefully and respond in due course."
The council said funding would reduce from £70,000 this year to £50,000 next year and £30,000 in 2017-18.
The funding will be dependent on the garden improving its Welsh language usage and becoming more sustainable.
The garden said it was pleased the council had agreed to continue its support.
The council's executive board agreed in principle to a £50,000 grant for a regency landscape project - if a £6.7m heritage lottery bid is successful.
It said it wants to meet with Welsh government officials to discuss the level of support it provides.
The garden could work with the Mentrau Iaith project to become bilingual and look at further commercial ventures to draw in more visitors, councillors added.
Council leader Emlyn Dole said it needed change, direction and marketing.
Dr Rosie Plummer, the garden's director, welcomed the funding pledge towards the regency restoration project.
"We are pleased to hear, too, that councillors have agreed to continue to recognise the important contribution the garden makes to the area and to continue to support it," she added.
Buttler, 25, has already been granted permission by the England & Wales Cricket Board [ECB] to register for February's IPL auction.
This season's IPL starts on 8 April and ends with the final on 24 May.
"I put my name in the auction, and I'm desperate to play in that competition," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"It's never quite so simple for us English players to get into the IPL, but I've got a window that has opened up, being out of the Test side, and hopefully a side will pick me up."
Buttler turned down the chance to play in the IPL two seasons ago, opting instead to play first-class cricket with Lancashire in a bid to break into the Test side following his move from Somerset.
The Lancashire wicketkeeper, who is centrally-contracted with England, could miss up to five of the Red Rose's County Championship Division One fixtures if he joins an IPL side that progresses all the way to the IPL final at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Buttler remains one of England's best limited-overs batsmen despite his struggles at Test level, and is likely to attract a sizeable fee in the IPL.
He was part of the Lancashire side that won the 2015 NatWest T20 Blast, hitting a match-winning 71 from 35 balls in a group match against Yorkshire at Headingley and a 37-ball 53 in the quarter-final against Kent at Canterbury.
In November, he broke his own record as the scorer of England's fastest one-day international century, when he smashed a 46-ball hundred against Pakistan in Dubai.
Buttler says a spell in the IPL is as much about improving himself as a player as improving his bank balance, citing the opportunity to play with the game's greatest stars as a factor in his decision.
"When you look at the money side of things as an English player, it's not quite as good as you think it is," he said.
"The experience you'll gain playing with the world's best players, where cricket is followed like football is in England - that can only be an amazing experience.
"To share dressing rooms with some of the best players in the world will improve your game in all three formats."
Buttler, who was dropped from the Test team in October after performing poorly in the first two matches against Pakistan, accepts that he will be out of the side for the foreseeable future but says he wants to be next in line should Bairstow lose his place.
"Yeah, it looks like that - Jonny's done really well, and it looks like he's cemented his place for a bit," he continued.
"That's fine, that's how it is, life will go on, I'll keep trying hard. We've got these one-dayers to look forward to, the Twenty 20s, and if the chance ever comes again, you want to make sure you're the next cab off the rank."
The quake hit in the early hours of Friday morning and was called a 6.7-magnitude quake.
On Kos, around 115 people were injured, and 2 people have died. Some buildings were damaged.
Turkey's health minister said 358 were hurt in the Turkish city of Bodrum, but none seriously.
He said the RAF strike that killed two British Islamic State jihadists was a "perfectly legal act of self defence".
There are "other terrorists" involved in "other plots that may come to fruition" in weeks or months, he said.
The father of two more Britons thought to be fighting in Syria has said he believes they are now on a "hit list".
A debate over the UK's use of drones has started after MPs were told that Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan, 21, had been killed in a precision strike in Raqqa on 21 August by a remotely piloted aircraft.
Ruhul Amin, 26, from Aberdeen, was also killed.
Another British fighter, Junaid Hussain, was killed by a US drone strike on 24 August and the BBC has seen evidence that suggests he was involved in an active plot against targets in the UK.
Hussain is said to have been involved in encrypted phone conversations with another British man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - who was allegedly at an advanced stage in planning an attack in the UK.
It is understood the plot was disrupted before Hussain was killed.
The RAF strike was the first targeted UK drone attack on a British citizen.
Mr Fallon said there had been "no other way" of stopping Khan, whom Prime Minister David Cameron accused on Monday of planning "barbaric" attacks on "high-profile public commemorations" in Britain.
"We wouldn't hesitate to take similar action again," Mr Fallon told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The defence secretary would not be drawn on whether the UK had a "hit list", but said: "There are a large number of individuals - not all British - out there in Syria at the moment who are actively involved in planning armed attacks here in Britain."
MPs rejected military action in Syria two years ago, but Mr Cameron said the attorney general had agreed there was a "clear legal basis" for the strike.
He said it had been approved at a meeting of "the most senior members" of the National Security Council and authorised by Mr Fallon.
The prime minister's official spokesman said the decision had been taken "some months ago".
The government has justified its decision to launch the strike under Article 51 of the United Nations charter, which says member states have an "inherent right of self-defence" if an armed attack is occurring or is believed to be imminent.
But acting Labour leader Harriet Harman and the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson have called for the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to investigate.
The ISC can summon intelligence chiefs to give evidence, but a new committee has not yet been appointed following the general election.
There have also been calls for the government to reveal details of the intelligence that prompted the strike, including from Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham, who said it was "unacceptable" for ministers to say that they will not publish any further information.
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Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent
Drone strikes are highly controversial.
Opponents of the policy say they are illegal, immoral and ultimately ineffectual.
They point to evidence that US-operated drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen have killed hundreds of innocent civilians and generated so much anti-Western hatred in those countries that they end up recruiting more violent jihadists.
Many people also find something repellent about drone operators sitting safely in comfort in a base thousands of miles away from their unsuspecting target.
But proponents argue that drone strikes have been highly effective in disrupting terrorist operations, keeping their leaders constantly on the move and too busy to plan attacks.
Some officials even maintain that the constant targeting of jihadist operators in Pakistan's tribal territories with drone strikes has significantly contributed to preventing a repetition of the 7/7 London bombings.
Watch tour of RAF Reaper's drones base
In 2013, MPs rejected UK military action against President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, but last September approved British participation in air strikes against IS targets in Iraq only.
But officials said the UK would "act immediately and explain to Parliament afterwards" if there was "a critical British national interest at stake".
Mr Fallon said a fresh Commons vote would be needed for pre-planned military action against IS in Syria.
The 23-year-old man handed himself in to police after he was caught on camera setting illegal pole traps on the Mossdale Estate, near Hawes, in May.
An RSPB spokesman praised the force's response but said "we simply do not understand the decision to issue a caution for such a serious case".
The force said it was "mindful" of the concerns and was reviewing the case.
Three of the traps - which were outlawed in 1904 - were discovered by a member of the public on 6 May and reported to the RSPB.
The charity said they had been found in an area where a hen harrier had been spotted earlier the same day.
Bob Elliot, head of RSPB Investigations, said: "These are dreadful, barbaric devices and have no place in the 21st century.
"The sighting of a hen harrier in the immediate area is of particular concern.
"This species is nearly extinct as a breeding species in England and it last bred successfully in North Yorkshire in 2007."
He said the charity would be writing to the police and seeking an explanation.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said all options, including prosecution, were considered and a caution was deemed the "most appropriate course of action".
The vehicle was taken after the children's mother left the car in Kempe Road, Enfield, on 2 July.
A girl, 12, managed to get out of the vehicle as the suspect drove off. The baby was found later on a doorstep in Cheshunt.
The car was later found abandoned nearby. A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and theft.
The simulation of a terror attack has been six months in the planning.
The exercise - codenamed Strong Tower - involves 1,000 police officers at locations across the capital until Wednesday afternoon.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said it would test responses to extremists using firearms.
It comes days after 38 people were killed by a gunman in Tunisia, the majority of them British holidaymakers.
The Metropolitan Police says this week's exercise in London is not based on any specific intelligence and is part of a long-term strategy of planning and preparing for all possible types of terror attack.
Scotland Yard began planning the two-day event in January and only a dozen people know the full script to ensure that the officers and other services taking part face the maximum challenge.
Senior officers say that while much of the exercise will be hidden from view, there may be occasions when the public hear loud noises or see areas being cordoned off. Scotland Yard will be posting updates about the exercise to Twitter, using the hashtag #999exercise.
Sir Bernard said the threat level for terrorism had been raised over the last year, making it vital "that we train and we learn".
He said: "The reason we have exercises like today is because, obviously, we are concerned there are people planning terrorist events. We intend first of all to stop them from getting to attack. But should we not stop the terrorists in their planning, it's essential we disrupt them in any of the attacks that may take place."
Ch Supt Paul Rickett told the BBC it was "incredibly important" that the emergency services were prepared for this type of scenario.
"Events have told us around the world that the last thing you can be is complacent, so that is why it is important we continually respond to the emerging threat, change our tactics and we test our capability and readiness to respond," he said.
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Although the nature of this "live play" exercise sounds similar to the attack in Tunisia, this event has been six months in the planning and is part of a regular programme.
The officers who came on shift this morning knew they were taking part in an exercise - but nothing about what they would be facing. Not even the "gold commander", the senior officer making the big decisions in the operations room, will know what's going to happen.
The exercise is influenced by what happened during two incidents: the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and the cafe siege in Sydney.
Scotland Yard stresses that whatever happens during this exercise, it doesn't mean they have specific intelligence that such an event could occur. But they do want to ensure they have planned for every conceivable type of incident in case it should ever come to pass.
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Maxine de Brunner, the exercise's director, said the aim was to test and challenge police and other agencies in an "ambitious multi-site marauding terrorist attack".
"This exercise will be an on-going fast-paced terrorist situation and we will explore how we as London's agencies respond," said DAC de Brunner.
"The exercise is at the extreme end of what might happen."
Emergency services are under a legal duty to test their preparedness for all manner of crises from terrorism attacks to flooding.
Many counter-terrorism training exercises take place out of view around the country and the last comparable exercise of this nature was in London in 2012.
In that exercise, the Metropolitan Police and others tested how they would respond to an attack on the London Underground involving a possible radiological or chemical device.
But while Tuesday and Wednesday's exercise is likely to involve comparable numbers of people, it has been designed to stretch them much further by moving the incident around the city - although nobody other than the directors know exactly what is going to happen.
The agencies involved in the operation include the police, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service, Transport For London, the NHS and a string of government departments who will face tests of their decision-making and crisis-management skills.
The tribute will be unveiled on 31 January to mark the 60th anniversary of the flood.
Former Mayor of Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea Helen Parkhurst helped raised the funds for the memorial as part of her civic engagements in 2010.
The 6ft tall, six tonne Norwegian granite stone will be placed on the seafront.
The flood victims died on 31 January when sea water breached the coastal defences causing widespread damage along England's east coast.
A total of 307 people drowned in England and 24,000 homes were damaged.
Mrs Parkhurst said: "The memorial rock, which is the same type as those used in sea defences, will provide a lasting memorial to those who lost their lives."
Leader of East Lindsey District Council, Councillor Doreen Stephenson, said: "Although 60 years have passed it is important we remember that flood risk is still an issue we face.
"We must ensure we're all prepared should sea waters breach our defences again in such a way."
The memorial will be located by the skate park on North Promenade.
The Staffordshire bull terrier, which is not a breed prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act, injured the 41-year-old in Wood Green on 20 March.
The man, named locally as Mario Perivoitos, suffered injuries to his throat and was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead two hours later.
The man was taking part in a BBC documentary at the time of the attack.
Neighbour Geoff Morgan, 52, who was home at the time, said: "I heard shouting - 'Get him off! Get him off me!'
"He was shouting really loudly. He was bleeding from his neck. There was a lot of blood."
Avraam Avramidis, 31, who lived upstairs, said: "For me, Mario was a good guy. He was actually very clever."
A police notice pinned to the door of the flat suggested Mr Perivoitos had been served with an anti-social behaviour closure order in February, which was due to expire in May.
A post-mortem examination at Haringey mortuary on 24 March gave the cause of death as "hypovolemic shock and damage to the airway consistent with a dog bite", police said.
The dog owner's death is not being treated as suspicious and next of kin have been informed.
Police were called at about 22:25 GMT after the attack. The dog was seized by officers and remains in secure kennels.
A BBC spokesman said: "A crew making a BBC documentary were present - but not filming - at the time of the incident and called an ambulance. Given the ongoing inquiries, it would not be appropriate to comment further."
Airdrie Savings Bank announced in January it was preparing to end all business activities.
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.
But the bank said changes since the 2008 financial crisis had made it too difficult for it to survive.
At its peak, there were eight branches of the bank across North Lanarkshire, but five had closed even before January's announcement.
The Bellshill and Coatbridge branches will close on Friday and the bank will stop operating its current accounts.
The Airdrie HQ will be staffed until September to advise savers who have not already moved their money.
Rod Ashley, who has been the bank's chief executive for four years, told BBC Scotland: "The changes to banking that had happened as a result of the financial crisis back in 2008 have meant that the landscape's completely changed.
"The interest rate environment being particularly low means that savings banks find it very difficult to make the margin in order to survive.
"You really need to be bigger and have a bit of scale in order to generate sufficient revenue in order to survive now and, to an extent, that was a critical challenge that we faced at the bank."
Mr Ashley said the bank had worked through a "number of plans", but now had no option but to close.
Banking historian Prof Charles Munn said the closure of the UK's last independent savings bank represented the "end of an era".
"For people of my generation it was a very clear part of their Scottish culture," he said. "As soon as you were born your father opened an account for you in a Scottish savings bank."
Prof Munn, who has written a book about the bank, said Airdrie managed to resist the temptation to merge with other small banks in the 1970s and remain independent.
"Some fairly courageous decisions were made in the 1970s and 80s to stay away from that," he said.
"At that time... that looked to be the right decision to make because it had kept the bank independent.
"Gradually the few other banks disappeared either through merger or otherwise leaving Airdie really to be the only independent savings bank in the UK."
It it thought that 70 jobs are likely to be lost because of the closures.
Mr Ashley added: "This has been a particularly difficult time for the customers and the staff at the bank.
"It's been sad and that's the overwhelming emotion that's come through - that it's a sadness that the institution is in the case of winding down but understanding of the reasons why we've had to come to that decision."
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will make a return to Germany as the Reds play Augsburg.
Tottenham Hotspur have been drawn against Serie A title chasers Fiorentina for the second consecutive season at this stage.
Gary Neville's Valencia have been paired with Rapid Vienna.
The first legs are on Thursday, 18 February, with the return ties a week later.
All three English clubs will be at home for the second leg because they were seeded.
Spurs and Liverpool qualified after winning Group J and B respectively, while United finished third in Champions League Group B.
Midtjylland chairman Rasmus Ankersen said: "We have already beaten one English team so we are not afraid. We are a small club with a small budget and we know we can't outspend them so we have to out-think them and, so far, this way has worked for us in the Europa League.
"We know we have a chance and we will take up the challenge. If we can beat Southampton we can beat Manchester United and the players will feel that and believe it."
Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl said: "The anticipation of facing Liverpool is huge. Everyone was happy.
"Liverpool are a cult club and Jurgen Klopp is a huge name in Germany so I'm happy for the whole club. We will do everything we can. This game is something special."
Valencia v Rapid Vienna
Fiorentina v Tottenham Hotspur
Borussia Dortmund v FC Porto
Fenerbahce v Lokomotiv Moscow
Anderlecht v Olympiakos
Midtjylland v Manchester United
Augsburg v Liverpool
Sparta Prague v Krasnodar
Galatasaray v Lazio
Sion v Braga
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Sevilla v Molde
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The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule.
The ruling Union Solidarity Development Party, which has been in power since 2011, is holding a rally in Yangon.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to make major gains on Sunday, though she is barred from the presidency.
But the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says there are no reliable opinion polls in the country, also known as Burma, so no-one really knows how the vote is going to play out.
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On Friday, campaign signs and stickers were being taken down ahead of a day of "silence" in the campaign, from midnight until polls open on Sunday.
Former Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ms Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency, even if the NLD wins, because of the constitution which disqualifies anyone with foreign offspring.
But at a press conference on Thursday, she repeated her insistence that if her party wins she would lead the government anyway and be "above the president".
Ruled by the junta for nearly half a century, Myanmar has seen economic and political reform in recent years.
However, according to the constitution 25% of all parliamentary seats will still be reserved for the military in this election. Therefore, the NLD must take 67% of all contested seats in order to gain a majority.
Ms Suu Kyi has already raised concerned about poll fraud and voting irregularities. In the 1990 election, the NLD won a majority, but the results were largely ignored by the generals.
For its part, the government has warned that rapid change could lead to civil unrest.
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Councillors in Dundee and Clackmannanshire have approved council tax rises.
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England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler says he is "desperate" to play in the Indian Premier League after losing his Test place to Jonny Bairstow.
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A strong earthquake has hit the Greek island of Kos, near the Turkish coast.
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Candidates in Myanmar have entered their final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's general election.
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They say people need to know how to help each other because it could take some time before it is deemed safe for paramedics to arrive on the scene.
Their app, called CitizenAID, offers step-by-step advice.
The idea is supported by counter-terrorism police. Security services say a UK terror attack is highly likely.
Although an individual's chance of being caught up in an incident is small, Brig Tim Hodgetts and Prof Sir Keith Porter, co-developers of CitizenAID, say it is a good idea for people to have a plan and the knowledge and skills to help each other.
Their app, pocket book and website suggest how best to deal with injuries in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting or bombing incident.
The system includes instructions on how to treat severe bleeding - one of the major causes of death in these scenarios.
It guides people through packing, putting pressure on and elevating a wound, and how to use a tourniquet safely, for example.
The programme also explains how to prioritise those who need treatment first and what to tell the emergency services once they arrive.
CitizenAID is not a government initiative but its developers say it builds on national advice from national counter-terrorism police to:
The CitizenAID system says people should follow these steps and then go one step further. It suggests once people are safe, they should start treating casualties.
Ch Insp Richard Harding, head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, told the BBC: "One of the challenges we have is that when a serious incident, particularly a terrorist incident occurs, the first responders from a police perspective to a terrorist incident will inevitably be trying to deal with the people causing the threat.
"They won't have time to deal with the people who are injured and that gap is vital to saving people's lives.
"So we are really interested in the concept of CitizenAID. It allows the public and people involved in very rare incidents like this to help themselves and help others and their loved ones survive the situation."
According to its founders, CitizenAID builds on lessons learnt on the battlefield.
Sir Keith Porter, professor of clinical traumatology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, told the BBC: "I have treated hundreds of soldiers whose lives have been saved by simply the applications of tourniquets when they have been shot or blown up. Teaching individual soldiers these skills has saved lives.
"And I think it is essential we train the public in those skills and that is exactly what CitizenAID does."
Brig Tim Hodgetts, medical director of the Defence Medical Services, told the BBC; "We don't know when the next incident will be that will involve blasts or gunshots so we need a critical mass of the general public to learn these first aid skills.
"They are the people who are always going to be at the scene. They are the ones who are going to make a difference."
He added: "I think we are doing the opposite of scaring the public, we are empowering the public.
''By giving them a step-by-step system we take away the anxiety because the decisions are already made and the right decisions in the right order can save lives."
The app is free to download and the pocketbook costs £1.99 to order.
Sue Killen, of St John Ambulance, added "First aid can be the difference between life and death. Knowing basic first aid in a terror attack or in an everyday emergency at home or in the community, will give you more confidence to deal with a crisis.
"First aid is easy to learn and our first aid techniques cover a wide range of injuries that could occur in a terrorist incident including severe bleeding, crush injuries and shock.
"We encourage anyone who would like to learn first aid to go to our website to view our first aid videos, download our app or attend a first aid course."
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People need to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack in the UK, a team of senior military and civilian medics has said.
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The spacecraft is expected to crash into the planet's surface at 20:26 BST on Thursday; it made its final powered manoeuvre on 28 April.
After reaching Mercury in 2011, Messenger has far exceeded its primary mission plan of one year in orbit.
It is only slowly losing altitude but will hit at 8,750mph (14,000km/h).
That means the 513kg craft, which is only 3m across, will blast a 16m crater into an area near the planet's north pole, according to scientists' calculations.
All of Messenger's fuel, half its weight at launch, is completely spent; its last four manoeuvres, extending the flight as far as possible, have been accomplished by venting the helium gas normally used to pressurise actual rocket fuel into the thrusters.
The high-speed collision, 12 times faster than sound, will obliterate this history-making craft. And it will only happen because Mercury has no thick atmosphere to burn up incoming objects - the same reason its surface is so pock-marked by impact craters.
During its twice-extended mission, Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) transformed our understanding of Mercury. It sent back more than 270,000 images and 10 terabytes of scientific measurements.
It found evidence for water ice hiding in the planet's shadowy polar craters, and discovered that Mercury's magnetic field is bizarrely off-centre, shifted along the planet's axis by 10% of its diameter.
Messenger traces a highly elliptical orbit around Mercury, drifting out to a distance of nearly twice the planet's diameter before swinging to within 60 miles (96km) at closest approach. To maintain this pattern in the face of interference from the Sun, it needed a blast of engine power every few months - but its fuel tanks are now empty.
After circling the planet 4,104 times, Messenger made its penultimate pass at a distance of between 300 and 600 metres - one or two times the height of the Eiffel Tower - at about 13:00 BST on Thursday.
"If you could see that, it would be a real spectacle," said Jim Raines, the instrument scientist on the craft's FIPS instrument (Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer) and a physicist at the University of Michigan. "It would cross the horizon in just a second or two, flying low overhead at ten times the speed of a supersonic fighter."
The next time it swings back close to Mercury's surface, eight hours later, it will be curtains for Messenger; the impact has been precisely modelled using maps produced by the craft's own data.
Mercury has towering cliffs left by its shrinking, wrinkling history, but the predicted path has Messenger missing these.
"It's a pretty flat area of the planet," said Nancy Chabot, the instrument scientist on the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS), Messenger's twin cameras. "It's going to be a skimming impact."
But it will leave a mark.
"It will probably be an oblique crater... because the impact angle will be so shallow, so grazing to the surface. But at over 8,000 miles per hour, it's going to make a crater."
The impact will happen on the side of the planet facing away from Earth. This puts the craft out of contact, and means it will probably carry more than 1,000 unseen images to its final, explosive resting place.
MDIS can take hundreds of photos every day. Earlier this month, mission scientists released fresh images which superimposed years of spectrometry data about the chemistry of the planet's surface, illustrated by different colours, onto black-and-white images built up from thousands of smaller MDIS photos.
The planet has been mapped and studied to a level of detail far beyond the original mission plan. Many of the results themselves have also been surprising.
"A lot of people didn't give this spacecraft much of a chance of even getting to Mercury, let alone going into orbit and then gathering data for four years instead of the original scheduled one-year mission," said William McClintock from the University of Colorado Boulder, principal investigator on MASCS (the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer, another of the seven scientific instruments on board).
"In the end, most of what we considered to be gospel about Mercury turned out to be a little different than we thought."
Dr Chabot remembers the tension of processing the first image ever recorded by a spacecraft orbiting Mercury, back in 2011. She had only recently taken over as the instrument scientist on MDIS.
"It was exciting but for me personally it was also a bit stressful," Dr Chabot, who works at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, told the BBC. "But then the first image came back and it looked amazing and beautiful, and we realised we were here at Mercury to stay. I take a lot of pride in that image."
Despite being able to look back with pride, Dr Raines said this is still a sad day for Messenger scientists.
"Pretty much all the instruments are still doing great, so that makes it a little harder," he told BBC News. But the mission was always going to be limited by the fuel needed to maintain its difficult orbit.
"To be honest, I've seen this day coming for a long time and it's just one of these things that I've not been looking forward to. I'm really going to be sad to see it go."
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David Craig Ellis, 41, has admitted killing Alec Warburton, 59, at a house in Sketty, Swansea, but denies murder.
Swansea Crown Court has heard that unemployed Mr Ellis could not afford his rent and Mr Warburton suggested "things of a sexual nature" instead.
Mr Ellis told the jury his experience of being sexually abused as a child had triggered the fatal attack.
Mr Ellis said his landlord had "barged" into his bedroom and reminded him his rent was in arrears.
Mr Ellis said he felt angry due to the suggestion he could give sexual favours in lieu of rent and he tried to punch Mr Warburton after he cupped his face.
"I was abused as a child. The height difference made me feel like a child again," said Mr Ellis.
He said he picked up a screwdriver and tried to stab Mr Warburton but the attempt was unsuccessful.
The jury was told Mr Ellis eventually managed to kick his landlord in the groin causing him to drop to one knee.
Christopher Clee QC, prosecuting, said: "At that stage he was of no threat to you at all, was he?"
Mr Ellis replied: "I don't know what I was thinking at the time."
The court then heard how Mr Ellis picked up a hammer and struck Mr Warburton on the back of the head.
Mr Clee asked Mr Ellis: "You hit him from behind with such force you made a hole in his skull, didn't you?"
He replied: "Yes."
Mr Clee added: "You caved that man's head skull in - what were you doing?"
Mr Ellis said: " I don't know, I lost control."
The trial continues.
The Met Office's yellow "be aware" warning said there could be potential travel disruption and localised flooding in some areas.
Up to 2.5cm (1in) of rain is expected to fall across the region, with up to 8cm (3in) predicted on higher ground in north Wales.
The warning is valid from 12:00 GMT on Saturday until 23:55 on Sunday.
The alert affects Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys and Wrexham.
One lane was closed on the M48 Severn Bridge, which along with the the A477 Cleddau Bridge is Pembrokeshire, did not allow high sided vehicles to cross.
The CCTV image of Janet MaKay was from about 13:30-14:00 on Wednesday 16 September - the day she went missing - on Glasgow Road, Clydebank.
Ms McKay, of Knightswood, got off the M11 First Bus onto Glasgow Road.
Police have urged people in Clydebank and the surrounding area to check their gardens and outbuildings for her.
Ch Insp John McBride said: "This is the first confirmed sighting of Janet since she went missing, and it would appear she has travelled to the Clydebank area.
"Although this CCTV sighting is a week ago, when she went missing, I need people to help us, cast your mind back, did you see a woman fitting Janet's description in those areas?
"Can you help with any information, however insignificant you might feel it is? Please call police immediately on 101."
Officers returned to the Knightswood area on Wednesday to speak to pedestrians and motorists.
Police have also issued images of a light cream jacket and brown handbag Ms McKay had when she went missing.
She is also believed to have been wearing dark trousers, dark maroon boots and could possibly have had a pink jacket with her.
Ms McKay is described as white, 4ft 10in tall, with a slight build and short grey/white hair.
Her family are increasingly concerned for her wellbeing.
Daughter Rhona Walters said: "A week has passed and mum hasn't had any medication. Obviously there are implications with that.
"Her doctors have said she was good for about a week and after that it will give us a bit of concern.
"Anyone out there, please be vigilant for an elderly lady, whether my mother or not, who is in a distressed state or confused."
Ch Insp John McBride added: "Her family are devastated and very distressed at her disappearance, and just want to get her home safe and well as soon as possible.
"We've been co-ordinating a number of searches in areas that Janet may be or have travelled to, but unfortunately these have proved unsuccessful.
"The support we've received from the local community and beyond has been a great help, and thousands of people have shared her image online along with the appeal."
He said police had been working with bus companies as Ms McKay was known to travel around the city centre as well as around Knightswood, Scotstoun and Govan, and further afield to the Largs and Helensburgh areas.
Ch Insp McBride reiterated an appeal for bus users to keep an eye out for her.
"We've also circulated Janet's image and description to the charity Missing People, who have been able to issue this image to Royal Mail delivery staff via their handheld personal digital assistants and they are arranging for her image to be displayed in their digi-boards in train stations," he added.
"I would like to strongly reiterate our appeal to the public, please help us by sharing Janet's image online. If you live in the areas that Janet was last seen or in an area she may have travelled to, please check any outbuildings or sheds you might have as she may have taken refuge in there."
Assyrian and Babylonian - dialects of the language collectively known as Akkadian - have not been spoken for almost 2,000 years.
"This is a heroic and significant moment in history," beamed Dr Irving Finkel of the British Museum's Middle East department.
As a young man in the 1970s Dr Finkel dedicated three years of his life to The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project which is based at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
That makes him something of a spring chicken in the life story of this project, which began in 1921.
Almost 90 experts from around the world took part, diligently recording and cross referencing their work on what ended up being almost two million index cards.
The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is 21 volumes long and is encyclopaedic in its range. Whole volumes are dedicated to a single letter, and it comes complete with extensive references to original source material throughout.
It all sounds like a lot of work for a dictionary in a language that no-one speaks anymore.
It was "often tedious," admits Prof Matthew W Stolper of the Oriental Institute, who worked for many years on the dictionary - but it was also hugely rewarding and fascinating, he adds.
"It's like looking through a window into a moment from thousands of years in the past," he told the BBC World Service.
The dictionary was put together by studying texts written on clay and stone tablets uncovered in ancient Mesopotamia, which sat between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers - the heartland of which was in modern-day Iraq, and also included parts of Syria and Turkey.
And there were rich pickings for them to pore over, with 2,500 years worth of texts ranging from scientific, medical and legal documents, to love letters, epic literature and messages to the gods.
"It is a miraculous thing," enthuses Dr Finkel.
"We can read the ancient words of poets, philosophers, magicians and astronomers as if they were writing to us in English.
"When they first started excavating Iraq in 1850, they found lots of inscriptions in the ground and on palace walls, but no-one could read a word of it because it was extinct," he said.
But what is so striking according to the editor of the dictionary, Prof Martha Roth, is not the differences, but the similarities between then and now.
"Rather than encountering an alien world, we encounter a very, very familiar world," she says, with people concerned about personal relationships, love, emotions, power, and practical things like irrigation and land use.
The ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians are far more prominent both in the public consciousness and in school and university curriculums these days.
But in the 19th Century it was Mesopotamia that enthralled - partly because researchers were looking for proof of some of the bible stories, but also because its society was so advanced.
"A lot of the history of how people went from being merely human to being civilised, happened in Mesopotamia," says Prof Stolper.
All sorts of major advances are thought to have their earliest origins there, and - crucially - Mesopotamia is believed to be among three or four places in the world where writing first emerged.
The cuneiform script - used to write both Assyrian and Babylonian, and first used for the Sumerian language - is, according to Dr Finkel, the oldest script in the world, and was an inspiration for its far more famous cousin, hieroglyphics.
Its angular characters were etched into clay tablets, which were then baked in the sun, or fired in kilns.
This produced a very durable product, but it was very hard to write, and from about 600BC, Aramaic - which is spoken by modern-day Assyrians in the region - began to gain prominence, simply because it was easier to put into written form, researchers believe.
With the dictionary now finally complete, "there are mixed emotions", says Prof Roth.
"As someone who has been so deeply engaged every day of the last 32 years with this project, there is a sizeable chunk of my scholarly identity that feels like it is going to be missing for a while," she told the BBC World Service.
"It's a great achievement and a source of pride," adds Prof Stolper.
"It was like a living thing that grew older and changed its attitudes, that made mistakes and corrected them.
Now that it's done, it's a monument, grand and imposing, but at rest".
But those involved most closely in the dictionary, are also the first to stress its limitations.
They still do not know what some words mean, and because new discoveries are being made all the time, it is - and always will - remain a work in progress.
Prof Stolper for one says he is stepping aside; any future updates or revisions would be best done by "fresh minds" and "fresh hands", he believes.
The entire dictionary costs $1,995 (£1,230; 1,400 euros), but is also available for free online - a far cry from the dictionary's low-tech beginnings.
Turning philosophical, Dr Finkel reflects on the legacy of our own increasingly electronic age, where so much of what we do is intangible.
"What is there going to be in 1,000 years' time for lunatics like me, who like to read ancient inscriptions - what are they ever going to find?" he asks.
"They will probably say that there was no writing - it was a dark age, that people had forgotten it, because there may be nothing left."
Departments judged inadequate by Ofsted will be given six months to improve and then be taken over by high-performing councils and charities if they fail.
A handful of councils that were failing children are already run by trusts.
But the new measures will see the existing framework for takeovers speeded up and formalised.
Where departments fail to improve within six months of a poor Ofsted inspection, a new "commissioner" will be appointed and experts in child protection sent in.
In the past, where children's services have been taken over, the process has been far more "ad hoc", says the government.
It will now send experts in to three councils in a process that could see them run by independent trusts.
Sunderland children's services will become a voluntary trust and experts will be sent in to run the department, after inspectors from the care watchdog Ofsted found "serious and widespread" failings.
One child had been hurt by her father and a second had drowned in the bath, after concerns had not been properly dealt with, serious case reviews found. Sunderland said it did not "shy away from the criticisms".
Ofsted told BBC News that 19 out of 74 councils' children's services it inspected in England were found to be inadequate according to reports published between February 2014 and September 2015. None were found to be outstanding.
Struggling child protection services have been under the spotlight following a series of high-profile deaths of at-risk children such as Peter Connelly and Daniel Pelka.
And moves to take troubled services out of council hands are more a continuation of the direction of travel rather than a radical new step.
What David Cameron is really talking about is formalising and streamlining the process.
But the model the government wants to use is pretty much untested.
Eleven months after Doncaster was taken over by an independent trust, it is still deemed to be failing.
Some academics say with cuts biting at early intervention services and social services budgets, what is needed is better funding and a reduced case load, rather than a new structure.
Commissioners (new service leaders) will go into Norfolk and Sandwell children's services too, with a view to taking them over within a year. They have both been rated inadequate by Ofsted.
"We, the state, are their parents; and we are failing them," David Cameron said of society's most vulnerable.
"It is our duty to put this right," he added.
Many councils' failings have been exposed by a series of recent child abuse cases in Rochdale, Rotherham, Derby and Oxfordshire.
And children's services at Doncaster and Slough councils were taken over by independent trusts in September 2014 and October 2015 respectively.
Eleven months after the new trust took over Doncaster it was still deemed to be failing by Ofsted.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan told the BBC there would now be "much less tolerance of failure".
"Ofsted will go in and inspect more quickly, particularly if there are reports either of inadequacies in the way that the department is being run or we, obviously, receive intelligence from whistleblowers," she said.
"If necessary, they will appoint a trust, which is a not-for-profit organisation, which could be run by something like a community interest company or a charity to run the services to make sure they get back up to the level that the vulnerable children who rely on the protection of these services deserve."
High-performing councils, including Hampshire, Leeds and Durham, child protection experts and charities will be asked to form the trusts to take over the worst children's services and will have powers to get rid of staff.
Like academy schools, such councils will be given greater freedom to make changes.
More than £100m is to be spent attracting high-calibre graduates into social work and new trust sponsors from the charity sector will be recruited to help deliver children's services.
"This will be one of the big landmark reforms of this Parliament, as transformative as what we did in education in the last," Mr Cameron will say later, at an event in south London.
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless welcomed the changes, saying too frequently services had failed to protect children.
"When this happens, swift action is an absolute priority to prevent tragedies that shame us all," he said.
"And we need to ensure that if tragedy does befall a child, that we then learn the lessons from serious case reviews, something that year after year is not done."
Barnardo's chief executive Javed Khan said: "There must be options, where it is best for the child, to use the expertise of the voluntary sector to complement those already in place."
Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison O'Sullivan said services in some areas were not yet good enough and it was right to draw on the expertise of the strongest authorities.
"But there is more to improvement than simply changing structures," she said.
"Parallel to this lies the need for increases in demand to be met with adequate financial resources.
"Even with the closure of many children's centres and youth services, we still face a funding shortfall and we risk losing capacity in the system to prevent problems from escalating to a point beyond repair."
An internal report said the number of deaths at the hospital was "significantly higher than expected".
Preston Keeling, from Healthwatch, said hospital managers needed to explain why the rates were so high.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said all deaths were reviewed and staff were "vigilant", but the rise was not of major concern.
Lincoln MP Karl McCartney said he had asked the hospital to "continue to monitor" the situation closely.
Mr Keeling said: "The spike (in death rates) is concerning and we need to have a look and see why it occurred."
The latest study shows the hospital standardised mortality rate (HSMR) was 119.15 at Lincoln County Hospital compared to 96.99 at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and 84.51 at Grantham and District Hospital.
In Nottinghamshire, the rates were also high at Sherwood Forest Trust, where the average across the year was 114.
The HSMR is a formula that gives a score based on the age of patients who have died, their medical condition and other factors.
Mr McCartney said: "My understanding of HSMR is that it is not an absolute measure and that fluctuations are not uncommon.
"HSMR does provide us with a useful alarm system though, and I have already sought and received assurances ... that the situation will continue to be monitored closely."
Kevin Turner, Lincolnshire NHS trust's deputy chief executive, said: "We don't believe there is a mortality issue... but we will continue to be vigilant because it is not a new issue.
"We are not brushing this away... there are many factors that we need to look into.
"When we have a death in the hospital we review that death and come to a conclusion whether that death could be avoided."
The Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group said improvements were being made in each area of the hospitals where mortality rates were high.
From Friday 10 April, the veteran US performer will host a weekly show which airs from 1900 to 2100 BST.
Iggy Pop said: "Having sat in for Jarvis Cocker last year on BBC Radio 6 Music, I found myself realising how good it was for me. I hope it was good for somebody else too."
Tom Ravenscroft's 6 Music show is also moving to 21:00-00:00 BST.
It had previously run from 19:00 to 22:00. The changes to the schedule mean the station will no longer be broadcasting 6 Mix, a weekly show featuring a range of resident and guest DJs delivering a two-hour set.
Ravenscroft said: "It's great to have the creative freedom to explore music even more deeply in my new regular slot on 6 Music."
Iggy Pop first presented two shows on the network in December 2013 and returned last year to front a weekly Sunday afternoon show, taking over Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service slot.
He also delivered the fourth John Peel Lecture with a speech on the subject of Free Music in a Capitalist Society.
He said the new show will be "what we call in the USA the 'happy hour'.
"It's kind of an edgy point right at the end of the designated work week, and I'll try to play quite a bit of music that's new and stimulating mixed with very old classics from the blues and jazz masters of the 1920s through 50s that are a little more moody. I'm gonna think of myself as a kind of atmospheric bartender. I'll try to do my very best."
BBC 6 Music's head of programmes Paul Rodgers said that in the latest round of official radio listening figures, "Iggy had driven his Sunday afternoon show to a slot record of over 300k listeners".
He added: "To welcome him back in a permanent slot on the network is a dream come true for me and our listeners, and we all look forward to hearing his eclectic musical selections each Friday evening."
Mr Gilmore, who was 44, was shot in the neck while he was in his car in Carrickfergus on Monday afternoon.
He died in hospital on Tuesday.
Brian Roy McLean, 35, of The Birches Carrick and 28-year-old Samuel David McMaw of Starbog Road, Kilwaughter appeared at Laganside Court on Saturday.
They were jointly charged with murdering Mr Gilmore on Monday, the attempted murders of two other people on the same day and possessing a fire arm and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
In court, both the accused spoke only to confirm their names and that they understood the charge.
There was no application for bail and both were remanded in custody, to appear again by video-link next month.
As they were taken from the dock, supporters who had packed into the court leapt to their feet, clapping and cheering.
Hook came on as a second-half replacement at full-back while new signing from Cardiff Blues Cory Allen came on in midfield.
Ospreys scored tries by wing Jay Baker and number eight Dan Baker with two conversions from fly-half Luke Price.
Leicester's try scorers were Jonah Holmes, Harry Thacker and Jake Kerr with Joe Ford adding three conversions.
Ospreys: D Evans; T Williams, J Thomas, O Watkin, J Baker; L Price, T Habberfield (capt); P James, S Otten, M Fia, L Ashley, B Davies, J Ratti, O Cracknell, D Baker.
Replacements: I Phillips, R Jenkins, D Arhip, A Beard, J Cole, B Leonard, C Allen, J Hook, R McCusker, R Jones, W Jones, M Aubrey, B John, P Jones.
The IFA said it received contract forms from Linfield at 19:56 BST on Thursday and then Crusaders at 22:56.
Both clubs had claimed to have signed the former York City player.
Crusaders are now seeking legal advice over Robinson, who was paraded as a Linfield player at Windsor Park before the IFA announcement.
"The Irish FA received Standard Professional Contract forms for Josh Robinson from both Linfield FC (7:56pm) and Crusaders FC (10:56pm) yesterday evening," the governing body stated.
"Having considered the documentation received from both clubs, and based upon Irish FA regulations regarding priority of registrations, the Irish FA can confirm that the player is successfully registered with Linfield FC."
The Belfast clubs made announcements on Twitter late on Thursday announcing the capture of Robinson, who is 24 and from the city.
Robinson spent one year with York after joining them from Crusaders.
Linfield stated the player had agreed a four-year deal, while Crusaders said he had signed a three-year contract which had been recorded with the Irish FA.
It is understood Robinson trained with the Crusaders squad on Tuesday night.
On the official Linfield website, team manager David Healy said: "I'm delighted to be able to advise our supporters that Josh Robinson has agreed to join Linfield.
"Josh is a player I have admired and have been keen to bring to the club to increase the competition levels within our squad."
Linfield's announcement was quickly followed by one from Crusaders claiming Robinson had already signed an agreement to return to Seaview.
The Crues said that on Robinson had signed a pre-contract agreement on 9 June, and that all the necessary documentation had been lodged with the IFA.
"It is great to have Josh back in the fold," said Crusaders treasurer Tommy Whiteside.
The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer is expected to generate global interest and fetch more than £10m when it goes under the hammer next month at Christie's in London.
It is the first time in 100 years the painting has been on the open market.
It has been on display in Edinburgh for 17 years while on loan to the National Museum of Scotland from owners Diageo.
Sir Edwin Landseer painted The Monarch of the Glen in 1851.
Diageo officials said they had decided to sell the painting as it had "no direct link to our business or brands".
A Diageo spokesman said. "We have made a major contribution by loaning the work for the past 17 years, but we believe the time is right for us to pass on the ownership of the painting.
"The priority for Diageo is to ensure all our assets are focused on growing our business and delivering value for our employees, shareholders and the communities where we operate."
The National Galleries of Scotland has not yet said if it will attempt to buy the painting.
A spokeswoman said: "The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer is a well-known painting which has been on public view for many years as a loan to National Museums Scotland.
"The familiar image of the stag is an important Victorian picture that has taken on various layers of meaning, which include its use in advertising and as a Romantic emblem of the Highlands of Scotland.
"This painting will undoubtedly draw attention now that it is up for sale."
The red deer stag in the oil painting has 12 points on its antlers, which makes it a "royal stag". The scene is thought to be set in Glen Affric.
A spokeswoman for National Museums Scotland said: "We were delighted to have The Monarch of the Glen on long-term loan from Diageo and to display it in our Scottish galleries at the National Museum of Scotland.
"Landseer's superb vision of the nobility of the Highland stag, and of the Highlands as a wilderness, was a hugely powerful image, and one which still resonates in perceptions of Scotland today."
Diageo is donating another famous painting to the Scottish War Museum, where it is currently on loan.
The Thin Red Line, by Robert Gibb, depicts the 93rd Highlanders halting a Russian cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War in 1854.
Leanne Wood claimed Labour and the Conservatives did not represent Wales' interests and only Plaid could secure a successful EU exit for Wales.
She said it was time to move on from the result and a subsequent Brexit to focus on "what a good deal for Wales could look like".
Labour's Chris Bryant said only his party would "stand up for Wales".
Writing in the Sunday Times, Ms Wood said if people did not move past the referendum and "vote in Wales's national interest on June 8" in the general election, Wales would be "defenceless from Tory attempts to sell off the Welsh NHS and allow cheap imports to undermine our steel and agriculture sector as it pursues dangerous foreign trade deals".
"It's time to move on from the 2016 referendum and focus on what a good deal for Wales could look like," she wrote.
"We will seek a positive future for Wales based on the defence of our economy, our communities and even our identity.
"Now is the time for us all to move beyond the decision to leave the EU, to show that we believe in Wales, to defend Wales and to vote for Wales."
Labour's Chris Bryant said a vote for Plaid Cymru risked letting the Tories "walk all over Wales".
"Plaid Cymru like to pose as a progressive party, but in the Welsh assembly they joined with the Tories and UKIP to vote against vital funding for hospitals, homes and education," he said.
"It is only Welsh Labour that will stand up for Wales."
On a visit to Bridgend last month, Prime Minister Theresa May said backing the Tories would "strengthen my hand" in Brexit negotiations and be a vote for a "stronger Wales".
However, wealthier retirees who own a home and other assets will lose some of their government benefits.
The government said the changes would help the people who most need financial assistance.
The government is looking for ways to cut public spending to offset a sharp fall in revenue.
The 12 May budget is expected to show a massive blow-out in the government's deficit mainly due to lower royalty payments from commodities such as iron ore.
Social Services Minister Scott Morrison said the changes would save the government about A$2.4bn ($2bn; £1.3bn) a year.
"We want the welfare system to be focused on those in greatest need and in the pension system, that's those with low or modest assets," Mr Morrison told the ABC on Thursday.
The government estimates that about 172,000 pensioners would be A$30 better off a fortnight under the changes.
But about 91,000 retirees who own their own homes and have other assets worth more than A$823,000 would no longer get a part-pension from the government.
The changes were "definitely fairer" than the government's previous proposal to change pension indexation, said Combined Pensioners and Superannuants' Association (CPSA) spokesperson Amelia Christie.
"Tightening the pension asset test makes more sense both from a financial and fairness perspective if you compare it with the 2014 budget proposal to cut pension indexation and reduce the value of the pension over time," said Ms Christie.
The government has now scrapped last year's unpopular policy of linking pensions to inflation rather than average wages.
Seniors' lobby groups said that would have left pensioners worse off because inflation was rising more slowly than average wages.
"Yet it should be noted that this policy still goes against the government's pre-election promise to not touch pensions," said Ms Christie.
"A more equitable move would be for the government to tighten superannuation [private pension] tax concessions, which overwhelmingly benefit high-income people ... This lost revenue should be tackled before pensioners face a hit to their incomes," she said.
A try and drop-goal from Berrick Barnes and eight points from the boot of James O'Connor left Wales with fourth place despite a try from Shane Williams in possibly his last Test appearance.
In an error-ridden contest short on quality and atmosphere, Wales failed to replicate their devastating attacking form of earlier in the tournament.
A succession of handling errors gifted the Wallabies the initiative, and Leigh Halfpenny's try in the 83rd minute came too late to deny Robbie Deans' men.
While the result gives Australia revenge for Wales' victory in the corresponding game in the inaugural World Cup 24 years ago, a serious knee injury to fly-half Quade Cooper left their celebrations muted.
And while Eden Park was virtually full, there was the unmistakeable whiff of anti-climax about the night, the minds of both players and supporters on Sunday's final and what might have been.
Wales will reflect that they lost three matches at this World Cup by a combined total of five points, with a host of missed kicks costing them dear in the final analysis.
Australia's hopes suffered an early blow when full-back Kurtley Beale limped off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury, but after Williams was clattered into touch by the right corner-flag the Wallabies struck with pace and precision.
Will Genia took quick ball from the back of an attacking scrum and fed Cooper, whose sweetly-timed flat pass put Barnes through the hole between Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts and under the posts.
O'Connor converted for 7-0, only for a fumble from David Pocock off a poor pass to set up a Welsh scrum in front of the Australian sticks. When referee Wayne Barnes called the Wallaby front row for collapsing, James Hook eased over the resultant penalty.
With Australia looking for another gap deep in Welsh territory, Cooper then went down in a heap after his right knee appeared to buckle. He was carried off the pitch, clearly in great pain, his nightmarish World Cup coming to an end with an injury later confirmed as torn anterior cruciate ligaments.
O'Connor hit the right upright with a long-distance penalty attempt after prop Paul James was mangled at a scrum, and the game entered a scrappy phase with both sides spilling possession in contact and under the high ball.
Halfpenny pushed a penalty of his own wide to the right before Davies opted for a grubber with space outside him and put the ball into touch.
The errors continued after the interval as Hook somehow hooked a straightforward penalty from 25 metres out and O'Connor kicked the ball out on the full after taking it back inside his own 22.
But even without suspended skipper Sam Warburton, Wales were beginning to dominate the breakdown, and when Wallaby possession was burgled on halfway a clever kick ahead from Mike Phillips allowed Hook to gather behind the defensive line.
His pass out wide appeared to be both forward and short of Williams, but the old stager booted the ball onwards on the volley and kicked past the covering run of O'Connor before gathering and flopping over the line for his 58th Test try and an 8-7 lead.
Hook again missed his place kick, albeit from way out left, and O'Connor snatched back the lead with a brace of penalties as the Welsh forwards failed to roll away at the breakdown.
Barnes then lofted over a drop-goal from distance for a 16-8 lead with 15 minutes left, replacement Stephen Jones reducing the deficit to five points with a drilled penalty from 35m.
A glorious piece of counter-attacking rugby from the Wallabies' back line appeared to have made the game safe, Genia releasing Adam Ashley-Cooper to run from deep, the winger combining beautifully with O'Connor to cut through the Welsh defence until George North's desperate tackle on the try-line stripped the ball from Ashley-Cooper's grasp.
It was a brief stay of execution. Another handling error in the Welsh midfield allowed the Wallaby forwards to batter their way towards the try-line, and Ben McCalman took advantage of a disorganised defence to rumble over in the left-hand corner to seal victory.
Wales had the last word after a series of 30 controlled phases saw Bradley Davies put Halfpenny over in the left corner, Jones converting, but it brought little consolation.
Wales: L Halfpenny; G North, J Davies, J Roberts, S Williams; J Hook, M Phillips; G Jenkins (capt), H Bennett, P James, L Charteris, B Davies, D Lydiate, T Faletau, R Jones.
Replacements: L Burns (for Bennett, 70), R Bevington (for James, 64), AW Jones (for Charteris, 53), A Powell (for Lydiate, 64), L Williams (for Phillips, 64), S Jones (temp for North, 33-37, for Hook, 50), S Williams (for J Davies, 70).
Australia: K Beale; J O'Connor, A Ashley-Cooper, B Barnes, D Ioane; Q Cooper, W Genia; J Slipper, T Polota Nau, S Ma'afu, J Horwill (capt), N Sharpe, S Higginbotham, D Pocock, B McCalman.
Replacements: S Faingaa (for Polota Nau, 52), B Alexander (for Ma'afu, 59), R Simmons (for Sharpe, 46), R Samo (temp for Higginbotham, 30-33), L Burgess (for Genia, 67), A Faingaa (for Cooper, 20), R Horne (for Beale, 10).
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
The video shows a man, thought to be in his 40s, giving chase and pushing the woman to the ground after being asked to wait, police said.
She managed to pull herself out of the road in Sidney Street, Whitechapel, east London.
The woman was shaken but not seriously hurt, the Met Police said.
Anyone with information about the dispute, at about 18:00 BST on 1 May, is asked to contact police.
The plans involve extracting three million tonnes of coal, sandstone and fireclay from a site adjoining Druridge Bay, north of Morpeth, Northumberland.
More than 20,000 people have signed petitions claiming the mine would damage the environment, wildlife and tourism. Some residents support it.
Developer Banks Group promises extra jobs and investment.
Save Druridge Bay campaign organiser Lynne Tate said opponents were concerned about pollution, noise, traffic and the effect on wildlife.
Jobs could be lost in the "booming" local tourist industry, she said.
Banks said 50 jobs could be created at the site at Highthorn, south east of the village of Widdrington, with a further 50 transferred from its other sites in Northumberland.
It has reduced the size of its initial proposal and moved it further away from the village.
Some residents welcome the promise of new jobs, investment in community facilities and environmental improvements.
Jeanie Kielty from Banks Group said it proposed an "extensive package" of local benefits looking at wildlife, footpaths, cycleways, bridleways and tourism, leaving a "positive lasting legacy".
Northumberland County Council said all points raised at the meeting would be considered as part of the planning application.
A final decision is expected in June.
Royston Smith, Conservative MP for Southampton Itchen, said: "I have a lot of important work to do here locally."
He has made five speeches and asked two questions since May, the Independent reported.
The newspaper said this made him the "least active among the 177 MPs elected for the first time last year".
Mr Smith said: "Someone has to be last in the pecking order.
"Southampton is a challenging constituency and I spend my time doing as much as I can locally.
"I don't spend hours in the House of Commons waiting to make a three-minute speech."
On Sunday he posted on Twitter about Labour councillors in the city "trolling" him.
He also said: "While Southampton's Labour Councillors talk to themselves on Twitter I'm having a @SprinklesGelato"
The Independent said Labour's Louise Haigh is the busiest new MP, making 90 speeches and asking 471 parliamentary questions.
The 45-year-old was boarding the 06.54 service to Edinburgh Waverley at Uphall just before 07:00am on Saturday when she was touched from behind.
British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for information.
Officers investigating are reviewing CCTV from the train and the station. The youth is between 15 and 18 years old, slim and has brown hair.
He was wearing a blue t-shirt.
Det Con Paul Farquhar, of the British transport Police, said: "This assault left the victim upset and I am hopeful that anyone who was at the station or on the train and has information which can identify those involved will feel able to get in touch."
An investigation into the signs, found across Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following the vote to leave the EU, has failed to find the culprit.
The cards' discovery sparked a social media backlash, including a campaign launched by a man from the town.
In a statement, Cambridgeshire Police said: "All inquiries that could be done were completed."
An 11-year-old Polish boy was among those to find one of the laminated notices - which bore poor Polish translations - posted at his home.
Kathleen Gaynor uploaded a photo of a card, which also said "Leave the EU", on a community Facebook page in June after she said her mother found it held down with a stone on the doorstep of her town centre home.
She believed it was intended for her Polish neighbours.
At the time of the offences, the force said it had interviewed witnesses as part of its investigation.
Amit Damani-Patel, from Leicester, said he was appalled to read the letter - addressed to "Mr Damani-Paki" - from HomeServe's gas service department.
He said: "I was shocked, I had to read it three or four times. I could not believe what I was reading."
HomeServe apologised and said a staff member had changed the letter manually.
In a statement, the Walsall-based company said: "Our investigation has shown that an individual staff member has manually changed a letter to a customer.
"We take full responsibility for this and have taken immediate action. We are confident that the cause of the issue has been addressed."
The statement added: "This is not us; we are an extremely diverse and inclusive company, and we are really proud of this. The actions of one individual are absolutely not representative of our company.
"We send millions of letters every year. Nothing like this has ever happened before and we will do everything we can to ensure it never happens again."
Mr Damani-Patel, who is of Indian origin, said the letter "made my stomach churn".
He said: "I actually thought it was a joke - I thought there is no way this can be real."
The 31-year-old, who is currently working in Texas, added: "They have no idea about my heritage - I am British born and bred."
The Race Equality Centre in Leicester said it found it "difficult to see" how the letter could have been accidental.
"Deliberate or not, there clearly needs to be a thorough investigation by HomeServe to establish how such a letter could be posted by one of their employees to their customer," a spokeswoman said.
People also took to Facebook to criticise the firm.
Josh Bryan wrote: "When I realised what someone had done I was horrified. It's 2015, hard to believe there are still people who find that kind of thing funny."
Paresh Daman wrote: "This doesn't look like a mistake. Wow HomeServe I wonder how many Asian customers you'll still have after this."
In February 2013, HomeServe was fined £30.6m for poor complaints handling and mis-selling, according to the Guardian website.
In 2011, the company suspended its entire sales workforce amid fears staff had been mis-selling its products.
HomeServe said it would respond to Mr Damani-Patel as soon as the investigation was completed.
2 February 2016 Last updated at 13:20 GMT
Charles Foster has worked as a vet, a lawyer and is now an Oxford academic.
His book Being a Beast describes his trials of life as a fox and otter, as well as how he lived underground and ate worms to understand the world of badgers.
He said: "Go out into the woods and drop to your normal foot level and you will see a completely different, and very exhilarating, world."
Brennan Nicholls reports.
The striker, 34, is considering offers after leaving Paris St-Germain but few will be as creative as what Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have put forward.
The club says the striker's signature on a two-year contract would see the city introduce a monarchy that Ibrahimovic will head, while a local beer will be renamed to feature his name.
Sweden captain Ibrahimovic is known to be a confident operator, so could a seat on a newly-formed throne tempt him?
If this is not enough, a local swimming pool - which closed over 20 years ago - would again be filled with water and opened for the former Barcelona player whenever he needs it.
In a statement, the club referred to their target as "God" and confirmed they have "made an offer" featuring an "attractive package".
After finishing fifth last season, Oberhausen are in the market for "a powerful forward who's good in the air" and Ibrahimovic - who scored 156 times in 180 games at PSG - fits the bill.
"In a football province like Oberhausen, there are a few things which other places wouldn't have," club president Hajo Sommers told German broadcaster Sport1.
"If he wants to expand his horizons, let him come."
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Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have also offered to construct a new stand using materials sourced from a Swedish retailer if Ibrahimovic moves to the city and Sommer even agreed to pick his man up from the airport.
This chauffeur service once worked for Manchester United in their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov and the Red Devils - heavily linked with Ibrahimovic - may well need to again pull out all the stops if they are to acquire the former AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus front man.
United can of course offer average attendances in excess of 75,000 compared to the 2,100 Oberhausen pulled in last season, not to mention sizeable financial initiatives.
But crucially, they are yet to put forward a 'king of Manchester' proposal.
"In the coming days the player will decide. We are cautiously optimistic that his decision will be positive," concluded the German minnows.
Are both liberal and conservative intellectuals simply appalled by the way he talks?
They are so blinded by his misuse of language and mangling of history that they judge him for what he says, and how he says it, and not for what he does.
The columns in question were by George Will, a distinguished conservative writer here in Washington and a long time critic of the president, and by Chris Ruddy, CEO of the media organisation Newsmax and a good friend of the president. I'll leave you to judge their effectiveness.
But as I read them, it occurred to me that the two men were drawing very different conclusions about the same thing, namely Trump's intellectual style. Moreover these two opinions broadly define why some people love Trump and some hate him. It's how he sounds that people respond to so viscerally.
Mr Will says it is "urgent for Americans to think and speak clearly about President Trump's inability to do either". He accuses the president of an "untrained mind bereft of information". He cites his poor grasp of history, as demonstrated by Mr Trump's recent remarks that former President Andrew Jackson could have prevented the US Civil War.
Like many of Mr Trump's critics, both here and around the world, Mr Will is stunned by the president's lack of knowledge of basic global history and foreign policy norms. He quotes a line from the campaign trail in which Mr Trump threatened to "bomb the s--- out of" Middle East terrorists. And he ends his piece with a warning about the risks of the US nuclear arsenal ending up in the hands of someone so ignorant of world affairs.
Mr Ruddy, who is definitely in the president's corner, admits to being disconcerted by some of the things Donald Trump says. His point, though, is that Mr Trump's language and style, far from making the president and the country look stupid - as some critics claim - are actually effective. The very harshness of Trump's statements on China, Ruddy says, have actually earned him respect in Beijing.
Where critics deride ignorance, Mr Ruddy lauds an ability to learn on the job. He says Trump has shaken the tree of US politics and that in itself is worth doing. He points to the tough talk on immigration and the fact that border crossings from Mexico are down in the past couple of months as evidence that the "president's policies have created a virtual wall, one that may obviate the need for the $20 billion eyesore after all".
Here's where the question of snobbism comes in.
Mr Will's objection smacks of the very intellectual elitism that Mr Trump's supporters to despise. Both the tone and content of Mr Trump's language is certainly distinctive. Mr Will says it reveals gross ignorance.
But Mr Trump's supporters wholeheartedly agree with Chris Ruddy. Polls show us that the one thing they really like is that the new president is shaking things up. And part of that shake up is the way he talks and tweets. The very unfiltered-ness of Donald Trump is refreshing to them. When he gets his history wrong, that's fine, so does everyone sometimes. It just makes him more human.
When he shoots from the lip, he sounds natural and not like yet another poll-driven politician. When he tweets, with !! and CAPITALS, it is authentic and direct. When he offers to make the "best deals", and produce so many wins, "you'll get tired of winning," his supporters don't hear brashness, or irritating bragging. They hear confidence and ambition.
Critics have totally the opposite reaction. But maybe they are being elitist, or snobbish, if they judge Mr Trump by the odd way he talks, or by his overuse of superlatives and his slim grasp of history. What matters far more is what he does with the presidency.
There have certainly been actions liberals are concerned about - deregulating Wall street and the energy industry; his anti-immigration executive orders (three of which are actually stalled in courts) have produced a climate of fear amongst undocumented workers; and he has limited US funds for organisations that advise on or perform abortions worldwide.
But he has not actually done nearly as much as many people either feared or hoped he would. That would suggest there isn't very much to applaud or much to object to. That may still change, but for the moment many of Trump's biggest promises have been blocked either by judges or by congress.
So, in the absence of major policy changes, what does really motivate how you feel about this president?
Perhaps the single biggest indication of whether you support Trump or don't is simply your gut reaction to his style.
You either love it or loathe it. Very few people, it seems, are ambivalent.
Jayalalitha, the four-time chief minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died on 6 December.
She was buried in a state funeral in the presence of thousands of mourners. But members of her caste are always cremated so this was unusual.
K Vardarajan says he conducted a traditional cremation with an effigy.
However, Mr Vardarajan's claims that he is related to Jayalalitha have been contested by her niece Deepa Jayaram.
"I don't think we have any relatives left in Mysore who would conduct such a ceremony. Most of our family live abroad,'' she said.
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Senior members of her party were quoted by Indian media as saying that Jayalalitha was buried as she transcended caste for her people- and that burying her would give people a "monument" to remember her by.
But Mr Vardajan has expressed unhappiness with the funeral.
"They did not conduct the rituals as per the Sri Vaishnav traditions which dictate that a person must be cremated. Even in burying her, they did not follow the Hindu method. They put her in a box,'' K Vardarajan, who claims to be related to Jayalalitha through her stepfather, told BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi.
"She will not attain `Moksha' (emancipation from the cycle of death and birth) by that burial," he added.
Mr Vardarajan said he conducted the final rites, together with a priest, on the banks of the Cauvery river in the city of Mysore, where Jayalalitha was born.
The priest, Ranganath Iyengar, said they used a "darba" (a kind of hay that is used during cremation) to symbolize the dead body while conducting the rites.
He added that the would also conduct the ninth and 10th day ceremonies as per Hindu tradition.
He is contesting the South Thanet seat, in Kent, in the general election after forming the Free United Kingdom Party.
Mr Murray, 46, visited a pub, a brewery and a school in the constituency.
He said: "If I were to win then I would definitely open a pub because I'm going to nationalise pubs if I get the chance."
Mr Murray, whose character is based around a love for all things British, said his party represented "rational common sense".
On why he chose Thanet, he said: "I heard destiny's call like a trumpet in the far distance and it sounded like it was saying Thanet, so Thanet had to be the place."
He said one of his manifesto pledges including making Thanet the capital city and "demilitarising" North and South Thanet.
"Why can't North and South Thanet walk in harmony together," he said.
He has also promised that beer will cost "1p a pint", although "crisps will remain at the current price".
During his visit to the Charles Dickens School in Broadstairs, Mr Murray said he was meeting "the adults of tomorrow" to tell them about "their chance to change this nation from Great Britain to Amazing Britain".
Asked how seriously he was taking the election campaign, he said: "Well, only a fool wouldn't take the general election seriously. And a vote for me is a vote for common sense."
A website has been set up for his campaign, carrying the slogan: "Other parties offer the moon on a stick. We'll do better than that: a British moon on a British stick."
His party is using an upturned pound sign for a logo, in a clear parody of the UKIP symbol.
Murray is standing in a constituency which the Conservative Party won from Labour at the previous election in 2010.
Frank McAveety will succeed Gordon Matheson as the leader of Glasgow City Council. He was chosen at a meeting of Labour councillors on Wednesday.
He previously served as council leader from 1997 until 1999 when he was elected to the newly-formed Scottish Parliament.
He represented Glasgow Shettleston until the SNP won the seat in 2011.
Mr McAveety served as deputy minister for Local Government, deputy minister for Health and Community Care and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in the early years of devolution.
He will officially become leader of the council when Mr Matheson formally stands down on Thursday.
It is believed Mr Matheson wishes to stand as a candidate for next year's Scottish Parliament elections.
Labour, which has had overall control of Glasgow City Council since 1980, had 45 of the city's 79 councillors at the last election in 2012.
Scientists deliberately gave mosquitoes the Wolbachia bug and then later exposed them to Zika virus.
They found mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia had less Zika virus in them and in some cases the virus had been deactivated.
They say with more work, the approach could be one way to prevent mosquitoes passing Zika on to humans.
Scientists around the world are working on ways to combat Zika - which has been linked to a rise in brain and skull malformations in babies.
The virus is thought to spread when humans are bitten by mosquitoes carrying Zika.
In this study, researchers from Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation found mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia (a bacterium that lives in many insects) had fewer copies Zika in their bodies and, crucially, an inactive form of Zika in their saliva.
They say the inactive form of Zika would not be able to cause disease in humans.
Writing in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, the scientists say they are unsure exactly how the overall strategy works but the virus and bacterium may compete for the same resources once inside mosquitoes - and the virus loses out.
They predict mosquitoes with Wolbachia - if released into the wild - would mate with mosquitoes without the bug and, over time, replace the population with Zika-resistant mosquitoes.
But scientists caution this strategy could not be used on its own.
Researcher Dr Luciano Moreira said: "We know that there will not be only one solution for Zika - we have to do this alongside different approaches, like vaccines or insecticides, besides the public measures to control mosquito breeding sites."
Dr Tom Walker, a lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who has worked on other programmes involving the Wolbachia bug, said this was early but promising work.
He added: "As this work is preliminary and has been done in a laboratory, one of the next steps would be to conduct a large trial outside of the laboratory."
Prof Jonathan Ball, a virus expert at Nottingham University, said: "It is unclear whether or not such an approach could work in the field and there are many hurdles that still need to be overcome, but in the absence of an effective vaccine, it could prove to be a powerful weapon to limit the spread of this and other serious viruses."
Zika virus disease has been seen in more than 40 countries during the current outbreak.
Commemorations were led by a national service of remembrance at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, marking the start of four years of events in Wales.
People were encouraged to switch lights out between 22:00 and 23:00 BST on Monday with candlelit vigils being held.
Britain declared war with Germany at 23:00 BST on 4 August, 1914.
The Lights Out project was inspired by the words of wartime foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey.
On the eve of war, he said: "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time."
Four years of war followed, and about six million men in the UK were mobilised. More than 700,000 - including an estimated 40,000 Welshmen - died.
The Llandaff Cathedral service, led by Dean of Llandaff, Gerwyn Capon, was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and First Minister Carwyn Jones.
Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan gave a sermon in which he described war as a "sign of human failure" but said it was sometimes necessary as "the lesser of two evils".
The Duke of Gloucester was among those who laid wreaths, while Saleem Kidwai, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Wales, laid an olive branch on behalf of the Interfaith Council for Wales.
At the end of the service, a candle was lit by the Revd Albrecht Kostlin-Buurma of the German Lutheran Churches.
In Bangor, the faces of soldiers and civilians were projected from the Memorial Arch in a project created by artist Bedwyr Williams.
A processional service was also taking place at Bangor Cathedral.
A torch-lit procession walked up Moel Famau near Mold with torches switched off at the summit for a two-minute silence, signifying war-time black-outs.
A vigil was also held at the cenotaph at Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
Lights were switched off at civic buildings in Cardiff and Swansea, while in Merthyr Tydfil, a service at St David's Church was followed by a Lights Out event in the square.
Gwent Police paid tribute to 14 officers of the old Monmouthshire and Newport forces who died in the Great War.
North Wales Police held a small service outside its headquarters in Colwyn Bay on Monday.
Various World War One events, including debates and school projects, were being held at the National Eisteddfod in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
The money "could be allocated if the BBC so wishes", he told an assembly inquiry into the BBC Charter Review.
Ministers have previously said there was a "lamentable" lack of BBC Wales comedy and drama in English.
The BBC has said it was working with devolved governments to meet audience aspirations around the UK.
Earlier in November, First Minister Carwyn Jones repeated his call for an additional £30m to be spent on English language programmes that reflect Welsh life.
Mr Skates told the communities, equality and local government committee: "The BBC's budget is significant and I reject the idea they aren't able to allocate more resources to English language - particularly non-news - programming in Wales.
"I think the money could be allocated if the BBC so wishes."
The BBC has warned it faced a "tough financial challenge" following the licence fee settlement in July.
In his evidence to the assembly's inquiry, Mr Skates also reiterated the Welsh government's call for a review of the BBC's public purposes in Wales to determine the broadcaster's responsibilities to Welsh audiences.
Mr Skates said he would establish a media panel to carry out the review of the BBC's role in Wales if the work did not form part of the UK government's wider review of the BBC's charter.
At a media summit in Cardiff last week, the BBC's director of strategy James Purnell said the corporation was "committed" to Welsh audiences.
The BBC's new charter, setting out its 10-year remit, is due to come into force in January 2017.
Figures obtained by charity NSPCC Wales showed a 21% rise on 2013-14, when 1,446 allegations were recorded by the four police forces.
Gwent Police saw the biggest increase, from 226 to 389 - a 72% rise.
More than 320 allegations concerned children aged 10 and under and 135 were aged five and under.
Of the crimes reported involving the youngest children, seven involved children aged just one and under.
NSPCC Wales said alleged victims may now feel more confident about coming forward following greater awareness about sexual abuse and police may have improved their recording methods.
But it added the figures may only reveal a small part of the picture, as many children are afraid to speak about their experiences or say they are not believed.
According to the NSPCC Wales figures, North Wales Police saw a 26.7% increase in allegations from 314 to 398 between 2013-14 and 2014-15.
Dyfed-Powys Police received a 9.7% increase from 299 to 328. And South Wales Police saw a 4.9% rise from 607 to 637.
Each force was also asked for gender-based figures. Of those provided, more than five times as many offences were recorded against girls (1,235) than boys (205). Gwent Police could only supply gender details for 41 of its 389 recorded offences.
In 2013/14, 1,145 offences were recorded against girls and 229 against boys.
The forces were also asked to provide details on crimes that had an online element but only Dyfed Powys and North Wales did so, with 33 crimes in each force area falling into that category.
The figures may only reveal a small part of the whole picture, as many children are afraid to speak about their experiences. A recent NSPCC report also revealed some young victims say they are not believed when they report sex crimes to police.
Des Mannion from the charity said: "These figures paint a very worrying picture of just how extensive these appalling crimes have become.
"A huge rise across Wales is clearly troubling and we will seek to understand why offences have increased so significantly.
"Where better recording of this crime has at least contributed to an increase, police forces must be applauded and we wholeheartedly welcome any boost in confidence that is helping victims to come forward."
A man entered the Subway store on the Dublin Road carrying a screwdriver at about 10:15 BST on Sunday.
He threatened a staff member before making off with a sum of money.
It is understood that members of the public stopped the man before he was later arrested by the police.
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Helpfully he produced an economic manifesto, "The Economy in 2020".
At its heart is the precept that "Labour must create a balanced economy that ensures workers and government share fairly in the wealth creation process, that encourages and supports innovation in every sector of the economy; and that invests in skills and infrastructure to build an economy that is more sustainable and more equal".
Which is the sort of statement, absent detail on the means to get there, that most would say sounds alright.
But Corbyn is, famously, of the left. So his path to creating a more sustainable and equal society would not appeal to all.
Even so his opposition to this government's planned cuts to corporation and inheritance tax, and his muscular hatred of tax avoidance and evasion, are not the stuff of swivel-eyed Leninism.
There are plenty of political moderates who question why, at a time of scarce resources, it is a priority for messrs Cameron and Osborne to give tax breaks to better-off dead people.
But of course that is not the end of Corbynism. Like many left-wingers of his generation, he never felt comfortable with privatisations and was not persuaded by his erstwhile leader, Tony Blair, that Labour was right to end its Clause 4 commitment to pursuing public ownership of the means of production.
So Jeremy Corbyn wants the state to re-acquire ownership of the railways (as does another left-ish candidate to lead Labour, the lapsed Blairite, Andy Burnham), he has floated a plan for the government to acquire controlling stakes in energy companies and he has talked about whether Labour should adopt a new modern version of the traditional socialist commitment for the workers to own the towering heights of the economy.
Some of you of a free-market inclination may at this juncture be spluttering into your flat whites and mojitos. But again, there is nothing desperately surprising about any of this.
The hard left didn't die under Tony Blair's aegis. It was marginalised. A bit like punk rock in the reign of the Spice Girls, it retreated into specialist clubs and cabals, knowing that one day there would be a hunger for its seductive remedies for the world's injustices.
So the underlying causes of the ascent of Corbynism are driving politics throughout the rich west - and benefit the extreme populist right (the Front National in France, Trump in the US) as much as the Syrizas and Podemoses of the left.
They include a palpable sense that the establishment parties have for years and consistently lied about the benefits of globalisation, given the inescapable evidence that disproportionate spoils go to the very rich.
And almost everywhere tolerance of an economic model that appeared to disempower all of us, and whose fruits were not available to all, dramatically decreased after the 2008 Crash that turned lacklustre wage growth into sharply squeezed living standards.
So Corbynism is a kind of collective howl - which can be heard in different accents all over the world - that it doesn't have to be this way.
But what is driving mainstream Labour members bonkers about all of this is the way that Corbyn's supporters - some young and new to the party, others freshly returned from self-imposed exile in other far left caucuses - are wearing their support for Jeremy Corbyn as a badge of protest, the equivalent of a ripped punk-rock t-shirt, but not as part of any practical collective mission to form a Cabinet and actually govern.
And, by the way, what is particularly galling for what you might call conventional Labour is how Ed Miliband's party reforms priced the T-shirt at just £3 - which is all you have to pay to have a vote on Labour's next leader.
In this context, Jeremy Corbyn's most important policy is actually his most novel. And it is what he calls, alluringly, "quantitative easing for people instead of banks".
This is how he describes it: "one option would be for the Bank of England to be given a new mandate to upgrade our economy to invest in new large scale housing, energy, transport and digital projects".
For the avoidance of doubt, this is not same-old, same-old socialism; it is new, radical thinking.
But in a world where globalisation and the free movement of capital are inescapable realities, so-called quantitative easing for people brings considerable risks. Some will see it as stupendously dangerous.
For detail on what it involves, Jeremy Corbyn prays in aid the campaigning tax analyst, Richard Murphy.
Now here it gets a bit technical so bear with me.
What we think of as normal quantitative easing - though it was unconventional when the Bank of England embarked on it in 2009 - involves the Bank of England creating new money to buy government debt.
There is a lively debate about quite how economically useful it has been. It might have pushed down interest rates a bit for all, through a slightly convoluted transmission mechanism. And it might have encouraged a bit of incremental consumption and investment by inflating the price of houses and other assets.
But probably the most important point about quantitative easing as currently configured is that the debt bought by the Bank of England has to be repaid - eventually - by the Treasury.
In other words the £375bn of new money created by the Bank of England through quantitative easing will one day be withdrawn from the economy, through the repayment of debts by the government, when the economy is perceived to be strong enough.
Now it will be decades before all the £375bn is returned. And theoretically it could never be repaid, if the Bank of England simply decided to roll over maturing debts each time they are due for repayment (as it is doing at the moment).
But the important fact is that the debts still exist as a real liability of the Treasury - and that matters.
Here is why.
Central banks, like the Bank of England, have an extraordinary privilege and power to magic money out of nowhere. Which is another way of saying that money has no intrinsic value, and is only worth what we as a society determine it is worth. And, in the reality of global financial capitalism, it is currency traders who decide what sterling is worth, nano-second by nano-second.
So to avoid a collapse in the currency and rampant inflation, central banks have to be seen to be exercising great restraint in the creation of new money.
The lore of central banks - which, rightly or wrongly, is almost universally accepted by investors - says that central banks should only look at whether there is too much or too little money in the economy in determining whether to increase or shrink the supply of money, and not at narrower economic questions such as whether there are enough roads or houses being being built in Britain.
Or to put it another way, successful central banks are those that are not bossed around by politicians, who are perceived to be more interested in being re-elected than in economic stability.
Now to be clear, none of this is to argue that Jeremy Corbyn is wrong to want more investment in energy, housing and other infrastructure. But it is to say that if the Bank of England were mandated to do that, most investors would conclude that the Bank of England's primary objective was no longer to preserve the value of the currency but to finance politically popular projects.
They would fear that if the Bank of England is forced to finance projects that the private sector - by Jeremy Corbyn's admission - won't finance, it would be throwing good money after bad.
In those circumstances, sterling would weaken, with inflationary consequences - and perhaps with devastatingly inflationary consequences.
Probably Jeremy Corbyn and his counsellor Richard Murphy would argue that this is unduly alarmist - and that all the Bank of England would be doing would be to purchase new debt issued by energy or transport companies, presumably state-owned or state-backed, and this is surely not much different from the Bank of England's purchases of gilts or government debt.
That may be right, as a matter of theory, and even - in the case of America - in practice, in that the Federal Reserve in the US has subsidised housing finance for years by purchasing colossal amounts of state-backed mortgage debt.
What is more the former head of the Financial Services Authority, Adair Turner, has been arguing that in order to make meaningful inroads into the UK's massive debt burden, the Bank of England should consider going one step further than quantitative easing and - in a highly prescribed way - create money to actually annul debts.
But the dollar is still the world's reserve currency, and the Fed can take liberties with it that are not available to the Bank of England.
Also it is very difficult to conceive of a way in which the perception - the confidence trick perhaps - of Bank of England independence could be preserved, while obliging it (to repeat Jeremy Corbyn's words) "to invest in new large scale housing, energy, transport and digital projects".
Once it had those explicit objectives, investors would see it as politician's poodle and conclude that preserving the value of sterling would be not quite the priority it has today.
Which is not that the UK would turn into hyperinflationary Zimbabwe or 1923 Germany.
But the risk of investing in sterling and the UK would be seen to have increased. And therefore the cost of finance here would rise - which would mean that there would be even less long-term productive investment here, and a British malaise correctly identified by Jeremy Corbyn would be made more acute.
The guru of Corbynomics. Richard Murphy, has responded to my blog on Jeremy Corbyn's "quantitative easing for people".
He clarifies that the debt to be acquired by the Bank of England would be issued by a new state-owned investment bank, whose role would be to finance housing, transport, and so on.
But I am not sure the existence of this new public-sector bank significantly helps his cause.
Because there would be widespread concerns that the Bank of England would be indirectly financing white elephants via this investment bank - and would, as I mentioned earlier, be throwing good money after bad.
Or to put it another way, quantitative easing for people makes good economic sense only if you believe that a state investment bank would make viable investments that the private sector refuses to make.
The Dutchman was penalised for running wide at Turn One under pressure from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and not handing over the place.
Verstappen said he did not understand why eventual winner Lewis Hamilton was not penalised for a similar incident.
Asked if he felt picked on, Verstappen said: "Yeah, more or less."
And asked whether he felt drivers were not allowed to race in F1, he said: "Yeah, at the moment, kind of. Or at least I am not."
"Ridiculous," he added. "In lap one, Turn One, the first two go off and if they don't get a penalty, that's fine for me. OK, we race. But then why do they penalise me at the end of the race? That's very unfair."
Hamilton's team-mate Nico Rosberg also ran wide off track at the first corner and retained second place after colliding with Verstappen as the Red Bull tried to overtake.
Verstappen has been criticised heavily by rivals this year for his defensive tactics, which led to a rule clarification at the previous race in America that explicitly outlawed drivers changing line in the braking zone if it led to the attacking driver having to take evasive action.
Verstappen had initially been demoted to fifth, with Vettel taking his place on the podium.
However, Vettel was later given a 10-second time penalty by stewards after being deemed to have changed direction under braking while defending from the other Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo in the closing laps of the race, dropping the four-time world champion to fifth.
"It is ridiculous what he did," Verstappen said. "I have never done something like that, even close. Because I have moved under braking but that was when the car was still 10-15m behind me. To keep turning when there is a car already next to you, that shouldn't be the case."
Vettel swore repeatedly over the radio in the closing laps - about Verstappen not giving the place back, and about the Dutchman's driving.
The former Red Bull driver also asked his team to give an expletive-laden message to race director Charlie Whiting expressing his frustration.
Verstappen added: "He is just a very frustrated guy. He is shouting on the radio like a child and to do things like that is even more childish."
After the race, Vettel accused Verstappen of deliberately braking in unusual places during their battle.
"I had reason to be angry," Vettel said, adding that he had apologised to Whiting.
"I put him under pressure, which was hard enough with worn tyres. He left the track and didn't move [over], so you can understand why I got annoyed.
"Max was brake testing me into the first two corners. I was very upset with the fact Max held me up and didn't move and made me run into Daniel."
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Before receiving his penalty, Vettel had defended himself against accusations that he had broken the rule on moving under braking.
"I want to look at it again; he [Ricciardo] told me to. I am fighting hard and am supposed to give him just enough room," Vettel said.
"I know Daniel is sometimes optimistic going for a gap. I knew he would go for it whatever the cost. I tried to defend; we made contact. That is not ideal. That's why I want to look at it again.
"If there was something, I will talk to him. Before that, Max was brake-testing me into the first two corners. I was very upset with the fact Max held me up and didn't move and made me run into Daniel."
Ricciardo, who was promoted to third after penalties for Verstappen and Vettel were applied, said after the race: "I thought I had every right to be there but he kept closing the door under braking. I was frustrated with that.
"I also didn't understand the start. How you can be leading the race, defend, go off the track and not get a penalty? What was different with Max's move and Lewis'?
"It was a mistake and you have to pay the price. I am just frustrated with how it all panned out."
It is estimated that more than one in three people are affected by a mental health problem each year. The most common illnesses are depression and anxiety.
Only about 1-2% of the population have psychotic disorders. 1 in 3 GP appointments relates to a mental health problem.
The more deprived the area, the higher its rate of mental illness.
People living in the most deprived areas are more than three times as likely to spend time in hospital as a result of mental illness compared to people living in the least deprived areas.
The suicide rate is more than three times higher in the most deprived areas compared to the least deprived areas.
Employment is good for mental health. Although most people with mental health problems are employed, generally people have better mental health when in employment than when jobless.
Twice as many women as men went to their GP because of depression or anxiety in 2010/11, but the suicide rate is three times higher for men than women.
Although equal numbers of men and women are hospitalised due to mental illness, men are more likely to be admitted with schizophrenia and conditions related to substance abuse.
Women are more likely to have mood disorders or a personality disorder.
About 1 in 8 of Scots (12%) take use an antidepressant every day.
The other main drugs for mental health are used by only 1-3% of the population.
In 2009, 58% of people who had suffered a mental health problem had experienced stigma or discrimination at some point in the previous five years.
In 2007, it was 82%.
People living in Scotland are happier than other parts of the UK.
According to the Office for National Statistics, people living in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the most "satisfied".
The local authority where the people gave the highest average score was Eilean Siar.
On average, the people in the Western Isles gave their life satisfaction a score of 8.41 out of 10.
This is hard to calculate because it is up to Scotland's health boards and councils to decide how much they spend, and it can be difficult to define.
However, some spending trends can be calculated:
The number of people being treated for mental health issues is rising.
This does not appear to be because more people have mental illness, but because more people are accessing treatment as understanding grows and the stigma of mental illness reduces.
However, the ageing population has led to an increase in the number of people with dementia.
A new strategy for mental health is overdue. The last one ran out at the end of 2015.
More people are being treated at home. Since 1998 the number of people in psychiatric hospital has fallen by at least a third. This reflects the shift towards various forms of care in the community.
Some people wait a long time for specialist care.
Last year, new targets came into force to reduce long waits to see a specialist, however the NHS has not been able to meet them.
81% of people saw a psychologist within 18 weeks, against a target of 90%. This figure has not changed much since recording began.
73% of children saw a specialist within 18 weeks, against a target of 90%. Children are waiting slightly longer than they did in 2014 and 2015.
However, the NHS only began recording information about mental health waiting times in 2012. Before then we don't know how long people were waiting.
The number of professionals has risen slightly, but not in all areas.
The total number of staff working in psychiatry rose by 8% between 2002 and 2013.
There were increases in staff in general psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, old age psychiatry and learning disabilities.
The number of staff working in child and adolescent psychiatry, and psychotherapy have fallen.
The number of suicides peaked between 1992 and 2002 but have been falling since then.
The most recent comparable figures for 2014 suggest the lowest number of suicides since 1977. However, in 2010, the Scottish suicide rate was much higher than in England and Wales.
For men it was 73% higher while for women it was almost double. Some of this difference may be due to the way statistics are gathered.
Scottish Parliament SPICe briefing; ISD Scotland; Choose Life; Scottish Association for Mental Health.
Andre Savelio had put Wolves in front early on with a debut try, but Richie Myler pounced on an error against his former club in reply.
Greg Bird crossed for a try with Warrington's Tom Lineham sin-binned.
Rhys Evans went in late on to give the Wire hope, but Luke Walsh kicked a penalty and Brayden Wiliame's last-minute score confirmed victory.
Warrington were the nearly men in 2016, losing in the Challenge Cup and Grand Final showpieces, and they showed plenty of endeavour in an attritional battle.
The focus for Tony Smith's side now shifts to the World Club Challenge as England coach Wayne Bennett's Brisbane Broncos come to the Halliwell Jones next week.
Catalans fell away last season after a decent start, but their mettle and defensive effort - typified by the returning Bird, and Justin Horo - gave head coach Laurent Frayssinous cause for optimism over the coming weeks.
The Dragons lost all three games to Warrington, and six times at their Stade Gilbert Brutus home last season, but kicked off the new campaign with an important success.
Players from both teams picked up knocks, notably Dragons winger Fouad Yaha who limped off early on with a knee injury.
Catalans: Wiliame; Broughton, Inu, Duport, Yaha; Walsh, Myler; Bird, Garcia, Horo, Moa, Aiton, Casty.
Replacements: Bousquet, Bosc, Baitieri, Simon.
Warrington: Russell; Evans, T. King, Atkins, Lineham; Patton, Gidley; Cooper, Clark, Sims, Savelio, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Dwyer, Crosby, Livett, Philbin.
Referee: James Child (RFL)
Scott Marsden died in hospital after being taken ill at the fight in Leeds, in March.
The inquest into his death was opened and adjourned in Wakefield.
Coroner Jonathan Leach, said initial medical inquiries reported his death, on 12 March, as "unexplained pending further investigation".
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Scott had been competing at Leeds Martial Arts College the night before, when he collapsed in the last round of the five-round contest, the inquest was told.
Mr Leach was told the bout had been full-contact, against someone of similar size and age, and Scott was "wearing appropriate protective equipment".
Emergency treatment was given by on-site medics and paramedics were called but Scott died the following day at Leeds General Infirmary.
Scott's family did not attend Wakefield Coroner's court, where the inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed.
Scott, from Sheffield, started entering competitions at the age of eight.
He trained at the Marsden's All Styles Kickboxing club in Hillsborough, that was run by members of his family, and was a pupil at Forge Valley School.
Speaking after his death Dale Barrowclough, the school's head teacher, said: "Scott was a very popular young man among pupils and staff alike and it is without doubt that he had a very bright sporting future ahead of him."
In the wake of his death Jon Green, England president of the World Kickboxing Association, criticised the response by emergency services that were also called on the night.
But Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "All of our staff worked tirelessly to provide the patient with the best possible care and transport him to hospital for further treatment."
The British Kickboxing Council has said the tragedy demonstrated how the sport, that does not have a UK governing body, needs regulation.
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In round three of the Six Nations, the Welsh had led 13-9 at the break.
But two tries, and 10 points from the boot of Finn Russell after the interval, paved the way to a 29-13 win.
"We realised we were watching them play rather than playing ourselves," Cotter said after Scotland's second win of the championship.
"I'm very proud of that response. The boys went out and started taking the game to the Welsh team.
"We were more assertive and organised in the second half. We applied pressure and got over the line with well-scored tries.
"It means we're still in the competition and we can get back to work on Monday and prepare for Twickenham."
John Barclay, captaining Scotland from the back row, became only the fourth of 14 Scotland skippers in the Six Nations era to have tasted victory in his first game leading the team.
The 30-year-old, who took over from the injured Greig Laidlaw, was cautiously optimistic about Scotland's chances against England at Twickenham on 11 March.
He told BBC Sport: "We won very well against Ireland (in round one), then we didn't play particularly well (against France). We wanted to get out of that cycle of having a good win, then not backing it up.
"The second half, to go out there, no panicking and play with control and accuracy - we recovered from a poor first half to go on and beat a very good Welsh side.
"We believe within the group that we can do something. We go to England for the next game. We'll have a look at them. If we play well, we can win.
"If we play like we did in Paris, if we play like we did in the first half (against Wales), then it becomes very difficult."
England can re-take top spot in the Six Nations table from Ireland with victory over Italy on Sunday.
New Zealander Cotter has only two games remaining as Scotland head coach - the penultimate being the Calcutta Cup match - before he makes way for Gregor Townsend.
"Real guts and desire, the boys threw their bodies into it," was Cotter's assessment of his team's battling performance.
"We were competitive at the breakdown so, all in all, I'm happy we came away with the win.
"We will enjoy the evening, it's been a few years since we beat Wales. The boys can have a couple of quiet, cold beers. Then we go down to England.
"I think these experiences for the young players are great. John (Barclay) did a great job out there and steadied the ship."
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen and diclofenac, are commonly used to treat pain and inflammation.
The British Medical Journal study looked at 10 million people, aged 77 on average, who took the drugs.
UK experts said the findings had little relevance for most under-65s but were a possible concern for elderly patients.
The study analysed data for the 10 million users - who were from the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany - and compared them with people who did not take the drugs.
The researchers, from University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy, found taking NSAIDs increased the risk of being taken to hospital with heart failure by 19%.
Since most people in the study were older - and those on NSAIDs were, in general, in poorer health - UK experts said the findings had very little relevance for most under-65s but may be a concern for elderly patients.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said patients should be on the lowest dose possible of NSAIDs for the shortest possible time.
Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director at the BHF, said: "This large observational study reinforces previous research showing that some NSAIDs, a group of drugs commonly taken by patients with joint problems, increase the risk of developing heart failure.
"It has been known for some years now that such drugs need to be used with caution in patients with, or at high risk of, heart disease.
"This applies mostly to those who take them on a daily basis rather than only occasionally.
"Since heart and joint problems often coexist, particularly in the elderly, this study serves as a reminder to doctors to consider carefully how they prescribe NSAIDs, and to patients that they should only take the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.
"They should discuss their treatment with their GP if they have any concerns."
Helen Williams, consultant pharmacist for cardiovascular disease at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the focus needed to be on older patients with conditions or diseases that might put them at increased risk of heart failure anyway.
"Hypertension, diabetes, maybe kidney problems - it's in those patients when we add these drugs on top that there might be a small increase in their risk," she said.
Stephen Evans, professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "The consequence is that it is of very little relevance to most people below age 65 taking painkillers, but in the very elderly, say, above 80, that the effects are of more relevance."
Ms Williams said that younger patients who took short courses of ibuprofen, for example, should not be worried. However, she did warn against young people taking the drugs regularly.
"If you take a very occasional course - it's like most people will do for aches and pains, sports injuries etcetera - then there's no need to worry."
But she added: "I think I would say if you're a young person who is regularly going to buy these drugs, and effectively taking them all the time, you probably should be supervised by a clinician because there are other issues with these drugs and we might want to keep an eye, for example, on your kidneys."
Ms Williams also said it was important to use over-the-counter painkillers for the right reasons.
She said: "Ibuprofen are anti-inflammatory drugs so if you've damaged your muscles where there's likely to be inflammation, then ibuprofen might be appropriate.
"If you've got a headache, it's unlikely that there's going to be an inflammation issue and paracetamol is fine."
Miami Beckham United (MBU), the ownership vehicle behind the proposed MLS team, has been seeking a financial partner for some time.
But sources close to the proposed deal say Qatar Sports Investment are just one of many interested groups.
Ex-England captain Beckham ended his playing career with PSG in 2012-13.
He will remain heavily involved in the project in the event of any sale.
Beckham has strong links to Qatar and recently defended its right to host the 2022 World Cup, along with Russia in 2018.
He said in December: "Whether it's corrupt or not, those countries have been chosen.
"People need to get behind that. It's all about bringing football to new countries. I think they should stick with it."
MBU have struggled to find a suitable site to build a stadium but are aiming to join the MLS in 2018.
In a statement MBU said: "As Miami Beckham United lays the groundwork for launching a world class soccer club in Miami, our team has attracted interest from a number of potential partners.
"David Beckham, Simon Fuller and Marcelo Claure are evaluating these possibilities, with the goal of bringing additional resources and international expertise that draws players, staff and fans from around the world.
"At the same time, we are performing due diligence on our stadium site as we move toward finalising the acquisition of two privately held properties and a third county-owned parcel over the coming weeks."
A complaint had been made to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards by former Liberal Democrat MP John Barrett.
But the commissioner's office said that the allegations related to before Ms Thomson became an MP.
It said it could not therefore investigate the claims.
Meanwhile, the Law Society of Scotland has confirmed that it submitted a report on solicitor Christopher Hales to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca), which is now known as the National Crime Agency, in 2011.
A police inquiry is being carried out into Mr Hales, who was struck off over a series of property deals carried out on Ms Thomson's behalf.
Ms Thomson, who had been the SNP's business spokeswoman in the House of Commons, denies any wrongdoing or illegal activity and has offered to help police with their inquiries.
She has resigned the party whip until the investigation into the property deals is concluded.
Mr Barrett, who represented Ms Thomson's Edinburgh West constituency from 2001 to 2010, told BBC Scotland that he had emailed the standards commissioner when the allegations were first reported in the Sunday Times newspaper.
In a written response, the commissioner stated: "The allegations relate to purchases made in 2009/10.
"Ms Thomson first became subject to the House of Commons Code of Conduct in May 2015, when she became a member of parliament.
"I do not, therefore, think that the commissioner could investigate this matter."
Earlier this week, the Conservative backbencher Andrew Bridgen said he would be writing to the standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson, asking her to look into the matter.
However, BBC Scotland understands that Mr Barrett's complaint is the only one to have been received by the commissioner so far.
The Law Society has come under scrutiny over the length of time taken to formally submit evidence on the case to the Crown Office.
Although concerns about potential criminal matters were brought to prosecutors in December 2014 and April 2015, they were not formally raised until July 2015.
The Law Society said it had a legal duty to report suspicious activity, and has now revealed that it submitted a "suspicious activity report" (SAR) to Soca in October 2011.
SARs are designed to alert law enforcement agencies to potential money laundering.
The UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) identifies the most sensitive SARs and sends them to the appropriate organisations for investigation. The remainder are made available to UK law enforcement bodies via a secure channel.
It followed the original Law Society inspection, which resulted in Mr Hales being suspended, prosecuted before the independent Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal and struck off as a solicitor in 2014.
The tribunal had concluded that Mr Hales "must have been aware that there was a possibility that he was facilitating mortgage fraud, whether or not this actually occurred".
In a statement, the Law Society said: "Until the existence of the police investigation came into the public domain, the Law Society considered it could not disclose the fact that a SAR had been submitted.
"Police Scotland has since confirmed that it has been instructed by the Crown Office to carry out an investigation into the property transactions involving Christopher Hales.
"Given this is now a matter of public record and after receiving independent legal advice, the Society is able to confirm the submission of a report to SOCA in 2011 and believes the disclosure of this fact to be in the public interest."
Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said the Law Society statement was an "astonishing development which raises a raft of new questions."
He added: "Both the first minister and the Lord Advocate have said in the Scottish Parliament that they knew nothing of this, yet here we see that the Law Society flagged this up to the police in 2011 - what has been happening for the last four years?"
Scottish Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said the revelations strengthened the case for an independent external inquiry into the Law Society's role in the case, and again called on the society to publish all papers on the matter.
Ms Thomson made no comment on the controversy surrounding her as she arrived to host her constituency surgery in Edinburgh on Friday morning.
She did not respond to a question about whether she would stand down from parliament.
And when asked if she had anything to say about the row over her business dealings, she said "I've got a surgery to run".
There were 80,438 attendances at urgent care departments across Wales in January, compared to 73,435 attendances the previous winter.
The proportion of patients waiting over four hours rose in January compared to December. It was also up on 2015.
Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething said despite the pressures, NHS staff "continue to manage" surges in demand.
In January 2016, just 78.5% of cases spent less than four hours in major or minor A&E units before being treated, discharged or transferred - a deterioration from 81.4% in December 2015 and 82.4% in January 2015.
The target is that 95% of patients should spend no longer than four hours in urgent care units.
January is usually one of the busiest months of the year for emergency care.
However the figures this year show a sharp increase in the number of people attending A&E compared to last winter.
The Welsh government said it was the busiest month on record for A&E units, since the current system of measuring was introduced in 2006.
The figures show:
Mr Gething said: "On some days in January, the number of people attending emergency departments was up to 25% higher than the same time last year.
"Management information also shows that on some days, ambulance arrivals at Welsh hospitals were also up to 25% higher this January than the average last year."
Last week, an extra £45m of new investment was announced to help health boards manage winter pressures.
The University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff - Wales' biggest - saw a year-on-year rise of 13% in people attending A&E in January 2016.
The greatest increase was seen in patients attending with minor injuries. There were 500 patients alone seen on 15 January, which coincided with icy conditions.
Dr Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales said: "Emergency department staff are working hard to deliver local winter plans and ensure long waits in the department are minimised."
But Shadow Conservative health minister Darren Millar said: "In January more patients than ever faced waits of more than 12 hours in an emergency unit; a painful, worrying and potentially dangerous wait for treatment."
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams added: "When questioned the first minister and health minister repeatedly told me that robust winter plans were in place, yet the figure for the number of people waiting under four hours has fallen below 80% for the first time in years."
Plaid Cymru health spokeswoman Elin Jones said: "Labour's failure to manage our public services is really letting people down and putting NHS staff under incredible pressure."
The Pocket FMs, as they are called, were designed by a German organisation as a way of providing Syrians with independent radio.
The devices have a range of between 4 to 6km (2.5 to 3.75 miles), which is enough to cover an entire town.
At the heart of each is a Raspberry Pi, the credit card-sized single-board computers.
About two dozen have been built, and the designer says they are intended to be as easy to set up as a piece of flat-pack furniture.
"We lost one device in Kobane", Philipp Hochleichter told BBC Radio 4's PM programme.
"But due to the bombing - not due to a malfunction."
The Pocket FMs are deployed in situations in which larger transmitters would be difficult to set up and operate.
"We tried to develop a small box that is easy to carry around, easy to transport, easy to hide [and] that is based on 12 volts so you can connect it to a solar system or a car battery", Mr Hochleichter explained.
The Pocket FMs broadcast a channel created by a network of nine stations based in the region called Syrnet.
The devices pick up a satellite feed of the channel, and rebroadcast it on a FM frequency, so people in Syria can listen on ordinary radios.
Eventually, the devices will be capable of picking up the Syrnet channel via wi-fi and mobile data. The channel is also available to listen to online, and via a mobile app.
The group behind the project is Media in Cooperation and Transition, a Berlin based non-governmental body.
As well as designing the Pocket FMs and maintaining Syrnet, MiCT employs a team of journalists, many of whom are expatriate Syrians. They help the small independent stations make programmes.
The Pocket FMs operate in the areas not controlled by either President Bashar al-Assad's regime or the so-called Islamic State militants.
"There is a space, it might be tiny, where people are against Assad and not part of the Islamic movements" said Najat Abdulhaq, who manages the Berlin-based journalists.
Welat FM is a member of Syrnet.
The station is based in Qamishli in the far north-east of Syria. An airport visible from the studio window is still under the control of the Assad regime.
"What is really annoying is you look from the window, and you see the airport and you hear the noise of the warplanes, every day, at night, the whole time," the editor-in-chief of Welat FM tells the BBC.
"A few years ago the repression of the Syrian government was everywhere," but now, he adds, radio has become an important means of communication.
Hara FM is produced in Turkey but broadcasts to Aleppo and hears from contributors in the town.
"At the moment our journalists are safe with the opposition, but it's still a war zone with gunfire and shelling," said Marwa, a Hara FM journalist based in Turkey
"I worry about our staff in Aleppo, but no journalist can be 100% safe anywhere in the world.
"For any journalist, telling the truth puts them in danger."
One of the benefits of using Raspberry Pis is that it is relatively easy to add new components.
Mr Hochleichter's latest design includes a GSM module, which allows the small transmitters to be controlled remotely by text message. The feature potentially could help the operator reduce the risk of capture.
Mr Hochleichter hopes ultimately to make the designs open source, meaning they can be shared without cost and enhanced by a wider community.
The project is funded by the German government and for Najat Abdulhaq their Berlin base is entirely apt.
"The media system in Syria under Assad is nearly a copy of the [former East Germany] GDR media system," she remarks.
"We are in the heart of East Berlin and the wall was less than 400m [1,312ft] away."
The project aims to support freedom of expression, but it is also about solidarity with people in crisis.
"When I started working on this project I had no idea of Syria," Philipp Hochleichter said.
"I now have 25 friends in this country and the way they try to make this a better country is a very good example [to others]."
A person familiar with the talks, which were first reported by the Financial Times, confirmed the approach, although neither bank would comment officially.
RBS said: "There is interest in the business and this remains the case."
Santander last month ended discussions with RBS about the sale, which the European Commission had ordered.
That order related to the bank's £45bn government bailout at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
European regulators had demanded a sale of Williams & Glyn be completed by 2013 to prevent RBS, Britain's biggest lender to small businesses, from having an unfair advantage and posing a systemic threat to the UK economy.
However, the bank blamed the problem of creating a separate IT system at a cost of about £1.5bn for the delays in selling the business.
The sale is regarded by many analysts as necessary for RBS to finally shake off the legacy of the financial crisis and return to full private ownership.
Santander pulled out of talks to buy the unit last month because of a disagreement over the price, sources said.
The resurrected Williams & Glyn will have 300 branches, 1.8 million customers, loans worth £20bn and deposits of £24bn. That makes it one of the UK's largest prospective "challenger" bank brands, with the potential to win market share in the small business banking sector from Lloyds and RBS itself.
Clydesdale bank was floated on the London Stock Exchange in February by National Australia Bank, which still owns a controlling stake.
Clydesdale shares have risen more than 40% in that time, valuing the bank at almost £2.4bn.
Shares in RBS, which reports third quarter results on Friday, have fallen by 36% since the start of the year.
The Williams & Glyn brand was created in 1969 after RBS merged with the National Commercial Bank and was used in 326 branches in England and Wales.
It disappeared in 1985 after being replaced by the RBS brand.
The Super Falcons took the lead when Asisat Oshoala challenged for a header and the ball bounced in off Ghana's Portia Boakye.
But three minutes before half-time Ghana won a penalty and captain Elizabeth Addo the equaliser.
Ghana's Samira Suleman and Florence Dadson missed chances to win it.
The result leaves both teams on four points, with one game each remaining.
Kenya and Mali, both looking for their first points, play in Group B's late game on Wednesday.
Mali were vastly improved from their 6-0 loss to Nigeria in their opening Group B match as they overcame Kenya 3-1 in Limbe on Wednesday.
The result means that Kenya cannot progress to the semi-finals at their first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Mali now know a win over Ghana in their final group match on Saturday in Yaounde will see them progress.
The Malians opened the scoring in the 34th minute through Coulibaly Sebe's free-kick.
Seven minutes after the break, Mali doubled their lead with a well taken finish by Bassira Toure.
Toure then sealed the scoring from the penalty spot after she was fouled in the box.
Kenya, who once again impressed with some neat passing moves, pulled a goal back as Cheris Avila fired home from inside the area.
After the match, former Kenya player Doreen Nabwire, who is now part of the coaching team, said: "Today's display was the worst because we have had very good preparations ever since we qualified for these finals and we only have ourselves to blame."
Mali and Ghana both now travel to Yaounde where they will play their final group match on Saturday while Nigeria face Kenya in Limbe.
Greg Wallace, of Best Start Federation schools in Hackney, east London, was accused of awarding contracts worth more than £1m to C2 Technology, a company run by a friend.
He was banned for a minimum of two years by the Department for Education (DfE) in 2013.
The court ruled a "less intrusive measure" should have been implemented.
A panel of judges said there was a public interest in maintaining his "exceptional contribution to education".
Previously, former education secretary Michael Gove described Mr Wallace as one of a "magnificent seven" of head teachers running outstanding schools in deprived areas.
He was not initially banned, but the DfE overruled a recommendation from the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) that a ban should not be imposed because of his "inspirational example" as an educator.
Mr Wallace was accused of awarding contracts without seeking approval from school governors to a firm owned by a friend and partner, and attempting to cover up evidence by deleting emails.
He was also accused of receiving payments from the firm, including one of £4,000.
Mr Wallace went to the High Court in a statutory appeal against the DfE's insistence on a teaching ban.
He won his case in a ruling handed down in Birmingham by Mr Justice Holgate on Friday.
On 16 May 1966 Communist leader Mao Zedong began a campaign to eliminate his rivals. At the same time he called on Chinese youth to "purge" society.
Years of bloodshed and turmoil ensued, ending with Mao's death in 1976.
How to handle the era's contentious legacy has remained a challenge to China's Communist rulers to this day.
On Monday, the main state media outlets made virtually no mention of the anniversary, focusing on coverage of the South China Sea and other domestic issues. No official events were planned by the authorities to mark the 50-year milestone.
In pictures: Objects of revolution
Fifty years after Chairman Mao sent a quarter of the world's population hurtling into a decade of chaos, there is virtually no mention of the anniversary.
Yet this is not a blanket censorship policy like with, say, any discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. On China's Twitter-like Weibo the Chinese words for "cultural revolution" have not been blocked.
On the Sina News website there is no article but there is a link to a Communist Party document from 1981. It states that the Cultural Revolution was created by Chairman Mao Zedong and that it "caused the most serious setback and loss for the Party, the country and the people since the founding of China".
Cultural Revolution: A memory avoided
One blogger "Media Lao Wang" posted a picture on micro-blogging site Weibo that showed the front pages of five major Chinese newspapers on Monday and none of them mentioned the Cultural Revolution.
Another Weibo user called @Sunshine rainingwind called the Cultural Revolution "China's appalling disaster" saying it had set civilisation back thousands of years and needed to be reflected on.
Only Hong Kong media, which enjoy greater freedoms than their counterparts on their mainland, gave coverage to the anniversary.
Phoenix Television, a Communist Party controlled outlet broadcast from Hong Kong, had prepared a special online feature on the anniversary but the link has now been frozen.
It is seen by many as the most chaotic period of recent Chinese history, but analysts say there are some on the mainland who still lionise the leftist ideals of the age.
What was the Cultural Revolution?
The Cultural Revolution was a campaign launched by Chinese leader Mao Zedong in 1966 to purge his rivals in the ruling Communist Party. It ended up destroying much of China's social fabric.
What happened during it?
Chairman Mao gave licence to Chinese youth to destroy the so-called four "olds" or perceived enemies of Chinese culture: customs, habits, culture and thinking. In the early years, a chaotic kind of youth "tyranny" prevailed which saw schools and temples destroyed. Children turned on their parents and students turned on their teachers, intellectuals were exiled. Thousands were beaten to death or driven to suicide. Mao also encouraged a personality cult around himself, which led to people almost worshipping his writings and image.
How long did it last?
It officially ended only with Mao's death in 1976. Millions were denounced and punished during this time, but there are varying estimates as to how many people actually died.
The roof of Swanage's 96-year-old sunken bandstand was removed following storm damage in 2012.
The town's council agreed to put £50,000 towards the estimated £160,000 cost of its repair, if campaigners can match the amount.
Resident Alan Houghton said more than £30,000 had already been pledged and he was confident the rest could be raised.
He launched a campaign to save the bandstand earlier this year, claiming residents were "incensed" at its condition.
The venue, which is a rare example of a coastal bandstand sunk below ground, still regularly hosts performances, including by the town's brass band.
Mr Houghton said the council backing was "wonderful news" and an organisation was now in place and ready to start fundraising and preparing a bid for National Lottery funding.
In March, the town council set an ultimatum that the site would be filled in unless a realistic solution was found.
A council meeting on Monday agreed to contribute £50,000 of match-funding after "very positive" talks with the newly formed Friends of Swanage Bandstand.
Chairman of the council's tourism committee Caroline Finch, said: "The community spirit has been remarkable. It's clear there is a real nostalgia for the bandstand - it's a really special place.
"We are working with all parties concerned and I am, personally, very hopeful for a restoration of the bandstand."
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Following John Bateman's early try, Tonga international wingers Fetuli Talanoa and Mahe Fonua both scored to put Hull 12-6 up.
Oliver Gildart crossed again for Wigan but George Williams missed the kick.
Fonua's second, converted by man of the match Marc Sneyd, took Hull clear before Joe Burgess gave Wigan hope and Burgess had a late try disallowed.
That was the third try ruled out, the second for Wigan after Tony Clubb had been denied by the video referee for losing the ball over the line, closely following a Fonua try chalked off for obstruction.
Having matched Hull on the try count, Williams' two missed conversions meant Wigan paid a heavy price for not having as a reliable a kicker as Sneyd.
Having also won the Lance Todd Trophy in the victory over Warrington in 2016, Sneyd won the award again for his 100% haul with the boot - as well as the part he played with his kicking from hand in all three Hull tries.
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The role of the kicker in any game of rugby league is crucial - and never more so than here.
Wigan got off to a great start when Hull allowed Thomas Leuluai's hopeful high kick to bounce, which it did horribly, spearing itself into the grateful clutches of centre Anthony Gelling who passed inside for Bateman to score.
But Sneyd was about to take control, abetted massively by half-back partner Albert Kelly.
When Wigan failed to prevent the slippery Kelly offloading on a last tackle, Sneyd hoisted a high one and Talanoa easily outjumped Liam Marshall to score.
Then, on 20 minutes, what looked a routine Sneyd high kick to the right caused an unexpected level of havoc - and Hull even had another man spare outside him as Fonua picked up to score.
Leuluai and Williams linked beautifully to send Gildart over at the left corner on 32 minutes but Williams missed from the left touchline.
Having led 12-10 at the break, it was then Sneyd's 40-20 kick into the left corner that built the attacking base which allowed Kelly, with a low pass, to get Fonua in at the right corner.
And, although Burgess halved the deficit from eight to four points, Williams missed again from wide out on the left - and that was the way it stayed to hand Wigan their first defeat at the new Wembley.
In three previous Challenge Cup final meetings between these two, Wigan had won them all - most recently the 16-0 success for the Cherry and Whites in 2013.
Wigan's record 19 Challenge Cup wins, compared to Hull's four prior to this game, also looked a weighty statistic to hang round black and white necks.
But experience on the park is what counts for most.
Eight of Wigan's starting line-up, as well as all four replacements, were making their Wembley debuts - including late replacement Marshall, who did not have the happiest of afternoons on the right wing after coming in when Tom Davies failed a late fitness test on his ankle injury.
In contrast, only one of Hull's 17, Jake Connor, was not involved when they edged Warrington 12-10 in just as gripping a contest in 2016.
Not only did Lee Radford's men already know what winning at Wembley is all about, they had lost here too - and, in skipper Gareth Ellis's final season, came with a fierce determination to make amends for 2013.
One downside was the attendance of 68,525 - by some distance the lowest since the Challenge Cup final returned to the rebuilt Wembley in 2007.
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Wigan went into the Challenge Cup final on the back of successive Super League home wins over Huddersfield and Salford, but the trip to Wembley marked the start of a tough run-in mostly spent on the road as they bid to retain their league title.
Three of their final four games are away from home, starting with the local derby at St Helens on Friday and followed by a rematch with Hull seven days later.
The one home game they have left is against League Leaders' Shield winners Castleford, before they round off their league programme at fourth-placed Wakefield.
Third-placed Hull, three places higher than Wigan in the Super League table, will be back in action on Thursday at Leeds.
After the home game against Wigan, they also host Wakefield before finishing at Castleford.
Hull FC: Shaul; Fonua, Griffin, Tuimavave, Talanoa; Kelly, Sneyd; Watts, Houghton, Taylor, Manu, Minichiello, Ellis.
Interchanges: Green, Washbrook, Bowden, Connor.
Wigan Warriors: Tomkins; Davies, Gelling, Gildart, Burgess; Williams, Leuluai; Nuuausala, McIlorum, Clubb, Bateman, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Interchanges: Isa, Sutton, Powell, Tautai.
Referee: Phil Bentham
Rural Affairs Secretary Fergus Ewing wrote to Colin Kennedy on the row over the interpretation of crofting law.
In the letter, seen by BBC Scotland, Mr Ewing warned action may be required if Mr Kennedy continued to adopt an opposing interpretation of the rules.
Mr Kennedy stands by the decisions made by the commission in the dispute.
He told BBC Scotland decisions taken were made after reasoned debate and consensus.
Common grazings are areas of land shared by crofters and others who hold a right to raise livestock on that land.
There are more than 1,000 common grazings covering tens of thousands of acres of land across Scotland according to the Crofting Commission, the public body overseeing the application of crofting legislation.
Grazing committees manage these areas of land and their members are elected by crofters.
Two grazings committees, one in Mangersta and another in Upper Coll, were dismissed by the commission earlier this year.
The commission, crofting's regulatory body, said finances related to the lands shared by crofters were not being managed according to the rules.
Crofters in Mangersta were later told by the commission that they could appoint a new committee.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "The Scottish government is committed to working constructively with the commission to ensure it delivers an effective service for crofting.
"The rural economy secretary recently wrote to the Crofting Commission to clarify the Scottish government's position in relation to Common Agricultural Policy funding and disbursal of funds by common grazings committees, and to stress the importance of the Scottish government and Crofting Commission moving forward together on these matters."
Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, Matthias Mueller told the BBC that VW was still in "constructive dialogue" with regulators and hoped the firm would be "judged fairly".
He said he was "impatient" for answers.
The VW boss also warned that the €6.7bn (£5.2bn) set aside to cover the costs of the scandal might not be enough.
"I've postponed our year-end financial results and the AGM to improve their quality, so that we can be even more confident and take even more care and diligence in establishing the figures.
"Then we'll see if we have to make additional provisions, over and above the 6.7bn [euros]," he added.
Mr Mueller said an internal inquiry could be ready in April.
Last September, US authorities discovered that VW used computer software to massage emissions data during tests, sparking the biggest crisis in VW's history and leading to the departure of Mr Mueller's predecessor.
The US Justice Department is suing VW for breaching environmental laws, and VW has been ordered to fix almost 600,000 diesel vehicles in the country fitted with so-called "defeat devices".
However, about 11 million vehicles globally have been fitted with the devices.
Mr Mueller told the BBC that it had been a "grave mistake… We have lost a lot of trust with our customers, and we now need to win them back".
He added: "We need to face the allegations of the authorities, and I expect a fair ruling here. And then it's important to look ahead, and to make Volkswagen into an even better company."
But he said he would not pre-empt the internal inquiry underway by lawyers Jones Day into what management knew about the emissions issues before it was exposed.
After publication of the report "we will know the whole story, and the truth will be on the table," Mr Mueller promised.
"It is simply expedient that we carefully consider the whole situation to bring the truth to light. The complexities require time and care," he said.
He insisted, however, that VW had not been "paralysed" by the emissions crisis and that it was looking to "the future with confidence".
Fifa acted after Mali Sports Minister Housseïni Amion Guindo dissolved the executive committee of FEMAFOOT.
Guindo has also appointed a provisional committee mandated to run FEMAFOOT and set up elections within 12 months.
Fifa said the ban would be lifted only when the FEMAFOOT board and president Boubacar Baba Diarra are reinstated.
Football's world governing body stated: "No team from Mali of any sort (including clubs) can take part in international competitions as of 17 March 2017 and until the suspension is lifted.
"This also means that neither FEMAFOOT nor any of its members or officials may benefit from any development programme, course or training from Fifa or the Confederation of African Football."
The 58-year-old also suffered serious head injuries during what Cumbria Police described as a "serious assault" in Workington on Friday night.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences in relation to sexual assault, rape and assault.
He will appear before West Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Monday.
McDowell carded five birdies and two bogeys in his closing 18 holes.
Korea's Wang Jeunghun secured his third European Tour title in less than a year after beating South Africa's Jaco van Zyl and Joakim Lagergren in a play-off.
Wang, 21, birdied the first extra hole, while Van Zyl and Swede Lagergren could only record par fives.
Van Zyl three-putted for par from long range and Lagergren was unable to get up and down from a greenside bunker.
The trio had finished tied on 16 under par after Wang, who won back-to-back events in Morocco and Mauritius last May, left a birdie putt to win inches short on the 72nd hole.
France's Michael Lorenzo-Vera had been tied for the lead after he eagled the 16th, only to three-putt the 17th from short range and then pull his second shot on the last into the water.
Wicklow man Paul Dunne recorded a level-par 72 to lie joint 21st on nine under.
McDowell's best round was a 66 on Thursday and he also posted a two-under 70 on Saturday, but Friday's disappointing 75 cost him a higher placing on the leaderboard.
The Portrush man began the tournament 89th in the world rankings and the 2010 US Open champion, as it stands, is not in the fields for either the WGC World Match Play in March or the Masters a month later.
Salvatore Meloni, 74, locally known as "Doddore" had been serving a prison sentence since April for tax offences.
The condition of his health deteriorated late last month, according to Italian media reports.
The former truck driver had reportedly fallen into a coma days before his death.
In September 2008, Mr Meloni declared the neighbouring private island of Mal di Ventre - Italian for stomach ache - as independent.
He also renamed it as the Republic of Maluentu, declared himself its leader, set up an official residence there comprised of a blue tent and issued his own currency.
Mr Meloni was later convicted, in 2012, alongside five others, of illegally seizing the land and taken to prison in Oristano, in Sardinia's west.
He reportedly said he wouldn't pay taxes to Italy, which he considered a "foreign country".
The activist has also stated in the past that the charges he faced for tax evasion were "unjust" and aimed to prevent him from seeking Sardinian independence.
Mr Meloni served a nine-year prison term in the 1980s for allegedly conspiring alongside the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to secure Sardinia's independence.
The island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy, is famous for its blue waters and Roman ruins. Its capital. Cagliari, has also become a place of arrival migrants travelling from Africa.
The boxer joins her on the track Iconic alongside Chance The Rapper with Nas and Nicki Minaj appearing on two other songs.
Rebel Heart was recorded in London, LA and New York and will be released on 10 March via Interscope.
Madonna has produced some of the tracks herself and has drafted in some of the biggest names in the business to work on other tunes.
Kanye West worked on the track Illuminati and Diplo was behind three tunes.
Billboard, DJ Dahi and Blood Diamonds also made music for some of the 19 tracks on the album.
Madonna was forced to release some of the tracks early before Christmas because of a leak.
One of them, Living For Love, went to number one in more than 40 countries on iTunes.
She said at the time that she was annoyed that people had leaked demos of 10 of her tracks.
"It's just the age that we're living in. It's crazy times," she said.
"The internet is as constructive and helpful in bringing people together as it is in doing dangerous things and hurting people. It's a double-edged sword."
When the leak happened she told Billboard magazine that her new music was a cross between house and soul.
"It's kind of like the old me and the new me all mixed in together," she said.
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The funding was revealed on Monday at the opening of a new hybrid cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin.
In the future, children from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will all receive treatment there.
Children's heart surgery services at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) ceased in 2015.
The move followed a 2012 review, commissioned by health ministers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which revealed that services at the RVH were not sustainable, with many operations taking place in either England or Dublin.
Speaking at the opening of the new centre in Dublin, Northern Ireland's health minister, Michelle O'Neill, said children would be able to receive post and pre-operative care in Belfast.
She said: "The Congenital Heart Disease Network is a great initiative that benefits all of Ireland.
"I want to continue with positive all-Ireland approaches to health and social care and address the uncertainties and challenges that now exist as a result of the recent EU referendum."
The £42m investment includes contributions from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland health departments, £1m of which will enhance existing facilities in Belfast.
In a statement from the Department of Health, a spokesperson said the phased implementation of the transfer of all urgent surgical cases from Northern Ireland to the new Dublin centre should be complete by the end of 2017, with all elective surgical cases transferred by the end of 2018.
Irish health minister, Simon Harris said: "This unique collaboration is the first formally established all-island network for clinical care and I look forward to working with minister O'Neill and her department to identify further opportunities for collaboration into the future."
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Kimberly Chard, from Bargoed, Caerphilly county, received a life-saving double lung transplant on Christmas Eve.
The 32-year-old, who is recovering at London's Harefield Hospital, said she is still coming to terms with the family's "selfless gift".
"I will always be grateful for the future they have given me," she said.
The life-threatening genetic disorder damages the lungs and digestive system.
"I'm still trying to take in this selfless gift I was given by my donor and their family and the fact that they still chose to save someone's life so close to Christmas.
"I understand their grief that they're going through, but I hope they're comforted by the lives that they have saved.
"I will always be grateful for the future they have given me and I can't wait to see how I keep progressing day by day."
Ms Chard was told in March last year her condition had deteriorated so much she would die without a double lung transplant.
After months of struggling to breathe and waiting for the phone to ring, the call finally came on 23 December. She had her operation the following day.
"I'm just so blown away by what's happened," she said.
"It's still early recovery, it's only been a week, but I'm impressing the doctors."
Ms Chard has been enduring physiotherapy and has already had "lots of drips and drains removed".
"The pain is bad but it's going to be worth it as every day I notice more things that have improved. Like, I can actually take a deep breath now - I haven't done that for a long time, or hold my breath," she said.
"It's just amazing, even food tastes good again."
Alice Ruggles, 24, was found in her Gateshead home with her throat cut in October last year.
Trimaan "Harry" Dillon denies murder.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Mr Dillon, a soldier, received an official warning from the army for continuing to contact Ms Ruggles after the pair broke up.
Five days before her death he sent her a parcel containing a letter, photos and a notebook prompting Ms Ruggles to contact police.
Ms Ruggles' flatmate Maxine McGill said she was unable to speak to an officer who had dealt with her before so discussed it with an operator instead.
Ms McGill, who was a colleague of Ms Ruggles at Sky in Newcastle, told the court: "She says she felt as if it was palmed off.
"She was asked the question 'what do you want us to do about it?'
"She said 'I don't know, that's why I am phoning you. I was asked to get back in touch if I had any further contact'.
"She basically says it was just a waste of time."
The court heard Ms Ruggles was asked if she wanted Mr Dhillon arrested but she decided not to take that step.
Ms McGill said Mr Dhillon "almost creeped me out" when she first met him because he was "overly nice".
She said she came to find him controlling, manipulative and possessive around Ms Ruggles who "became an introvert", developed "anxiety" and "lost so much weight".
The relationship declined after Ms Ruggles, who was from Leicestershire but stayed in the North East after going to university in Newcastle, found Mr Dhillon had been messaging other women on dating sites, Ms McGill said.
He used emotional blackmail to try to get her back, then threatened to release sexual photos of her, Ms McGill said.
The trial continues.
Thames Valley Police Roads Policing posted a picture of the bird on Twitter in the back of their vehicle.
It said: "Found playing by the A40, Oxford - came quietly and was safely reunited with parents and siblings."
In the film police officers played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost rescue a swan during a police chase.
The Devonshire Dock Hall, where the Astute class submarines are made, needs to be extended to allow enough space for the construction of the Successor submarines.
The firm has signed a contract with Morgan Sindall to carry out the work.
The defence giant employs 4,000 workers at its Barrow site.
The company is to build seven nuclear-powered Astute Class submarines and will work on early designs for the new Successor Class.
Successor, the replacement submarine to the Vanguard Class, was given the green light by the government two years ago.
Allan Day, director of the site redevelopment programme, said: "We are in the third year of an eight-year redevelopment programme which is starting to see some dramatic changes across our site as we enhance our facilities and capabilities for the future.
"The Devonshire Dock Hall is an iconic building - home to the construction of some of the world's most advanced and capable submarines.
"This contract will enhance the facility to ensure our workforce can deliver future submarine programmes to the Royal Navy."
Wilson, 31, has 44 Test caps for England - the last of which came against Uruguay in the 2015 World Cup.
He played 101 Premiership games for Bath following his 2009 move to the Rec, following 55 Falcons outings.
"This is a signing which underlines our ambitious plans," director of rugby Dean Richards said.
The front-rower arrives at Newcastle having not made an appearance for Bath this season.
"They are doing good things under Richards," Wilson said. "The set-up seems much more professional and the quality of the squad is outstanding."
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McNamara declared in midweek that he would resign if the Minstermen failed to get a "positive result" from the trip to Braintree, and was just moments away from York's first win in 30 away league games thanks to Simon Heslop's early strike.
But Lee Barnard tucked home an 88th-minute penalty to leave McNamara to ponder his future, with York winless in seven games and just above the drop zone.
The former Celtic player had made his win-or-bust call in the wake of a 6-1 defeat to lowly Guiseley on Tuesday night, and he was indebted to his goalkeeper Kyle Letheren, who saved a 12th-minute Simeon Akinola spot-kick and then made a string of saves before Braintree finally broke through.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Braintree Town 1, York City 1.
Shaun Rooney (York City) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 1, York City 1.
Goal! Braintree Town 1, York City 1. Lee Barnard (Braintree Town) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Lee Barnard replaces Oliver Muldoon.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Reece Hall-Johnson replaces Harry Lee.
Substitution, York City. Daniel Nti replaces Richard Brodie.
Chez Isaac (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Michael Cheek replaces Jack Midson.
Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, York City 1.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, York City 1.
Richard Brodie (York City) is shown the yellow card.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by (Braintree Town). should be disappointed.
Goal! Braintree Town 0, York City 1. Simon Heslop (York City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Graham Gregory, 80, of Brickfield Park Drive, York, is accused of assaulting a girl in 1990 on the Isle of Man.
Mr Gregory appeared at Douglas courthouse on Thursday and was released on bail until a hearing on 2 February.
Det Sgt Nick Haxby said the Public Protection Unit is "working closely with the diocese in relation to the allegation and investigation".
St Helens Council, which was originally sceptical about the deal, joined Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral, and Halton in Cheshire in ratifying the plan at a meeting on Thursday.
The deal secures nearly £1bn of extra funding over the next 30 years.
Like Greater Manchester, Sheffield, the North East and Tees Valley, it will have an elected mayor.
Former devolution sceptic Councillor Barrie Grunewald, leader of Labour-controlled St Helens, called for an interim mayor before voters elect a mayor in 2017.
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Mr Grunewald said council leaders had not discussed the option yet but added: "My personal view is that we do need to move to an interim mayor model.
"We've signed the deal, the hard work has been done, let's implement it, let's get capacity into the system and let's bring that economic regeneration to all of the city region," he said.
Baroness Doreen Lawrence headed the 10 women 'game-changers', which included activists and chief executives.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who appeared on the 2013 Woman's Hour Power List, branded her "an example" to all.
But Baroness Lawrence said she would give up all her achievements to have an ordinary life with family around her.
"I know I have worked extremely hard over the years to bring to the attention of the authorities what happened to my son," she said.
"But I would give all of those things up just to have an ordinary family life and to have my family around me. So it's fantastic that this is it, but I would rather not."
Baroness Lawrence's son Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993.
He was 18 when he was attacked by a group of up to six white youths as he waited at a bus stop in Eltham, south east London on April 22.
It took more than 18 years to bring two of his killers to justice - in a fight largely fought by Baroness Lawrence.
The list of game-changers was compiled by a judging panel appointed by Woman's Hour.
The home secretary, who came second in the inaugural list last year, said Baroness Lawrence had been faced by a "terrible tragedy", yet picked herself up and carried on fighting to ensure that justice could be done.
"What is most striking about this woman is the great strength that she has shown over decades - strength to carry on, to keep on going, even in the most difficult times when all seemed impossible," Mrs May said.
"Also striking is the persistence that she has shown, because she has never given up. And finally, what is most impressive about this game-changer is that throughout it all, over the years, despite blow after blow, she has dealt with everything with absolute dignity."
The power list of 10 included women involved in issues such as child poverty, female genital mutilation (FGM) and internet safety.
The women, described as "game-changers", were revealed in a special live broadcast of Woman's Hour.
Accepting the honour, an emotional Baroness Lawrence said her fight for justice was not over. She urged young people to have the confidence to challenge racism and called for the Metropolitan Police to "hold up their hands" and admit their wrongdoings.
A public inquiry was launched last month following revelations that an undercover police officer spied on the Lawrence family during an investigation into Stephen's death.
An earlier probe by Sir William Macpherson had identified "institutional racism" within the Met. The Macpherson report found a collective failure to provide appropriate and professional service to people because of the colour of their skin.
Baroness Lawrence told Woman's Hour: "I'm satisfied in a way that at last I can say there are two people serving a sentence for his murder.
"But I think what I would like to see, even during the trial we found those individuals were still sticking two fingers up at the authorities, they thought no way would they have gone to prison.
"Even the others who were there, they are living their lives and getting on having families. That has been denied me and my children have been denied having an older brother.
"So to say that I'm satisfied with justice, partly. Because I think it is only partly done that I am. And I shouldn't have to keep fighting, I really shouldn't have to."
Journalist Emma Barnett, who chaired the judging panel, said it was "no easy feat" to come up with 10 women who "changed the game".
"The ambition for this year's list was to capture a snapshot of a moment in time - of those particular 'games' in 2014 that need changing and the women making a real difference in those fields," Ms Barnett said.
"FGM is now taken seriously by politicians, while internet safety and child poverty are among the biggest problems society faces, and we have highlighted the women leading the charge to make sustainable changes in these areas and seven others."
The rest of the judging panel comprised barrister and former council leader Heather Rabbatts, writer Reni Eddo-Lodge, journalist Rachel Johnson and campaigner Liz Bingham.
Here is the top-10 list they compiled:
The Scottish government announced in January it was imposing a moratorium on granting consents for shale gas and coalbed methane developments.
It said further research and a public consultation needed to be carried out.
The new group, SNP Members Against Unconventional Gas (SMAUG), wants a ban on all "unconventional" fossil fuels.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock by drilling down into the earth and using a high-pressure water mixture directed at the rock.
The Scottish government said at the start of the year it would not issue any new licences while work on the environmental and health implications of the controversial gas drilling technique were carried out.
A vote will be held at next month's SNP conference calling for it to be extended to include underground coal gasification.
One of SMAUG's founding members, Iain Black, from the SNP's Forth branch, said: "Scotland already has more oil and gas than it can burn if we are going to halt damaging climate change.
"We can burn North Sea gas or we can burn gas from fracking but we can't burn both. Why would we choose the one that pollutes our waterways, damages the earth under our homes and damages our health and damages our food and drinks industry?"
The Scottish Greens welcomed the new SNP pressure group, which also calls for the banning of underground coal gasification (UCG).
The party's economy and energy spokesman Patrick Harvie said: "Communities across central Scotland threatened by fracking and coal gasification are being left in limbo by SNP ministers trying to face both ways in the run up to an election.
"SMAUG is right to agitate for an outright ban. Ministers have the power to end this dangerous distraction right now."
Mr Harvie added: "The SNP only seem able to go so far as permitting a motion at their conference which merely invites ministers to consider extending their temporary moratorium to include coal gasification.
"This is far short of the permanent ban that our communities want.
Flick Monk of Friends of the Earth Scotland said : "It is clear that local communities do not want their health and environment damaged by energy companies aiming to extract gas at any cost.
"SNP branches from all over the country have proposed a range of resolutions for the party conference calling for a complete ban on all unconventional fossil fuels.
"All eyes will now be on the party conference as SNP members will get the chance to debate how to go beyond the current moratorium and ban unconventional fossil fuels outright."
An SNP spokesman said: "There are a range of views across Scotland on issues around unconventional oil and gas, which is why the Scottish government has put in place a moratorium on fracking to allow a full public consultation where all views can be heard and all evidence can be considered.
"This has been welcomed by people on all sides of the fracking debate - and stands in stark contrast to the gung-ho approach favoured by the UK government."
Labour said SMAUG has further exposed "the SNP's attempt to face both ways on fracking" after Ineos chief executive Jim Ratcliffe reportedly received assurances from the Scottish government that "they're not against fracking".
The party's environmental justice spokewoman Sarah Boyack said: "During the general election SNP MPs campaigned on an anti-fracking platform, but behind the scenes there are allegations that big businesses are getting nods and winks from senior SNP ministers that Scotland was open for business on fracking.
"Under Scottish Labour's plan, no fracking will take place in Scotland without the local community affected giving its approval in a referendum. We will give Scots a local veto over fracking. It is clear that the SNP will not."
The 27-year-old's contract with French club Toulon expires in the summer.
Halfpenny, who scored 16 points in Toulon's European Champions Cup win over Scarlets on Sunday said his international career was a major consideration.
"I'm weighing up everything. Hopefully I can make a decision very shortly," he said.
Should he decide to remain in France, Halfpenny would rely on a wildcard pick to play for Wales under terms of the Welsh Rugby Union's senior player selection policy.
"I want to be playing top-flight rugby but the biggest consideration is obviously the wildcard," Halfpenny said.
"International rugby is hugely important for me and I have to consider that."
Halfpenny said in late October he would decide whether to stay with Toulon or return to Wales "in the next month or so" following the autumn Test series.
Former Toulon head coach Diego Dominguez said earlier in October he was confident Halfpenny would stay with the former European champions, whom he joined in 2014
"I know I said I was going to focus on the internationals and then think and that's what I'm doing now, going through that process of making a decision," Halfpenny added.
"My agent's looking at the options and hopefully he can get them on the table and I'll have a look at my options and make a decision then."
Halfpenny said it was "good fun" facing a number of his Wales team-mates in Toulon's 31-20 win over Scarlets.
The former Cardiff Blues player scored 16 points in a victory which lifted the three-times champions to nine points in the pool, five behind defending champions Saracens.
"We'll enjoy this win and then look to prepare heading to Wales next week," Halfpenny added.
"The Scarlets will look to come out fighting and it's going to be tough there. They've got quality across the park.
"All we can do is take each game as it comes. We know the task ahead of us is a huge challenge.
"We're trying to build, week on week, game on game.
"If we continue to improve then hopefully we can achieve what we set out to do and that's to advance in this competition and challenge for the title."
The new roles come on top of 100 jobs announced by the company in November, as they expand their operations in Forres.
The latest posts range from customer services to senior management positions.
Capita said in a statement it hoped to have all the new staff on board by the spring.
Capita Scotland chief executive Steve Langmead said: "The 140 new roles will mean that Capita now employ 300 people in Moray and over 500 in the north of Scotland.
"The high quality of people available in the north of Scotland, coupled with the excellent support we receive from the Scottish government, is making this a very attractive area for continued expansion."
Fears about employment in Moray were raised in July last year when RAF Kinloss stopped functioning as an airbase.
Following the UK government's Strategic Defence and Security Review, the base is to become an army barracks.
SNP Moray MP Angus Robertson said Capita's commitment to Forres was "extremely important" for the local economy, especially given the major reduction in forces personnel at Kinloss.
Capita employs more than 4,000 people in Scotland in a wide range of businesses, including life and pensions administration, property consultancy, IT services, recruitment and occupational health services.
Neil Rhodes posted a message on his Twitter page claiming police officers in Lincoln and Boston "ended up working as ambulances last night".
He added that the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) "needs to be properly resourced".
EMAS said it was awaiting more information from Mr Rhodes "about which incidents he is referring to".
Pete Ripley, associate director of operations at EMAS, said: "We work closely with our colleagues in the Police to ensure that patients they encounter are properly assessed by our control team to determine what response they need."
Mr Rhodes is retiring from his post in February after serving as a police officer for 31 years.
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The former IRA leader turned politician died on Tuesday.
"After all the breath he expended cursing the British, he worked with two prime ministers and shook hands with the Queen."
He thanked First Minister Arlene Foster for attending the funeral.
He also thanked Taoiseach Enda Kenny for the speech he made beside President Trump on St Patrick's Day about immigrants.
The schemes, based in Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow, focus on giving a "fuller role" to "some of the most overlooked people in our society".
Alison Magee, who chairs BIG Scotland, said it wanted to help people who might feel "excluded, alienated or isolated".
She said the grants would mean "people really do a have a greater chance to be all they can be".
In Fife, two projects share awards worth more than £1.2m.
West Fife Enterprise Limited, based in Newmills, works across former coalmining communities to support, help and advise people who are neither employed nor in education or training.
Chief executive Alan Boyle said the funds would help them to continue to support disadvantaged young people to "find their place in the modern workforce".
One person to benefit from the service already is Rebecca Vickers, 20, who is studying an applied science course at Carnegie College in Dunfermline.
"Working with the team here, little by little, I've begun to believe in myself and now I'm on course, if I work hard, to go onto Dundee University," she said.
"My dream job is to be a zoologist but there was a time when I couldn't ever believe that would happen."
The Princess Royal Trust Fife Carers Centre receives an award of £472,731 to continue its work with families.
It said it would help to meet a "rising demand for support and information".
In Glasgow, a grant of £193,000 means the St George's and St Peter's Community Association (SGSPCA) Daffodil Club can continue to expand.
It offers older people a place to meet and learn while also gaining information in terms of income and services available to them.
The final group to benefit is the Edinburgh-based Living Memory Association which has been awarded £372,314 for its "memory exchange" project.
It will work with older people using "reminiscence activity" to build confidence and self-esteem and help to keep minds active.
Stuart Nelson was killed in an accident at about 17:10 on Tuesday at Cuttle Hill Farm in Crossgates.
He died at the scene and police are investigating the circumstances.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Fife are investigating after a child was killed during a collision on a farm in Fife. A three-year-old boy sustained fatal injuries."
Liz Beattie, Crossgates and Mossgreen Community Council vice-chairman, told the BBC Scotland news website she knew Stuart's grandparents.
She said: "The family are highly thought of and respected within the community.
"Obviously our thoughts are very much with them at this time."
Alistair Bain, councillor for Cowdenbeath - which includes Crossgates - described Stuart's death as tragic.
He said: "This was a farm accident, they do happen and its tragic. I know Richard helps out in the village when he can.
"I'm sure everyone is devastated and all our thoughts are with little Stuart's parents, Richard and Linzi at this time."
Rev Gavin Boswell, minister of Crossgates Church, said: "This is a tragedy that has left members of the close knit community shocked and stunned.
"It is truly heartbreaking to lose a child under any circumstances.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this extremely difficult time".
Sylvan Parry, 46, of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, denied trying to kill Fiona Parry on 3 September.
But a jury at Mold Crown Court found him guilty by a majority of 10 to two, on Thursday.
Judge Eleri Rees directed that jurors could give a majority verdict after two hours and 15 minutes of deliberations.
She added that Parry would be sentenced on Friday.
Mother-of-six, Mrs Parry, suffered life-changing injuries in the attack.
Speaking outside court, following the verdict, she said: "I hope he does get a life sentence for what he has done to me."
The prosecution earlier told the court Mr Parry used "considerable force" and only stopped when on-duty fire officers who had witnessed the attack intervened.
Witnesses saw him kick her "like a footballer taking a penalty" and he had to be stopped from stamping on her head.
Prosecuting barrister Sion ap Mihangel said: "This was clearly an attempt by this defendant to kill his wife. It was only because of the intervention of others that he did not succeed in killing her."
The incident happened on the first day of the new school term.
As the couple made the short walk from their house with their baby in a pram and two children, Mr Parry started behaving "aggressively" and issued threats to his wife before attacking her, Mr ap Mihangel told the court.
In a video interview, Mrs Parry told police she could not remember anything that happened that day because of a brain injury sustained during the attack.
Mr Parry said he had "lost it" in a "moment of madness" but did not intend to kill her. The jury was also told he was "deeply ashamed" by his actions.
He admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but he was found guilty of the more serious offence.
Up to 11,000 jobs will be lost across the UK after efforts to find a buyer for the store failed.
BHS went into administration in April. A number of offers were made to buy the department store chain but none of them were accepted by administrators.
The company has stores in Belfast, Holywood, Newtownabbey and Lisburn.
All 163 BHS stores will be holding closing sales over the coming weeks.
The Premiership's bottom club remain seven points adrift with four matches to play and must face the top three.
Charlie Sharples, Billy Burns and Lewis Ludlow's tries gave visitors Gloucester a win that moved them up to eighth.
Max Crumpton crossed late on for Bristol before Jonny May broke quickly to clinch Gloucester a bonus point.
With away games to Exeter and Saracens to come either side of hosting leaders Wasps, Friday's defeat left Bristol needing to stun at least one of the title contenders if they are to avoid an immediate return to the second tier.
After Burns had kicked Gloucester ahead with an early penalty, full-back Jason Woodward missed two kicks for the hosts before fly-half Billy Searle made it 3-3 from the tee.
Sharples - only on the field as a temporary replacement while England wing May received a head-injury assessment - was then fed by Tom Marshall and crossed in the corner and Burns' sweetly-struck conversion made it 10-3.
In a bruising first half that included several delays for medical treatment - the lengthiest of which saw Bristol's Tusi Pisi stretchered off - both sides traded further penalties as Gloucester's Marshall ended the half in the sin bin after a deliberate knock-on.
After the break, Burns capitalised on a mistake from Luke Arscott to extend Gloucester's lead and Ludlow added a third try when he powered over after a driving maul.
Replacement hooker Crumpton's score offered the hosts some consolation but, as they pushed for a seemingly-unlikely losing-bonus point, they were further punished as the Cherry and Whites' swift late counter gave May time and space to add their fourth.
Victory ended Gloucester's run of six away league games without victory - including five straight away defeats - and moved them to within four points of the top six.
Bristol interim head coach Mark Tainton: "We created opportunities and field position, but we didn't execute, and Gloucester did.
"We are getting in the right areas of the field, but we are not executing, and when we turned the ball over or made a mistake, we got punished.
"We can't hide away from it. We've got four games left, three of them against the top three teams in the Premiership, so it is going to be very difficult to get something from them.
"But speaking to the players, we are going to try and fight right to the very end.
"A point or two points from some of those games, and who knows what is going to happen come the final week of the season."
Gloucester interim head coach Jonny Bell: "We soaked up a lot of pressure. We knew Bristol would come hard at us, and we had to defend very well.
"We are not getting ahead of ourselves. We've talked about the next four or five weeks being like a mini-season for us, and we are clearly delighted to get the win.
"A couple of weeks ago (Gloucester lost at home to Harlequins) has come and gone, and there is a lot of water under the bridge since then. It shows a huge amount of character in the side."
Bristol: Woodward; Wallace, Hurrell, Pisi, Lemi; Searle, Mathewson; Bevington, Jones, Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Jeffries, Lam, Eadie.
Replacements: Crumpton, O'Connell, Ford-Robinson, Crane, Fenton-Wells, Williams, Tovey, Arscott.
Gloucester: Marshall; May, Trinder, Symons, Halaifonua; Burns, Heinz (capt); McAllister, Hibbard, Hohneck; Savage, Thrush; Kalamafoni, Rowan, Morgan.
Replacements: Matu'u, Thomas, Doran-Jones, Denton, Ludlow, Braley, Twelvetrees, Sharples.
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Two pine trees were attacked last month in West Cliff Green, Bournemouth, Dorset, close to the site of the former St George's Hotel - both trunks had up to 15 holes drilled in them.
A third pine has since been attacked and a "crystal-like" substance has been found on its trunk.
The substance is now being tested.
Andy McDonald, head of parks at Bournemouth Borough Council, said he had "strong suspicions" the trees had been poisoned - possibly by pouring a substance into the drilled holes.
The authority said it also hoped to install CCTV cameras in the area in a bid to prevent further tree attacks.
It added the latest attack was likely to have been carried out in the past two weeks.
Dorset Police said it was investigating the damage, but no arrests had been made.
Chris Colledge, from West Cliff Residents' Association, said: "The local community are absolutely lost for words as to how anybody could want to destroy such a beautiful pine."
The two affected maritime pines and one Scots pine, which are on public land, are each up to 40 years old but are not subject to preservation orders.
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Larissa Muldoon's converted first-half try, against a Mahalia Murphy score, had Ireland 7-5 ahead at the interval.
Shannon Parry's touchdown edged the Wallaroos in front but replacements Ciara Griffin and Sophie Spence crossed to put Ireland on the road to victory.
The 2014 semi-finalists survived a late scare after prop Hilisha Samoa's try was converted by Ashleigh Hewson.
Ireland face Japan in their second group match on Sunday at the same venue, the UCD Bowl in Dublin, while Australia must try to re-group against France.
Defending champions England opened up this year's tournament by running in 10 tries in a 56-5 victory over Spain, while the USA beat Italy 24-12 in the other Pool B match.
New Zealand and Canada are the favourites to progress from Pool A and both started with victories, the Black Ferns beating Wales 44-12 and Canada winning 98-0 against newcomers Hong Kong, while France thrashed 14-woman Japan 72-14 in the other match in Pool C.
Bereft of regular captain Niamh Briggs because of an Achilles injury, Ireland were led into the tournament by Claire Molloy as they set out to at least match their achievement of three years ago, when they lost to England in the last four.
Ireland, the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations champions, went in as strong favourites, even though opponents Australia are just one place below them in the world rankings, in sixth.
Their opponents had lost all five matches they had played since the 2014 competition, albeit against highly ranked sides in England, Canada and New Zealand.
Australia have been concentrating on the Sevens version of the game, winning gold at the first Olympic tournament in Rio in 2016.
Yet they dominated territory and possession in the opening 10 minutes, before Ireland started to pile on the pressure.
Scrum-half Muldoon found a gap in the Australian defence midway through the half as she picked up and darted over for the match's first try, Nora Stapleton converting.
Australia were matching the Irish for physicality and responded eight minutes later when Murphy went over at full pelt in the corner after full-back Samantha Treherne sent an accurate looping ball over to the winger following a quick throw from a lineout.
Treherne was unable to add the extra two points after the ball fell off the tee just as she was about to kick the conversion.
Australia captain Parry barged over from close range 15 minutes after the resumption to nudge her side three points ahead, Treherne fluffing the conversion well wide of the posts.
A powerful drive by Ireland's forwards helped Griffin barge over for a converted try and Ireland looked to be well in control when Spence was adjudged by the television match official to have grounded the ball in the corner with 10 minutes left.
Soon after, Samoa managed to twist and turn and dot the ball down at the other end despite the attention of four Irish defenders who were unable to halt the progress of the Australia prop.
"That was a tough match. We knew Australia would be a physical side and they really put it up to us," Ireland captain Molloy told ITV after the game.
"I am proud of the grit, resilience and resolve shown by the girls. We knew we would create scoring opportunities if we stuck at it."
Ireland: H Tyrell; E Considine, J Murphy, S Naoupu, A Miller; N Stapleton, L Muldoon; L Peat, C Moloney, A Egan, P Fitzpatrick, ML Reilly, A Baxter, C Molloy, H O'Brien.
Replacements: L Lyons, R O'Reilly, C O'Connor, S Spence, C Griffin, N Cronin, K Fitzhenry, M Coyne.
Australia: S Treherne; N Marsters, K Sauvao, S Williams, M Murphy; T Pomare, K Barker; L Patu, C Campbell, H Samoa; C Butler, M Boyle; M Gray, S Parry (capt), G Hamilton
Replacements: E Robinson, V Tupuola, H Ngaha, R Clough, A Hewett, F Hake, S Riordan, A Hewson.
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The advert, which appeared in Elle UK magazine, featured a photo of a woman whose rib cage was visible and appeared prominent, the regulator said.
It upheld a reader's complaint that the advert was "irresponsible" for using a model who appeared unhealthily thin.
Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) and Elle UK declined to comment on the ruling.
The ASA said YSL "indicated that they did not agree with the complainant's view that the model was unhealthily thin" but did not provide a detailed response.
Elle UK told the watchdog it had no comment to make on the complaint.
The ASA said the model's pose and the lighting drew particular focus to her chest, where her rib cage was visible and appeared prominent, and to her legs, where her thighs and knees appeared a similar width.
It said: "We therefore considered that the model appeared unhealthily underweight in the image and concluded that the ad was irresponsible."
It ruled that the advert must not appear again in its current form, adding: "We told the advertisers to ensure that the images in their ads were prepared responsibly."
The charity Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC) said it hoped the ASA's ruling sends a "clear message" to other media and fashion companies, which it said have a "great responsibility".
An ABC spokesperson told the BBC: "We applaud the ASA for taking the necessary action to ban the YSL advert on the grounds of it being 'irresponsible.'
"While eating disorders are most often caused by underlying emotional issues or events, the impact of the media on vulnerable young people can act as a dangerous catalyst - triggering disordered thinking and behaviour.
"Adverts using underweight models are promoting a distorted image of beauty and yet this has become the norm in the UK."
The ASA's ruling came as figures from the NHS showed that the number of hospital admissions across the UK for teenagers with eating disorders has nearly doubled in the last three years.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said much of the increase was down to social pressure made worse by online images.
College spokesperson Dr Carolyn Nahman said she was worried about what she described as the sometimes fatal consequences of vulnerable teenagers putting themselves under pressure by looking at pictures of "ideal bodies" repeatedly on social media.
The eating disorder charity Beat cautioned that the rise in disorders reported by the NHS could also be due to better diagnosis and awareness, but said it showed it is "vital" that we protect young people from "excessive influences".
A Beat spokesperson told the BBC: "The ASA ruling is not about whether this person in the picture is healthy, but whether the images of her are being used in a way that can have an irresponsible effect on others and we are really pleased to see that they are taking action to uphold their responsibility for the social impact of adverts, as well as judging whether they are legal, decent, honest and truthful."
The charity said that the "constant portrayal" of a very slender look needs to challenged in order for young people to grow up with a robust sense of self-worth.
In April, French MPs approved a law to ban the use of catwalk fashion models deemed to be excessively thin.
Under the new law, modelling agencies which employ models below a certain Body Mass Index (BMI) level face fines or prison terms.
The law also penalises magazines which fail to state when photos have been retouched - with a fine of €37,500 or up to 30% of the amount spent on the advertising featuring the model.
Ian Twinn, direct of public affairs at Isba, a trade body which represents advertisers, said Wednesday's ruling from ASA was "useful in drawing a line over which advertisers must not cross".
He added: "But there can be no simple template. Some people are naturally thin, some of us are sadly not. Advertisers and regulators need to apply common sense, as the ASA has, and not vilify the thin, the rounded and the simply overweight."
Earlier this year, a campaign for the YSL perfume Black Opium was cleared by the ASA in January following complaints that it glamorised and trivialised drug use and addiction.
The French designer Yves Saint Laurent made his name when Christian Dior picked him to become his assistant at the age of 17. When Dior died three years later, Saint Laurent took over the Dior house.
He went on to co-found what was to become the multi-million-pound Saint Laurent fashion and perfume empire in 1962. He died in 2008.
The first major UK exhibition of the fashion of Yves Saint Laurent is to be staged at the Bowes Museum in County Durham next month.
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Eriksson, the head coach of leading Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, believes everything is now in place for China to succeed.
"This season it's gone crazy, totally crazy," said the Swede, 68.
"The president of the country is pushing for football. And if the government push for something in China things will happen."
While China excel at the Olympics and Paralympics, its men's team have only qualified for one football World Cup, in 2002.
But Eriksson believes that record will change and says winning the tournament is a realistic target.
The former Manchester City and Leicester City manager, who led England from 2001 to 2006, added: "Why not? Not the next World Cup. It will take 15, 20 years at least."
China's government set out plans in April to become a "world football superpower" by 2050, with a drive to get 50 million children and adults playing the game by 2020.
The head of China's Super League, Ma Chengquan, says his country sees hosting the World Cup as a catalyst that would improve the popularity of the game and the fortunes of the national side.
"After Qatar in 2022, for China our earliest target will be in 2030," he told BBC Sport in a rare interview.
"A country's capability to host such a big tournament depends on whether a country has developed to a certain level, it has the financial ability and can also provide facilities such as proper stadiums.
"Stadiums are not a problem for China - it has already hosted the 2008 Olympics and it's going to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
"It's more important right now for China to improve the level of our national team so it can perform better at the World Cup and so we can prepare for it."
Other targets established by the Chinese government include:
China's government also wants to diversify the Chinese economy by building a vast £550bn sports industry, with football set to play a leading role.
"The sports industry plays an important role in the economic development of a country, but in China the CSL was quite weak. So we really want to improve it and make it better," said Ma.
"We want CSL to be a leading example of the sports industry and to help the development of economic growth in China."
The growth in the CSL has seen some of the biggest names in world football sign for Chinese clubs in recent years.
In January, Brazil international Ramires joined Jiangsu Suning from Chelsea for £25m, while Argentina's Ezequiel Lavezzi left Paris St-Germain for Hebei China Fortune for a reported fee of £23.5m
China's transfer record was broken three times in 10 days during the most recent window.
It culminated in Liverpool being beaten to the signature of Alex Teixeira when the 26-year-old forward moved from Shakhtar Dontesk to Jiangsu Suning for a fee of £38.4m.
Speaking to BBC Sport, one of China's leading agents has warned fans of European clubs to expect more big names to head east.
"It's going crazy right now. We have a saying that the only two players who are not coming to China right now are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi," said Romain Woo, the founder of Van Hao sports agency.
"The other names? It's all highly possible. I know most of the big agents in Europe and they are all trying to push their clients to China right now if they're not having a good time in Europe."
Woo manages more than 50 of China's leading players and says Chinese clubs have also rejected transfer approaches from leading European clubs.
"Three of my players got chances to go to FC Copenhagen, to Real Madrid and Chelsea," he said.
"The problem is that they are way too important to their clubs here and they don't care about how big the transfer fee is."
That points to the collective will within China to set aside personal agendas and play a role in the government edict to improve the national team's fortunes.
"Maybe when their contract has expired or at another stage of Chinese football they can go," Woo said.
"But now it's a different stage of Chinese football and we want to keep all our best players in the league."
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Pistorius has spent 10 months in jail for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, after his conviction for manslaughter last year.
The Olympic athlete insists he mistook Ms Steenkamp for an intruder.
State prosecutors want his conviction to be reviewed and converted to murder, with a minimum sentence of 15 years.
Pistorius was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp, a charge equivalent to manslaughter.
Under South African law, Pistorius is eligible for release under "correctional supervision", having served a sixth of his sentence.
After being freed, he would serve the rest of his term under house arrest.
During sentencing, Judge Thokozile Masipa said the state had failed to prove Pistorius' intent to kill when he fired.
His defence team now has a month to file its response.
Ms Steenkamp's parents have said that the time he has served is "not enough for taking a life".
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The double amputee shot and killed Ms Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his Pretoria home, believing she was an intruder, he told his trial.
In March a Johannesburg court blocked his legal team's attempts to stop the prosecutors' appeal.
Pistorius was born without the fibulas in both of his legs, and had surgery to amputate both below the knee while still a baby.
He went on to become one of South Africa's best-known sports stars, and was the first amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes, at the 2012 London Olympics.
A self-governing commonwealth of the United States since 1976, the islands lie just 1,500 miles south of the Japanese coast.
Those born on the islands are US citizens but not eligible to vote in US presidential elections. The territory receives millions of dollars in aid from Washington.
Most of the population live on the island of Saipan and only four other islands are populated. Native Micronesians outnumber the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian populations.
Population 63,500
Area 457 sq km (176 sq miles)
Major languages English, Chamarro, Carolinian
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 74 years (men), 80 years (women)
Currency US dollar
Head of State: Barack Obama
Head of government: Ralph Torres
Ralph Torres was sworn in as governor of the Northern Marianas in December 2015 following the sudden death of his predecessor Eloy Inos.
At 36, he became the youngest governor in Northern Marianas history.
During his inaugural speech, Mr Torres pledged "to do what's right".
The Northern Marianas government has sought to rebuild public trust since former governor Benigno Fitial was convicted of corruption in 2015.
Broadcasting is regulated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Henshall joined Manchester City at the age of 16 from Swindon Town before moving to Ipswich in 2014 without playing a first-team game for City.
The 22-year-old was at Scottish side Kilmarnock last season before being released at the end of the term.
Former Colchester United youngster Sanderson, 23, has most recently been playing in Greece for Chania.
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Throughout 2015, the cameras will be positioned at 84 locations, allowing a team of scientists to record the type of animals passing through the area and where they make their home.
In the first four months since the cameras were deployed, the team has "trapped" more than 10,000 images of animals, suggesting the 30km zone, established shortly after the April 1986 disaster when a nuclear reactor exploded, ejecting radioactive material across the surrounding terrain and high into the atmosphere, is now home to a rich diversity of wildlife.
The network of cameras is gathering data that will help scientists choose the most appropriate species to fit with collars that will then record the level of radioactive exposure the animal receives as it travels across the zone.
"We want an animal that moves over areas of different contamination - that's the key thing we need," explained project leader Mike Wood from the University of Salford, UK.
"So we would consider some of the larger animals, such as wolves, because they would be ideal because the way the animal moves through the areas actually affects its contamination levels."
Commenting on the herds of Przewalski's horses, Dr Wood observed: "They seem to have adapted quite well to life within the zone.
"From the images from our cameras, they are clearly moving around in quite large groups," he told BBC News.
Dr Wood's team's project is part of a five-year research programme called Transfer, Exposure, Effects (Tree), which will aim to "reduce uncertainty in estimating the risk to humans and wildlife associated with exposure to radioactivity, and to reduce unnecessary conservatism in risk calculations".
Most of the fieldwork will be carried out within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ).
Late last year, one of Dr Wood's Ukranian colleagues - Sergey Gashchak - captured what was believed to be the first photographic evidence of brown bears within the CEZ.
But the tantalising glimpse of the bear is not enough to make it a candidate to fit with a collar.
Fitting collars to smaller animals, such as a fox, has disadvantages - such as limiting the size of the battery pack that can be fitted within the collar. Larger mammals are not without problems either.
"Once you start considering larger animals then it would be necessary to bring in a trained marksman," observed Dr Wood.
"There are difficulties with using firearms in Ukraine and will require additional permits to be put in place."
This means the team currently favours using bait to trap animals in cages, which will allow them to be fitted with the collars and for the individuals to be assessed by a vet before being released.
Illegal poaching is a problem within the CEZ, and one image captured by the cameras suggested that the elk in question had a narrow escape.
Dr Wood said that the team had to bear in mind the activity of poachers when they chose the most suitable species to wear the collars.
He explained that if the animal was killed then it would mean that the collected data would be limited or lost.
He added: "However, this is a concern that could be applied to any of the species because poachers going into the zone are unlikely to be overly selective."
"This image is a great example of how you could be going through an area and have a lynx just 20 or 30 yards away from you, yet you'd have no idea it was there," said Dr Wood.
"They can literally disappear into the background as they are so well camouflaged in this environment."
It also highlights why the camera traps, which will be capturing images until October 2015, are an important tool for the researchers.
They provide a more representative picture of what animals are found in an area, and whether they regularly visit particular locations.
Once the team has collected images from the 84 randomly selected locations across the exclusion zone, the next stage of the project - which is being undertaken by researchers from the University of Salford, the UK's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and the Chornobyl Centre - will be to fit tagging collars to the selected species.
This is expected to be carried out during 2016.
The proposed 40,000-seat building in Old Oak will replace the club's current Loftus Road ground, in Shepherds Bush.
The stadium will be part of a regeneration of the area, which is provisionally called New Queens Park.
"Loftus Road is - and always will be - a special place for the club and our supporters, but we need more than an 18,000 capacity," QPR chairman Tony Fernandes said.
"With no option of expanding here, we have to look elsewhere and we welcome the Mayor's and Hammersmith & Fulham Council's commitment to regenerate the area.
"Not only will this give us a top-quality stadium to cater for QPR's needs as the club progresses and grows over the years ahead, but we are very excited about being the driving force behind creating one of the best new urban places in the world."
The plans include a residential area with 24,000 new homes and a commercial space which will include a 350-room luxury hotel, studios, offices, cinemas and restaurants.
The regeneration is expected to generate 50,000 jobs.
Chief executive Philip Beard wants the new ground to retain some of the characteristics of Loftus Road.
He said: "We will look to build a stadium QPR fans and local residents can be proud of.
"Loftus Road is renowned for its atmosphere and with the help of our supporters, replicating that at our new stadium will be one of our top priorities."
Fernandes completed his takeover of the club, who were relegated to the Championship last season, in August 2011.
He first revealed the club were looking at alternative sites to Loftus Road in West London in November 2011 and Rangers confirmed they were in talks about the Old Oak site since August.
Antony Spencer, who is developing the masterplan for the project along with Sir Terry Farrell, said the area will be a "vibrant" development.
Old Oak is an area of industrial and railway land in between Old Oak Common Lane, Wormwood Scrubs, Scrubs Lane and Willesden Junction in west London. It is the site of a proposed new hub station for the HS2 rail line north, which will also incorporate the trans-London Crossrail project. It is two-and-a-half miles from QPR's current ground at Loftus Road.
"We are talking to a number of world-class architects to design iconic tall buildings akin to New York, the Far East and London's finest, as well as improving and incorporating the waterside environment of the Grand Union Canal."
He added: "We are now in a position to forge ahead as we have secured strategic land holdings in excess of 100 acres. We are confident of securing a planning permission by early 2015 and starting development shortly afterwards."
QPR is working with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Hammersmith and Fulham Council on the plans, which need planning approval.
As part of the proposed redevelopment scheme, Old Oak is to be the main hub station in the capital for the HS2 high-speed rail project.
The GLA recently consulted residents on the plan for Old Oak, which it says will improve the local economy and see thousands of homes built.
If plans do go ahead, the area would be redeveloped by 2043, with the station open in 2026.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said he would scrap his ability to block some laws made in Wales about water.
He said the decision puts right a "long outstanding injustice" 50 years after the flooding of a Gwynedd village to create a reservoir to supply Liverpool.
The Welsh Government said it had called for the devolution of these powers "for some time", so welcomed the move.
In 1965, the village of Capel Celyn was flooded to create the Tryweryn reservoir to provide Liverpool with water, under a law passed in 1956.
Mr Cairns told BBC Radio's Good Morning Wales programme the changes settled an injustice "where Wales was failed".
"Every secretary of state up until now has ducked this tough issue whereby water within Wales and England is inter-related" he said, saying intervention powers over water legislation were maintained "from Ron Davies to Peter Hain".
Why does it matter that the UK government will no longer be able to block some Welsh laws on water?
There is the symbolism.
Today, planning laws might stop another Tryweryn but water remains a sensitive political issue.
It is also significant that Whitehall - after bruising negotiations between the Wales Office and DEFRA - has agreed to give up its veto.
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The changes will be made as amendments to the Wales Bill, which is being debated in the House of Lords on Tuesday.
The Welsh secretary's powers to intervene on water-related legislation will be replaced by a legal agreement between the Welsh and UK governments.
The Wales Office said it was too early to say exactly when that would be, but said there would be no cost to the taxpayer and no change in how customers in England and Wales receive their water.
Former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Wigley said: "Plaid has fought hard over many years to get a fair settlement for Wales regarding water and to ensure that never again can a Tryweryn-type issue arise.
"I look forward to seeing exactly what the government has to say on Tuesday."
The changes will take effect once a formal agreement between the UK and Welsh governments has been signed.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We look forward to receiving further details on this as soon as possible."
The decision follows pressure from the Welsh Government and from opposition politicians who believe the Wales Bill leaves too much power at Westminster.
Hughes, 21, made his debut at the age of 16 during manager Steve McClaren's first spell in charge and has already played 170 games for the club.
McClaren told the official website: "We're all thrilled Will has committed his future until at least 2020.
"Will is an exciting young talent and a really important player."
Levi-Blu Cassin was found dead at an address in Nightingale Avenue, Castle Bromwich, on February 20 last year.
Danielle Cassin, 26, and Mark Piper, 31, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Friday, West Midlands Police said.
Both are also charged with neglect and causing or allowing the death of a child.
Police said a post-mortem found Levi-Blu had died as a result of "substantial abdominal injuries".
The Saints took the lead in the 30th minute when Gabbiadini converted from Ryan Bertrand's cross.
The Italian scored again seconds before the break with a brilliant turn and finish inside the penalty area.
Jason Denayer's own goal and Shane Long's simple finish late on gave the visitors a fully-deserved, comprehensive win.
Sunderland came into the game on the back of a stunning 4-0 win at Crystal Palace, but remain bottom of the table after managing just one shot on target, a tame 30-yard strike from Didier Ndong.
The win for Claude Puel's side is just their second in the Premier League since Christmas and their first points on the road in 2017.
Gabbiadini is a name famous on Wearside with Marco Gabbiadini scoring 87 goals in 183 games between 1987 and 1992.
But it was Manolo - no relation to the former Sunderland man - who impressed in Southampton's fine victory.
The striker signed for £14m from Napoli in January and now has three goals for the club, following his debut goal against West Ham last week.
His first strike could be viewed as lucky with the ball coming off Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone's head before deflecting into the net off Gabbiadini's forearm.
There was no doubt about the second however, which came at the end of an excellent team move.
The 25-year-old turned brilliantly in the area before an excellent right-footed finish beat Vito Mannone.
Sunderland were buoyed by their win last week but now must feel like they are back to square one.
David Moyes' side started the game bottom but would have gone 16th with a victory after relegation rivals Crystal Palace and Hull City both lost.
The Black Cats started relatively brightly in the game but had no answer when Southampton got into their stride.
Substitute Fabio Borini headed Sunderland's best chance wide late on but the hosts failed to provide any service to top scorer Jermain Defoe, who did not have a shot in the 90 minutes.
"This is a game gone and the games are running out. We have to win some if we have a hope of staying up, simple as that," Moyes said afterwards.
On Thursday, Saints boss Puel said the team were "angry" at recent results after six league defeats from seven matches.
The Frenchman's side responded however with a fine confidence-boosting performance with the EFL Cup final against Manchester United just two weeks away.
Long and Gabbiadini both missed good chances with the score at 2-0 before the late goals rounded off the win.
Gabbiadini starred with two goals but Oriol Romeu was also excellent in midfield.
The former Chelsea and Barcelona man had more touches (91) and completed more passes (72) than any other player and also made six interceptions and won seven aerial duels.
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Sunderland manager David Moyes: "We didn't play well, not as well as last week. We made some defensive mistakes.
"We had a great chance to maybe move out of the bottom three had the games gone for us, but unfortunately it didn't fall for us. Southampton themselves had fragile confidence, but they got a goal off their centre-forward's arm.
"We played OK without creating too many clear-cut opportunities, and the more attacking changes we made the worse we became."
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Southampton manager Claude Puel: "Today, first of all, was about the clean sheet. We showed a very good spirit and attitude in a difficult game. A good team performance showing plenty of confidence and quality.
"Manolo Gabbiadini is a technical player of quality who can finish well. It's great for us, and as a team it's now important to continue this work."
Sunderland are heading to New York for some winter training next week as they are without a game because of the FA Cup's return.
They next play in the Premier League on 25 February against Everton (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Southampton's next game is the EFL Cup final on 26 February (kick-off 16:30) and do not play again in the league until Watford on 4 March.
Match ends, Sunderland 0, Southampton 4.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Southampton 4.
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
Foul by Maya Yoshida (Southampton).
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Sunderland 0, Southampton 4. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
Own Goal by Jason Denayer, Sunderland. Sunderland 0, Southampton 3.
Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
Attempt blocked. Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Pienaar.
Substitution, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Dusan Tadic.
Substitution, Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri replaces Darron Gibson.
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Jones (Sunderland).
Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Sunderland. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
Billy Jones (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Pienaar (Sunderland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cédric Soares (Southampton) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The company, which reported strong quarterly sales of its other businesses, said it wanted to concentrate on shoes and clothing.
The German firm launched a review of its golf unit last August.
The popularity of golf has fallen sharply in the US since 2000, the year Tiger Woods was at his peak. It accounts for half of the global market.
Brands Adidas hopes to sell are the TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth brands, which represent about 60% of its golf unit.
Adidas has owned TaylorMade since 1997, adding Ashworth in 2008 and Adams four years later to make it the world's biggest golf supplier.
In 2015, golf unit sales fell by 13% to €902m ($1.04bn)- about 5.3% of group sales.
Analysts at UBS said the sale should "remove the earnings volatility of an equipment business with higher fixed costs and lower sales visibility than traditional sportswear".
That aside, the company announced a 31% rise in quarterly sales of its core brand in North America, thanks to a rise in marketing, including a series of partnerships with high-profile people including Kanye West.
His name's been trending on Twitter as people mocked his outfit on Match of the Day.
The former Fulham midfielder appeared alongside Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer for Arsenal v Hull in the FA Cup.
Hair tied back and wearing a black shirt, which was half unbuttoned, he was likened to Peter Stringfellow and Harry Styles in 20 years.
"Just turned on Match of the Day, so late to this, but Jimmy Bullard seems to have come as a Flamenco dancer..." wrote â€
About 10 tonnes of the animal swill spilled onto the A354 near Winterborne Whitechurch, between Dorchester and Blandford, at about 00:30 BST, Dorset Police said.
Specialist equipment was used to clear the "greasy" non-hazardous waste from the road, the force added.
The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
The Press Association found the details via a freedom of information request.
Eleven Scottish councils responded and listed the animals they had granted licences for in their area.
Dangerous wild animals (DWA) licences allow people to keep undomesticated animals as pets, subject to safety measures and a small fee.
The Scottish councils which responded, and the animals involved, were:
The Scottish SPCA said it was important anyone keeping such an animal knew how to keep them and could afford to do so.
Ch Supt Mike Flynn said: "There is a licensing regime in place which is run by the local authority for species listed under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.
"The local authority would usually involve a vet who has specialist knowledge of the particular species requiring the licence.
"As with any animal being kept as a pet, owners should have the knowledge and resources to ensure the animal's welfare."
The city's Museum of Science and Industry is playing host to a two-day Mini Maker Faire.
Amateur hardware hackers, makers and other tinkerers will show off their creations at the event.
Also on show will be a chandelier made of lost earrings, a musical milk float and a home-made volcano.
The first three UK Maker Faire events were staged in Newcastle but this year the event has moved to Manchester.
The Faire brings gives together people who have a passionate interest in turning out their own gadgets or have used electronics to turn everyday, or discarded, objects into something more usable.
"Maker Faires celebrate the human spirit of inquisitiveness, creativity and ingenuity and aim to inspire others to try and make their own creations," said organiser John Beckerson.
While most Faires are testament to the diverse interests of the exhibitors, a mini-theme has emerged at the Manchester Maker Faire as several of those attending are showing off giant-size versions of well-known family games.
Visitors to the Faire will be able to see a dress shop mannequin that has been converted into a full-size version of Operation.
Also on show will be a version of Kerplunk that stands almost two metres (6ft 6in) high.
In addition, attendees will get a chance to play a huge version of the Connect 4 game made using counters made of recycled polystyrene.
Maker Faires originated in the US and are an outgrowth of the success of the Make magazine which writes about amateur hardware hackers and gives advice about DIY electronics and craft projects.
The BBC news website will have a full report on the event next week.
Moores, 19, has joined because Jos Buttler is on England one-day duty while Alex Davies has a knee injury.
The left-handed batsman has played for England at under-19 level and is the son of Peter Moores, the national team's former head coach.
"Tom is highly regarded and is an exciting young talent," said Lancashire cricket director and head coach Ashley Giles.
"He has a good pedigree and we are looking forward to him joining up with the squad."
Moores is set to make his Lancashire debut in Friday's T20 Blast fixture against Worcestershire.
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Thirteen people were taken to hospital after the incident on Sunday at the Streets venue in Porthcawl.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it had received a referral from South Wales Police
A 24-year-old man is due to appear at Cardiff Crown Court on 9 November charged with a number of offences.
Jan Williams, the IPCC Commissioner for Wales, said: "A police van was in the vicinity shortly prior to the collision and our independent investigation will examine what police action was taken in respect of the Audi, and whether relevant procedures were followed."
The watchdog said police had passed a mandatory referral to them immediately after the incident on John Street.
The body is appealing for anyone who may have seen the white police van and any interactions with the Audi A4 car in or around the area prior to the crash to come forward.
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The BBC has learned the South West MEP Lord William Dartmouth was involved in negotiating a deal that could have earned his family £100,000 a year.
He was asked in a TV interview in May 2014 if he knew "that land might be used as a wind farm". He replied: "I don't know, um, no. No."
Lord Dartmouth said he was "ambushed" and spoke at "cross purposes".
His party is strongly opposed to onshore wind farms.
A deal to erect a wind farm, on Slaithwaite Moor in West Yorkshire, was agreed in May 2011, three months after Lord Dartmouth had given ownership of the site to a relative.
It has emerged negotiations over the wind farm had begun years earlier.
Steve Slator, chairman of the Wind Valley Co-operative, said he had face-to-face meetings with Lord Dartmouth, the first time in 2006.
"I went down and spoke to Lord Dartmouth who was very co-operative and keen to help us if he could.
"For this kind of area... you might expect to raise £50,000 to £100,000 a year for the sort of development you're looking at."
The news has been seized upon by his political rivals.
Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP for SW England, said there was "clear evidence" Lord Dartmouth has behaved "dishonestly" and people "expect higher standards" from politicians.
"It also does smack of hypocrisy; he had conversations about potentially benefitting from a wind farm development, in spite of the fact that's clearly contrary to UKIP's policy," she said.
Sunaria Hamid-Howells, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was taken to the doctors four days before her death after falling from a rocker chair.
But a neonatal expert told the hearing in Cardiff that the incident was unlikely to have caused the fatal injuries in December 2012.
The inquest will last three days.
Cardiff and Vale assistant coroner Christopher Woolley outlined evidence from the child's parents and how the infant had become "floppy" while being fed by her father, Dilshad Hamid.
Sunaria's mother Katherine Howells called on a neighbour for help and a paramedic told the hearing the baby was having seizure episodes while receiving emergency treatment.
She was transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit of University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, but died on New Year's Eve.
GP David Harris said he had examined the child on 27 December after being told she had fallen from a rocker chair.
"I felt a swelling on her upper skull but there wasn't any severe or significant change compared to the other side of her head," he said.
"Mum seemed fine with Sunaria and there was nothing unusual."
The doctor said he decided to monitor the swelling and wanted an ultrasound scan to be carried out if it did not subside.
Evidence from Dr Iyad Al-Muzaffar, neonatal consultant at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, was read out by Mr Woolley.
He said a scan had shown Sunaria had suffered a haemorrhage as a result of skull fracture and bleeding to the brain.
Dr Al-Muzaffar added: "The severity of the head injury suggests an acute event.
"In my opinion the history given of Sunaria and the rocker does not explain her acute presentation on December 30."
The inquest continues.
Prof Donald Meek said the 12-year-old Inverness-based organisation needed to "look seriously" at its purpose.
Last month, its chief executive Iain Campbell quit after three months in the job.
The board said it was unable to directly to the remarks, but said work had started towards an evaluation.
Joe Moore, who does not speak Gaelic, has been appointed interim chief executive following Mr Campbell's resignation.
Prof Meek said: "When a chairman departs after three months that is bad news.
"It is bad news for the Gaels but it is also giving a bad impression of the Gaels to the rest of Scotland.
"The board has got to look seriously at its own purpose. There needs to be a thorough review and audit of whether it is really doing what it ought to have been doing."
He said the board had "lost its way", adding: "A review of what the board is doing is long overdue."
Bord na Gaidhlig works to promote Gaelic in partnership with the Scottish government and other Gaelic organisations.
That was Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey's message to first-time home buyers.
Mr Hockey was speaking at a press conference in Canberra when he denied Sydney's property market was becoming unaffordable.
"If housing were unaffordable in Sydney, no one would be buying it," he said.
"So the starting point for a first home buyer is to get a good job. Then you can go to the bank and borrow money."
Mr Hockey's words were slammed by thousands of Australians on social media, with many users criticising him for being "arrogant" and "out of touch" with difficulties faced by young buyers.
"What's Joe Hockey's next observation? Poor people choose to be poor?" said Twitter user Peter Murphy, a teacher in Sydney.
Another user remarked: "Maybe [Mr Hockey] should live off the minimum wage and see how real people live."
Many commentators on Twitter soon began dispensing their advice for the Australian treasurer using the hashtag #adviceforjoe.
"Learn the fact that 'society' isn't the same thing as 'economy,'" said one user.
"Put the cigar out, step down and out of the ivory tower and engage with the rest of the nation," advised another.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who stood by Mr Hockey and defended his comments, was also not spared on social media.
The opposition Australian Labor Party also weighed in with the tweet: "Want a 'good' job that pays good money? Why not apply for one in Joe Hockey's office!"
Some users also shared their personal difficulties they faced with Sydney's rising housing prices.
While others kept their advice for Mr Hockey simple.
The SNP has told the BBC and the Guardian the party has decided to vote against the changes amid fears it could drive down Scottish workers' wages.
With other opposition MPs expected to join forces with some 20 Tory rebels, the plans will struggle to pass.
Ministers are said to be considering whether the proposals might have to be delayed or even dropped.
The chancellor, George Osborne, promised in the Budget earlier this year that councils and mayors would get the power to set Sunday trading laws in their areas.
Large stores and supermarkets can currently open for only six hours every Sunday.
Although the legislation affects only England and Wales, the SNP has been convinced by shopworkers' union Usdaw that retailers would pay for the extra hours by cutting wages across the UK - including those of Scottish workers currently being paid premium wages for Sunday work.
Angus Robertson, the SNP's Westminster leader, said: "SNP MPs could hold the balance of power in the House of Commons on Sunday shopping and we will not undermine shop workers.
"This legislation will impact on workers in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK and no pay safeguards have been offered by the Westminster government.
"The SNP will continue to work with the representatives of shop workers and we will oppose the Tory proposals."
The government launched a consultation over the summer to look at the changes which are designed to support High Streets and shopping centres by allowing them to stay open for longer at weekends and compete with internet shopping.
Shops in Scotland already have more freedom because the Sunday Trading Act does not apply north of the border.
Government sources pointed out that Scotland already controls its Sunday trading rules and the SNP was once again trying to block something that had no impact on their constituents. They said the SNP move once again made the case for the government's recent changes to parliamentary rules that gave English and Welsh MPs greater control over laws that affect only their constituencies.
It is not yet clear which measure the government will use to introduce the changes - either the Cities and Local Devolution Government Bill or the Enterprise Bill.
Conservative MP David Burrowes, who opposes changes to Sunday trading laws, said: "The government is set to embark on a de-regulation of Sunday trading for which there is no particular demand, which was not in our manifesto and goes against our concerns for workers for small businesses and families.
"Some 20 of my colleagues are opposed to these changes and that is more than enough to overcome the government's majority now the SNP have joined the opposition."
Communities and Local Government Secretary Greg Clark told MPs on Monday: "The government believe that there is a strong case for local areas to be able to decide if and where extending Sunday trading should be permitted.
"It could help some High Streets compete with online shopping, for which Sunday is regularly the most popular day."
He added: "There is a consultation out on this at the moment, but the proposal in the consultation is to allow local councils to make those decisions.
"Councils have a wide remit, social as well as economic, to look after the interests of their area.
"It could be that allowing some areas or particular stores such as garden centres to open on their busiest day - Sunday - is in the interests of everyone in the area."
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett urged the government not to proceed with the changes.
He said respondents to the government's consultation expressed "a great deal of opposition" to the proposals, "because devolving these regulations will not provide help to local businesses, but will create chaos for retailers and shoppers as every local authority will have different Sunday trading hours".
He added: "Our members working in retail are extremely worried that devolution will lead to deregulation by the back door, and that is why 91% of workers in large stores oppose the proposal.
"We are aware that there is a great deal of concern and opposition among MPs from all parties.
"It would be wrong for the government to bring forward an amendment to the Devolution Bill, when Parliamentarians have not had the opportunity to read and digest the views of consultees and the government has not justified their position by issuing a reply, which is standard procedure."
The crash between the car and a lorry happened at 11:20 BST on the southbound carriageway, just before junction nine.
Police said the baby was believed to be uninjured in the collision but remains in hospital as a precaution.
Emergency services remain at the scene and motorists are being advised to avoid the area if possible.
The collision was between a green Peugeot 406 estate and a red articulated lorry.
The driver of the Peugeot was pronounced dead at the scene and the baby, believed to be only a few weeks old, was in the rear of the vehicle.
Two lanes of the southbound carriageway have now been reopened, but police said there were still lengthy tailbacks.
Many arterial routes have also been affected.
The baby was taken by air ambulance to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Another person was assessed at the scene but not taken to hospital.
The Agni-V missile was launched from a site off the east coast on Monday.
It has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), potentially bringing targets in China within striking distance.
President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted that the launch "will enhance our strategic and deterrence capabilities".
India launches long-range missile
India conducted the first test launch of the Agni V in 2012, the second in 2013 and the third one in 2015, PTI news agency reported.
The Agni-V is 17.5m (57ft) tall and solid-fuelled. It has three stages and a launch weight of 50 tonnes.
The missiles are among India's most sophisticated weapons. Agni means "fire" in Hindi and Sanskrit.
England batsman Ballance (101 not out) reached a 163-ball ton, containing 14 fours, as the hosts declared on 263-4.
In reply, Notts lost Steven Mullaney for two in Jack Brooks' first over.
Tim Bresnan (2-15) took wickets in six balls but Tom Moores dug in with 41 not out, before rain saw an early close with Notts 390 behind on 61-3.
After early-morning rain, play got under way 40 minutes late and Yorkshire added 63 runs in just under an hour.
A boundary from Bresnan (35 not out) saw the home side declare, setting Notts a target of 452, and Brooks then stuck in the second over when he had Mullaney caught by Jack Leaning at slip.
Bresnan took two wickets in an over to see off Jake Libby for nine and Michael Lumb for a five-ball duck as Notts, who look favourties to be relegated to Division Two, slipped to 34-3.
But debutant Moores, who played two Championship games on loan at Lancashire earlier this season, hit eight fours in 80 minutes at the crease, before bad light took the players off the field.
Heavy rain meant play was called off for the day at 15:50 BST but with a day remaining, Yorkshire have given their hopes of a third Championship title in a row a major boost.
Nottinghamshire coach Peter Moores on his son Tom Moores:
"He played really well at a time we really needed people to play well. He had to be patient for around the first hour, but then he could get away - it's that sort of pitch.
"He will go back to the hotel tonight and get ready for tomorrow. He's got a big role to play.
"Going to Lancashire was great for him and he enjoyed his time there."
The investigation is being carried out by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's compliance officer Peter Davis.
He is looking into whether Mr Shannon has been paid a sum of money which should not have been allowed.
This relates to claims by Mr Shannon for travel and subsistence.
The watchdog says no further details will be made public until after the investigation.
Jim Shannon is a long-serving DUP representative.
He was first elected as MP for Strangford in 2010 and held the seat in last year's general election.
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The group said it was because Jesy was unwell and unable to sing.
Radio 1 Newsbeat music reporter Sinead Garvan tells Newsround there are no rumours of fallouts among the band members.
She also says Little Mix's tough tour schedule may have had an impact.
The total raised at a six-hour live sale at Christie's auctioneers on Tuesday was boosted by an online auction which ended on Wednesday.
The top selling lot was a model of an American bald eagle awarded to the late PM by Ronald Reagan for £266,500.
Baroness Thatcher died on 8 April 2013 at the age of 87 having held office from 1979 to 1990.
Her collection attracted buyers from more than 40 countries with auction bids "far exceeding pre-sale expectations", Christie's said.
The Iron Lady: A political life
A red Morocco dispatch box embossed with the cipher of HM Queen Elizabeth II, the words "Prime Minister" and numbered I, was sold for £242,500 while the top lot in the online sale was a pearl necklace - Baroness Thatcher's signature item of jewellery - which sold for £62,500 after a maximum estimated price of £800.
A Raflo handbag that she used on her last visit to 10 Downing Street was bought for £47,500 while a signed typescript of her famous speech reciting the words of St Francis of Assisi, "Where there is discord, may we bring harmony," sold for £37,500.
The sale took place 25 years after Baroness Thatcher left office and in the year when she would have celebrated her 90th birthday.
As well as many of her clothes, a collection of writings from Winston Churchill also proved popular with bidders - smashing their estimates - as did personal letters from President Reagan, including one to congratulate her on 11 years in power, and one wishing a belated happy birthday to her husband.
Head of sale, Adrian Hume-Sayer, said: "The market's response to these historic sales, both the online-only sale and the traditional auction, was remarkable, with the overall result for the Mrs Thatcher collection far exceeding pre-sale expectations.
"Clients from all over the world seized this once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire items which gave insights into both the public and private life of Britain's first female prime minister, who was a political giant on the world stage."
The five-year plan is linked to the expansion of the company's hub at Liverpool.
Very large container ships will offload there to smaller ships serving the Clyde, Manchester and Ireland.
The port operator believes its investment will reduce the amount of freight carried by road.
Peel Ports' Clydeport director Andrew Hemphill said: "The opening of Liverpool2 has transformed the playing field for us, bringing deep-sea connections much closer to Scotland and we are now in a unique position thanks to our Irish Sea Hubs.
"Mega ocean container ships can now call directly into Liverpool, which acts as a feeder hub to us in Greenock, Ireland and Manchester, allowing closer import and export routes to market.
"It is a more commercially viable, sustainable way to move goods around by sea."
He added: "Our connections will take traffic off of Britain's already busy motorways and offer a cheaper more environmentally friendly method of transportation."
John Anderson, 56, was killed by a "sudden and powerful release of gas" at Boulby's potash mine in June, owners ICL UK said.
The Health and Safety Executive said he had breached safety guidelines by operating a mining machine within the 20m exclusion zone from the rock face.
Mr Anderson's family said he had a "blistering work ethic".
A post-mortem examination suggested Mr Anderson, from Easington, died as a result of asphyxiation.
The inquest heard Mr Anderson, who had worked at the site for 35 years, was buried under large amounts of rubble.
The 1,400m deep mine makes potash for fertilisers and employs about 1,100 people.
Charlie Carver and girlfriend Kala Brown have been missing from Anderson, South Carolina, since 31 August.
The next day, Mr Carver's account announced he was now married to Ms Brown and other updates have since been posted.
Some think the account has been hacked.
Updates have included images of comic-book characters such as the Joker from Batman, pictures referencing Halloween and links to news stories about the missing couple.
However, the account has given blunt responses to inquiries from friends and family asking for confirmation that Mr Carver and Ms Brown are safe.
Ms Brown's account has remained dormant since her disappearance.
Jessica Lee, a friend, told the BBC that she was initially optimistic when she heard that Mr Carver's account had sprung into life.
"It filled us with hope," she said.
However, she now believes that the page has been hacked.
"The hacker started sharing our flyers and missing persons reports," she added, "mocking us.
"We grew up with Kala and she is our family."
At the local police station in Anderson, Lt Mike Aikens has been fielding reports of possible sightings and other tip-offs.
"Every day we get phone calls," he told the BBC. "This morning when I came to work I had three."
Despite that, he says they currently have no leads as to the couple's whereabouts.
Lt Aikens added that police were following a number of lines of inquiry, including tracking down phone records and requesting information from Facebook about how Mr Carver's account was being used.
"Hopefully we can find out several things, IP addresses and so on," he added.
Facebook said it did not comment on individual cases. The site does have a set of guidelines for law enforcement requests, however.
Lt Aikens implored the public to continue sending any information they have that might lead to news of the couple.
"We just want to make sure they're safe," he said.
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Hull City 1. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady with a cross.
Attempt missed. Michael Dawson (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Harry Maguire (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Attempt saved. Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Matt Phillips.
Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
Curtis Davies (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Chris Brunt.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Fellow forward Saido Berahino will again not be included as he continues to improve his fitness.
Hull head coach Mike Phelan has no new injury or suspension concerns.
Dieumerci Mbokani and Ahmed Elmohamady will be involved before heading off to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Simon Brotherton: "It has been two years now since Tony Pulis took over at West Brom and things look better at The Hawthorns than they have done for quite some time.
"Albion sit eighth in the table following Saturday's comeback win over Southampton.
"Pulis' first league game in charge was also against Hull in January 2015 and he'll be happy if history repeats itself as Albion were 1-0 winners that day.
"Hull have been on a wretched run of results away from home, losing the last seven in a row.
"I saw them at West Ham just before Christmas and thought they were very unlucky to lose, but it's hard to see a way out of the bottom three for a side who've won only one of the last 17 league matches."
Twitter: @SimonBrotherton
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis on Hal Robson-Kanu: "I keep telling people, with these 25-man squads it's the people outside the 11 that actually determine the spirit and togetherness in the dressing room.
"Hal's willingness to work and join in, even though he's only been almost a bit-part player, because of Salomon, has been fantastic. I can't speak more highly of his character. He's just so wholehearted."
Hull City head coach Mike Phelan: "Credit to all the players at this football club - they're all putting a real shift in. They're training hard, they're listening and they're learning.
"They've got everything to look forward to, which is to progress up this league, and we've got a real battle on our hands in the second half of the season, but I think we're up for it."
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In 2005, there were about 350 Welsh pigs, but numbers have grown to roughly 850 in 2015.
This has contrasted with the numbers of other British breeds like Berkshire or Gloucestershire Old Spots, which have stayed fairly constant or declined.
Swansea pig farmer Ken Austin said people were realising Welsh pigs were "commercially viable".
Mr Austin, of The Burry Herd in Gowerton, told Newyddion 9 numbers were "growing quite rapidly" due to the quality of the meat, which has helped boost demand.
"People ask me whether we keep pigs but no, the pigs keep us because we are only a pig farm," he said.
"We don't have any grants and I think that proves in its own right that they are commercially viable."
Man Haron Monis also made "grandiose" claims about being persecuted in the country of his birth, Iran.
The inquest, which began in January, is examining the circumstances of the December siege in which Monis took 18 people hostage.
The stand-off ended when police stormed the Lindt cafe in Martin Place.
Monis and two hostages died.
The inquest, which has resumed after several months' break, will call more than 100 witnesses and examine the deaths of hostages Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, as well as Monis.
It will run for several months and the findings will be delivered by the State Coroner Michael Barnes in early 2016.
The first two weeks will focus on Monis and his background.
Monis, who arrived in Australia in 1996, lived a "relatively isolated" life in Australia, according to Counsel Assisting the inquest, Jeremy Gormly.
A picture of his background has been built from government records and oral evidence from people who knew him but "Mr Monis has proved to be a complex and secretive man about his own life," said Mr Gormly on Monday.
The gunman was born in the ancient Iranian city of Borujerd in 1964, the youngest of five children whose parents lived on a modest income.
He had a conventional education, and appeared to be an intelligent student who behaved well.
By the 1980s, he was married with two children, and working and studying with the support of his father-in-law.
But by the 1990s, things seemed to go wrong for Monis, the inquest heard.
He arrived in Australia in 1996 seeking asylum, claiming he had been persecuted by Iranian authorities after working for them as a spy.
"Mr Monis was prone to grandiose claims," said Mr Gormly while adding that there might be a "kernel of truth" to some of them.
Originally named Mohammad Monteghi, he took a series of aliases after he arrived in Australia.
In April 2013, Monis was arrested for being an accessory before and after the murder of his ex-wife, who was stabbed to death and set alight in western Sydney.
His lover, Amirah Droudis, was charged with the murder. Ms Droudis was granted leave to appear before the inquest but has since withdrawn that request because she is in jail awaiting trial.
Monis had a history of religiously motivated activism and called himself a cleric, but there is no evidence his actions were linked to international Islamist militant networks.
The inquest continues.
Some of the eggs, which originated from the Netherlands, were also found in France, the country's agricultural ministry said.
The UK's Food Standards Agency say the risk to the public is very low.
The agency is "urgently investigating" the issue, but to the best of their knowledge, the affected products are no longer on shelves.
It says there is no need for people in Britain to avoid eating eggs and any potential exposure is unlikely to harm.
The revelations come after the supermarket chain Aldi withdrew all eggs from sale in its stores in Germany last week.
Tests had shown the chemical fipronil, which can harm kidneys, liver and thyroid glands, was found in the eggs.
It is feared that farmers in the Netherlands may now need to cull millions of birds as it seeks to eradicate traces of the insecticide from production, according to LTO, a Dutch farming organisation.
On its website, the FSA said: "Our risk assessment, based on all the information available, indicates that as part of a normal healthy diet this low level of potential exposure is unlikely to be a risk to public health and there is no need for consumers to be concerned.
"Our advice is that there is no need for people to change the way they consume or cook eggs or products containing eggs."
Belgian officials have already admitted that they knew in June that eggs from Dutch farms might be contaminated with the fipronil insecticide
Fipronil can treat lice and ticks in chickens, but should not be used on food-producing animals because of its toxicity.
Shops in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, have removed the eggs from sale as a precaution.
About 180 poultry farms in the Netherlands have also been temporarily shut in recent days while investigations are held.
The FSA says approximately 21,000 eggs were distributed to the UK from implicated farms in the Netherlands between March and June of this year.
But it says this is a very small proportion of the 1.8 billion eggs the UK imports each year. Around 85% of eggs consumed in Britain are home-produced.
The closure of Lyle Bailie International will result in the loss of six jobs.
It said a major factor has been the downturn in government advertising spending.
In an early guise as McCann-Erickson Belfast, the firm produced government advertising aimed at building support for the peace process.
One of the firm's ads was so shocking it was banned from being broadcast before the watershed.
Another campaign, 'crashed lives' featured real victims.
One such advert showed disturbing images of gunmen opening fire on customers in a pub.
Lyle Bailie was established in 2004 following the management buyout of McCann Erickson Belfast by directors David Lyle and Julie Anne Bailie.
Mr Lyle said there have been "ever-reducing budgets amid growing uncertainty about the future".
He added the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a budget has "been a major factor in this uncertainty".
Mr Lyle thanked his clients and staff who he said had shown unwavering commitment "in the face of these recent financial difficulties".
The company has appointed Baker Tilly Mooney Moore accountants to propose an arrangement with creditors.
All three men were said to be in good health.
It is not yet clear who was behind the abduction, but officials suspect it was an Iranian-backed Shia militia.
The three men were working for a private contractor when they were abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on 15 January.
It was the first such abduction of Westerners in Iraq for several years.
"The three Americans were released in an area near Yusufiya, south of Baghdad. Intelligence forces received them and will hand them over to the American authorities [in Baghdad]," an Iraqi interior ministry official told Reuters news agency on Tuesday.
The US Department of State said it welcomed the news that the Iraqi government had secured the Americans' release, praising the Iraqi security forces, ministry of defence and national intelligence services for their efforts.
The Pentagon said the US military was not involved in the operation to free the men, who were due to fly out of Iraq later on Tuesday. The identities of the three men have not been made public.
The three men were reported missing last month while visiting the home of their interpreter, who was also taken, in the southern suburb of Dora.
They had been working for a construction company in the Iraqi capital.
Shia gunmen are believed to have been behind the abduction last year of a group of Turkish construction workers, who were later freed, and of a party of hunters from Qatar, a situation which is still under negotiation.
Shia militias and the Iranian military have played a major role in helping Iraqi government forces battle Islamic State (IS) militants in the country.
The US is leading a multinational coalition that is conducting air strikes on IS in Iraq and Syria, and providing training and advice to Iraqi government forces.
Guests including Stephen Fry, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, actor Sir Ian McKellen, and activist Malala Yousafzai appear in the Oxford Union video.
Charles Vaughan, union president, said Swift "really defines modern pop".
The song was a worldwide hit for the US singer in August 2014.
It was taken from the album 1989, which was the year's best-selling album globally.
Other members of the video's eclectic cast include Gangnam Style singer Psy, TV presenter Piers Morgan, actors Morgan Freeman, Diane Kruger, Sir Patrick Stewart and Jack Gleeson, as well as biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins.
The video, which took a week to edit, was originally envisaged to showcase the union to new students.
Mr Vaughan said when members realised they had "quite a good product" they wanted to employ it to entice the singer to Oxford.
He added: "She's an international cultural icon.
"It's amazing when you take some famous people who are known for being celebrities… they have amazing things to say despite the fact that they're better known not for their academic content.
"She's a wonderful person to listen to.
"Whenever we have a speaker we try to work with them to make sure we talk about an issue which is close to their hearts.
"If Taylor - fingers crossed - actually accepts the invitation, then we can have that conversation."
The union was founded as a forum for discussion and debate in 1823.
One of its early presidents was W.E. Gladstone, who went on to become prime minister.
From July 2, American will operate only 10 flights per week instead of the current 48.
The move comes as part of a continuing dispute over the repatriation of revenue due to tight currency controls in the oil-rich country.
A number of airlines have already suspended or reduced the number of flights to Venezuela.
"Since we are owed a substantial outstanding amount ($750m, £442m to March 2014) and have been unable to reach resolution on the debt, we will significantly reduce our flights to the country after 1 July," the airline said in a statement.
American said it would only fly to Venezuela from Miami, suspending its flights from New York, Dallas and Puerto Rico.
Tight foreign currency controls make it difficult for foreign airlines to repatriate money from ticket sales in Venezuela.
The authorities have restricted access to dollars and want to make them more expensive to purchase, which may lead to losses for companies that are still waiting for cash from as far back as 2012.
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) estimates Venezuela is delaying payment of $4bn.
American Airlines is the largest foreign carrier serving Venezuela.
Air Canada has suspended service citing security concerns, while others like Lufthansa and Copa Airlines have reduced the number of tickets made available in local currency.
In January, Ecuadorean airline Tame also suspended flights to Venezuela, demanding $43m (£26m) in overdue payments for tickets.
President Nicolas Maduro said at the time that airlines that reduced their operations in Venezuela would face "severe measures".
"The company that leaves the country will not return while we hold power," said Mr Maduro.
Last month, the Venezuelan government announced a deal with six Latin American airlines that would allow them to repatriate revenue from sales in 2012 and 2013.
Strict controls over foreign exchange were first imposed in 2003, following a troubled year which saw a coup against then-President Hugo Chavez.
The government hoped to avoid capital flight, but the economic crisis of the past year has led to a shortage of foreign currency.
The 27-year-old did not report for pre-season training on Monday and his agent told the club he would not see out the final year of his contract.
Sandow made 20 Super League appearances in 2016 and played in the Grand Final.
"The timing of it wasn't great, but Chris is erratic like he is on the field," Smith said.
"I wasn't overly shocked. The timing and the method of informing us was poor, but aside from that there were no grand shocks."
Former Parramatta Eels and South Sydney Rabbitohs back Sandow has stated that he did not return to Warrington for family reasons.
"I should have been a man about it and explained to them what was happening," he told Fox Sports.
"I'm from an Aboriginal community and communication isn't something that always comes natural to me.
"I went over there at the back end of last year and it's a good club to go to. But it's hard to go back knowing what I've got here in Australia and that's family.
"They're number one, family is the most important thing to me and that's why I made the decision not to go back to England."
Warrington have retained the player's registration if he wishes to join an NRL club.
And, asked if he had any regrets about signing the player, Smith told BBC Radio Merseyside: "No, he did some terrific stuff along the way and he contributed.
"We knew what we were getting into and he didn't cause any major hassles off the field. He showed at times how outstanding he can be."
Former Huddersfield, Leeds and Great Britain coach Smith said the club are already looking at potential replacements for next season.
"We've had plenty of contact from a lot of keen and interested people and so we'll be in the market; we've got some money to play with," he added.
"We've promoted from within in the past and we've got some good junior boys within our ranks but we're not going to rush into anything just yet."
Prince William and Catherine saw the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which represents a graveyard.
One survivor told them about his time at Auschwitz, where his parents were killed, and recalled the smell of burning bodies.
The couple are on a five-day tour of Poland and Germany with their children.
After looking around an underground museum at the memorial, the royal couple learned about some of the stories of the six million Jewish people killed during the Holocaust.
The duke and duchess then met a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Leon Schwarzbaum, 96, told them what life was like inside the camp.
At the age of 21, he worked as a runner for the camp commander.
Mr Schwarzbaum showed the duke and duchess pictures of his family and told the duchess six people slept in one bunk.
He spoke about the smell of bodies while pointing to a chimney, adding: "You could smell the chimney throughout the whole camp. It was a terrible smell."
The couple also met several children on their first day in Berlin, at a centre for mental health and young people and also at the Strassenkinder charity for disadvantaged children.
The duke and duchess also met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and attended a private lunch.
Prince William and Catherine were expected to discuss European politics, global issues and volunteer work.
The royal couple, accompanied on the tour by Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, arrived in Germany after spending two days in Poland, where they met its first democratically-elected president, Lech Walesa, and visited a former concentration camp.
On Thursday the royals will move on to the German city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge.
A boat race is planned which will see William and Catherine cox opposing rowing teams in the race, with crews from Cambridge and Heidelberg.
Bryony Page finished fifth and Kat Driscoll seventh at the Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Trampoline World Championships on Sunday.
It is the first time GB have earned two female trampoline spots at an Olympics.
Nicole Short then added to her team silver on Saturday with an individual double-mini trampoline silver medal.
"I wanted to carry on the pattern of three, two, one, but I'm thinking about retiring after this one so it's a little bit emotional," said the 21-year-old from Liverpool, who previously won bronze and silver medals at the Worlds.
Sheffield-based Page, 24, briefly led the women's individual trampoline on 55.295 points while team-mate Driscoll, 29, scored 52.935 as China's Li Dan took gold.
However, Mr Ellis told BBC Scotland no decision about the long-term future of the event had been taken.
He said T in the Park could return as an "evolved" festival for over-18s that was more focused on rock bands than electronic dance music (EDM).
T in the Park took a break this year following difficulties at the new site in Strathallan.
It is organised by DF Concerts who also held the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow last weekend.
The company has already announced that TRNSMT - a non-camping festival held on Glasgow Green - would return for a second year.
About 120,000 music fans went to the inaugural festival, with Radiohead, Kasabian and Biffy Clyro headlining. Other acts performing included The Kooks, Belle and Sebastian, London Grammar and Twin Atlantic.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Kaye Adams programme, Mr Ellis said the atmosphere at TRNSMT had been "incredible" and praised the "fantastic" audience.
Scotland's largest music festival had been held every year since 1994, when Rage Against the Machine and Primal Scream were the headline acts.
The first three years took place at Strathclyde Park, near Hamilton in Lanarkshire, before it moved to Balado in Perth and Kinross.
Over 17 years it grew to a three-day festival attracting 225,000 people, including 70,000 campers.
In 2015 the festival moved to Strathallan Castle in Perthshire.
The move was prompted after "substantial" concerns were raised by health and safety inspectors about an oil pipeline which ran underneath the Balado site.
Planning permission for the July 2015 event was only approved two months before the festival, following public consultations on the move and concerns over a pair of nesting ospreys at the site.
The 2015 event drew the largest number of complaints and negative comments in the festival's history, with "significant traffic congestion" highlighted.
He said he was not ready to make any firm announcements about T in the Park, but added that a 2018 festival was "not looking likely".
"We've not formulated any decisions on the future of T in the Park - it's still too early.
"We want to focus on TRNSMT, the Glasgow Summer Sessions and all the other concerts we've got. As soon as we are ready to make decisions and let people know about the future, we'll tell people," he said.
"The planning constraints are just so complex and costly at Strathallan that we're just not in a position to say yes we'll continue."
The festival's first year at Strathallan in 2015 was plagued by traffic problems, leading to organisers implementing a transport plan for the following year.
There were also planning issues surrounding a pair of nesting ospreys at the site.
At the 2016 event, two teenagers died in separate incidents, while witnesses reported fights and illicit drug use in the campsite area.
T in the Park had been going for 23 years before it took a break this year and Mr Ellis insisted he would be happy for it to continue alongside an urban music festival.
"I've always said a major camping festival and something like TRNSMT can co-exist and they definitely can because they are two different types of event. There are two different needs in the market," he said.
But any future camping event is likely to be geared towards an older audience in an attempt to avoid some of safety issues seen in recent years, Mr Ellis told the BBC.
"There are definitely two tribes now - there's people who like guitar music and people who like EDM music among the under-25s," he said.
"So when we come back with a camping event it probably won't feature EDM and it'll probably be pitched at an older market."
Paul Burgess, 25, who was originally charged with murder, pleaded guilty to the culpable homicide of Zaiidyn Burke in Sunderries Avenue in October 2012.
A court heard he was left in charge of the baby for just over an hour.
Sentence was deferred at the High Court in Glasgow and Burgess was remanded in custody.
The court was told the baby was rushed to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and then transferred to Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow.
The baby's father Lee Burke was at the side of Zaiidyn's mother Jade Caven when the baby died on 29 October, two days after Burgess's assault.
The court heard that while Zaiidyn's parents were at his bedside, Burgess went to a Hallowe'en party dressed in a costume and then went out drinking.
Burgess, who had started a relationship with Ms Caven some weeks after she gave birth to Zaiidyn, had been left in charge of the baby for just over an hour while the mother took a four-year-old girl to hospital after she fell and struck her head on a coffee table.
Advocate depute Iain McSporran, prosecuting, said "The accused was left to care for the baby, including giving him a feed."
The court heard that the accused had previously fed the child without incident.
However, when she returned home she realised something was wrong.
The child's lips and face were turning blue and he appeared completely lifeless.
Ms Caven picked up her son and placed him on the couch and gently shook him, but there was no response.
The accused carried out chest compressions, while she phoned 999.
The baby's parents were described by hospital staff as "hysterical and distraught" in contrast to Burgess who appeared unconcerned, detached and very matter of fact.
The court was told that a CT scan of the baby's head and spine at Dumfries showed the type of brain injury caused in baby shaking cases.
A consultant opthalmologist who examined the baby at Yorkhill Hospital confirmed the presence of haemorrhages in the eyes suggestive of a shaken baby.
He said that the extent and degree of the haemorrhaging was the worst he had seen since qualifying as a doctor in 1993.
The court heard that Ms Caven continued in a relationship with Burgess until a hearing held at Dumfries Sheriff Court led her to realise that Burgess had shaken the baby with sufficient force to cause his fatal injuries.
They are no longer in a relationship.
Mr McSporran told the court: "The Crown accepts that the accused, for some reason as yet unknown, but most probably associated with difficulty feeding the baby, suffered a loss of temper and shook him with sufficient force to cause fatal brain injuries."
Judge Lord Boyd deferred sentence until next month when defence QC Edward Targowski will give his plea in mitigation.
The show, based around a sex and spies scandal, opened to mixed reviews just before Christmas, but will close on 29 March after sluggish ticket sales.
Top-price seats in the fourth row of the Aldwych Theatre are still available for performances this weekend.
"I am very sad to see the show close," said producer Robert Fox, adding he hoped it would one day be resurrected.
The musical's opening night on 19 December was attended by stars including Dame Judi Dench, Elaine Paige, Arlene Phillips, James Corden, Jimmy Carr and film director Tom Hooper.
Critics were divided, however. The Telegraph praised the "delightful tunes" and "winning performances" but Variety said the "flaccid" production was guilty of "slack storytelling".
Based on a true story, Lord Lloyd-Webber's 20th musical focused on Stephen Ward, an osteopath and socialite who was instrumental in the Profumo sex scandal, which threatened to topple the Conservative government in 1963.
Put on trial for living off immoral earnings, Ward took an overdose of tablets and died three days after being found guilty.
The musical cost £2.5m to stage, which is relatively low for a new West End show.
But, speaking to The Telegraph shortly before it launched, Lord Lloyd-Webber admitted he was unsure whether it would be a hit.
"It's an amazing piece of work. Whether it's a commercial piece of work is another question," he said.
"I haven't had a hit in 20 years. I've written six musicals in that time. I'm resigned now to the fact that anything I do probably nobody is going to like."
The West End impresario, whose hits include Evita and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, has had a string of shows close early.
Among them were football-themed musical The Beautiful Game and Love Never Dies, his sequel to Phantom of the Opera, which ran for a disappointing 18 months in 2010-11.
In a statement announcing the closure of Stephen Ward, producer Fox said: "Andrew has never been afraid to embrace difficult and challenging subject matters and Ward's strong and compelling story highlights a serious miscarriage of justice.
"The piece set out to explore his fascinating life as a piece of serious theatre, which has now been told to a new generation.
"I am very sad to see the show close in London but firmly believe this piece will be seen by many audiences in the future."
Phil Dollman's try gave the home side early impetus, but James Wilson crashed over in the corner in reply.
A penalty try was awarded as the Chiefs pack drove towards the line soon after the break, converted by Henry Slade.
He also kicked three penalties and Jamie Elliott's late try for Saints was no more than a consolation.
The victory lifted the Chiefs back into the top four at Leicester's expense, with Northampton remaining six points clear at the top despite what was only their fourth league defeat of the campaign.
Exeter, who won 24-18 at Franklin's Gardens in November, had England's Jack Nowell back in their side at centre, with Dollman returning at full-back.
And after Slade had kicked an early 25-metre penalty, Dollman left the Northampton defence flat-footed with two dummies in a superb run to score the game's first touchdown.
Chiefs lock Dean Mumm was then sin-binned for collapsing a scrum, but Northampton failed to make their numerical advantage count while he was off the pitch, with wing Ken Pisi spilling a pass into touch as he headed for the line.
Dollman sprinted 70 yards to touch down for the second time, but the try was ruled out for a knock-on and it was the visitors who wrapped up the first-half scoring as Wilson got the ball down before being forced into touch by Matt Jess and Slade.
Trailing only 8-5 at the interval, Saints lost Stephen Myler temporarily - the second of three of their players sin-binned during the match - for a deliberate knock-on, which Slade punished with a penalty.
He then kicked a conversion after Exeter were awarded their penalty try.
Carl Rimmer came on as a Chiefs replacement for his 50th Premiership appearance before Slade extended their lead to 16 points with another kick.
They defended superbly as Saints rallied and by the time Elliott found a way through to the corner, it was too late for the visitors, with Myler missing the conversion attempt.
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter:
"It was all about collecting some important league points because everyone has been saying that we have had the toughest run-in for the last five or six games - which is probably true - but that makes for some great games.
"If you look at the first half, it was cat and mouse, but we probably didn't make the most of the conditions; mainly because we didn't force that scrum pressure into being a try.
"But I think that we grew as the game went on and we did do well in the forward exchanges - there is no getting away from that - and ultimately that pressure counts for a lot.
"The league positions don't lie. Look at Northampton and that shows that they have been the consistent achievers and performers over the season. We are back in fourth place and that is probably about right."
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder:
"There were parts of the performance that were pretty good, but we just lacked patience when we got into those really good attacking areas.
"A lot of credit to Exeter because they defended well and they took the opportunity to score that try in the first half really well.
"They put our set-piece - particularly our scrum - under some pressure. We'd talked about the quality of Exeter's scrum before the game. You can't under-estimate that because they are a big heavy pack.
"We know exactly where we are - three games to go and six points clear - so its still in our hands and we are looking forward to the challenge."
Exeter: Dollman; Whitten, Nowell, Hill, Jess; Slade, Chudley; Moon, Yeandle, Francis, Mumm (capt), Lees, Ewers, White, Waldrom.
Replacements: Rimmer for Moon (58), Taione for Yeandle (68), Brown for Francis (56), Lewis for Lees (76), Horstmann for White (25).
Not Used: Skinner, Steenson.
Sin Bin: Mumm (21).
Northampton: Wilson; Ken Pisi, George Pisi, Burrell, Elliott; Myler, Fotuali'i; Corbisiero, Hartley (capt), Denman, Manoa, Day, Wood, Clark, Dickinson.
Replacements: Tuala for Wilson (62), Stephenson for G Pisi (66), L Dickson for Fotuali'i (56), A Waller for Corbisiero (47), Haywood for Hartley (62), Mercey for Denman (47), Dowson for Manoa (72), Fisher for S Dickinson (55).
Sin Bin: Clark (35), Myler (42), A. Waller (51).
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Attendance: 12,139
Well, if you have the potential for good karma, you may consider signing up to Buddhist monk Phra Subin Paneeto's micro-lending scheme, which is spreading across Asia, as Hoang Nguyen finds out.
Meanwhile, Carolina Valladares and Mohamad Chreyteh head to Jordan to find out how aspiring businesswomen are bypassing the banks.
No collateral? No problem....
For the past 24 years, Buddhist monk Phra Subin Paneeto has been the go-to guy for Thai people who need a loan but can't go to a bank as they have no assets a financial institution would be prepared to lend against.
Phra Subin Paneeto, however, has faith in something he believes is far more powerful: the rule of karma.
In the 1980s, the monk witnessed first-hand the poverty and social problems affecting Thailand's remote towns and provinces after he embarked on a country-wide pilgrimage.
But it was not until 1992 that he could gather enough support to start a micro-lending operation to help local villagers in the southern province of Trad to deal with their money-related difficulties.
The scheme, which combines Buddhist teachings with a community-based management method, has resulted in a micro-banking network, which today holds $63m (£43m) of deposits and loans.
Borrowers take out loans for necessities such as food, clothing, medicine and home repairs. Some also seek larger sums for building houses and purchasing land for cultivation.
The scheme, known as Sajja Sasom Sab, is run as a co-operative, accepting only people who live locally. Members contribute a small amount monthly.
The reason they choose to take out loans from this scheme instead of going to banks is because banks require collateral and credit history.
However, borrowers, who are also depositors, pay low or even no interest when they take out the loans. There are conditions though. They have to find at least three guarantors to whom they are not related.
"I'd say to them the money in the community must not be lost; so people need to solve the problem together with the community, by the community and for the community. They can't take out the loan and not pay it back," Phra Subin Paneeto warns. "So anyone who is not honest, there won't be anyone willing to be his guarantor."
He believes that this screening mechanism not only ensures that all members have their say in how the scheme should work but also helps the community to come up with its own solutions to the problems members face.
"This is called the rule of karma, the joint action in the community," he says.
His micro-lending network has spread across 40 provinces in Thailand, with similar schemes introduced in neighbouring Laos and Myanmar.
He says there have been problems in remote parts of Thailand due to ageing populations and a shortage of young, educated workers. Also, much of the countryside's population relies on the agriculture sector, which does not necessarily provide social security.
Therefore any profits the scheme produces are used to take care of the elderly or the sick in the villages instead of being shared out as dividends.
"I always say: do not focus on the profit but on the welfare of the people and the community instead," Phra Subin Paneeto explains.
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Every week Raeda Jaryan drives her car to see Abu Ali, the owner of a banana tree plantation in the Jordan Valley. They greet each other cheerfully, drink tea, and later, they discuss business.
For the next half an hour, she will carefully choose the dried leaves that will adorn her handcrafted baskets.
In Jordan, a country were most women in rural areas are meant to stay at home, with little prospect for employment, Mrs Jaryan had hoped for a better future.
But Mrs Jaryan is a woman who likes to forge her own path and after taking a course on how to make baskets out of banana leaves she turned to a Microfund for Women (MFW) branch in her area asking for a loan.
She impressed them and returned home with not one, but two loans. And with that money she expanded her business, employed several women in her community, and started contributing to the income of her household.
During the past 20 years, about 125,000 women have benefited from MFW, a microfinance institution in Jordan focused on helping poor women with no assets to get out of poverty.
The programme began as a Save the Children initiative in 1994 before operating as a local NGO called the Jordanian Women's Development Society. It went through yet another change in 1999 when it was registered as a not-for-profit limited liability company.
But its success has not been the result of a smooth pathway.
"Women initially came to us in secret. It was not culturally acceptable for a woman to take out a loan. Their husbands were not happy about it and they would come and say to us, 'We are going to take this loan but please can you make sure no-one knows about it,'" says Muna Sukhtian, the chief executive of MFW.
There are 54 branches across Jordan. And, surprisingly, over time it has become common practice for men to ask for a loan too.
"That shows that changes happen," Ms Sukhtian points out.
Yet, challenges persist. Still many women in Jordan, and all over the world, have no access to financial services because they have no assets to begin with, so conventional banks will not lend money to them.
According to the UN, globally women are far less likely to have a bank account than men, with the gap widest in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
On paper, lending money to poor women with no business experience could be seen as a very risky enterprise. But MFW hasn't found this to be a problem.
Since the scheme began, MFW has given more than 816,000 loans with 96% to women between the ages of 18 to 60. It has become one of the main microfinance institutions in the country.
But, Ms Sukhtian says, they still have a long way to go.
"We exist because we want to empower women, and it is known all over the world, women are the ones with the highest burden of financial challenges that come because of poverty."
She wants to expand the powerful enterprise throughout the region, and has no plans to slow down.
Diaz beat McGregor in their first bout in March, inflicting the 27-year-old Irishman's first defeat since 2010.
Plans for a rematch at July's UFC 200 were scrapped after a dispute between McGregor and organisers.
The fight was announced during the UFC 199 show on Saturday, where Michael Bisping became the first Briton to win a UFC title by beating Luke Rockhold.
Featherweight champion McGregor fought Diaz at 170 pounds, 25 more than his usual limit, at UFC 196 in March.
American Diaz, 31, won by submission in the second round, ending McGregor's 15-fight winning streak.
A crowd of shocked spectators watched the bird grab the boy's green hoodie during a show at Alice Springs Desert Park.
Witnesses said the bird tried to pick him up "like a small animal" before park staff moved in to help.
The boy, thought to be between six and eight years old, was left very upset but escaped with no serious injuries.
"On Wednesday, 6 July, an incident occurred at the Alice Springs Desert Park where an eagle made contact with an audience member," the park said in a statement.
"A thorough investigation regarding the circumstances behind this incident is under way and the eagle will be removed from the show while this investigation is ongoing."
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Mudranov is one of 271 Russian athletes competing in Brazil despite calls for a blanket ban on the country following evidence of state-sponsored doping.
He beat reigning world champion Yeldos Smetov, who eliminated Great Britain's Ashley McKenzie, in the final.
Meanwhile, Argentina's Paula Pareto added the Olympic crown to her world title by winning the women's -48kg.
Pareto, 30, beat South Korea's Bokyeong Jeong to claim her nation's first medal of the Games in neighbouring Brazil.
Later on Saturday, three-time European champion Mudranov, 30, won his first Olympic medal in a tight final against Smetov.
Neither man scored in the initial five-minute contest, with Mudranov eventually winning just 44 seconds into the golden score decider.
Smetov, 23, had earlier ended McKenzie's hopes of becoming Britain's first male judo medallist since Raymond Stevens at Barcelona 1992.
The 27-year-old from Surrey is ranked 20th in the world and was an outside medal chance.
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Under a little-known rule, EU citizens not in work or those looking for work must buy comprehensive insurance.
One man told the Today programme his application had been rejected, despite living in the UK since the age of 13.
Peers are now trying to change the law. The Home Office said securing the status of EU migrants was a priority.
Since the referendum in June, many EU citizens have applied for documents guaranteeing the right to live permanently in the UK.
But the documents can only be obtained by migrants who have consistently either worked, sought work, or bought the insurance for five years.
The Home Office does not remove people for failing to buy insurance, but will not issue them with the guarantee of permanent residence.
As EU migrants can use the NHS, many did not realise they needed health insurance.
Students and full-time parents are among those affected. They are worried they could be vulnerable after Britain leaves the EU.
Tim Strahlendorf moved to the UK from Germany when he was 13.
He said he had been refused a residency document because he had spent time studying in the UK without paying for health insurance.
He said: "It never would have occurred to me that anything like this could have happened."
Nina Hofmann, a married language tutor who moved from Germany to the UK in 2006, said her solicitor told her not to apply for residency because she would be refused.
She took time out of work to care for her children - Benjamin, 6, and Sophia, 8 - and had not bought health insurance.
She told Today: "It is this fear I could be asked to leave in the end sooner or later.
"Maybe not with a knock on the door but with a letter because I've fallen through the cracks."
Migrants worried
Another failed applicant for a permanent residence document was told by the Home Office she should make arrangements to leave.
The government has since re-worded the letter, and failed applicants are not removed from the country, but many are worried they could be vulnerable after Britain leaves the EU.
Liberal Democrat, Labour and crossbench peers want to amend the bill to include a fast track procedure to give EU migrants a reassurance they can live in the UK.
The rule change would give people from the European Union, European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland the right to live permanently in the UK, without having to prove they bought insurance.
The amendment has been tabled by Liberal Democrat Lord Oates, Labour's Lady Kennedy and crossbench peer Lord Cromwell.
It is one of many amendments tabled, but its backers will hope for a concession from ministers as the Lords consider the Article 50 bill.
A Home Office spokesman said EU citizens made a vital contribution and securing their status - and those of British nationals elsewhere in the EU - was a priority.
He said: "The rights of EU nationals living in the UK remain unchanged while we are a member of the European Union.
"For self-sufficient people or students and their relevant family members, it's always been the case that exercising Treaty rights includes a requirement to have comprehensive sickness insurance and sufficient resources to not become a burden on the social assistance system of the United Kingdom."
According to the Migration Observatory at Oxford University, a quarter of applications for permanent residence documents were refused in 2015.
Almost 15,000 EEA nationals received permanent residence documentation in the third quarter of 2016, after the referendum.
The bill - to give the government the authority to trigger Article 50 - was approved by 494 votes to 122 in the Commons, and now moves to the Lords.
A government source said the Lords will face an "overwhelming" public call to be abolished if it opposes the bill.
Brexit Secretary David Davis called on peers to "do their patriotic duty".
Prime Minister Theresa May wants to invoke Article 50 - the starting gun on the two-year process of the UK leaving the EU - by the end of March.
However, after a Supreme Court ruling last month, she first requires Parliament's permission.
Mr Davis said the government had seen off a series of attempts to amend the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill before MPs overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday in favour of passing it unamended.
The bill must now be approved by peers, who will begin debating it after the Lords returns from recess on 20 February.
The Liberal Democrats have vowed to continue trying to amend the legislation after it comes to the Lords, while pro-Europe Tory and Labour peers may also try and make changes to the bill.
Mr Davis said he expected the House of Lords to "do its job and to do its patriotic duty and actually give us the right to go on and negotiate that new relationship".
However, a government source told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg on Wednesday: "If the Lords don't want to face an overwhelming public call to be abolished they must get on and protect democracy and pass this bill."
On Thursday morning a No 10 source distanced Downing Street from that view, saying peers had an important role in scrutinising and debating the bill "and we welcome them exercising this role".
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said: "It suggests ministers are mindful that threatening peers may simply fuel opposition - and prompt a constitutional clash - that would be a massive distraction from delivering Brexit."
Shadow business secretary Clive Lewis was one of 52 Labour MPs to defy party orders to back the bill in the Commons and he resigned from the front bench.
He said he could not back the bill, given his Norwich constituency voted 56.2% to 43.8% to remain in the EU in June's referendum.
Eleven Labour junior shadow ministers and three party whips also voted against the bill.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn said he understood the difficulties the vote presented some of his MPs but said they had been ordered to back the Article 50 because the party would not "block Brexit".
Mr Corbyn will make decisions on whether to sack frontbenchers who defied the whip and who will replace the shadow cabinet ministers who resigned in the next few days, a Labour source said.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, who last week blamed a migraine for a failure to attend a key vote on the bill, backed the triggering of Article 50.
She told BBC's Newsnight: "I respect the result of the referendum and no-one wanted to thwart it in a perverse kind of way.
"But we need to be clear, this is not a Tony Benn Brexit, this is Donald Trump Brexit, and it's got a very ugly side."
Former Chancellor Ken Clarke was again the only Conservative to vote against the two-clause bill.
Earlier the bill survived several attempts to change its wording and add extra conditions.
These included Labour MP Harriet Harman's bid to protect the residence rights of EU citizens in the UK, which was outvoted by 332 votes to 290, with three Conservative MPs rebelling.
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After his 96 in the first innings, Hughes made 137 not out as Derbyshire declared on 260-2 and a lead of 141 when the two captains shook hands.
The 25-year-old struck 20 fours and one six in his 239-ball knock.
In a game dominated by batsmen, captain Hamish Rutherford also made 78 in a second-wicket stand of 174 with Hughes.
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By leaving the EU's customs union, it said, the UK would be free to negotiate deals with the US, India, China, Japan, Canada, Korea and trading blocs in South America and South East Asia.
This, it said, would bring an estimated £23bn export boost and 387,580 jobs.
But the figures were dismissed as flawed and misleading by opponents.
Pro-EU campaigners said the statistics were based on the assumption of replicating EU deals with other countries that the UK would no longer be part of.
The UK would simply not be able to secure deals of a "comparative depth" to those negotiated by the EU after Brexit.
Change Britain, which grew out of the Vote Leave campaign group, is pressing for a so-called "hard Brexit", where the UK pulls out of the single market and the customs union when it leaves the EU. It says this will give it flexibility to negotiate the most beneficial trade arrangements with the rest of the world.
Its research is based on 2012 calculations by the European Commission about the boost to exports and jobs in the EU as a whole if trade deals were struck with six leading economies and two major trade blocs, South East Asia's Asean and South America's Mercosur.
The EU's executive body concluded that for every 1 billion euros generated through extra exports, an estimated 16,700 jobs would be created.
Change Britain said the UK's share of these jobs would be 2,503 - which it reached by dividing the 16,700 figure by 14.99%, the UK's proportion of non-EU exports in 2015.
It then multiplied this by the estimated boost to exports to the EU as a whole of trade deals with the US (73,610 jobs), India (29,043), China (3,505), Korea (63,094), Japan (63,094), Canada (36,555), Mercosur (34,301) and Asean (84,376) to arrive at the 387,580 figure.
Ex-CBI boss Digby Jones defended the figures, saying the US, India, China, Canada, South Korea and Mercosur had publicly expressed interest in post-Brexit trade deals which, at the very least, could generate more than 240,000 jobs.
Lord Jones, a Change Britain supporter, said it was "reasonable to assume" there would also be deals with Japan and Asean and that the UK would also continue to trade on a tariff-free basis with the EU after Brexit.
"The only way we can make the most of these huge opportunities is to leave the EU's customs union and take back control of our trade policy," he said.
"This will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in a range of industries right across the UK."
The EU concluded free trade deals with South Korea in 2015 and Canada last year after protracted negotiations, while it is in the process of negotiating agreements with Japan, the US and India.
Labour MP Phil Wilson, a supporter of Open Britain, said it was questionable whether the UK would be able to "retain" the economic benefits it currently enjoyed through these deals once it left and had to negotiate bilateral agreements of its own.
"These misleading fantasy figures underline the weakness of the case for leaving the EU," he said. "They take no account of the unavoidable costs that would arise and look at the UK's supposed share from EU trade deals we will not be part of."
And Jonathan Portes, professor of economics at King's College London, said the figures were "entirely fictional".
He told the BBC that leaving the customs union - which allows goods to circulate freely during the EU's wider trade area, encompassing countries such as Turkey - would result in "checks on goods passing between Calais and Dover".
"There may be advantages in the long run leaving the customs union but in the short term it means a lot of extra bureaucracy," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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Amnesty says it has found evidence that police killings were often illegal, with officers shooting suspects who had surrendered or had been wounded.
There has been no response so far from Brazil's military police.
Police unions earlier said the number of officers killed was also very high.
In Rio de Janeiro alone, 114 police were killed in 2014, according to the civilian police union Sindpol.
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114 police officers killed in 2014, police unions say
Police officers have in the past denied being "trigger happy", saying they act in self defence when they come under fire from drug dealers in Rio's sprawling favelas.
In a report published a year before Rio is due to host the 2016 Olympic Games, Amnesty said police were decimating a significant part of a generation of poor, young, black men.
According to statistics released by Amnesty, nearly 16% of the total homicides registered in the city in the last five years took place at the hands of on-duty police officers.
In 2012 more than 50% of homicide victims were aged between 15 and 29, and 77% of them were black, the figures suggest.
Amnesty also said that incidents of police killings were rarely investigated and those responsible did not often face justice.
But the prosecutor's office in Rio de Janeiro state told BBC Brasil that 587 police officers were accused and brought to justice between 2010 and 2015.
Atila Roque, director at Amnesty International Brazil, said the country's strategy to tackle its drugs and violence problem was "backfiring miserably and leaving behind a trail of suffering and devastation".
The pressure group says military police across Rio de Janeiro have regularly used unnecessary and excessive force during security operations in the city's poor neighbourhoods.
Maria de Fatima Silva's son was killed in a police raid in Rio's Pavao-Pavaozinho favela in April 2014.
The case of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira, a professional dancer, triggered clashes between the police and residents outraged by his death.
It is still being investigated but Ms Silva fears his case will eventually get shelved, so she has started her own private investigation.
She told BBC Brasil's Luis Kawaguti that witnesses were afraid to testify after allegedly being threatened.
She said support from campaign groups had given her the courage to fight for justice for her son.
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About 15,000 pre-sale tickets were sold earlier this week and the remaining 120,000 went in just 26 minutes - quicker than the 87 minutes it took to sell them in 2013.
People paid £225 for a ticket even though the Somerset festival's line-up won't be confirmed until next year.
There are rumours Fleetwood Mac and Queen could be among those playing at Worthy Farm in 2015.
Music fans all over the country had to be up early to make sure they were online at 9am sharp to try to get hold of a ticket.
They were available to buy only through the official website.
The festival's official Twitter page let fans know that were all gone.
Emily Eavis co-organiser of the festival also tweeted: "We have sold out, thank you to everyone for supporting us and I'm sorry to those of you who have missed out.
"I'm sorry to everyone who missed out, so wish we could get everyone in. There will be a resale in the spring."
People have committed to going to the festival well before the line-up has been announced.
This year Arcade Fire, Metallica and Kasabian headlined.
Glastonbury is famous for having a wide variety of acts going to Worthy Farm to perform.
This year Dolly Parton was one of the most talked about. In the past Jay-Z, Kylie and Beyonce have performed on the same stages as more traditional festival acts.
Muse, Fleetwood Mac and the Stone Roses are the bookies' favourites at the moment to turn up on the Pyramid Stage next year.
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She attended regular check-ups at the Burrell & Stokes dental practice in Grimsby over a six-year period, but the condition was not detected.
Insurers for the dentists involved agreed to pay damages after a case of poor care and neglect was brought.
The BBC has approached the practice for a comment.
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Hudgell Solicitors, who brought the action, said the woman was seen at the practice by dentists Timothy Stokes, Ian Burrell and Ivan Delgado between February 2009 and June 2015.
Solicitor Michelle Tebbutt said the woman had been "devastated" when the condition was finally identified.
She said: "Independent experts indicated that this lady was in such a bad situation that she was likely to lose almost all her teeth over the next five years as the gums and bones were so weak and badly diseased."
A second patient was awarded a share of the damages after a case of negligent treatment was brought against dentist Carlos Noguera Mutillo.
The dentist had allegedly drilled through two healthy teeth to fit a replacement bridge.
The woman, who has not been identified, said the work had left her "in constant pain" and unable to eat on one side of her mouth.
Ms Tebbutt said there had been "numerous areas of concern" in the treatment received by both patients.
She said: "We are glad that both cases have resulted in damages settlements being offered."
A member of staff at the practice said Mr Delgado and Mr Mutillo no longer work at the surgery but would not comment further.
The former England fly-half, 53, has resigned but will complete work on the union's latest agreement with Premiership Rugby before leaving.
"It feels like the right time to step down at the end of the season," said Andrew, who joined the RFU in 2006.
He will be replaced by former England scrum-half and captain Nigel Melville.
The RFU says Melville - chief executive of USA Rugby since 2006 - will be responsible for professional rugby in England with particular focus around Premiership Rugby, the English Qualified Player scheme, the elite player squad (EPS) scheme and the academy system.
Melville will also take over the responsibilities of former head of international player development Joe Lydon, who resigned in March.
RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said it is an "exciting time" for English rugby.
"He will bring a great deal of expertise from not only his experiences working in England but internationally at USA Rugby," added Ritchie,
The former Wasps director of rugby - who won 13 caps for England and represented the British and Irish Lions - guided the Londoners to their first Premiership title of the professional era in 1996 before moving to Gloucester in 2002, winning the National Championship final and Powergen Cup.
Andrew added: "I hope and believe I will leave a secure foundation to build a successful future and I will continue to give my support in any way I can to achieve this.
"Having played with and known Nigel for a long time I believe he is the best candidate to be appointed to take over the reins from me and I wish him well and I will support him in any way I can going forward."
Ysgol Hafan Y Mor has been built in Tenby in response to the growing demand for Welsh-medium education in the area.
It opens along with the English-medium Tenby Church in Wales VC primary school, and together they cater for children aged three to 11 years.
The two new schools represent an £8.37m investment in education in the town from Pembrokeshire council and the Welsh Government.
They replace Tenby infants and junior schools.
The Tenby Church in Wales school is a new build, while Ysgol Hafan Y Mor is located in the renovated former junior school.
Pembrokeshire council's cabinet member for the Welsh language, Huw George said: "This is an historic time for primary education in Tenby and particularly for the Welsh language in Pembrokeshire.
"Both ventures have our best wishes for the future."
The bill was passed with 104 votes in support and three against. It still needs to be signed by the president to become law.
It was named after Rosa Elvira Cely, a woman who was attacked, raped and murdered by a man in a park in the capital, Bogota, in May 2012.
Under the new law, those found guilty could face up to 50 years in jail.
It imposes longer sentences on crimes where women are targeted specifically because of their gender, including psychological, physical and sexual attacks.
Presidential adviser for women's equality Martha Ordonez said that in Colombia a woman was the victim of a violent act on average every 13 minutes, and that every four days one was killed by her partner.
The brutality of the attack on Rosa Elvira Cely brought the issue to the forefront of the national debate in 2012.
Thousands of people marched to demand justice for the 35-year-old, who was found half naked and with signs of torture on her body after being attacked and raped in a Bogota park.
She died of her injuries four days later.
Police arrested a man who was studying at the same night school as Ms Cely. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 years in prison.
He was later sentenced to additional years in prison for abusing his underage daughters and raping another woman.
According to a 2013 World Health Organisation report, more than one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence.
It said 38% of all women murdered were killed by their partners,
The computers were loaded with footage linked to 31 investigations, the Information Commissioner's Office said.
They were taken as footage was being edited for use in criminal proceedings.
Many of the cases involved sexual and violent offences, and some related to historical allegations against a high-profile individual, the ICO added.
Stephen Eckersley, head of enforcement at the ICO, said the CPS had been "complacent".
The CPS said it had strengthened arrangements to prevent further incidents.
The computers were being kept in a residential flat in Manchester, which was being used as a studio, when it was burgled in September 2014.
Although the machines were password protected, the ICO said the data was not encrypted and the flat had insufficient security.
Mr Eckersley said: "Handling videos of police interviews containing highly sensitive personal data is central to what the CPS does.
"The CPS was aware of the graphic and distressing nature of the personal data contained in the videos, but was complacent in protecting that information."
The laptops were recovered after eight days and the burglar apprehended, the ICO said. It said it was not aware of anyone else accessing the material.
A CPS spokesperson said the incident was a matter of "real regret".
The spokesperson added: "It is vital that victims of crime feel confident that breaches like this will not happen and, following a full review after this incident, we have strengthened the arrangements for the safe and secure handling of sensitive material."
The probe also found the CPS had used the same film company since 2002.
DVDs which were not encrypted were delivered using a courier firm. In urgent cases, an editor would collect DVDs from the CPS and take them to the studio using public transport.
The ICO found this was an ongoing contravention of the Data Protection Act.
Kathleen, 15, was last seen at 21:30 on Saturday near Woody Island at North Muirton in Perth.
Her body was recovered near St Madoes, Glencarse, Perthshire on Monday afternoon.
Firefighters, mountain rescue teams, police search and rescue dogs and the police helicopter were all involved in the search for the teenager.
A Tayside Division spokeswoman said: "Police Scotland can confirm that the body of a female who was recovered from the River Tay near St Madoes, Perthshire yesterday afternoon has been formally identified.
"She has been named as 15-year-old Kathleen Harkin from Perthshire.
"There are no suspicious circumstances and as with all sudden deaths a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."
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PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton told the BBC Adrian Ismay suffered "horrendous injuries" when the booby-trap device exploded under his van on 4 March but said police will await the results of a post-mortem before deciding if his death was due to the bomb.
Marvyn Iheanacho, 39, is accused of causing fatal head and stomach injuries to Alex Malcolm in Mountsfield Park, Catford, on 20 November last year.
Witnesses in the park heard a "child's fearful voice", loud banging and a man screaming about the loss of a shoe, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Mr Iheanacho denies murder.
The jury heard the 39 year old, of Hounslow, was in a relationship with Alex's mother Lilya Breha and would often stay in her flat in Catford.
CCTV captured Mr Iheanacho taking Alex on three separate buses to the park where they arrived at about 17:12 GMT.
Prosecutor Eleanor Laws QC said the pair then went to the play area because Alex lost one of his trainers and Mr Iheanacho "lost his temper and violently assaulted the boy."
She told jurors there were no witnesses or CCTV footage of the attack but said there was "clear evidence...the defendant lost his temper with Alex before he sustained his injuries."
One witness described how she saw Mr Iheanacho bending down and "raging at the child who was very quiet", the court was told.
Ms Laws said the witness's partner also heard "loud banging and a male voice screaming about the loss of shoes and a child's fearful voice saying 'sorry'".
"At some point, whether during this confrontation or between this confrontation and the next sighting of the defendant... the boy had received extreme injuries," she said.
Judge Mark Dennis QC told jurors the main issue in the case was how Alex sustained the injuries.
The trial continues.
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The Serb, who took Uganda to Gabon for their first Africa Cup of Nations in 39 years, says he is owed wages.
Micho concedes the FA is handicapped "without the support of government".
But he told BBC Sport: "If we can sort the situation amicably, that is good and well. But if not, I deeply regret I shall have to go the legal way."
Under Micho the Cranes bowed out in the group stage in Gabon after suffering narrow defeats to African heavyweights Ghana and Egypt before securing a 1-1 draw against Mali.
Uganda's performances are a sign that they are improving, especially considering their last appearance at the finals came in 1978.
But their development could be derailed as Micho warned he could soon be pursuing his options.
He has been heavily linked with a number of coaching posts, such as Ghana - the Back Stars' coach Avram Grant is set to leave after the Nations Cup - and South Africa.
"I have a contract until the 2019 Nations Cup but the bags of a coach are always half-packed - ready to stay, ready to go," he said.
"Uganda needs to decide. I am really open to everything because offers are coming.
"Uganda needs to provide better facilities, logistics and to fulfil contractual obligations - if they do that, we can continue because I am already heading the project in the right direction."
The BBC has contacted Fufa for comment but the governing body has yet to respond.
Despite the uncertainty over his role Micho, who has been involved in African football for 16 years, believes Uganda has a bright future after a host of young players gained crucial tournament experience in Gabon.
"The players have learnt that they are capable of playing at the highest level of international football - capable of playing against Egypt and Ghana, two teams we are playing in the World Cup qualifiers," he said.
When I look at everything that will happen, one thing is certain - I will still be in Africa
"We have removed that mental barrier that was in front of us. We have seen what we are capable of and whether with me or anyone else, I believe Uganda will be capable of going to the World Cup."
Later this year, Uganda continue their quest to reach the 2018 World Cup with home and away qualifiers against Egypt, a home tie with Ghana and a final qualifier in Congo in November.
The Cranes currently sit second in Group E with four points, two behind leaders Egypt and three ahead of Ghana while Congo have yet to win a point.
In June, qualifying for the 2019 Nations Cup in Cameroon also begins, with Uganda having been drawn against Cape Verde, Tanzania and Lesotho.
When devising a plan to qualify for the Nations Cup, Fufa and Micho had originally targeted the 2019 finals - only to achieve their aims two years earlier.
"Whoever (leads the team) against Cape Verde, Tanzania and Lesotho, Uganda can go to the Cup of Nations in Cameroon in 2019," he said.
"I count myself extremely proud man because I really left a legacy behind."
Micho's assertion is up by the fact Uganda were named as the National Team of the Year for 2016 by the Confederation of African Football.
His reputation has been further enhanced by his time with the Cranes.
And Micho's love for African football - which has led him to coach in Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan and Rwanda - shows no signs of diminishing.
"When I look at everything that will happen, one thing is certain - I will still be in Africa, I will still be a servant and soldier of African football," he said of his future.
Hartley's side drew 0-0 with the Scottish Premiership leaders in Glasgow on Wednesday night and Hartley insists the league table backs up his belief.
"There is a title challenge," he told BBC Scotland. "Four points says that.
"They have still to play each other and anything can happen with 10 [league] games to go."
Hartley, who played for both clubs, says the season run-in should be intriguing, with every club having something to play for between now and May.
"Probably both teams at the top can't afford too many slip ups, but it's great for Scottish football," he said.
"Down at the bottom and in the middle, teams trying to get into the top six and get into Europe, teams trying to avoid relegation, the play-off, the top two going for the title.
"So it's going be an exciting end to the season, but there is definitely a title challenge going on."
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Hartley takes his team to Ibrox to face Championship leaders Rangers on Saturday looking to book their place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.
He insists his players will once again have to be at their best if they are to reach the last four.
"It's going to be close to a full house and it's [about] how the players handle that," he added.
"We will go there with a game plan. They will have to show bravery and we can't freeze on the occasion.
"We will help them as much as we can, but when they go there, they have to be brave and trust each other."
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The investigation into the missing child was sparked by a case review into the death of another child at an address in Barnet in 2015.
A 50-year-old woman was arrested in Fryent Crescent, West Hendon in north London, on Monday. Later, a woman, 31, was detained in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Both were held on suspicion of murder.
Following a search of the property in West Hendon on Tuesday, police revealed human remains had been found.
The two women were then re-arrested along with a 52-year-old man on suspicion of preventing a lawful and decent burial.
The older woman and man have been bailed until mid-July while the younger woman remains in police custody.
A post-mortem examination on the remains at Great Ormond Street Hospital was inconclusive with regard to the cause of death.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Further tests will be undertaken and this could take a number of weeks."
He said the death of the child last year was thought at the time not to be suspicious.
He said the case had been referred to its Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) and also to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Derek Mackay said the bridge operators had looked at the "replacement of that area and much more" in 2010.
But he said it would have resulted in the bridge being closed for longer.
Opposition parties have called for an inquiry into issues surrounding the crossing's closure to all traffic.
It was announced on Thursday night that the bridge, which carries an estimated 70,000 vehicles a day between Edinburgh and Fife, would be closed after engineers spotted a crack in a steel truss close to the north tower.
It was later confirmed the crossing would have to remain shut until the new year for repair work to take place.
Mr Mackay insisted the Scottish government - which took over responsibility for the bridge after the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (Feta) was dissolved - had been "transparent about the issues as they have emerged".
He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that the fault in the bridge that has led to its closure was believed to have only occurred "in the last few weeks".
And he said Feta had been looking at carrying out wider work in 2010, which would have seen the section that has now cracked being replaced as part of a larger re-design, but had "re-scoped" the project after receiving advice from engineers.
He added: "A much bigger job beyond what they felt was proportionate at the time would have led to a much longer closure to carry out those more extensive works.
"But the advice they seem to have had at the time was that carrying out the strengthening works as identified would remedy what they identified as the problem, not the location of this specific fault that is unrelated to those works."
Mr Mackay pointed out the bridge was "over 51 years old, it's been carrying more than it was designed for by way of traffic and weight".
He insisted: "This problem was not predicted at the fault where it is cracked, but we are remedying it, we are fixing it and we will get the bridge reopened as quickly as possible."
He also stressed there had been been "ongoing investment" in the bridge, with maintenance plans carried over when responsibility for the structure switched from Feta to the Scottish government.
Mr Mackay said the priority now "has to be to ensure that the engineers with all the expertise on that bridge are working on that bridge 24/7 to get it sorted as quickly as possible."
He made the comments as the Scottish government faced calls from Labour and the Conservatives to hold an inquiry into issues surrounding the bridge closure.
Scottish Labour's deputy leader Alex Rowley said: "Derek McKay's extraordinary comments confirm exactly why we need a full parliamentary inquiry into what has gone wrong with the bridge.
"For an SNP Minister to admit that cancelled repair works would have replaced the damaged section of the bridge as far back as 2010 raises many more questions about the actions of the government.
"In recent days Nicola Sturgeon dismissed suggestions that cancelled repair works were linked to the bridge closure, but now Derek Mackay is saying something different."
Extra trains between Fife and Edinburgh have been laid on and 11,000 extra bus seats have been made available in a bid to ease traffic congestion around diversions via the Kincardine and Clackmannanshire bridges.
The leader of Fife Council, David Ross, has urged commuters to make greater use of buses to beat the congestion while the Forth Road Bridge is closed.
"While we understand that not everyone on the roads is commuting to Edinburgh, congestion could be considerably eased if everyone who was able to, switched to a bus," he said.
Ross Forbes opened the scoring when his cross-cum-shot from the right bounced untouched into the Rovers net.
Aberdeen loanee Lawrence Shankland doubled the lead after half-time, heading home Mark Russell's cross.
The win moves Jim Duffy's men within five points of Dundee United - who sit second - with a game in hand.
Raith Rovers were the last side to beat Morton in Greenock in March last year, but there was never any danger of that result being repeated on this occasion.
It was a game of few real chances in the first half and while the visitors did most of the pressing, it was the home side who took the lead on 27 minutes with a somewhat fortunate seventh goal of the season for Forbes.
Always dangerous cutting in from the right with his left foot, the winger's cross-cum-shot missed its intended target of Shankland, deceived Raith goalkeeper Kevin Cuthbert and nestled in the corner of the net.
Bobby Barr had the visitors best chance of the half, but his angled shot was well saved by Morton keeper Derek Gaston right on the interval.
Raith started the second half on the front foot and Morton's Russell had to clear off the line before keeper Gaston produced two decent saves to stop good efforts from Ross Callachan and Ryan Hardie.
But it was the home side who stretched their lead on 67 minutes when Russell's deep cross from the left was met by Shankland to head a debut goal for Duffy's side following his move from St Mirren earlier in the week.
Morton manager Jim Duffy: "We played well today; it was a tough match as they all are in this division. But it's only January and at this point the players are enjoying their football and we are winning matches, but we are looking up the way rather than down.
"Shankland is a terrific move for us and his goal today has added to our game. Overall I thought all the players did well. This is a club which works hard and even last season we had a terrific season and we are just carrying that on.
"The target is to get as many points as you can and if we are still in the mix later in the season let's see what happens and where we can go."
Raith Rovers manager Gary Locke: "I am obviously disappointed with the result, but though we had dominated for large spells of the game, but just did not take our chances.
"We have obviously been on a poor run, but again it just shows you how tight the league is."
Match ends, Morton 2, Raith Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Morton 2, Raith Rovers 0.
Substitution, Morton. Ricki Lamie replaces Lawrence Shankland.
Attempt missed. Ross Forbes (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Jamie Lindsay (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Morton. Michael Tidser replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
Scott Roberts (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mark Russell (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Roberts (Raith Rovers).
Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Ross Forbes (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers).
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Lindsay.
Attempt blocked. Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Jean-Yves Mvoto (Raith Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Derek Gaston.
Attempt saved. Mark Stewart (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Foul by Lee Kilday (Morton).
Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Jean-Yves Mvoto.
Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Morton).
Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Scott Roberts (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Bobby Barr (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Scott Roberts replaces Ryan Stevenson.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Declan McManus replaces Ryan Hardie.
Michael Doyle (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers).
Foul by Aidan Nesbitt (Morton).
Ryan Stevenson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Oliver (Morton).
Kevin McHattie (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gary Oliver (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Morton).
Ryan Stevenson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gary Oliver (Morton).
Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Morton 2, Raith Rovers 0. Lawrence Shankland (Morton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Russell.
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Mark Stewart replaces Chris Johnston.
Konika Dhar said she was "clinging" to the hope her brother Siddhartha was not the masked man in the footage, in which five people were shown being killed.
But, speaking to MPs at Westminster, she said her family did not know who to turn to when he left for Syria in 2014.
They fear he was brainwashed, Ms Dhar told the home affairs committee.
Her appearance before the committee came as the government launched a new website for schools and parents as part of a renewed drive against extremism.
Mr Dhar, who is in his early 30s and from Walthamstow, east London, is also known as Abu Rumaysah. He left the UK while on bail following his arrest for encouraging terrorism.
In the video footage posted online earlier this month, a masked man holding a gun mocks Prime Minister David Cameron.
She said she had not had official verification that the figure in the video was her brother.
"I am still holding to the firm belief what I am seeing is not him," she said.
She said she would not "give up" on her brother and still wanted him to come home.
"I want him home because I'm determined for him to return to the person I remember," she added.
Ms Dhar described the brother she grew up with as "fun-loving, laid-back, easy-going, very friendly".
Conservative MP Nus Ghani said that if Ms Dhar's brother was involved with the Islamic State group he was "probably engaged in slaving, beheading and raping".
The MP for Wealden struggled to control her emotions as she described an interview in the media with a victim of Islamic State militants.
"One of the women states 'one of the saddest things I remember is this little girl, 12 years old, and they raped her without mercy'," she said.
"These are the activities your brother has engaged in - do you still think he's a good man?"
Ms Dhar replied: "I think this is quite a sort of sensitive topic to talk about. My opinion will always be biased because he's my brother.
"I don't want to believe he is who he is today."
Asked by the committee chairman, Keith Vaz, whether she felt support or counselling should be made available to families of relatives who had travelled to Syria to fight with Islamic State militants, Ms Dhar said it would be of help.
And she said it would have "absolutely" been a good idea if there had been organisations to speak to at the time her brother was turning to extremism.
"I think this is one thing that needs to be addressed, because for me personally it was very difficult to know who to turn to," she said.
"It's important for other families to know what are the appropriate steps one needs to take in order to get their loved one back, who is the right person to contact."
Ms Dhar told MPs her family were "in the dark" over how her brother became radicalised.
Her brother, who was raised in a Hindu family, converted to Islam as a teenager but there was, Ms Dhar added, a "long transition period" before he adopted his extreme views.
She said there were "signs that someone ought to have picked up on" but no-one could have predicted her brother, who grew up playing basketball and supporting Arsenal football club, would have joined IS.
She described him as "keeping his private life private" and said she did not attend his wedding.
Ms Dhar said she had made many attempts to contact her brother but only had "two responses" since he has been in Syria.
The company has "paused" production at its Redcar blast furnace blaming a slump in demand and rising costs.
SSI took over the former Tata Steel complex after it was mothballed in 2010 and employs almost 2,000 people.
Ms Soubry said EU rules meant state cash could not be directly used to support British steel production.
SSI chief operating officer Cornelius Louwrens called on the government to "take action rather than use just words" to help ensure the plant survives.
He said: "Other European countries are finding ways to support their steel industries because they believe it is so important."
He urged ministers to approve the underwriting of "key projects" to enable it to secure commercial loans, as well as reduce business rates and ease restrictions linked to CO2 emissions.
But, Ms Soubry said: "There are extremely strict state aid rules, which especially apply to the steel industry, so we are limited as to what we can do.
"We can put money into things like research and development. But simply giving a loan or underwriting things, we cannot do.
"Things are extremely difficult at SSI, but our hands are tied. However, we will continue to work with the company and the trade unions, but the underlying problem in all of this is that there is an overproduction of steel across the world.
"The prime minister has said that this is a vital British industry and government will continue to do all it can to help and assist it."
Unions at the plant have described the company's decision as "devastating" and have sought urgent talks with management.
The teenager, from Castlederg in County Tyrone, was last seen being driven away by convicted child killer Robert Howard in August 1994.
She had been on a night out in Donegal. Arlene's body has never been found.
Howard, who died in prison last year, was acquitted of the 15-year-old's murder in 2005.
At the latest preliminary hearing at Belfast's Coroner's Court on Thursday, a barrister said the family is "becoming more and more upset" at the delays.
He said authorities in Dublin are yet to hand over documentation about Garda investigations into the schoolgirl's disappearance.
The court was told representatives for the coroner met officials from the Chief State Solicitor's Office and An Garda SÃochána (Irish police) in Dublin to discuss the case in September.
There has also been further communication via email, letters and telephone, the court heard.
The coroner said he shared the family's frustrations but was "reassured that the state solicitor's office is taking this matter forward with consciousness".
He said it was important that "we do not let this matter slip".
The most recent searches for the teenager's remains on farmland in County Tyrone last month were unsuccessful.
Howard was acquitted of the teenager's murder by a jury not told about his conviction for killing another teenager in England.
A further preliminary hearing has been scheduled for later this month.
The first half was forgettable fare with neither side showing the quality or ambition to carve out a genuine opening.
The best half-chance fell to Nathaniel Mendez-Laing just before the break when he was played in by Steven Davies, but David Buchanan rescued the Cobblers, putting Mendez-Laing off his stride as he shaped to shoot.
In a low-key affair of few chances, the home side looked to have secured the points when Mendez-Laing curled home a neat finish from the edge of the area in the 57th minute.
Anderson sent a side-footed attempt narrowly wide of Conrad Logan's post and went even closer minutes later when his firm header towards the roof of the net was palmed away by the Dale goalkeeper.
But Anderson raced onto a hopeful punt upfield by Adam Smith and lifted the ball over a stranded Logan to give the visitors a draw three minutes into time added on.
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Match ends, Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1.
Second Half ends, Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1.
Goal! Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Shaun McWilliams.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Michael Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Substitution, Rochdale. Oliver Rathbone replaces Callum Camps.
Attempt saved. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Peter Vincenti.
Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
David Buchanan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Brendon Moloney replaces Aaron Phillips.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ian Henderson (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zander Diamond (Northampton Town).
Substitution, Northampton Town. Hiram Boateng replaces Jak McCourt.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rochdale. Peter Vincenti replaces Steve Davies.
Goal! Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 0. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ian Henderson.
Attempt blocked. Steve Davies (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aaron Phillips.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aaron Phillips.
Attempt missed. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
Jak McCourt (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Harrison McGahey (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).
Second Half begins Rochdale 0, Northampton Town 0.
Officers have been treating the fire which damaged the Grade II-listed pier in East Sussex last July as deliberate.
Forensic experts were brought in to try to rebuild the damaged hard drives.
Christos Stylianou, general manager of the pier, said the recovered data showed 30 days of footage from 24 cameras around the arcade site.
He described it as a "positive development".
Sussex Police said officers were studying the CCTV images for evidence.
The pier was partially reopened to traders and the public last September after the first stage of reconstruction work was completed.
Its owners have said they hope to reopen the main deck to the public within the next month.
Mr Stylianou said: "We're currently in talks with the local authorities about introducing fairground rides, temporary amusements to make it an attraction and a fun day for families for the 2015 season."
South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) said 38 people had been treated by paramedics by 14:30 BST on Wednesday.
Thousands of people are arriving for the festival amid record temperatures and tighter security.
The gates opened at 08:00 and more than 200,000 people are expected at the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
People are being asked to pack light for the five-day festival and have been told to expect their belongings to be searched at the gates.
The event is being headlined by Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran.
Hollywood star Johnny Depp will make an appearance, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to give a talk and introduce US rap duo Run The Jewels.
Half an hour after the gates opened the temperature had reached 23C (73F).
It reached 30C by 14:00 and was expected to rise further during the afternoon, making it the hottest day in the event's history.
SWAS urged people to stay safe during the heatwave conditions.
"If you are heading to the Glastonbury Festival it is really important you take plenty of water with you, wear a hat and put on suncream," a spokesman said.
Festival organisers said free sun cream was available at all information points and there were water taps in most fields.
Before Wednesday, the hottest days at the festival were in 2010 and 1989, when temperatures reached 27.3C (81.1F).
In those years, revellers were left with heat stroke and exhaustion.
22 September 2016 Last updated at 17:54 BST
Speaking to the BBC, she said economic and financial decisions would not be made by Europe, but controlled through devolution.
Ms James was confirmed as Nigel Farage's successor to lead the party on 16 September.
UKIP has one Scottish MEP, David Coburn, who was elected in 2014.
Pictures of suspected rioters are being displayed on advertising vans being driven around Manchester and Salford.
More than a 100 premises were damaged and looted earlier this week.
Greater Manchester Police said on Saturday there had been 208 arrests so far in connection with the rioting and 134 people had been charged.
A youth handed himself in after his friend saw his picture on the advertising vans and called him to say his image was all over Manchester, police said.
Also among the new arrests are a 13-year-old girl who has been charged with burglary and a 14-year-old boy who was detained by Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan, who also recovered stolen trainers with the tags still on.
The boy, who cannot be named, remains in custody on suspicion of burglary following a theft at the Foot Locker store in Manchester city centre.
Mr Shewan said: "We said we would be coming for you, and we are.
"Within minutes of the ad van being launched in Manchester with the faces of some of those people involved, we have been inundated with information from members of the public about who these people are.
"These are just some of the good arrests we have made."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is visiting Manchester to meet some of those affected.
Mr Clegg visited Olive Delicatessen in Whitworth Street, a family-run business near the city centre.
He spoke to Tuesday Steel, who runs it with her children, Victoria and James.
Victoria Steel, 25, told Mr Clegg she was at home that night but rushed into town when she saw a picture linked to Twitter of riot police leaving the Olive premises after it was attacked.
She said: "Somebody had taken a picture of the riot police leaving and I thought, 'I've got to go down, I'm not going to sit around and wait until tomorrow to find out what damage has been done'."
Rioters had smashed their way into the shop, causing thousands of pounds of damage by breaking doors, windows and glass panels.
Ms Steel said she was so outraged she went straight to the shop with a friend.
"There were thugs, gangs on the park, and I went straight into the shop and found a guy in there," she said.
"He was behind the counter, looking for money or anything to steal. I screamed at him to get out, which he did."
Greater Manchester Police said 11 of 32 offenders charged overnight were aged 17 or under.
Charges include violent disorder, robbery, theft and criminal damage.
Magistrates courts in Manchester are holding special sittings this weekend to deal with offenders.
Mr Shewan said: "With the help of our communities we are identifying these people and arresting them.
"This is just the start - we will not rest until we have identified everyone involved."
22 May 2017 Last updated at 17:19 BST
Lots of amazing goals, brilliant saves and of course records broken!
Jenny's got the big stats from the season...
Mrs McKinney's son Brian was abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1978.
His body was recovered 21 years later, shortly after the establishment of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR).
The Disappeared were people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles.
The British and Irish commissioners of the ICLVR, Sir Ken Bloomfield and Frank Murray, described Mrs McKinney as "a tower of strength".
In a joint statement, they added: "Anyone who met Margaret McKinney could not fail to have been impressed by her humanity and her devotion to the cause of the Families of the Disappeared.
"She was there from the beginning and was a tower of strength.
"Brian's body, along with John McClory's, was amongst the first to be recovered under the auspices of the ICLVR and we know that having Brian returned to the family brought her some peace after two decades of anguish."
Sandra Peake, CEO of the WAVE Trauma Centre, described Mrs McKinney as "a truly remarkable woman".
"Mags was never overawed by any occasion and as she told President [Bill] Clinton about Brian [in 1998] he was moved to tears," she said.
"He told her that he would do all that he could to get Brian back."
New research suggests that blue whales became so big because climate change caused them to eat large amounts in one go.
Scientists studied fossils from whales that lived more than 30 million years ago and compared them to whales today.
Their findings showed that, mostly, blue whales are much bigger than they used to be.
The ocean giants feed entirely on tiny crustaceans called krill that live in all the world's oceans.
Millions of years ago, ice sheets covered the northern hemisphere.
This meant that krill could only be found at certain times of year and in certain places.
They bunched together in coastal areas where water from the new ice caps washed nutrients into the sea.
Researchers believe larger whales were at an advantage because they could make long journeys to reach the krill.
When they found them, the whales ate as much as they could in one go.
Over time, this caused them to grow to the size they are now.
Food and climate change aren't the only reasons why blue whales became so big.
Over 60 million years ago, it's thought a comet or asteroid wiped out many species.
This allowed ancestors of the blue whale to live without lots of predators.
Living in water also means there is less stress on their bodies and their large size helps them to stay warm.
Martin Kitts-Hayes, of the Progressive Independent Group on Aberdeenshire Council, was due to attend the North Sea Commission earlier this month.
He later said his decision to leave Legoland was a "poor one".
Councillors called for Mr Kitts-Hayes to consider referring himself.
It is believed the aborted trip cost the council a four-figure sum.
The decision to return home led to the council's chief executive announcing the circumstances would be investigated.
Mr Kitts-Hayes is the councillor for Inverurie and District, and is co council leader with the SNP's Richard Thomson.
Robbie Brady's 85th-minute header put the Republic into the last 16 of Euro 2016 as they beat the Azzurri 1-0.
O'Neill's side top their World Cup qualifying group, with Wales third.
"There is a distance to go. By the time the game is done we're halfway through the campaign," O'Neill said.
Referring to the Italy game, he added: "It's not a distant memory. Some of the players who performed that evening can call upon the experience again and go for it.
"I think we will have to produce a performance like that against Wales. I think the players are ready for it."
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The Republic drew against Serbia in the opening game of their qualifying campaign but have since beaten Georgia, Moldova and Austria.
"We've got 10 points on the board and three games away from home but naturally we are going into the Wales game with confidence," O'Neill added.
"Teams are capable of taking points off each other and that's been proved."
Despite being without Daryl Murphy, Shane Duffy, Wes Hoolahan, Ciaran Clark, Harry Arter and Robbie Brady, O'Neill believes he has enough depth to cope.
"We've lost a couple of big players but we have players who can come in and who want to play. Regardless of what league they're in, they want to play as strongly as possible if they want to get in the team," he said.
"I think us qualifying for the Euros and our achievements out there at the time means the younger players want to be part of it, not just in the squad, but in the team."
Opium poppy farmers in Afghanistan probably earned more than $1.4bn (£910m) last year - equivalent to 9% of the country's GDP, it estimates.
Prices started to rise in 2010 after the poppy crop was hit by a fungal disease.
The head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime said opium helped fund the Taliban insurgency and fuelled corruption in Afghanistan.
"Opium is a significant part of the Afghan economy," Yury Fedotov said.
Around 90% of the world's opium comes from Afghanistan, according to the office, which carries out an annual survey of production there.
The Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 found that the value of opium in the country had increased by 133%.
Areas of poppy cultivation which had been affected by the fungal disease in 2010 recovered and yields went back up.
Last year's survey had predicted a rise in poppy planting as farmers responded to higher market prices.
Three provinces which had been declared "poppy-free" (estimated to have less than 100 hectares of opium cultivation) are now affected by poppy cultivation once again - Kapisa in the east, and Baghlan and Faryab in the north.
Opium derives from the sap produced by poppy seed heads after flowering. This can be refined into morphine - which can then be further processed to make heroin for the illegal drugs trade.
Gwynedd gang boss Paul Williams, 40, was jailed for 19 years at Caernarfon Crown Court on Wednesday with others sentenced on Thursday and Friday.
He used a secret phone while in prison to maintain control, the court heard.
North Wales Police said they monitored thousands of calls on over 100 mobile phones to crack the case.
The judge has said it was a "scandal" Williams, from Bangor, was able to make up to 295 calls in one day while already behind bars and he wants the Home Office to explain how this was allowed to happen.
The court was told heroin, cocaine, cannabis and mephedrone was brought into north west Wales by criminals based in north west England and then distributed by a network of local dealers.
The last defendant sentenced on Friday was Scott Anthony Jones, 34, who was jailed for seven years and eight months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs at previous hearing.
Not all defendants were jailed. Some received suspended jail terms and community orders.
After the sentencing hearings, Det Insp Arwyn Jones from North Wales Police said: "This is one of the biggest criminal enterprises North Wales Police have taken on."
He said the success of the covert police investigation, codenamed Operation Measure, had helped to make the region safer due to the scale of the gang's operation and the fear they caused communities to "run their empire".
In April, 26 people involved in another drugs gangs in north Wales were sentenced after a five-year covert police exercise, Operation Yonside.
Hiroshima, devastated by an atomic bomb in 1945, was chosen to highlight the anti-nuclear message.
They are also to call for the release of jailed Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the prize last month for his campaign for human rights.
Laureates noted Mr Liu's absence as well as Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mr Liu was sentenced to 11 years in prison last December after co-writing the Charter 08 document, which called for peaceful democratic reform in China.
The Chinese authorities called his Nobel award an "obscenity" and said Mr Liu would not be allowed to collect the prize in person in Oslo next month.
Mr Liu is being represented at the meeting in Hiroshima by his friend, Wu'er Kaixi, one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement.
In a BBC interview, Mr Wu'er said that since Tiananmen, the rest of the world had failed to hold successive Chinese governments to account for their record on human rights.
The three-day meeting is being held outside of Europe for the first time to draw attention to the devastating power of nuclear weapons.
At the opening ceremony, laureates were given necklaces made of paper cranes - symbols of peace in Japan - by local school children.
A survivor of the Hiroshima attack, Akihiro Takahashi, who was a boy when the US dropped the bomb, addressed the meeting.
"I hate atomic bombs, but I know we cannot erase hatred by hating others. Hatred has to be overcome," he said.
Amid "growing concerns of a new global nuclear race and the threats posed by international terrorism, it becomes mandatory to find, and swiftly take, concrete actions in order to achieve global nuclear disarmament," a statement from the organisers said.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is leading the meeting. Former IAEA chief Mohamed Elbaradei and former South African president Frederik Willem de Klerk are also in attendance.
Last year's winner US President Barack Obama declined to attend but praised the efforts of the summit.
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who received the award in 1990 for his part in ending the Cold War, pulled out for health reasons.
Eleven-year-old Francis Rowntree was shot by a soldier in west Belfast in 1972.
Henry Donaghy, who was with Francis on the day, has been giving evidence to the inquest.
Mr Donaghy, who was 14 at the time, told the court there were no cars on fire or rioting in the area.
He said that while he could hear disturbances nearby, the trouble had moved along the road.
Explaining that they were making their way though the area when they came across an army vehicle, Mr Donaghy said: "Wee Francie was more curious than the rest of us.
"He started to walk towards the Saracen. He wasn't carrying anything."
He told the inquest that Francis was ahead of the rest of the group and just eight to 10 yards from the vehicle when he heard a loud bang.
He said Francis appeared to be "lifted off his feet and jerked backwards".
He said he knew something was "desperately wrong".
"It scared us, the colour on his face."
Mr Donaghy said the observation flap at the rear of the Saracen was "completely open" and all he could see after the bullet had been fired was "smoke and powder debris" coming from an area around the Army vehicle.
Francis Rowntree, known as Frank by his family, died in the Royal Victoria Hospital two days after being hit - on 22 April, 1972.
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The firm also revised its full-year to March 2016 forecast for global car sales to 5.5 million vehicles - up by 3.4% from a year earlier.
Net income for the September half came to 325.6bn yen ($2.7bn; £1.74bn).
The company said sales had been given a boost by demand from North America and Europe, together with a weaker yen.
A weaker yen makes goods made by Japanese exporters less expensive overseas.
Despite the slowdown in China, Nissan said its sales of passenger vehicles there rose by 9.5% for the period.
However, the firm noted "declining market conditions" in Japan, as well as several emerging markets.
"Nissan has delivered solid revenue growth and improved profitability in the first half of the fiscal year, driven by encouraging demand for our vehicles in North America and a rebound in western Europe, which compensated for market volatility elsewhere," said chief executive Carlos Ghosn.
The firm said it sold 2.62 million vehicles globally during the six months, marking a 1.3% rise year-on-year.
Other Japanese carmakers reporting their earnings this week are Honda and Toyota.
In September, Nissan said it would invest £100m ($154.2m) in its Sunderland factory in the UK. It said its investment would secure thousands of jobs and would give security to the plant beyond 2020.
The factory made 500,000 cars last year, which Nissan says makes it the biggest car plant in the UK.
The firm's Europe chairman, Paul Wilcox, told the BBC earlier that demand in China and Russia was slowing, but that the car market in western Europe was "very good and improving".
Headquartered in Yokohama, Nissan was first established in 1933 and employs more than 140,000 people. It formed an alliance with Renault in 1999.
Jasmine Lapsley, of Liverpool, died last August while on a family holiday at Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd.
At a pre-inquest hearing at Caernarfon, coroner Nicola Jones said: "It will be a lengthy and complex inquest."
She promised there would be a full investigation.
She told Jasmine's parents: "Perhaps recommendations will be made for the future, depending on the outcome."
There would doubtless be criticisms "but we don't deal in blame," she added.
Paramedic experts, consultants and leading medical figures will be among the witnesses at the full inquest and there may be a jury.
Jasmine was flown 20 miles to hospital in Bangor by an RAF helicopter and at the time the Welsh Ambulance Trust held an investigation into the ambulance response.
Chaired by Huw Edwards, Friday's BBC Wales Report special saw Welsh Labour's Owen Smith and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood exchange blunt views on where they stand if there is a hung parliament after the ballot boxes close next Thursday evening.
Mr Smith wanted to know whether Plaid would let a "Tory government in by the back door" - Ms Wood accused Labour of "taking people for granted".
The issue of the so-called bedroom tax and welfare system changes saw the Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb and his Labour shadow Mr Smith verbally spar.
Mr Crabb accused his Labour counterpart of leading Welsh Labour MPs to vote against measures aimed at cutting the economic deficit.
Mr Smith said he was happy to have voted against welfare cuts - and would lead his MPs to vote the same way again.
The NHS might be a devolved issue in Wales - but that did not stop questions on the health service for the party leaders.
UKIP Wales' Nathan Gill told the audience that in Wales, Labour had made a "pig's ear" of the NHS.
There was no escaping the issue of welfare cuts in the debate, and that put the Lib Dem-Tory coalition at Westminster in the spotlight.
Welsh Lib Dem party leader Kirsty Williams said introducing a cap on benefits was a "tough decision" - but one she said was fair.
For the Green's Pippa Bartolotti, a key message was how austerity is being felt by women in Wales.
She said they were bearing a disproportionate burden at home - and in work.
But with the last television debate now done and dusted, all the parties are focusing on a final push across the bank holiday weekend, with the last few days counting down to Thursday's vote.
H is for Hawk - described as "a book unlike any other" by the chair of the judging panel - is the first memoir to win the award, now in its 16th year.
In it Macdonald reveals how training her own goshawk helped her come to terms with the death of her father.
The poet and historian beat five other titles, three of them by women.
This year's shortlist, which included a biography of Roy Jenkins and a look at life in Vichy France, marked the first time female authors had outnumbered their male counterparts.
Speaking ahead of Tuesday's announcement, Macdonald, who lives near Newmarket, Suffolk, said she had developed an "obsession" with birds of prey from a young age.
After her father's sudden death, though, she became "desperate" to train a goshawk - a species, she said, that has "a reputation for being ruffians - psychopathic, bloodthirsty slayers".
H is for Hawk recounts how she trained a female called Mabel, whom she said represented "all the things I wanted to be in that state of grief".
"She had no past or future, she just lived in the present. She was incredibly ferocious and full of life.
"I spent so much time with her I started to forget what it was like to be human at all.
"I ended up feeling like I was more like a hawk than a person. It really made me think very deeply about life and death.
"The book at heart is a love letter also to nature and the world around us."
Claire Tomalin, chair of the 2015 judges, praised a book "about an obsession with a wild creature... set in English landscapes observed with a visionary eye".
"Writing about wildlife and the environment has never been better or better informed than this," continued the judge, who is also a journalist and biographer.
BBC correspondent Nick Higham said it was unusual for the prize to go to a memoir rather than a history or biography, but the fact that it had showed the strength of Macdonald's work.
The author's success, announced on Tuesday at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, marks the first time a female author has won the prize in consecutive years.
Lucy Hughes-Hallett won last year's prize for The Pike, a biography of the Italian poet and politician Gabriele D'Annunzio.
He had previously "furiously denied" the allegations.
The 36-year-old from Pontypridd and two women had been due to stand trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
Watkins pleaded guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13 but not guilty to rape. This was accepted by the prosecution.
Sentencing will take place on 18 December.
Prosecuting barrister Chris Clee QC told the court: "Ian Watkins was the lead singer in a successful band called the Lostprophets.
"He accepts he was a determined and committed paedophile."
Watkins also admitted conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.
The evidence against the defendant came from computers, laptops and mobile phones.
One laptop seized from Watkins's home was password protected with an obscenity relating to sexual activity with children, which was uncovered when it was sent to GCHQ to be cracked.
The court heard that he filmed and kept the episodes of abuse - which took place in various hotels in London and south Wales - which were recovered by police. Some of the evidence was too extreme and distressing to report.
Referring to two women standing alongside Watkins in the dock, Mr Clee said: "Both women sexually abused their own children and made them available to Watkins for him to abuse."
The court was told how the abuse of the children by all parties was also evident in text messages.
Watkins sent a text to one of the women saying: "If you belong to me, so does your baby."
In an exchange involving the other woman, she sent Watkins a message along with an image of her child to the effect that her child needed to know she was not loved.
Watkins also planned to "teach" the babies how to take drugs, the hearing was told.
Mr Clee said drugs played "a significant part in his offending against children".
Lostprophets, an alternative rock band from Pontypridd in the south Wales valleys, formed in 1997.
The band was founded by lead singer Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze.
They released five albums, and their biggest hits included Last Train Home and Rooftops. The band sold about 3.5 million albums worldwide.
Their music received heavy airplay on mainstream radio stations and they were a staple festival act at the likes of Reading and Leeds, but they struggled to be taken seriously in the rock fraternity as their music became increasingly pop-orientated.
The band announced they were splitting up in October, ten months after Watkins was charged.
Former south Wales music journalist Gavin Allen says: "They achieved real success, but their career - and back catalogue - will now be so tainted that it is hard to see any radio stations playing their music again.
"Their legacy has just vanished."
Police found meth, cocaine and GHB during their searches.
Mr Clee told the court drugs were a "regular theme" in his dealings with the two other defendants.
Claiming his innocence, Watkins had told police during interviews he was being stalked by "a crazed fan" and other people had access to his computers.
He claimed he was the "victim of a malicious campaign".
The court heard in Oct 2006, Watkins met up in a hotel with a 16-year-old girl from Boston, who he had met during during a Lostprophets concert.
She dressed in a schoolgirl's outfit and he filmed their encounter.
In Oct 2008 he filmed himself having sex with another 16-year-old girl, who was also a Lostprophets fan.
One of the two women charged alongside Watkins, Woman A, admitted the attempted rape of a baby after denying rape and two charges of sexual assault as well as taking and distributing an indecent photograph of a child.
Woman B pleaded guilty to conspiring to rape a child, three sexual assault charges and four charges of taking, possessing or distributing indecent images.
After hearing legal argument from barristers, Mr Justice Royce called the jury into court and told them: "There will not be a trial in this case. The defendants have all pleaded guilty to nearly all the charges against them. The prosecution does not seek a trial in these circumstances.
"You have been saved from having to watch extremely graphic and distressing material."
Mr Clee told the judge there had been an argument regarding what some key video evidence showed.
"From the footage, there is an argument as to whether the full offence (of rape) is made out," he told judge Mr Justice Royce.
"If it is made out, it is minimal. There is so little difference between the full attempt and the attempt as to make no difference."
Sally O'Neill, defending Watkins, said the singer was under the care of a psychiatrist.
Speaking outside the court, Det Ch Insp Peter Doyle from South Wales Police said: "This investigation has uncovered the most shocking and harrowing child abuse evidence I have ever seen.
"There is no doubt in my mind that Ian Watkins exploited his celebrity status in order to abuse young children.
"Today's outcome ensures the three people responsible have been brought to justice."
"Two very young children have been removed from this abuse and given a future that would otherwise have been denied them.
"The investigation has been extremely complex and challenging with key information and evidence being identified from witnesses worldwide."
He added that today's guilty pleas did not mark the end of the investigation and the force would work "tirelessly" to identify other victims or witnesses.
Lostprophets guitarist Lee Gaze expressed his relief on Twitter that the case had been concluded, writing: "That was over quick.... Thanks for the kind words. At least there is closure now."
The red-footed booby was discovered in "an exhausted state" on the beach at St Leonards, Sussex, on Sunday afternoon.
The seabird, which is related to the gannet and believed to be a juvenile, was washed ashore with its feathers in a poor state and slightly underweight.
It is currently being cared for at the RSPCA Mallydams Wood centre in Hastings.
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The bird was rescued by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) following a call from a member of the public.
Founder Trevor Weeks said: "It's an absolutely stunning bird.
"It was looking extremely exhausted, just sitting on the beach.
"Hopefully it will be released back to the wild."
He added: "As far as I can tell, one has never been found in the wild in the UK before.
"From what we gather, one did visit Spain a few years ago, but we can't find many other references to these birds visiting Europe at all."
Briton Davies won F42 shot put gold with a Games record at Rio 2016, but was unable to defend his 2012 discus title as it did not feature in Brazil.
"I don't normally say what I'm going for," said the Welshman, 25.
"But this time I'm definitely going for the two golds in both disciplines and nothing will be better than being in front of a home crowd."
Davies is set to resume training after taking a post-Rio break.
"As much as I love time off I love what I do and focus has already shifted to London," he said.
"Rio was only a stepping stone towards that and London is going to be a huge event, back in the Olympic Stadium."
Davies won F42 discus and shot put golds at the past two IPC World Athletics Championships - in Lyon in 2013 and in Doha two years later.
John Lyall fell backwards into the water at Pembroke's Mill Pond on 16 April.
Two passers-by tried to help but the 56-year-old, of Pembroke Dock, could not be resuscitated.
On Thursday, Coroner Mark Layton said Mr Lyall died by drowning, at a hearing in Milford Haven.
Wayne Anthony Young, 52, of Pembroke, died at the pond on New Year's Day and the body of 18-year-old Robert Mansfield, also of Pembroke, was found there on 27 July.
Inquests into their deaths are yet to take place.
Pembroke Council has rejected calls for safety netting to be erected at the pond, with Pembrokeshire Council backing that decision after saying such structures would be impractical.
At least 352 people have been killed by the infection in the space of three months, and more than 6,400 cases have been reported, mostly in the north.
Doctors are now monitoring outbreaks in 12 of Nigeria's 36 states.
The health ministry blames the spread of the disease on heavy seasonal rains and the scarcity of clean water and proper sanitation.
In a statement, it said "epidemiological evidence indicates that the entire country is at risk".
The outbreak has also killed more than 200 people in neighbouring Cameroon.
Cholera, a water-borne disease, causes diarrhoea and severe dehydration and can lead to death if not detected and properly treated.
The infection is highly contagious yet easily preventable with clean water and sanitation.
The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says medical care in Nigeria is generally poor.
In many places access to toilets is rare and open-air sewers can easily flood, she says.
He left the home of the convicted tax fraudster after two hours, at 03:45 (01:45 GMT), the Kremlin confirmed.
The two enjoyed good personal relations while Berlusconi was in power.
Mr Putin, 62, had already raised eyebrows by missing a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, the first day of the summit.
He was in the Serbian capital Belgrade as guest of honour at a military parade to mark the city's liberation from Nazi Germany 70 years ago.
The talks with Mrs Merkel, which focused on the peace process in Ukraine, eventually started four hours late, Russian media report.
Correspondents say Mr Putin has a reputation for arriving late. He kept Pope Francis waiting 50 minutes when he visited the Vatican last year.
The Russian president met Berlusconi "by special permission" of the judicial authorities, Italian journalist Gerardo Pelosi said in a tweet.
"After the completion of official events... Putin came to see his old friend Berlusconi," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed.
Despite his late night out, Mr Putin was back early on Friday for more talks with Mrs Merkel.
Berlusconi, 78, is serving a sentence of one year of community service at a care home near Milan since being convicted of tax fraud last year and ejected from the Italian Senate.
In July, an appeals court overturned his separate conviction for paying for sex with a minor. The court explained its decision on Thursday by saying there was not enough evidence to show Berlusconi had known Karima El-Mahroug was under 18 at the time.
Jimmy Prout, 45, was found dead on wasteland near his home in North Shields on 27 March 2016.
A jury heard he was tortured by a group he thought of as friends who subjected him to months of abuse.
Ann Corbett, 26, and Zahid Zaman, 43, both from Percy Main, were found guilty of murder at Newcastle Crown Court.
Myra Wood, 45, and Kay Rayworth, 56, of Stephen's Way, North Shields, were cleared of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult.
After the verdicts, Mr Prout's brother Eddie Prout said: "The things they've done to my brother you wouldn't have even seen in the worst horror films or your worst nightmare.
"There's not a word horrible enough to describe the people who did that to my brother.
"I hope they rot in hell. I don't want them to die, I just want them to suffer the way we are, suffer every single day and have nightmares like I do."
During the seven-week trial, the court heard Mr Prout died on 9 February 2016, and his decaying body had been partly eaten by animals on the wasteland.
All four defendants, who previously pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, will be sentenced on 27 June.
The court was told the group of five, including Mr Prout, had a strange relationship which had developed an almost "cultish dimension".
They heard that a series of events in late 2015 created tensions that led to a number of serious assaults against Mr Prout, which included him having his teeth knocked out with a hammer and chisel.
Paul Greaney QC, prosecuting, said: "In effect, over a period of time, Jimmy Prout was not just mistreated, he was tortured.
"In the end, this conduct was to cause the death of Jimmy Prout."
After Mr Prout's body had been dumped, the court was told the group then set about covering their tracks by pretending to look for him and asking others to help.
Zaman, who uses a wheelchair and was the leader of the group, was described as vengeful and controlling and was determined to get his own back after he thought Mr Prout had been involved in stealing from him.
The jury was shown CCTV images, often taken from cameras Zaman had on his house, of the worsening condition of Mr Prout as the assaults continued, some of which showed him clearly unsteady on his feet and being pushed along the street.
Images of Mr Prout's injuries also appeared on his own Facebook account at the time, with words such as "My bodie hurt" and "My sholder hurts".
After the verdict Det Ch Insp Andy Fairlamb, of Northumbria Police, said it was "hard to imagine" that such assaults could still take place.
He said: "What they have done is appalling, abhorrent. In all my years of investigating homicides I have never seen levels of abuse of this nature before.
"Prior to his death, Jimmy was subjected to a number of serious assaults of a vile, degrading nature, which resulted in his health, both physical and emotional, deteriorating in the last weeks of his life, and to his death."
All four are due to be sentenced on 27 June.
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The Dons almost took a first-half lead when Graeme Shinnie crashed a shot against a post, with Adam Rooney unable to turn in the rebound.
The breakthrough came after the break though, Johnny Hayes dispatching Niall McGinn's measured cross.
Jamie Walker drew a fine save from Dons keeper Joe Lewis late on as the visitors held on for a deserved win.
The win takes Aberdeen within two points of second-placed Rangers in the Premiership, with both sides having played 20 matches. The Ibrox side face rivals Celtic on Saturday.
Aberdeen prospered by being assertive and more certain in their attacking play. They set out to isolate Hayes and McGinn on the Hearts full-backs, particularly Liam Smith on the right, and this was a constant source of threat for the visitors in the opening 45 minutes.
Hearts' minds seemed scrambled, as much by the effort of the Aberdeen players in pushing up and closing opponents down but also their own lack of composure. There was no spell of Hearts possession, as their midfield three saw the game pass them by.
Most of the Aberdeen chances came from their flank, with McGinn's cross reaching Kenny McLean, whose header was pushed away by Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton. The goalkeeper had already been relieved when Mark Reynolds headed wide from close range, and he later had to clear frantically when the ball spun off his teammate Faycal Rherras inside the six yard box.
Hearts head coach Ian Cathro tried to alter the flow of the game, bringing Arnaud Djoum deeper and wide, but Aberdeen's central midfielders also imposed themselves and Shinnie rattled a shot off the upright from 20 yards.
The play was more even-handed after the break, with Krystian Nowak essentially playing as a third centre-back for Hearts instead of a holding midfielder, and so encouraging Smith and Rherras to push further forward on the flanks, when they could afford to.
It was a measure of the game's dynamic that Hearts' first corner came two minutes into the second half, when Aberdeen had already registered five. Aberdeen still carried the greater threat, and Shay Logan saw an effort from the edge of the area deflected wide.
Hearts' reorganisation stemmed some of Aberdeen's dominance, but not their edge. McGinn and Hayes continued to seek every channel of space to breach the Hearts defence, and when the former surged down the right and whipped the ball across the six yard box, the latter charged in to convert at the back post.
The sense was of one side being sure of its strengths and its game plan, and the other still being a work in progress. That will not offer much relief for Cathro, even if he will hope to build a team that better represents his values during the winter break and January transfer window. It will be no surprise, for instance, if two new full-backs are sought.
His key players were mostly marginal, and Djoum was replaced during the second half. Walker remained the most effective, and a spin and shot inside the area drew a good save from Aberdeen goalkeeper Lewis.
Even so, it was the visitors who were the more assertive, more imposing side. With some more composure and sharper instincts inside the area from Rooney, they would have won the game more comfortably.
The display, and the result, emphasised that, for now, it is Aberdeen who are the more fully-formed and capable team, and the likelier to challenge for second place in the Premiership.
Hearts manager Ian Cathro: "Initially, we lost the fight to make the game the way that we wanted it to be. It was difficult for us to get started and the game became closer to what Aberdeen wanted.
"In the second half, with a couple of adjustments, we became a little bit stronger, a better structure and we were able to play more often. A combination of not generating enough chances and some mistakes defensively resulted in us losing the game.
"We wanted the game to be more open with more possession and more control than direct, wide, foul, free-kick, those sorts of things. I don't have any question about the willingness of the players to fight and they deserve credit for getting through the first-half, which was difficult.
"My Hearts team will always play in a way which I think the players here can play. Will we look to add players of a different type to the squad? Yes, but that will be work through the January transfer window."
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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes: "We were guilty of missing chances. It was fiercely contested, but there were good moments of play from us. Once we did play in the final third, we created more than one or two opportunities.
"Everybody talks about the Tynecastle atmosphere but when the Hearts team goes off to boos at half time, you say that's part of the job done but we need to crank it up more.
"I'm delighted that Johnny Hayes was on the end of that and scored. There's no doubt in my mind that we were the better team, we were tidy, making good decisions when to play and when to hold things on, and recognising the strengths of the Hearts team.
"Maybe some sort of criticism on me is being over reliant on the same team and that fatigue and demands on them, so hopefully with people pushing and one or two things happening in January, we can look forward to a strong finish to the season."
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1.
Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1.
Attempt missed. Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Aberdeen. Anthony O'Connor replaces Niall McGinn.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
Attempt blocked. Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ryan Jack (Aberdeen).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Robbie Muirhead replaces Igor Rossi.
Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Krystian Nowak.
Foul by Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen).
Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Krystian Nowak (Heart of Midlothian).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Rory Currie replaces Arnaud Djoum.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) because of an injury.
Bjorn Johnsen (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Liam Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Niall McGinn (Aberdeen).
Igor Rossi (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Liam Smith.
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Perry Kitchen.
Attempt blocked. Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Catriona Finlayson-Wilkins, 41, of Knapton, Norfolk, gave birth to son Euan on Tuesday at the Norfolk and Norfolk University Hospital.
She is also the first woman to give birth after using the device outside the main research site in Cambridge.
Ms Finlayson-Wilkins said she was "thrilled" by her son's safe arrival.
The new mother-of-two has Type 1 diabetes and wore the piece of kit throughout her pregnancy to produce insulin and prevent symptoms of the disease.
Three other mothers have previously given birth in Cambridge after using the device but by caesarean section.
An artificial pancreas device system (APDS) is a small portable piece of equipment designed to carry out the function of a healthy pancreas.
It helps to control blood glucose levels using digital communication technology to automate insulin delivery.
An APDS is worn on the body during pregnancy and has a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a digital controller and an insulin pump.
Ms Finlayson-Wilkins, who is a face and body painter and has also decorated models for local charity Break's GoGo gorilla and dragon art trails, said: "I'm thrilled.
"It's a huge weight off your mind after being pregnant and diabetic, which is really risky.
"It's the most amazing piece of kit and I can really see how it's going to benefit all types of people with diabetes in the future."
Her first son was taken into intensive care when he was born because his blood sugar levels dropped dangerously low and she did not see him for a day.
Dr Helen Murphy, principal investigator of the study Ms Finlayson-Wilkins took part in, said Euan's arrival was an exciting step in the treatment of diabetes in pregnancy.
"Women who have diabetes in pregnancy face higher rates of birth defects, over-sized babies, pre-term delivery and stillbirth than other pregnant women," she said.
"Treating diabetes in pregnancy can be particularly challenging because hormone levels are constantly changing and blood sugars can be difficult to predict."
The results of the ongoing National Institute for Health Research's Closed Loop in Pregnancy study are due to be published later this year.
Its findings could mean the technology benefits more pregnant women with diabetes.
Currently young people have to leave their foster carers when they turn 18.
However, charities including Fostering Network Wales, say allowing them to stay longer increases their chance of success in life.
The Welsh government said it was committed "to improving outcomes for looked-after children in Wales".
Wales is trialling a scheme that allows some of about 4,400 children in foster care to stay beyond the age of 18.
It comes as the UK government has announced that children in care in England will be able to stay with their foster families until they reach 21.
The Department for Education has provided £40m over the next three years to fund the plan.
Bryn Miles, 62, and his wife Linda, from Llysworney in the Vale of Glamorgan, have fostered more than 50 times over the last 18 years.
Mr Miles said he "100%" supported the call to increase the leaving age to 21.
He said: "Support and advice and guidance shouldn't end at 18. One day they are with you, and the next day they're gone.
"I can imagine myself at 18. If my parents had said 'you have to leave on your 18th birthday' I just wouldn't have known what to do."
Mr Miles and his wife specialise in looking after teenagers, and say it can be traumatic for them to be forced to leave when they are 18.
He said a separate scheme is in place - called assisted lodging - for people aged over 18.
However, he added: "Although I'm approved to foster, I'm not approved for this assisted lodging. The amount of red tape you come across is unbelievable."
Care charities have called it the most significant reform for children in care in a generation.
However, in Wales, young people being fostered would normally have to leave their carer's home when they turn 18.
The charities say a proposed amendment to the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Bill - to be discussed at the Senedd on 4 February - does not force local authorities to allow young people to stay with their carers beyond 17.
They are calling on the Welsh government to "strengthen its proposals" before the debate.
The charities claim that "the longer a young person can stay with a foster family, the more successful they are later on".
They claim care leavers are "less likely to do well educationally, and are more likely to have a mental illness, be homeless, misuse substances, be unemployed or spend time in prison than those who haven't been in care".
In a letter to deputy minister for social services Gwenda Thomas, they said: "Experience shows that we cannot rely on the voluntary, guidance-led approach to solve this problem.
"Legislation to allow young people to stay in foster care until at least 21 is required to make a real difference."
The letter is signed by the Fostering Network Wales, Action for Children-Gweithredu dros Blant, The British Association for Adoption and Fostering, Barnardo's, Children in Wales, Gofal, NSPCC Cymru/Wales, NYAS, TACT, Tros Gynnal Plant, Voices from Care and the Who Cares? Trust.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "It is important to emphasise that for those young people now reaching the age at which they are considering leaving care, there is nothing to preclude a local authority from supporting that young person to remain with their foster carers after the age of 18.
"The When I Am Ready guidance provides comprehensive information and advice for 'corporate parents' in Wales to offer opportunities to young people who do not feel that they are ready to leave care and move into independent living.
"The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill demonstrates our commitment to improving outcomes for looked after children in Wales."
The term "unicorn" is used to describe start-ups that have grown from nothing to be worth at least a billion dollars.
It's tough enough for start-ups to make any money, but to go from an idea sketched on an envelope to making a billion is uber-unusual.
And Uber is one of these tech-powered unicorns.
But what is their natural habitat? Where are these unicorns likely to have been trained?
In terms of their universities, there doesn't seem to be any romantic fairytale beginning for would-be unicorns.
They are not self-taught entrepreneurs, but are more likely to have gone to expensive and highly-selective institutes.
A league table, drawn up by international accountancy software firm Sage, shows that members of this financial elite are likely to have had an elite education.
The top of the table by some distance is Stanford University in California, an institution that has been integral to the growth of Silicon Valley.
Builders of "knowledge hubs" or "tech hubs" around the world have sought to replicate Silicon Valley's mixture of academic research, business innovation and supportive investors.
And this unicorn league shows Stanford accelerating quickly in this competition for successful start-ups.
Harvard, the world's wealthiest university, is in second place, with US institutions taking nine of the top 15 places, with many of these entries dominated by tech start-ups.
The first non-US university is in fourth place with a combined figure for all the Indian Institutes of Technology.
This network of 23 institutions across India has a notoriously competitive entrance exam - often claimed to be the most oversubscribed applications process in the world.
The UK's entry in this unicorn league is Oxford University in seventh place. Although the London School of Economics also features in the following pack, just outside the top 15.
France, Israel, Germany and Canada all make a single appearance in the rankings. In Canada, there is a sub-species of unicorns, referred to as "narwhals" (whales, sometimes referred to as the unicorns of the sea).
So why are these unicorns concentrated in these universities?
Prof Frank Furedi, author and social commentator, said that on visits to top US universities he had been struck by the self-confidence of such young student entrepreneurs.
"There is a sense of enormous possibilities... everything in that culture reinforces that," he says.
These universities provide networks of like-minded, ambitious, competitive youngsters, who expect to have online start-ups that can accelerate much more quickly than traditional businesses.
He says that often these young entrepreneurs might be at old and prestigious universities, but they are often from immigrant families.
If these new billionaires are clustered in a narrow pool of universities, the gender breakdown is even less inclusive - with men accounting for 94% of the unicorns.
A third of these unicorns were solo entrepreneurs - while the other two-thirds were co-founders.
Perhaps what's more surprising is that for 60% of the unicorns, this was their first business. And for a further 23% it was their second - suggesting that for a considerable majority there was no back-story of failure.
And the most typical time for reaching unicorn status was four years after founding - although there were firms that took up to 30 years to turn into a billion-dollar shaped unicorn.
The number of unicorns rose sharply in the years after 2012 and peaked in 2015, before slipping down again in 2016.
Of course, as well as admiring the unicorns from a distance - there will be people wondering how they can get on board themselves.
Where would you find a unicorn?
Stanford's own business school has published advice saying that if you're looking for the next unicorn, "look for the horse running away from the herd".
They suggest that it's better not to look in the "rear-view mirror" for previous successes, but to look towards the so-far unknown.
But the evidence of this league table suggests that unicorns are not going to be found wandering around anything resembling traditional manufacture.
By far the biggest sector for unicorns is under the heading of "consumer internet", followed by financial services and e-commerce.
This financial alchemy is heavily driven by the online economy. Cloud computing seems to have a silver lining.
Unicorn stamping grounds
Work has now begun on Hinkley Point C in Somerset, including the building of tunnels to carry cabling and pipes.
About 1,600 workers are now onsite to work on the £18bn project, which is due to begin producing power in 2025.
Pouring the concrete was a "significant milestone", project director Philippe Bordarier said.
Other progress announced by EDF Energy, which is behind the scheme, includes beginning work on a 500m (1,600 ft) temporary jetty in the Bristol Channel.
A store is also being built to contain 57,000 tones of aggregate, which can be brought in by sea rather than by road.
Work to build the first of 50 huge tower cranes at the site along with accommodation for workers has also started.
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Mr Bordarier said: "Pouring the concrete for the first permanent structure [at Hinkley Point] is a significant milestone.
"It is the outcome of many years of preparation and hard work from all our teams and supply chain across the UK and France.
"It demonstrates our ability to undertake the serious responsibility of nuclear power plant construction."
EDF said the plant will provide 25,000 job opportunities and 1,000 apprenticeships, with over 5,600 people working on the site during core construction.
It is hoped Hinkley Point C will provide up to 7% of the UK's power.
At least 80 people died in the fire on 14 June, although the final toll will not be known for many months.
Nearly 400 holidays have been offered by the Grenfell Tower Holiday Appeal Facebook Group, set up by Angie Mays and Kay Gilbert from Devon.
The man and his family will have a week in a cottage in Marsden, Yorkshire.
More on the holiday offer for Grenfell victims and other Devon news.
The firefighter's wife, who wishes to remain anonymous to protect her husband, said: "What Kay and Angie have done from the kindness of their hearts will help so many families at such a distressing time in their lives.
"This has been the most horrific job of my husband's career and he has been utterly broken by it - as we all have - trying to support him emotionally, and trying to understand what he has been through, not to mention praying he comes home in one piece.
"Thanks to the utter kindness of these wonderful ladies and all of the generous donations to this cause, we will be able to go away for a week as a family for some much needed R&R.
"This means the world to me that I can take them away from it all, if just for a moment."
Ms Mays, a fundraiser from Ilfracombe, said short-stay offers have come mainly from small businesses, B&Bs and guesthouses all over the UK, but also in Spain and Cyprus, adding that other firefighter families are also in the process of taking up offers.
Other donations include counselling sessions, beauty treatments and meals.
Separate Facebook groups have been also set up to provide holidays in Cornwall and the Highlands.
Bank and Liverpool Street stations were searched shortly after 17:00 by British Transport Police but officers found "no trace of the man".
Sections of the line were suspended for about 30 minutes. Trains are now running with severe delays.
Investigations continue and officers remain at both stations, police said.
The Premier League champions took an early lead through Willian's free-kick.
Steven Davis drove in an equaliser before Sadio Mane ran through after a defensive error to put Saints ahead.
Graziano Pelle's angled finish sealed victory for Southampton, who climb to ninth in the table. Chelsea's fourth defeat of the season leaves them 16th.
The Blues have taken only eight points from a possible 24 this season and are only four above the relegation zone.
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Chelsea's struggles this season have been exacerbated by an uncharacteristically poor defence. They have now conceded 17 league goals - two more than they did in the whole of Mourinho's first season with the club in 2004-05.
Following Chelsea's defeat by Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday, fans called for the return of captain John Terry, and they got their wish on Saturday as the 34-year-old was restored to the centre of defence alongside Gary Cahill.
However, Terry's presence did not solve Chelsea's problems. Branislav Ivanovic and Ramires were fortunate to avoid giving away penalties with clumsy challenges, while Davis was allowed to run unchallenged to score the equaliser from Pelle's chested pass.
After the break, Cahill gave the ball away to Dusan Tadic and Terry failed to cut out his pass, enabling Mane to put Saints in front.
Mane was a constant menace to the Blues defence, which backed off to allow the forward to set up Pelle for Southampton's third.
With Diego Costa serving the last game of a three-match suspension, the visit of Southampton provided Radamel Falcao with a chance to make a case for a regular starting place.
He has scored only one goal since joining on loan from Monaco in July and, based on his showing against Southampton, it is unlikely he will be threatening Costa any time soon.
Although Falcao had a strong claim for a penalty when he fell under a challenge by Saints goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, he did not trouble the visitors enough and managed a solitary shot in 90 minutes.
Mourinho was incensed that no penalty was given for the incident involving Falcao, claiming that officials are "afraid" to give decisions for Chelsea.
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He said: "It was a big penalty for us. Not small, not doubtful. Big. Huge.
"That was a penalty. We don't get decisions and I think referees are afraid to give decisions to us.
"When we are top I understand everyone wants to push you down, but when you are down give us a break."
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Southampton performed beyond expectations to finish seventh in the Premier League last season, but they had won only two of their first seven games this term before the trip to Chelsea.
However, the manner of this victory - their first at Stamford Bridge since 2002 - will give them confidence of challenging for a top-seven finish again.
They rarely looked troubled by the Blues, with Mane and Pelle combining to devastating effect in attack. One or both of them played a part in all three goals.
Southampton are also a tough side to break down - only Everton have beaten them by more than one goal in the Premier League this season.
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Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "If we can show this against Chelsea we can show it much more.
"We had a difficult start to the game but we came back and we made it 1-1 with a great goal. The difference was how we came out of the dressing room, pressed Chelsea and had fantastic movement.
"We totally deserve three points today."
Chelsea entertain Aston Villa in the Premier League on 17 October, when Southampton host Leicester.
Match ends, Chelsea 1, Southampton 3.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Southampton 3.
Offside, Chelsea. John Terry tries a through ball, but Oscar is caught offside.
Substitution, Southampton. Maya Yoshida replaces Sadio Mané.
Oscar (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sadio Mané (Southampton).
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
Attempt blocked. Falcao (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jose Fonte.
Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loïc Remy.
Offside, Southampton. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
Substitution, Southampton. Jay Rodriguez replaces Dusan Tadic.
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Terry.
Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
John Terry (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sadio Mané (Southampton).
Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Nemanja Matic.
Goal! Chelsea 1, Southampton 3. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a fast break.
Falcao (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Cédric Soares (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Dusan Tadic (Southampton) because of an injury.
Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Dusan Tadic (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Falcao (Chelsea).
Sadio Mané (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Willian.
Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
Sadio Mané (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Victor Wanyama.
Orthodox believers were asked not to take part in Roman Catholic services and a Church delegation due to attend also stayed away.
But Church officials said the decision had been taken by mutual agreement.
It was one of the smallest crowds seen at an outdoor papal Mass during Francis's foreign trips.
People who did attend in the capital Tbilisi said afterwards that the papal visit was good for Georgia.
"This is a very significant event, both for the country and for faithful from the whole Catholic parish," Keti Khitarikhvili told Reuters news agency.
"He is a true pope, he is not just a religious figure, but also a very political figure. Because I think that with this visit, the role of Georgia will be raised measurably on the world stage."
With a Roman Catholic population of under 1%, it was not an obvious destination but the Pope has made a point of reaching out to Orthodox churches to overcome doctrinal differences which split the two communities in the 11th Century.
The late Pope John Paul II visited Georgia in 1999, and he was treated as the Vatican head of state, rather than a religious leader.
Georgia, a small country (population 4.3 million) in the Caucasus Mountains, shares an Orthodox culture with the regional superpower, Russia, but the two fought a brief war in 2008.
Vatican attempts to mend ties with the Russian Church have so far not resulted in a papal visit there. On the other hand, Georgia aspires to join the EU and Nato.
According to the Associated Press, only a few thousand people attended the Mass in the Meshki stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000.
The Orthodox patriarchate said on its website: "As long as there are dogmatic differences between our churches, Orthodox believers will not participate in their prayers".
One Georgian priest told AP it was a protest against Catholic attempts to convert Orthodox Christians.
"Can you imagine how it would be if a Sunni [Muslim] preacher came to Shia [Muslim] Iran and conducted prayers in a stadium or somewhere else?" Father David Klividze asked. "Such a thing could not be."
Nonetheless, the Church leader, Patriarch Ilia, had welcomed Pope Francis on Friday as his "dear brother" and toasted him saying "May the Lord bless the Catholic Church of Rome".
Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili did attend the Mass. Other politicians may have stayed away because of forthcoming elections, for fear of upsetting devout voters.
On Sunday, the Pope is due to visit neighbouring Azerbaijan, which has fewer than 300 Catholics in its overwhelmingly Muslim population.
However, religious coexistence is a major theme for Pope Francis who visited Muslim-majority Turkey in November 2014.
The Pool 1 fixture, due to be played on 16 October, was postponed because of the sudden death of Munster head coach Anthony Foley in a Parisian hotel.
It will now take place at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir at 15:45 GMT.
The rearranged match means a new date will be agreed for Munster's Pro12 meeting with Edinburgh, which had been scheduled for 7 January.
The fixture would have been the Scottish club's first match at Myreside, where Edinburgh will play their home matches between January and May, rather than Murrayfield.
Four-year-old Mylee Weetman, from Doncaster, died in 2013 after surgery at the children's cardiac unit at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI).
Mylee had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and was starved of oxygen during surgery, the inquest in Wakefield had heard.
Coroner David Hinchliff recorded a narrative verdict.
Her mother Siobhan Casey had told the inquest no-one had been able to explain to her how or why she had died.
Mylee was diagnosed with the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot after her birth in 2009. She required an operation in 2010.
A further operation to repair damage to her heart took place at the LGI on 15 March 2013 during which she suffered an embolism, a "rare but recognised complication of this necessary surgery" according to the coroner's verdict.
Mylee died in the early hours of 21 March.
In a statement after the verdict the girl's family thanked the coroner for a "painstaking" investigation and said it had been "so distressing to relive the events around Mylee's death".
"We still, however, have many questions about Mylee's treatment at Leeds," it said.
The family expressed the hope that lessons would be learned.
Dr Yvette Oade, for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, reiterated her "deepest sympathy" to Mylee's family.
"I hope this hearing, although painful for them, will have provided the answers they needed," she said.
"The coroner concluded that while the surgery was performed correctly, Mylee sadly suffered a micro-embolic air embolism which is a rare but recognised complication of this procedure."
Mylee's death came amid concerns about death rates at the unit in Leeds. Surgery was later suspended for two weeks, but a review found the centre was safe.
Trained in the United States by Bob Baffert, American Pharoah's achievements were honoured at the Longines Awards in London.
American Pharoah was the first winner of the Triple Crown - Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes - since Affirmed in 1978.
France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, won by Golden Horn, took the award for world's best horse race.
American Pharoah was given a top rating of 134 by a team of international flat racing experts after a season which culminated with victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
"He did it all," said Baffert. "I've had a lot of talented horses, but he just kept bringing it."
Jockey Victor Espinoza described his mount as "a once-in-a-lifetime horse to ride", while owner Ahmed Zayat said the horse was "cuddly, lovable and brilliant".
American Pharoah became a household name in the US and finished top of a 'Sportsperson of the Year' poll carried out by Sports Illustrated magazine.
The horse has been retired for a breeding career at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, where he commands a fee of $200,000 (£140,000) a time.
Golden Horn, whose Arc triumph followed a series of victories under jockey Frankie Dettori, including the Derby at Epsom, was second in the awards on a 130 rating.
Shared Belief and Treve were ranked joint third on 126.
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United supporters were mutinous after Saturday's 1-0 loss at Old Trafford.
"They have - or they had - great expectations of me, and I cannot fulfil them, so I am very frustrated because of that," said Dutchman Van Gaal.
United are fifth in the Premier League table, five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and 10 off leaders Leicester.
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The Red Devils have taken 37 points from their first 23 games, their lowest total in the Premier League era and three points fewer than amassed under David Moyes during the 2013-14 season.
After the defeat against Southampton, Van Gaal had said fans were "right to boo" but added: "For better or for worse we have to stick together.
"We are working very hard, but we have had a lot of injuries. That you cannot change."
Van Gaal was also criticised on the club's official television channel, MUTV.
Former Reds winger Bojan Djordjic suggested that "the only corner we are turning is into some dark alley where we get robbed again".
Next up for United is a trip to Championship side Derby in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday (kick-off 19:55 GMT).
United lost defender Matteo Darmian midway through the second half following a clash with Shane Long.
Van Gaal revealed the Italian, who took an elbow to the ribs, was "spitting blood" after leaving the pitch and had gone to hospital.
However, the 26-year-old later tweeted he was "fine".
With Luke Shaw still out after suffering a double fracture of his right leg last September and Ashley Young undergoing groin surgery, Darmian is Van Gaal's only fit senior full-back.
Mr Abe was shouted at by locals, angry about the size of the US military presence on their island.
Mr Abe and US officials were among thousands who gathered to remember some 250,000 people who died in Japan's only land battle of World War Two.
More than 100,000 were civilians, and residents are resentful that they must continue to host US troops.
About 100,000 Japanese soldiers died over a period of three months in a bloody battle with Allied forces. More than 100,000 Okinawans also died, with many ordered to take their own lives by Japanese military commanders.
More than 12,000 US troops also died on the island, about 340 miles (550 km) south-west from mainland Japan.
The prime minister being jeered is something that almost never happens in Japan, but to this day there is deep bitterness at the sacrifice of so many Okinawan lives, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
Many Okinawans accuse Tokyo and Washington of continuing to treat the island like an imperial possession, ignoring the wishes of the islanders to have US military bases removed, our correspondent says.
In 1945, the strategic island was seen by the Allies as a launchpad for an invasion of Japan.
The assault never came as Tokyo surrendered following the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
Okinawa remained occupied by the US military until 1972, when Tokyo regained control of the island.
However, Japan's southernmost prefecture is still home to about 26,000 US troops and several bases which occupy a fifth of the island.
A controversial project to move a US air base from an urban area to the coast has recently triggered a stand-off between the central authorities in Tokyo and Okinawa's officials.
The seven-minute show, beginning on Wednesday, will turn the works of five prominent indigenous artists into a permanent part of the city's skyline.
The show, Badu Gili, means "water light" in the language of the site's traditional owners, the Gadigal people.
Organisers say it celebrates time-honoured stories with contemporary art.
"It combines music and images to create a gateway to Australia's First Nations history and culture for the 8.2 million people who visit the opera house each year," said curator Rhoda Roberts.
The animation features works by Jenuarrie (Judith Warrie), Frances Belle Parker, Alick Tipoti, Lin Onus and Minnie Pwerle.
It will debut at 17:45 local time (07:45 GMT) on Wednesday.
Spectacular art installations most recently lit up the opera house for Vivid Sydney, a light festival.
Supporters group Club 1872 invited Macmillan Cancer fundraiser John Burkhill to the home game against Hibernian after Rangers fans abused him in July.
Mr Burkhill was mistaken for a rival Celtic fan and harassed ahead of a friendly with Sheffield Wednesday.
The 78-year-old has completed over 980 races and raised more than £400,000.
Mr Burkhill, from Handsworth, walks miles each day pushing a pram and collecting money for Macmillan after losing his wife June to cancer.
Laura Fawkes, of Club 1872, said fans were "delighted" to have helped.
"Rangers fans raised £4,025 after they heard about an incident involving John and a small number of their fans before the club's pre-season friendly with Sheffield Wednesday," she said.
"John was presented with a cheque on the pitch at Ibrox at half time to support his ambition of raising £1 million for the charity."
Mr Burkhill - who has completed the London Marathon 16 times, the New York Marathon, every Sheffield Half Marathon and countless 10ks and local races - said the fans were "absolutely out of this world" and he was "really touched".
"It was only a small number of people and the vast majority were great with me so I'm just a little overwhelmed and I thank them for helping me get that bit closer to raising a million for Macmillan," he said.
"Thank you, Rangers, thank you very, very much. They're welcome to Sheffield any time they want."
Mr Burkhill was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2013 for his fundraising.
His grandson, Daniel, wore the green wig and pushed the pram for the time Mr Burkhill was in Glasgow.
The rocky planet, known as GJ 1132b, is not dissimilar in size and orbits a star some 39 light-years from us.
This makes it close enough for any atmosphere to be examined in detail by the next generation of telescopes now in development.
To date, only very big worlds have been amenable to this kind of study.
Scientists are keen to do the same with more diminutive targets because it may be their best bet of establishing whether or not life exists beyond our Solar System.
At a separation of 39 light-years (370 trillion km), we are unlikely ever to visit GJ 1132b with a spacecraft.
But if we can identify the molecules that make up its air, this could reveal a lot about what is happening down on the surface.
In truth, GJ 1132b is very low on the habitability index.
It circles so near to its star (a "year" lasts just 1.6 Earth days) that it is being "oven roasted", as one scientist on the discovery team put it.
This means any water will have boiled away, but it could still retain a substantial atmosphere. This makes GJ 1132b more like a Venus than an Earth - although Venus receives a 15th of the heat at GJ 1132b. Venus is certainly hot, just not quite that hot.
Nonetheless, even with poor life prospects, astronomers believe GJ 1132b would still prove a useful testbed for future observations of planets that enjoy more benign circumstances.
Studying the atmospheres of distant worlds is no easy task.
It is done by probing the light from a star as the planet passes in front - as viewed from Earth.
Molecules in the air will imprint their chemical signatures on this light.
Unfortunately, most of the planets we know are so distant that the details are beyond being resolved by current telescopes.
And it is often the case anyway that the parent star is so big and bright that its glare simply swamps the delicate signatures being sought.
As a consequence, only large planets - equivalent in size to our Neptune, or bigger - have betrayed information about their atmospheres.
However, these are not so interesting as small rocky planets, which are far more likely to have a broader range of gases relevant to life.
Observing GJ 1132b is made easier because its host star is what is termed a red dwarf.
Such stars are smaller and cooler than our own Sun. They are also considerably dimmer, as a result, and this would compensate for some of the glare problem.
It is also the case that red dwarfs are 10 times more common in the galaxy than Sun-like stars.
So, just in numerical terms, this makes their planets pressing candidates for further study.
"The exciting thing is that, yes, it is probably true that the closest potentially habitable planets are going to be orbiting red dwarf stars," said Zachory Berta-Thompson, whose team found GJ 1132b.
"And if we want to study the atmosphere of such a planet, it's going to be a lot easier to do that if the planet is orbiting a small, cool star, like the red dwarf hosting GJ 1132b," the Massachusetts Institute of Technology astronomer told BBC News.
The telescopes needed to do the job are not far from entering service.
Super-observatories on Earth that have mirrors up to 40m across will come online in the next decade.
But even before then, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope should be in operation.
Known as the James Webb Space Telescope, this facility will launch in 2018.
Its detectors will be tuned to probe targets just like GJ 1132b.
"The JWST will be a planet-characterising machine," commented Drake Deming from the University of Maryland, who is eager to study the atmospheres of smaller planets.
"It will have access to longer infrared wavelengths than Hubble, and it's in the infrared spectral region that we will get the most information," he told the BBC's Science In Action programme.
Details of the discovery are reported in the journal Nature.
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The Firecontrol project has suffered a series of delays and increased costs since it was announced by the Labour government several years ago.
Fire Minister Bob Neill said agreement had been reached with main contractor Cassidian to end the project.
The Fire Brigades Union welcomed the decision as "long overdue".
In a written ministerial statement to Parliament, Mr Neill said progress of the project had caused "serious concern".
"Following extensive discussion with Cassidian, we have jointly concluded, with regret, that the requirements of the project cannot be delivered to an acceptable timeframe," he said.
"Therefore the best outcome for the taxpayer and the fire and rescue community is for the contract to be terminated with immediate effect."
He added: "I know that the uncertainty around the future of this project has been frustrating and unsettling for the fire and rescue community and those closely concerned with their interests."
Mr Neill said any assets resulting from the £423m project, including the vacant new centres, would be identified.
The centres are standing empty because of problems with their computers.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said the rent alone on the empty centres had cost the taxpayer £6.5m.
The FBU has campaigned against the project since it was announced.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: "For seven years the Fire Brigades Union has been sounding the alarm about this project, often as a lone voice, and this decision shows that we were right.
"While the project was going on, staff in emergency fire control have been treated appallingly and I hope that, at long last, their security of employment can be confirmed."
Clive Betts, chairman of the communities and local government committee, said the decision came as no surprise.
He said: "In the last Parliament our predecessor committee published a report about the Firecontrol project that criticised both department and the contractor for their handling of this much-delayed initiative that has gone massively over budget.
"Many of the concerns in that report echoed those raised by the same committee in its 2006 report on the fire service.
"From the outset five years ago it was clear there were considerable risks associated with a project that fire authorities and local authorities refused to support fully because they were unconvinced, even at that stage, that the aims of enhanced resilience and efficiency would be achieved."
It says the fighter performed a barrel roll plane over the American plane.
It is the second incident in the Baltic this month in which the US has accused Russian planes of flying aggressively.
Two Russian planes flew close to a US guided missile destroyer almost a dozen times in the Baltic on 13 April.
"There have been repeated incidents over the last year where Russian military aircraft have come close enough to other air and sea traffic to raise serious safety concerns, and we are very concerned with any such behaviour," Pentagon spokesman Daniel Hernandez said on Friday.
"The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and at no time crossed into Russian territory. This unsafe and unprofessional air intercept has the potential to cause serious harm and injury to all air crews involved.
"More importantly, the unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries."
Mr Hernandez said the Su-27's "erratic and aggressive manoeuvres" also threatened the safety of the US aircrew, coming within 7.6m (25ft) of the fuselage of the American plane before conducting its barrel roll.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday defended the flybys of warplanes over the US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea, insisting they were only looking at the ship "from a safe distance".
Military encounters between Russia and the US and its allies have escalated significantly over the past two years, ever since Russia's annexation of Crimea and the breakdown of relations between East and West.
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue in Washington reported after the destroyer incident that Russia's actions were regarded by defence analysts as a flexing of muscle - a reminder that Russia has military might and cannot be pushed around.
But our correspondent says the frequency of such situations means many fear that a full-on confrontation - be it deliberate or accidental - is just a matter of time between the world's two great military powers.
Under draft plans published last month, all England's state schools must become academies, run by trusts rather than councils, by 2022.
Councils would have to set up non-profit companies to become trusts.
But there are hints this requirement could be waived.
On Sunday, a group representing 37 largely Conservative local authorities warned the plan for all state schools in England to leave the oversight of councils by 2022 would not raise school standards.
David Davis MP also urged the government "to think long and hard about this step which will likely be extremely costly, and may lead to many smaller schools closing down".
He said he had written to Mrs Morgan warning the government "to be very careful not to overreach".
Mrs Morgan defended the plan at Education Questions in the House of Commons on Monday, promising she would not "leave the job half done".
On Wednesday she is due to give evidence to MPs on the Education Select Committee.
In addition, Conservative MPs have demanded Ms Morgan explain herself at a meeting of the backbench 1922 committee.
Now, a government source has said the decision over whether councils wishing to from their own multi-academy trusts would be required to set up a non-profit "social enterprise" has not yet been made. But the government will not alter its position on the deadline of 2022 for all schools to become academies.
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The Local Government Association said changing the contracts of schools to convert them into academies would still cost "millions" and is calling on the government to drop its plans.
The LGA says its own research, published on Monday, suggests local authority maintained schools continue to outperform academies in Ofsted inspections.
And Labour said having councils running chains would still amount to "costly upheaval for thousands of outstanding schools".
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said requiring all schools in England to become academies would be a "costly, unnecessary exercise with no evidence that standards will improve".
And a source close to Ms Powell added making it easier for councils to form their own multi-academy trusts would be "neither a U-turn, or sufficient".
Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said the rumoured changes "totally blow out of the water the government's key drive in the white paper to make 'local authorities running schools a thing of the past'" but did not go far enough.
"The government will still be left as judge and jury over whether local authorities meet its criteria to run schools," she said.
"Schools will still be forced to go through a completely unnecessary and expensive legal process to change into academies, which will divert their heads' attention away from running the school and improving children's learning."
The Department for Education said converting England's schools into academies would put control of children's education in the hands of teachers and school leaders "who know their pupils best".
"We want to work constructively with the sector to deliver this and ensure standards continue to rise," said a DfE spokesman.
They want this to be a swift and efficient operation. The police, NGOs and asylum services have had many weeks to prepare, and on paper, all is in place.
A fleet of 150 buses has been hired. Over the next few days, these will disperse to points across France, bearing migrants to new Welcome and Orientation Centres (CAOs).
The Jungle population - estimated at 7,000 - has had plenty of warning. Many of them have taken the route to CAOs already. But in the past the move was voluntary. Now the migrants are told they have no choice.
They must board the buses and stay on them, or face being sent to "administrative centres" - the first step (in theory if not in practice) to possible deportation.
The authorities hope that in two days they will have shifted 4,000 people. By the end of the week, they want the sandy lowlands of north Calais to be returning to their natural state.
But what happens next? Does emptying the Jungle mean the Calais problem is solved once and for all? Or will the same process soon start all over again?
After all, just because the migrant camp has been closed, that does not mean the draw of England is any the less strong.
The example of a previous Calais crisis is in everyone's minds - Sangatte.
From 1999 to 2002, a few miles to the south of the Jungle on the other side of Calais, a former Eurotunnel hangar was turned into a Red Cross holding centre for migrants.
Originally conceived for just a few hundred, by the end it was holding more than 1,500 Afghans, Iraqi Kurds and Kosovans. Every week, many were being smuggled into the UK.
The French and UK governments agreed that Sangatte was acting as a magnet. For migrants, it was a necessary stepping stone on their route to the UK, because it was here that contacts and arrangements were made for the final illegal crossing.
And so, in December 2002, it was closed down. The UK agreed to take in some 1,300 Kurds and Afghans and France coped with the rest.
But it was not long before makeshift camps started appearing again in and around Calais: and with the huge growth of immigration to Europe of the last few years, the Jungle was born.
The French authorities hope that, even though the numbers now are much greater than at Sangatte, this time things will be different.
The main difference, they say, is that today there is a properly organised system for dealing with the migrants.
Across the country, more than 400 CAOs have been created: in former gendarme barracks, disused hospitals and training-centres, and out-of-season holiday villages
Once installed there the migrants will, if they wish, make applications for asylum. Those who do will be moved to other more established structures: Reception Centres for Asylum Seekers (CADAs).
Unaccompanied minors, the subject of heated last-minute exchanges with the UK, get different treatment. France wants the UK to take in the estimated 500 who say they have family there. The rest will go to yet other holding centres in France.
The planning is thorough, the intentions are good, but there are many imponderables.
First, some communities have reacted badly to news that they must take in ex-Jungle inhabitants.
At Champtercier for example, a village of 800 in the mountains of southeast France, people are worried about the sudden change to their tranquil way of life. A holiday centre there is to take in around 100 Eritreans and Sudanese.
"I am in two minds about it. On the one hand, we need to show common humanity. But are we really able to take in all these migrants? This is a small place which lives very quietly. Many of the inhabitants are old people, and they are the ones who get afraid," one man told Le Monde newspaper.
Elsewhere, reaction has been openly hostile. In Forges-les-Bains, outside Paris, a proposed centre was set on fire. And in the southern town of Beziers, the Front National-affiliated mayor has put up anti-immigrant posters with the words, "That's it - they're coming!"
Another worry is capacity. The new CAO centres are meant to be temporary. People are supposed to be moved quickly on to CADAs or, if they do not want to apply for asylum, then to other centres and possible expulsion.
But the process is long, and the CADAs are already near to bursting. With many of the CAOs needing to revert to other functions in the spring, many migrants risk being back living rough.
The big ambition - as with the Sangatte closure - is to eliminate the attraction of a single focal point at Calais for smugglers and migrants.
If it works, then a lot of political and diplomatic heat will be dispersed along with the migrants.
The people of Calais will welcome a return to normality, and a point of growing tension between Paris and London will be defused.
Already Calais is an important issue in next year's presidential election in France, with the favourite Alain Juppe urging a renegotiation of the border arrangements under which UK officials process travellers in France.
If the pressure is off, and the Jungle remains empty, then this may drop down the French agenda.
But no-one should be optimistic. Everything from the past suggests that the Calais migrant problem is chronic, and liable to deteriorate.
A government spokesman said Ukrainian forces had retaken most of the area around the bitterly contested airport.
A Kremlin spokesman said Russia was "concerned" by the escalation.
In Ukraine's capital, Kiev, thousands attended a rally for 13 civilians who died in the east when their bus came under rocket attack last Tuesday.
Addressing the rally, President Petro Poroshenko paid tribute to those defending Donetsk airport from rebels, saying they had "demonstrated their courage, patriotism, heroism, as a model for how our country must be defended".
"We will not give away one scrap of Ukrainian land," he told the crowd.
Donetsk airport no longer functions but has taken on symbolic value for both sides.
Around Donetsk, Ukrainian government officials said there had been massive shelling of separatist positions as the army launched a counter-attack.
"The decision was taken for a mass operation," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on TV.
"We succeeded in almost completely cleaning the territory of the airport, which belongs to the territory of Ukrainian forces as marked by military separation lines."
Locals said there had been intense fighting, including in residential areas, and several civilians were reported to have been killed.
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko accused Kiev of "trying to unleash war again".
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said Moscow was concerned by the "escalation of hostilities", adding that it undermined a ceasefire agreed in Minsk in September that has been repeatedly violated by both sides.
"This state of affairs in no way contributes to the implementation of the Minsk agreements and future search for a resolution," Mr Peskov said.
Ukraine says some 8,500 Russian regular troops are helping the rebels.
More than 4,700 people have been killed since the rebels took control of a big swathe of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine last April. Many more civilians have been displaced by the fighting.
Russia denies sending regular troops and heavy weapons there, but admits that Russian "volunteers" are helping the rebels.
Richard Noble, the man behind the Bloodhound SSC project, has admitted in his latest blog they need to spend £10m this year which they do not have.
"It's going to be the usual hand-to-mouth fight for existence," he wrote.
The Bristol-based team is vying to break the world land-speed record with a car powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine.
The current record of 763mph (1,230km/h) was set by RAF Wing Commander Andy Green in Thrust SSC in 1997.
He will be behind the controls of the Bloodhound SSC (Super Sonic Car) when it attempts to break the record at the end of this year, and then to go even faster in 2016.
But Mr Noble, the project's director who broke the land speed record in Thrust2 in 1983, has written of his concerns for the future of the bid without more commercial sponsors.
He described "massive struggles to meet the huge financial demands" behind the scenes and said the project's banking team had "never seen anything quite like Bloodhound".
However, financial trouble was overcome in 2014 and - even though they are four years beyond the original schedule - the team is now confident 2015 will be the year the car runs on Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape, South Africa.
Inverness City Roller Derby, which was formed in 2015, will compete in the exhibition game against Ice Ice Baby.
The visiting team is made up of players from Aberdeen's Fight Hawks, Helgin Roller Derby, Mean City Roller Derby and the Fair City Rollers.
Sunday's game at Inverness Leisure Centre will be followed by a roller disco and children's activities.
Roller derby is a full contact, tactical sport played on skates.
Popular in the US in the 1950s and 60s, it has experienced a renaissance in recent years and there are teams across Scotland.
A spokeswoman for Inverness City Roller Derby said the team was "very excited" about the upcoming first home game, which will start at 13:45.
Jim McCafferty, who previously lived in Glasgow and joined Celtic in 1990, now lives in Belfast.
He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He was arrested on Tuesday after presenting himself at a police station in Belfast. He was arrested over offences committed in Northern Ireland.
Mr McCafferty initially worked for Celtic as a scout, later becoming one of the club's kit men and working with the youth team.
For several years Mr McCafferty worked for other Scottish clubs including Falkirk and Hibs, before moving to Northern Ireland about seven years ago.
He is not believed to have worked in football in Northern Ireland in any official capacity.
Poppy Widdison, from Grimsby, died from a cardiac arrest in June 2013.
Extracts of police interviews were read out at Hull Crown Court, in which Michala Pyke admitted taking heroin but "never" while with her daughter.
Ms Pyke, 37, of Ladysmith Road, and her ex-partner, John Rytting, 40, of Frederick Street, deny child cruelty.
In her interview, Ms Pyke told officers how she became addicted to drugs and was on a methadone programme.
David Gordon QC, prosecuting, said: "Pyke said she was taking heroin at the time Poppy died but never did that in Poppy's presence.
"She suggested that if there were signs of heroin in Poppy's system it was because of passive smoking."
She was asked if she had ever seen her ex-partner giving Poppy drugs, with Ms Pyke replying: "No, it doesn't make sense."
In his police interview, Mr Rytting also spoke of being on a methadone programme and how he took temazepam, diazepam and medication for paranoid schizophrenia.
"The small quantities of various drugs discovered at my home address are for my home use to treat myself for drug withdrawal and depression," he said in the interview.
When police asked Ms Pyke how diazepam came to be in Poppy's system she said she had "no idea", the court was told.
The court heard Mr Rytting told detectives Poppy was sleeping on a settee because they were "doing up a bedroom".
When police asked if Ms Pyke locked Poppy in, she replied the front and inner door of the house would be used as a "naughty corner", the court was told.
The prosecution claims the couple "fed" drugs to Poppy to sedate her because she got in the way of their relationship.
The trial continues.
There were no proven drugs or vaccines against the virus at the start of the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, which began in Guinea in December 2013.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the findings, being published in the Lancet, could be a "game-changer".
Experts said the results were "remarkable".
This trial centred on the VSV-EBOV vaccine, which was started by the Public Health Agency of Canada and then developed by US pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD).
It combined a fragment of the Ebola virus with another safer virus in order to train the immune system to beat Ebola.
A unique clinical trial took place in Guinea. When a patient was discovered, their friends, neighbours and family were vaccinated to create a "protective ring" of immunity.
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This could be the breakthrough the world has been waiting for.
There is caution as the results are still preliminary, with more data coming in.
But officials at the WHO believe the effectiveness of the vaccine will end up being between 75% and 100%.
Had such a vaccine been available 18 months ago then thousands of lives could have been saved.
There are still other vaccines being trialled - notably from GSK and Johnson & Johnson - although as the number of cases continues to fall it is becoming increasingly difficult to prove how effective they are.
Ebola will inevitably come again.
The hope now is that the legacy of this unprecedented outbreak will be a vaccine that means a tragedy of this scale can never be repeated.
One hundred patients were identified in the trial between April and July and then close contacts were either vaccinated immediately, or three weeks later.
In the 2,014 close contacts who were vaccinated immediately there were no subsequent cases of Ebola.
In those vaccinated later there were 16 cases, according to the results published in the Lancet medical journal.
The WHO says it is so far 100% effective, although that figure may change as more data is collected.
Close contacts of Ebola patients in Guinea will now be vaccinated immediately. And since the vaccine has been shown to be safe, that process will also be extended to include children.
Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is involved with this research, and is part of a parallel trial for frontline healthcare workers.
Medical director Bertrand Draguez said the Lancet results should spur instant action.
"With such high efficacy, all affected countries should immediately start and multiply ring vaccinations to break chains of transmission and vaccinate all frontline workers to protect them."
Marie-Paule Kieny, an assistant director general at the WHO told BBC News: "It is certainly promising. We have seen that where rings have been vaccinated, the transmission has stopped.
"Prior to vaccination there were cases, cases, cases. The vaccine arrives and 10 days later the cases are flat.
"It could be a game-changer because previously there was nothing, despite the disease being identified 40 years ago.
"When there is a new outbreak this vaccine will be put to use to stop the outbreak as soon as possible to not have the terrible disaster we have now."
More than 11,000 people have died from Ebola and nearly 28,000 have been infected.
The sheer scale of the 2014-15 outbreak led to an unprecedented push on vaccines - and a decade's work has been condensed into around 10 months.
The number of cases has fallen - and in the week up to July 26th 2015 there were just four cases in Guinea and three in Sierra Leone.
Prof John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, helped design the trial: "The development has been at an absolutely unprecedented speed.
"This is very good news, these are very significant results, the epidemic is not over and this shows we have another potential weapon.
"The trial is still continuing, these are interim results which need confirming, but there's now light at the end of the tunnel."
Dr Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Wellcome Trust medical charity, said this was a "remarkable result" and was the product of international collaboration.
He added: "Our hope is that this vaccine will now help bring this epidemic to an end and be available for the inevitable future Ebola epidemics."
15 August 2016 UPDATE: This article has been amended to make clear that the vaccine was developed by MSD, the trading name used by Merck & Co outside the US and Canada.
But his budget promises to have an impact on the chances of the Stormont politicians' extricating themselves from their current welfare reform trap.
MLAs won't have to give their approval to the chancellor's limit on child tax credits, as taxation remains a Westminster responsibility.
However other proposals, such as the planned reduction in the benefits cap to £20,000, are devolved. Because of the stand-off over previous welfare changes, Northern Ireland has not yet implemented the existing £26,000 cap.
So a £20,000 cap would either require a Stormont deal - which is hard to envisage - or direct legislation by the Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers.
Predictably, nationalists have criticised the child tax credit changes. Less predictably, the DUP is also unimpressed.
East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson believes introducing a two tier system for families in London and elsewhere is a "first step towards the regionalisation of benefits" which would be "detrimental to those of us who represent poorer regions".
Given the low pay rates amongst much of the Northern Ireland workforce, you might think the increase in the minimum wage would be welcomed by all sides.
But Sinn Féin's Daithi McKay criticised the planned rate announced by the chancellor insisting it wouldn't protect working families.
So whilst Ms Villiers may point out that the budget has put money in the pockets of 700,000 people in Northern Ireland, it doesn't look like it will make her job of trying to resuscitate the Stormont House Agreement any easier.
Six cars and a motorbike collided in foggy conditions on the northbound carriageway.
Aneta Bula, 36, of Ridgeway Road in Luton, died at the scene. Joan Kavanagh, 89, of Ashbourne Road, Derby, died from her injuries the next day.
Coroner Tom Osborne at Ampthill recorded verdicts of accidental death.
Ms Bula died from a head injury and Ms Kavanagh from multiple injuries at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
World-Check Risk Screening contains details about people and organisations suspected of being involved in terrorism, organised crime and money laundering, among other offences.
Access is supposed to be restricted under European privacy laws.
The database's creator, Thomson Reuters, has confirmed an unnamed third-party exposed an "out of date" version online.
But it says the material has since been removed.
Security researcher Chris Vickery said he discovered the leak. He notified the Register, which reported that it contained more than two million records and was two years old.
"There was no protection at all. No username or password required to see the records," Mr Vickery told the BBC.
"I want to be clear that this unprotected database was not directly hosted by Thomson Reuters itself."
A spokesman for the financial data provider said it was trying to tackle the problem.
"We are grateful to Chris Vickery for bringing this to our attention, and immediately took steps to contact the third party responsible - as a result we can confirm that the third party has taken down the information. We have also spoken to the third party to ensure there will be no repetition of this unacceptable incident," David Crundwell said.
"World-Check aggregates financial crime data from the public domain, including official sanctions data, to help clients meet their regulatory responsibilities."
Other sources of information used to collate the database include :
Individuals' dates and places of birth are also listed, in order to help banks check they are looking into the right people.
"The worst possible situation that could arise is that someone who may be innocent, but accused of criminal activity in the database, could be permanently branded on a global scale if this database were to be spread publicly," said Mr Vickery.
A spokeswoman for the UK's Information Commissioner Officer said the Data Protection Act required personal information to be kept secure even if it had been collated from public sources.
"Organisations must take appropriate measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss, destruction or damage," she said.
"We'll be making enquiries."
In 2015, a BBC investigation by the called into question why World-Check had listed London's Finsbury Park Mosque within its terrorism category.
It was a close finish, with the Derry team just four points behind winner LMAX Exchange, another UK-based crew.
Some of those involved in the competition have spent 11 months at sea, as the race spans six continents.
Thousands of spectators lined the banks of the Thames in London on Saturday as the teams celebrated the final result.
Many of the 690 competitors are amateurs and some of them had little or no previous sailing experience before they embarked on the global challenge last August.
The organisers said this year's entrants "endured some of the most extreme conditions ever experienced in the event's 20-year history".
The amateur sailors had to cope with hurricane force winds, giant waves, freezing conditions, injuries and for the IchorCoal team - a double tragedy.
IchorCoal crewman Andrew Ashman was fatally injured by the yacht's boom last September, and Sarah Young was swept overboard in the Pacific Ocean in April.
Clipper Race founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who was first person to sail solo non-stop around the world, acknowledged that this year's event was "extremely tough".
"The conditions encountered in the Pacific were the worst we've seen in 20 years of running the race," he said.
"I am proud of all of the crew; they have taken on all the world's most challenging oceans and have been very resilient.
"They should be justly proud of themselves - whether crossing a single ocean or circumnavigating the entire planet. It is a remarkable achievement."
The competition is spread over 14 individually scored races.
The Derry-Londonderry-Doire won four of the individual races and finished with a total of 148 points.
LMAX Exchange was crowned the overall winner with 152 points.
The victorious yacht is owned by the British financial technology firm LMAX Exchange, whose chief executive, David Mercer, is from Belfast.
He said: "I'd like to thank all 58 crew who contributed to this herculean effort with special mention to our eight round the worlders - the glue that kept our team bond strong throughout."
The final results were:
It was found in a bathroom of the same Hollywood hotel where it was taken.
Police were tipped off by gossip site TMZ, who said they were contacted by a man claiming to be the thief.
He said he had returned the dress after learning the pearls studding the dress were fake.
The custom Calvin Klein-designed gown is coated with 6,000 natural pearls, but the purported thief said he took two of them for testing and were told they were not real.
Detectives are working with the owners of the dress to confirm if it is the dress.
But Michael White of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he believed it was. No arrests have been made.
''Whether the jewels on the dress are fake or real... we still have a burglary and we still have a grand theft,'' Mr White said.
Nyong'o won best supporting actress in 2014 for 12 Years a Slave and was a presenter at Sunday's ceremony.
Speaking about the dress's design, the 31-year-old said: "We talked about it being fluid and liquid. I wanted it to be an homage to the sea."
Officers were called to Car Bank Avenue in Atherton, Greater Manchester at about 11:00 BST on Monday after reports of a collision between three cars, and a group of men fighting in the street.
One man received minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment following the incident, after which the cars were all abandoned in the street.
Any witnesses are urged to call police.
The three cars involved were a silver Fiat Stilo, a black Vauxhall Astra and a blue Vauxhall Omega.
Det Sgt Craig Hurst of Greater Manchester Police said: "This is an unbelievable incident on the streets of Atherton.
"I know the community will be alarmed but we are putting all our efforts into finding those responsible.
"There will be extra police in the area and anyone with any concerns can speak to our officers."
Erick Aguirre's own goal put the Golden Eaglets in front in Abu Dhabi.
The Nigerians doubled their lead with a tap in from Kelechi Iheanacho before captain Musa Mohamed's free kick sealed the win.
Nigeria also picked up the tournament's fair-play award and Dele Alampasu was awarded the Golden Glove for being the best goalkeeper.
The first goal came after nine minutes from a Nigerian counter-attack moments after the Mexicans had threatened at the other end.
The Golden Eaglets broke quickly to create a three-against-one situation, and as Musa Yahaya was about to pull the trigger, Aguirre's attempted clearance ended up in his own net.
Yahaya nearly doubled the lead in the 39th minute but his shot crashed against the bar.
Moments later, Taiwo Awoniyi tried a spectacular overhead kick but it went straight into the arms Raul Gudino in the Mexican goal.
Mexico threatened the Nigerian goal a couple of times in the first half but found Alampasu in inspired form.
The Mexicans pressed early in the second half but it was Nigeria who doubled their lead when Gudino parried a long range shot into the path of Kelechi Iheanacho, who tapped in for his sixth goal of the tournament.
With 15 minutes left on the clock, the Mexicans had a great chance to score but Ivan Ochoa headed wide.
The title was sealed when captain Mohamed curled a free kick round the wall from the edge of the area with nine minutes left.
The victory in the United Arab Emirates caps a successful year for Nigeria after the senior team won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in January.
Lutfur Rahman was banned from standing for office for five years in 2015 after being found guilty of electoral fraud.
It is understood Mr Rahman is starting the party with his former deputy Ohid Ahmad who is bidding to be elected at the 2018 mayoral election.
Mr Ahmad said "everyone has the right to start a new political party or to support and existing one".
Campaign literature featuring both Mr Rahman and Mr Ahmad appears under the banner of the "Tower Hamlets Together" party.
The same name and logo also appear on an application sent to the Electoral Commissioner to set up the new political party.
The government has sent a letter to the commission asking it to "forensically review" any application for a new party involving Mr Rahman.
In the note, Minister for the Constitution Chris Skidmore MP said he "would be grateful if you could indicate" if a disqualified individual "should be involved with the registration of a political party".
In a statement, Mr Ahmad said he was standing in the 2018 mayoral election but had "yet to finalise whether I will stand as an independent or under a party banner".
A group of voters took legal action against Mr Rahman in 2015 over a series of allegations of election fraud including ballot paper tampering.
Mr Rahman was removed from office and the 2014 mayoral election was declared void after he was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices.
He maintained there was "little, if any" evidence of wrongdoing against him and later unsuccessfully challenged the ruling of the Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey.
Current Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, who won a new election in June 2015 for Labour says Mr Rhaman "clearly hasn't learned".
"I'm hopeful the people of our borough will recognise that he left us in a dead end and that we need to move forwards" he added.
Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican cruised past the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory.
After the result, Mr Trump promised to "work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans".
Electors had been flooded with emails and phone calls urging them not to support the billionaire.
But despite longshot liberal hopes of a revolt by Republican electors, only two - from Texas - ended up voting against him.
Mr Trump secured 304 votes, compared with 227 for Hillary Clinton.
It was the Democratic candidate who ended up losing more electoral votes in Monday's ballot at state capitols nationwide.
Five of her electors defected, with three voting for ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell, one for a Native-American tribal leader and another for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
The electoral college result will be officially announced on 6 January in a special joint session of Congress.
"I thank the American people for their overwhelming vote to elect me as their next president of the United States," Mr Trump said in a statement after the result came in.
"With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead."
One of the Democratic electors who did vote for Mrs Clinton was her husband, Bill Clinton, and he angrily lashed out at Mr Trump.
According to an upstate New York newspaper, the former president said of Mr Trump in a local book shop on Saturday: "He doesn't know much. One thing he does know is how to get angry, white men to vote for him."
Mr Clinton also told the weekly Bedford and Pound Ridge Record-Review that FBI Director "James Comey cost her (Mrs Clinton) the election" by reopening an inquiry into her emails.
He was also incredulous at Mr Trump's cordial tone during a phone call the day after the election, saying the Republican had acted "like it was 15 years ago" when he was on good terms with the Clintons.
The voting process is usually a formality, but was overshadowed this year by claims that Russian hackers tried to sway the presidential election.
Millions of Americans signed an online petition stating that Mr Trump was unfit for the Oval Office, while anti-Trump protesters gathered at state capitols across the country.
In Pennsylvania, more than 200 demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures, chanting: "No treason, no Trump!'"
In Maine, protesters beat drums and waved signs saying: "Don't let Putin Pick Our President."
In Madison, Wisconsin, demonstrators cried.
Numerically, Mr Trump's opponents never stood much chance. To keep him out of the Oval Office, 38 Republican electors would have had to defect.
Even that would probably only have delayed the inevitable.
If no candidate had reached 270 in the electoral college, the House of Representatives would have voted on the next president.
The Republican-controlled chamber would most likely have picked Mr Trump.
Mr Trump is due to take office on 20 January.
The institution was set up by America's founding fathers as a compromise between allowing Congress and the people to elect the president.
Technically, Americans cast votes on election day for electors, not the candidates themselves.
The electors are mostly elected officials or party functionaries, and are generally unknown to the public.
There are 538 in all, one for each member of Congress, plus three for District of Columbia.
Although Democrat Hillary Clinton secured almost three million more votes from the public, Mr Trump won the majority of electors - 306.
What is the US electoral college?
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Thandi was rescued by rangers in March 2012. She was found with her horn removed, by poachers who had left her to die.
Two male rhinos were also poached in the attack and sadly died.
After many operations to help her recover, including special skin graft surgery, last week Thandi gave birth to a calf.
Alan Weyer, in charge at the Kariega Game Reserve, said: "It is incredible that the rhino we found so close to death nearly three years ago is now the mother of a beautiful calf.
"Thandi has shown huge resilience in her fight to survive. We are absolutely thrilled."
To ensure the safety of Thandi and her calf, they're being kept away from all visitors: they're being left undisturbed so that the calf has the best chance of survival.
The calf does not yet have a name but the reserve is inviting suggestions from the public, online.
Poaching crisis
South Africa has the largest rhino population in the world, but 2014 saw a record number of 1,116 rhinos killed.
The rise in poaching is blamed on the increasing value of rhino horn in some Asian countries, where it is seen by some people as a symbol of wealth.
Images and footage courtesy of Adrian Steirn and Kariega Game Reserve
Iain Stuart, 41, of Laurencekirk, worked for the oil field services company Halliburton.
The father-of-two was on board the Airbus EC225LP Super Puma when it crashed near Bergen on 29 April.
Mr Stuart's funeral took place at Laurencekirk Parish Church before he was laid to rest.
The maker of the helicopter that crashed has lifted its recommendation that the same type of aircraft be grounded worldwide.
The aircraft will remain grounded in the UK, however, as a Civil Aviation Authority flight ban remains in force.
Super Pumas are responsible for many of the 140,000 helicopter passenger flights in the UK each year.
Dawn McKenzie, 34, was stabbed by the 13-year-old in her home in Hamilton in 2011.
The inquiry into her death heard the boy had watched footage of his older siblings brandishing knives before he went to stay with the McKenzie family.
The same video showed them drinking alcohol with a gang's logo behind them.
Social worker Stephen Lorimer, giving evidence at the inquiry, said that the boy had been in a stable, happy placement with the foster couple who were caring for him.
But the couple handed in their notice after a member of their own family became very ill, and the boy was moved to stay with Mr and Mrs McKenzie instead.
Mr Lorimer, who is now a team leader within Glasgow City Council's social work department, told the inquiry that this had been a "a terrible outcome" for the boy, who stabbed Mrs McKenzie seven months later.
The boy was detained for seven years in 2012 after admitting culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Mr Lorimer said both the boy and his two sisters had been "extremely affected and damaged" from their experiences before going into care.
The inquiry also heard that another boy threatened the teenager with a knife while he was staying with the foster couple prior to the McKenzies, and that the incident was reported to police.
Following this, the boy was not happy that his foster carers did not let him go outside to play. He was quoted at the inquiry as having said: "Maybe the only way it will go away is if I deal with it myself. If I fight him and beat him he will back off."
Mr Lorimer also told the inquiry about an incident where the boy punched a brick wall because he was not getting his own way.
But said he did not think the incident, that had taken place when the child was aged about 12, was very serious.
The inquiry in Motherwell continues.
Jim Mullen has written to Scottish League Managers Association head Alex Smith after he described it as "undignified and unfair".
Ladbrokes is the main sponsor of the Scottish Professional Football League.
Smith intends to take the matter up with league executives soon.
In his letter, Mullen says the practice is "neither cruel nor insensitive, it's life".
In the correspondence, which has been seen by BBC Scotland, Mullen also insists they have no intention of reviewing their betting procedures in light of the criticism.
"We have been offering topical markets on the sporting issues that our customers are interested in for well over a hundred years," he claimed.
"We plan to carry on doing this for the next hundred years and beyond.
"I know that with high-profile jobs comes high-octane pressure and lots of speculation."
And at the end of the letter he quipped that he would happily be on the receiving end.
He wrote: "If and when somebody next opens a book on the Ladbrokes management, I'll probably have a chuckle, grit my teeth and try to upset the odds."
It comes less than 24 hours after Jackie McNamara was told his time as manager of Dundee United was up, following defeat to St Johnstone.
Ladbrokes signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the SPFL in May.
The deal is understood to be worth about £4m.
Alexander Garkusha pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in a New York court.
He admitted making $125,000 (£84,000) from trades made over a three-month period using information gleaned from stolen embargoed press statements.
It is alleged a total of $100m was earned by a wider group using the scam.
The US authorities first made their suspicions public in August, saying that they believed the computer servers of Business Wire, Marketwired and PR Newswire had been breached leading to the theft of more than 150,000 news releases.
Companies often issue details of their financial results and other market sensitive news to the companies in advance so that the information can be released to all their investors at a specific time.
Nine people have been charged by district attorneys in New York and New Jersey in relation to the case, but dozens of others have also named as being suspects.
The gang responsible for the hack is thought to be based in Ukraine. Other individuals accused of being involved live in Russia, France and Cyprus.
Georgia-based Garkusha agreed to co-operate with the authorities and give up his earnings as part of his plea. Other defendants have plead not guilty.
Garkusha is due to be sentenced on 6 May.
The rebel al-Nusra Front said the man conducted the bombing on their behalf. It was one of four attacks carried out in the northern city of Idlib that day.
It is thought to be the first suicide attack by a US citizen in the conflict.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in the battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule.
"I can confirm that this individual was a US citizen involved in a suicide bombing in Syria," state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
The man was believed to be Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, she said.
The department was "concerned about the flow of foreign fighters in and out of Syria", Ms Psaki added.
Source: Quilliam Foundation
The al-Nusra Front, a militant Islamist group that has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda, said the man used a truck carrying explosives to conduct the attack.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of soldiers were killed by the series of bombings on Sunday, AFP news agency reported.
Syria's internal conflict, which began in 2011, has destroyed whole neighbourhoods and forced nearly three million people to flee the country.
Mr Cairns, 45, denies charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice at Southwark Crown Court.
He is accused of falsely declaring under oath that he had never cheated at cricket in a 2012 libel case.
Justice Nigel Sweeney said on Friday he would accept a majority verdict.
Mr Cairns, who is one of New Zealand's greatest all-rounders and played 62 Tests from 1989 to 2004, is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing a fellow cricketer to give a false statement.
The jury of seven women and five men will resume their deliberations on Monday.
In the 2012 libel case - England's first Twitter libel trial - Mr Cairns won damages of $130,000 (£90,000) by successfully suing Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi over a 2010 tweet, which accused the cricketer of match-fixing while captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League in 2008.
The prosecution at his current trial argued Mr Cairns had lied when he promised during the earlier trial that he had never cheated.
He is also accused of perverting the course of justice by inducing fellow New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent to give a false witness statement in a Skype call.
Mr Vincent told the court that Mr Cairns had approached him to suggest he deliberately play badly for Chandigarh Lions and said he had helped to fix matches under "direct orders" from Mr Cairns, which the defendant denies.
The trial has also heard evidence from a host of cricketers including current New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, former captain Daniel Vettori, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Harris and bowler Andre Adams.
During the case, Mr McCullum told the court Mr Cairns had approached him with a "business proposition" in a hotel room in Kolkata, India, in 2008, during the Indian Premier League, which involved match-fixing.
Mr Cairns's former adviser, Andrew Fitch-Holland, of Burton Road, Manchester, is also accused of perverting the course of justice. He denies the charge.
There were 4,921 such crashes in 2016 - 622 fewer than 2015, according to the Welsh Government's annual report.
However, "little progress" has been made on cutting serious motorbike crashes.
Casualty reduction partnership, GoSafe Wales, hailed the "positive" aspects of the report but said it was still "actively working" to hit 2020 targets.
The Welsh Government has set targets to cut the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Welsh roads by 2020, compared to the average for 2004-2008 - about 1,180.
For the first time the KSI target for young people - a 40% drop - was met in 2016.
The overall number of accidents which resulted in death or serious injury in Wales in 2016 - 975 - was 21% lower than the average in 2004-08, with authorities seeking to bring that down a further 19 percentage points by 2020.
However, there has only been a 1% drop in the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured in crashes in Wales, with a 25% drop targeted by 2020.
That is despite the latest figures showing the number of motorcycle-crash casualties hitting a four-year low in 2016 - 662 - after a previous peak in 2014.
In total, 103 people were killed in accidents on Welsh roads - two fewer than in 2015.
Road safety charity, Brake, said it was "good news" fewer people were being injured or killed on Welsh roads.
"However, more needs to be done to bring this figure down further," a spokesman added.
"Motorcyclists, along with cyclists and pedestrians, are among the most vulnerable road users, that's why it's so crucial drivers remain vigilant at all times, and do everything they can to look out for and protect people around them, whether they're on motorbikes, bicycles or on foot."
Brake called for "ambitious casualty reduction figures" and the introduction of "widespread 20mph speed limits".
GoSafe Wales, a partnership made up of the Welsh local councils, police forces and the Welsh Government, is charged with making people safer on the roads.
Teresa Healy, of GoSafe, said: "We continue to work with our partners in Wales to contribute to the reduction of collisions on our roads.
"This includes being members of the Young Persons and Motorcycling steering Groups, which are focused on targeted interventions for these high-risk groups.
"Whilst the reduction in collisions seen to date is positive, we are actively working to contribute to achieving the targets set out by the Welsh Government Road Safety Framework for Wales (July 2013).
"We contribute through the enforcement of speeding, use of mobile phones and not wearing of seatbelt, as well as running Operation Snap, which enforces other traffic offences detected by dashcams or similar devices."
Molly Owens, of Holyhead, Anglesey, is believed to be with Brian George Owens.
Owens, 26, was due to be sentenced at Caernarfon Magistrates' Court on Friday but did not show up.
Ch Insp Sharon McCairn of North Wales Police said: "We are concerned for Molly's whereabouts and are appealing to anybody who may have information to contact us."
Police have not said what Owens was due to be sentenced for, but a warrant for his arrest has been issued and police have urged him to get in touch so they know he and Molly are safe.
Molly has shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes and sometimes wears pink glasses - it is not known what she was wearing when she went missing.
Owens is 5ft 9in tall with a slim build, short brown hair and blue eyes.
New Zealand-born Leuluai, 26, has made 92 league appearances for the Vikings since signing from Championship leaders Leigh in 2011.
"MacGraff is what this group is all about, hard working and honest," head coach Denis Betts told the club website.
"I am really pleased to have secured his services for the next two seasons."
Widnes are currently eighth in the Super League table, 10 points outside the top four, but three points clear of ninth-placed Hull KR.
Their 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station was twice the length of a normal stay - but how has time in space affected their bodies?
Space wreaks havoc on almost every part of the human body because there is less gravity to create the conditions we experience living on Earth.
"Astronauts lose a lot of calcium essential to their bones - it's a bit like osteoporosis here on Earth," says space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock from University College London.
Osteoporosis is a disease where bones become more brittle, which sometimes affects older people and women. It can mean you're more likely to break your bones.
It's thought that this happens in space because astronauts don't do load-bearing exercise - like walking and running, or lifting things - pulling against the Earth's gravity.
To try to avoid this, while they're in space astronauts have a special diet and have to do up to two hours of exercise per day.
2 - the number of hours per day astronauts exercise while in space
40 - the percentage of your muscles you will lose after five months in space
365 - the number of days it takes your bones to recover
460 - kilometres distance between Earth and the International Space Station
After five months in orbit above the Earth, an astronaut would typically lose as much as 40% of muscle and 12% of bone mass, says Jeremy Curtis from the UK Space Agency.
"The muscle loss is the equivalent of a 20-year-old turning into a 60-year-old over a period of three months," he says.
Astronauts returning to Earth will experience problems standing up and balancing - and some won't be able to drive a car to begin with.
They have to undergo a special rehabilitation programme a year after returning to earth to rebuild muscles and bones - and may never regain their previous bone mass.
The exposure to higher levels of radiation in space also means astronauts may be more likely to suffer from cancer later on in life.
But on the plus side, scientists say studying the effects of space flight on the human body can help with developing new treatments for diseases like osteoporosis and cancer here on Earth.
Cardinal George Pell, who heads the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy, said it meant the Holy See's finances were better than expected.
He made the comments in the Catholic Herald, in an essay outlining his vision for the Vatican.
Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Pell as part of his efforts to reform the Church and make it more transparent.
"It is important to point out that the Vatican is not broke," Cardinal Pell wrote. "Apart from the pension fund (...) the Holy See is paying its way, while possessing substantial assets and investments.
"We have discovered that the situation is much healthier than it seemed, because some hundreds of millions of Euros were tucked away in particular sectional accounts and did not appear on the balance sheet," he added.
There have been a number of scandals at the Vatican Bank, most recently last year when allegations were made the bank had been used by money launderers.
Cardinal Pell did not say any wrongdoing had been found but said Vatican departments long had "an almost free hand" with their finances.
Pope Francis' reforms, he said, were "already past the point where it would be possible to return to the 'bad old days'".
They aimed to make Vatican finances "boringly successful", he added.
At the time of Pope Francis' election, Cardinal Pell - who is Australian - had been vocal in his calls for financial reform.
Lead singer Carl Barat had invited The High Flying Birds man to help produce their new record, which is out later this year.
He told NME the band could use his "clarity of vision" on the project.
But, before any further excitement could take hold, Noel revealed their need to record abroad meant he wouldn't be able to sign up.
We know what you're thinking. How did this combo even present itself in the first place?
Well... email.
Yep, the musical powerhouses that are Gallagher and Barat have been bouncing them back and forth recently.
"I'm going to email Noel Gallagher," Carl explained before Noel knocked him back.
"I know he's really busy, but hopefully he's got a bit of time for The Libertines who love him so."
Seemingly not enough time.
Noel told NME: "We've exchanged a few emails but unfortunately they want to do it in Thailand.
"With the best will in the world, I'm on tour and I can't do it. I would genuinely love to be involved but they're going to do it in Thailand and I can't be in Thailand."
So that's, that. The "clarity of vision" will have to wait.
Noel does have some advice for The Libertines though, "as long as they don't over-think it, they'll be alright."
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A multi-million-pound scheme to replace 46 fire control centres in England with nine regional sites will be scrapped, the government has said.
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The cash was handed out to businesses and public sector organisations to promote development.
Businesses told the BBC the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is demanding funds be returned due to EU rules not being followed.
The DCLG said the issue could affect businesses across the UK and it had to ensure funding was properly managed.
However affected organisations say the government is trying to retrospectively enforce new funding rules.
The BBC understands the government is retrospectively applying criteria on points such as the transparency of bidding processes for contractors.
A DCLG spokesman refused to outline the specific issues being raised with businesses or the amounts involved.
He said: "From the outset every project agrees a funding contract which includes regular checks and if expenditure is found to have been inappropriate then the overall value of the award is reduced."
A spokesman for the EU commission said the rules "haven't changed in the past couple of months" but did not respond to questions regarding who had launched the attempts to retrieve the cash.
Companies raised the alarm in Cornwall which has received hundreds of millions of pounds in EU funding but firms across the country could be hit.
£400m of EU funding between 2000 and 2006
£500m of EU funding between 2007 and 2013
£416m of further funding coming between 2014 and 2020
Sandra Rothwell, chief executive of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, said she was "perplexed".
She said: "What has changed given that previous audits have given a clean bill of health?"
Bernard Ballard from the Wheal Jane Group, which has benefited from EU funding, said the attempts to claw back cash were "a terrific blow to confidence".
This has sent chills down the necks of business people who have built grant-aided projects in Cornwall.
I've spoken to one firm, who requested anonymity, who are being asked for the entirety of their European grant back running to several millions of pounds.
The most pressing question is whether the rules that the DCLG is now seeking to apply were in force at the time these projects were put together.
This could reopen an ancient debate: In a small business community like Cornwall, surrounded on three sides by water, is it realistic to have to demonstrate the same level of competition as you might in, say, Birmingham?
Clare Moody, Labour MEP for the South West, said: "This needs to be properly investigated - moving the goalposts on funding post application and huge unexpected recalls of funding are quite clearly unacceptable."
Steve Double, Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, said the clawback was "completely being driven by the EU Commission".
But Russell Dodge, managing director of Business Location Services in Truro which has helped businesses with EU grant funding, said enforcement and compliance was "being driven by the Department for Communities and Local Government".
Violence flared after the Hammers' 1-1 Premier League draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of affray and a third on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, Scotland Yard said.
Officers were also deployed inside the stadium during the match to deal with a separate disturbance, the Met said.
However, it was "quickly dealt with", the force said, and no arrests were made.
Police escorted Middlesbrough fans away from the stadium while officers contained some West Ham supporters.
There have been several crowd disturbances since the club moved to the former Olympic Stadium.
At the first Premier League match at the venue - against Bournemouth on 21 August - some fans arrived with tickets for seats that did not exist, while fighting broke out between rival supporters outside the stadium.
West Ham said 10 fans were ejected from the stadium during the 4-2 defeat by Watford last month.
The Met said more than 40,000 people had attended Saturday's match against Middlesbrough, and the "vast majority" had been good natured.
French magistrates will examine whether the bank helped some clients to avoid paying taxes between 2006 and 2007.
The bank said it had been asked to deposit a bail bond of €50m (£39.6m).
"We will continue to co-operate with the French authorities to the fullest extent possible," it added.
On Monday Belgium prosecutors alleged that hundreds of the bank's clients moved money to offshore tax havens with the help of the bank.
The vehicle smashed into the brick building on Kingfisher Close, Brownhills, West Midlands, at about 05:40 BST on Saturday.
West Midlands Fire Service said no-one was injured although the structure of the garage had been "compromised" by the crash.
Police said they were investigating the incident and trying to find the driver.
The car has been recovered from the garage and insurers for the property are assessing the damage.
Mike Brown, managing director of London Underground (LU), said later running was being "looked at" now that progress was being made in modernising the Tube.
Changes would not come into effect until 2015 at the earliest.
The RMT union's head criticised Tube officials for "spinning ideas" without speaking to their staff.
Mr Brown said: "This is not imminent and we still have much work to do, but I recognise the importance to London.
"There is clearly a balance to be struck between extending our hours of operation, which would mean less time to do upgrade work, and the understandable desire for a later running Tube."
By Tom EdwardsTransport correspondent, London
At every mayoral election so far the issue of a later running or 24-hour Tube has reared its hedonistic head.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has hailed the merits of 24-hour Tubes, but engineering has always got in the way.
Time is needed for clearing up, fixing problems and crucially now upgrade work.
In 2010, later opening plans were put on hold.
So what's changed?
Firstly the economic arguments have become stronger.
Also some of the upgrade work has been done. But also LU is lobbying for "sustained government investment" and so any improvement has to be seen within that wider picture.
There's still a long way to go. It doesn't help that unions are already furious they've been left out of the loop.
At the moment the Tube runs from about 05:00 GMT and closes shortly after 01:00.
It ran an hour later during the London Olympics.
But Tube bosses were criticised by Bob Crow, general secretary of the transport union RMT.
He said: "It would be nice if senior Tube officials had the decency to talk to their staff and their unions within existing agreements before they start spinning ideas out about extending hours and changing procedures."
He said changes to operational hours would mean major changes to rosters and require the recruitment of more staff, plus changes to maintenance and engineering work.
"None of that has been discussed with the unions in any forum and RMT does not conduct its negotiations via the media."
In 2010, Mayor of London Boris Johnson put plans to increase weekend opening hours until 01:30 on hold because of the Tube upgrade plan.
A Transport for London poll in 2005 showed 73% of Londoners were in favour of later opening.
Under the long-running Tube engineering scheme, on some nights up to 5,000 people are at work on the Underground, said Transport for London.
Leeds City Council has approved plans to hand over the reins of The Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and the Hyde Park Picture House.
All three venues have reported "significant annual deficits" in recent years, a council report said.
Council leader Keith Wakefield said the move would allow the venues to "move to a new level of success".
The decision to hand over control was taken after an assessment was carried out by Festivals and Events International (FEI).
FEI reported the three venues had made deficits, before Leeds City Council grant funding, over the last six years ranging between £196,000 and £716,000.
Ahead of the decision being approved Mr Wakefield said: "While there is no doubt that this new approach will, if given the go-ahead, offer a change in how the company is managed, what will not alter in any shape or form is the council's continuing commitment to both support and protect them in the future."
He said: "We believe these recommendations in the executive board paper offer this security and also an opportunity for these undoubted jewels in our city to really prosper and move to a new level of success."
The report said that while the venues, have struggled financially, recent improvements mean they have "potential for a break-even position for the current financial year".
They are currently managed by Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House Limited, a charity owned by the council.
It said the trust would have the freedom to sub-contract the running of each venue to a commercial organisation, but that decision would lie with the trust.
The Grand Theatre, in New Briggate, the City Varieties, in Swan Street, and the Hyde Park Picture House, in Brudenell Road, put on more than 1,500 screenings and performances during 2013/14.
Gordon Draper, owner of Bondgate Books in Bishop Auckland, hopes to return the note and an accompanying photograph to its rightful owner.
The letter is addressed to "Bethany" and the writer, whose "chest was very poorly", says "don't forget me because I'll always be your mum".
Mr Draper said: "I just thought I have to do something with it."
He added: "Hopefully we will find this Bethany to hand her it back. My only wish at the moment is to get it back to its rightful owner."
The letter fell out of a pile of books which had been given to the shop.
It reads: "If your dad is reading this to you it is because I have died and gone to heaven to live with the angels."
The writer said she had an operation to fix her "poorly chest" but the procedure did not work.
She said: "I will always be in the sky making sure you are alright and watching over you so when you see a bright star, like in the nursery rhyme Twinkle twinkle Little Star, that's me.
"I hope you don't forget me because I'll always be your mam."
The Germany international, 24, joined Real from Werder Bremen three years ago for a fee believed to be around £12.4m and has played 155 times for the club.
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On Wednesday, he pledged his future to the Bernabeu side.
The Gunners are also working on other deals, including a move for Palermo and Italy keeper Emiliano Viviano, 27.
With the transfer deadline at 23:00 BST on Monday, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made only two signings - striker Yaya Sanogo, 20, and midfielder Mathieu Flamini, 29, arriving on free transfers.
The club are also interested in Ozil's team-mates, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria, and Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
This summer the Gunners have failed in high-profile attempts to sign Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain, another Real Madrid player.
It is believed Bale's £85.3m switch from Tottenham to Real could trigger a busy day of deals on the transfer window's final day.
The trio were among 25 players given therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) during the tournament in South Africa.
In its latest leaked documents, the Russian hacking group also claims 160 players failed drugs tests in 2015.
Four of the failed tests were registered by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).
Three players tested positive for cocaine, and one for ecstasy.
This is the first time Fancy Bears hackers have released details about TUEs in football.
Tevez, now 33, was playing for Manchester City during the World Cup in 2010 having moved from Manchester United the previous year.
His former Argentina team-mate Heinze, 39, was playing for French club Marseille, having previously spent three seasons at Old Trafford.
Dutchman Kuyt, 37, was at Liverpool.
There is no suggestion any of these footballers have done anything wrong.
The latest hack includes an email from the Football Association's head of integrity, Jenni Kennedy, to the sport's world governing body Fifa.
The FA said it was "disappointed that strictly confidential information has been released into the public domain" given the details in the email related to ongoing investigations.
It added that whenever doing violations are uncovered, it released full details on its website as a matter of course.
Fifa said it condemned "in the strongest terms" the release of material it said was obtained illegally.
"The release of such information constitutes a clear violation of the athletes' privacy and puts at risk the ongoing fight against doping," it added.
Nicole Sapstead, chief executive of Ukad, echoed Fifa's condemnation adding that "the theft of medical data is completely unacceptable and this leak does not advance the cause of the anti-doping community at all".
Tevez, Heinze and former Manchester United and Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron were prescribed betamethasone - a corticosteroid with a variety of uses. It does not feature directly on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) prohibited list, but is banned depending on the strength of the dose used.
Kuyt, who retired from football in May, used dexamethasone, apparently for pain relief because of tooth problems.
Germany international Mario Gomez needed salbutamol, which is a common asthma medication.
Ex-New Zealand, Blackburn and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen, who is listed as 'Nelson' on the published form, declared the use of prednisone, another corticosteroid.
There were no England players among the 25 names released by Fancy Bears.
A TUE allows an athlete, for medical reasons, to take a prescribed substance or have treatment that is otherwise prohibited.
Athletes must contact their national governing body before applying for a TUE.
There are strict criteria for one to be granted:
Ukad says it has "a number of robust controls in place to make it as difficult as possible" for athletes to misuse the system.
Fancy Bears first hacked the Wada database last year, and in September began revealing athletes' confidential details and information regarding TUEs.
British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins was forced to defend himself in the face of scrutiny following the leak of his medical records.
The IAAF - athletics' world governing body - then said in April it was hacked by the group earlier this year.
Mo Farah, Helen Glover and Justin Rose were among the British athletes who had their medical files made public.
BBC Sport's David Ornstein
It was inevitable that Fancy Bears would eventually target the world's biggest sport, perhaps the only surprise being that it took so long.
The statement on the Fancy Bears' website promises to prove that players and officials are "lying" when they "unanimously affirm" that football is free of doping.
But, while concerning, this release is not exactly earth-shattering.
There is no suggestion that any of the World Cup TUEs involve wrongdoing - but it may reignite the debate about whether the system can be abused.
The late musician's website revealed the songs on People, Hell and Angels were recorded in 1968 and 1969.
It is thought Hendrix had intended them for First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, his follow-up to Electric Ladyland, which he was working on when he died.
The album is due to be released in the US on 5 March, although a UK release date has yet to be set.
Hendrix's website said the tracks suggest "new, experimental directions", as he worked on material separate from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
It added he explored "fresh diversions from his legendary guitar work", trying out horns, keyboards, percussion and a second guitar.
Rolling Stone magazine revealed the album's cover artwork on Wednesday.
Hendrix is also about to hit cinemas around the world, with his set from the 1969 Woodstock festival released later this month.
It will be screened at more than 30 cinemas across the UK from 29 November to celebrate 70 years since the musician's birth.
The reassembled archive footage captures Hendrix premiering a new band and performing tracks such as Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Fire, Purple Haze and a rendition of Star Spangled Banner.
Premiership sides have been kept apart with last season's beaten finalists Crusaders hosting Donegal Celtic while Cliftonville entertain Knockbreda.
Glentoran will take on Crumlin Star, Ballymena United welcome H&W Welders and Carrick Rangers meet PSNI.
Ards travel to Larne while Dundela face Glebe Rangers.
All eight ties will be played on Tuesday, 19 September.
Linfield's 3-1 victory over the Crues in March secured the first of three trophies for the Blues last season.
County Antrim Shield first round
Glentoran v Crumlin Star
Ballyclare Comrades v Linfield
Cliftonville v Knockbreda
Carrick Rangers v PSNI
Larne v Ards
Dundela v Glebe Rangers
Crusaders v Donegal Celtic
Ballymena Utd v H&W Welders
Garry Lloyd Jones, 48, lost his partner, Bernard Hender, 19, and business partner Doug McTavish, 39, in the flat fire in Llanrwst.
He said he was awoken by smoke at around 06:00 BST last Friday and tried to pull Mr Hender out while screaming for Mr McTavish.
An investigation found the fire started in a tumble dryer.
Speaking to the Newyddion 9 programme, Mr Lloyd Jones described how he was woken by the smell of smoke in the flat the men shared above his undertaker business.
He went to the front of the flat to investigate but was nearly overwhelmed by the smoke which followed behind him.
"The speed of it is unbelievable" he said,
"I grabbed hold of Bernard in the back bedroom and pulled him out of bed. The smoke was increasing.
"I tried to get him towards the door and I had to crawl onto the floor because there was a gap of oxygen at the bottom.
"And I couldn't get him out. I tried to shout to Doug to scream 'Fire get out, get out.' But unfortunately they didn't make it."
No smoke alarms were installed in the flat. Mr Lloyd Jones warned of their importance.
"I would encourage anyone, get a fire alarm, make sure that battery's working in it, lives could have been saved had we had fire alarms fitted here," he added.
Mr McTavish's funeral will be held on Friday and Mr Hender's held the following Friday.
Plas Newydd, with spectacular views of Snowdon from Anglesey, will in future have its collection of past military uniforms warmed by a heat pump.
It's the biggest UK scheme of its kind and shows a way in which buildings can be heated without imported gas or oil.
It relies on a heat exchanger, which uses a system akin to refrigeration to amplify warmth from pipes in the sea.
The 300kW marine source heat pump cost the National Trust £600,000 and is expected to save around £40,000 a year in operating costs.
The proceeds will be returned to the conservation of the 18th century mansion, which boasts relics from the Battle of Waterloo and a spectacular mural by Rex Whistler.
Heat pumps are likely to become more common as the UK attempts to decarbonise its heating systems, which (unlike electricity) are almost totally dependent on fossil fuels.
The pumps use a compressor and a heat exchanger to suck heat from the air, the ground, or - in this case - water.
The system uses electricity to work the exchanger and the pump, and is only efficient if the final heat is usable at a relatively low temperature.
At Plas Newydd it will reach just 55C, but this is perfect for keeping the building at a steady warmth for conservation.
Adam Ellis-Jones, from the National Trust, said: "With the Irish Sea right on the doorstep, a marine source heat pump is the best option for us.
"Being a pioneer is never easy. There are very few marine source heat pumps and none of this size in the UK, so it has been a challenging project - but a very exciting one."
Plas Newydd was previously the National Trust's most polluting property, warmed entirely by an oil-fired boiler.
The use of heat pumps is growing as the government looks to subsidise low-carbon heat sources, but they are by no means universally suitable.
Currently they only pay back under certain circumstances - for instance if a property like Plas Newydd is not connected to the gas grid and relies on expensive oil heating; or if it has been designed to be high-efficiency so it only needs low-grade heat; or if it generates its own electricity through renewables so the power to run the heat exchanger is virtually free.
Air source heat pumps, which suck in air from outside, are the cheapest type to install, but they are the least efficient on the coldest days. Then it is better to have a ground or water source heat pump, with pipes buried underground or underwater, because water and ground will be warmer than air.
Homes with under-floor heating are better suited to heat pumps because they require large amounts of warm water at a relatively low heat.
Tobi Kellner co-wrote the Zero Carbon Britain report for the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth in mid Wales. He told BBC News that if the UK sticks to its aim to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, heat pumps will be essential.
"Today heat pumps are not the 'green' heat source of choice for most households because of the polluting nature of our power stations," he said.
"In a future where most electricity is produced from renewables this picture would change fundamentally as heat pumps deliver most of the energy required for heating homes.
"Heat pumps could also play an important role in balancing supply and demand in future energy systems. Electricity is difficult to store, but heat can be stored easily in the form of hot water."
He calculates that running heat pumps when wind power output is high and demand low - on, say, a windy night - then storing heat in hot water cylinders or storage caverns could help solve the problems of variable output from renewables.
The National Trust is pressing ahead with low-carbon developments across its huge estate. Its managers are uncomfortably aware that these improvements are heavily subsidised by a levy on the bills of all energy users, including the poorest.
If its remaining five renewables pilots succeed, the Trust will invest in 43 further renewables schemes.
A National Heat Map will be published at the end of June, showing the rivers in England that have the highest potential for water source heat pumps.
The pilots are:
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The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital with a head injury during the incident, which took place at about 13:10.
Her injuries are not life-threatening.
Ch Insp Nicky Russell said there would be a high-visibility police presence in the area while inquiries continued.
Mr Uribe, who led the campaign against the accord, said the deal had to be for everyone not half the population.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held marches urging the government and Farc not to go back to war.
Colombians narrowly rejected the deal in a referendum on Sunday.
President Santos is scrambling to salvage the deal, which opponents said was too soft on the Farc guerrillas.
Government negotiators have already returned to Havana for further talks with Farc leaders.
However Mr Santos said peace was "close" and that he would continue meeting opponents to try to salvage the deal.
His meeting with Mr Uribe was believed to be the first since he was sworn in as president six years ago. The one-time allies became bitter rivals after President Santos decided to negotiate with the Farc.
Mr Santos has been supported by demonstrators who rallied in 14 cities demanding that the deal be saved.
Twenty-six public and private universities took part in the marches, organised by students on social media.
Many carried candles and white flags and walked silently, while some carried pictures of loved ones who were among the 220,000 killed during more than 50 years of conflict.
If anyone has the right to feel angry and not to forgive, it is Edgar Bermudez.
At the height of the conflict between the Colombian government and left-wing Farc guerrillas, Mr Bermudez was on patrol in a rural area in the south of the country when he stepped on a land mine.
But he is worried about what kind of country his girls will grow up in now the peace deal is hanging in the balance.
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For their part, the Farc have said that "peace is here to stay".
On Tuesday, President Santos announced that he would extend a bilateral ceasefire between the Farc and government forces until the end of October.
This prompted Farc leader Timochenko to tweet: "@JuanManSantos announces that the ceasefire with the @FARC_EPueblo will last until 31 October, and from then onwards does the war continue?"
But Colombia's ministry of defence released a statement on Wednesday clarifying that the ceasefire had been extended "initially" until 31 October and that it could well be extended beyond that date.
Among the "corrections" those opposed to the deal have demanded are:
The peace agreement was reached after four years of formal talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, between government and Farc negotiators.
From early on in the negotiations, President Santos announced he would put the final agreement to the Colombian people in a "yes" or "no" vote.
Polls suggested the agreement would be approved by a comfortable margi, but the deal was rejected by 50.2% of voters.
Paddy Hill was speaking at a press conference.
The Belfast man was convicted along with five other people of the 1974 bombings which killed 21 people. Those convictions were quashed in 1991.
He accused the "judiciary, the government and the Birmingham police" of "a massive cover-up".
"We never got justice, but I'll tell you one thing that we can get, and that's the one thing we deserve the most, and that's the truth.
"It's not so much me, I know the truth, I want this for the families."
He accused the West Midlands Police of not wanting the inquest to be reopened as "there are too many skeletons in the cupboard".
He alleged police had "advanced warning" of the bombs but "they didn't take any steps to prevent them".
He told journalists he believed he knew who the bombers were.
He added he was sceptical that the full truth of what happened will emerge saying he did not think "the Birmingham police could spell the word truth".
The ex-prime minister, who introduced the public sector pay cap, said those who believed in "sound finances" were wrongly being painted as "uncaring".
"The exact reverse is true," he said at an event in South Korea. "Giving up sound finances isn't being generous."
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged ministers to "hold their nerve".
As a growing number of Tory MPs, as well as opposition parties and unions, call for the 1% cap on public sector pay increases to be reviewed, the chancellor has said the "right balance" must be struck in terms of fairness to workers and taxpayers.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson expressed his support for a rethink on Monday, while Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he sympathises with the millions of NHS workers whose pay has been squeezed since 2010 - firstly through a two-year pay freeze and then through the cap, which was imposed in 2012.
But Mr Cameron, who as prime minister of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition oversaw six years of cuts to public spending, defended his government's record on paying down the multibillion pound annual deficit and suggested it would be a mistake to now loosen up efforts.
"The opponents of so-called austerity couch their arguments in a way that make them sound generous and compassionate," said the former PM, who stood down as an MP last year, at a conference in Seoul.
"They seek to paint the supporters of sound finances as selfish, or uncaring. The exact reverse is true.
"Giving up on sound finances isn't being generous, it's being selfish: spending money today that you may need tomorrow."
Rises of 1% for dentists, nurses, doctors and the military have already been agreed for this year and No 10 said ministers would respond to pay review bodies next recommendations in due course.
Nigel Lawson, a former chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, said it was Mr Hammond's job to keep control of public spending and urged ministers to formulate the policy behind closed doors.
"It's not easy but it is necessary," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "People understand we need to pay our way on the road to economic success."
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said increasing pay in line with inflation next year could cost about £5bn and to do so for the rest of the Parliament could "easily cost twice that".
However, director Paul Johnson told the BBC that Mr Hammond had a range of options to ease the constraints on pay without breaching his immediate financial targets.
"If that were the government's biggest priority then it could probably afford to do it," he said. "The country would hardly be bankrupt if the government were to borrow a few billion more than currently planned."
But he said it was not clear how much "headroom" Mr Hammond would have given uncertainty over the performance of the economy and other spending pressures.
After the Tories' failure to win a majority, the chancellor has said it is up to his party to again make the case for a market-based economy, underpinned by sound public finances, and oppose those calling for a "different path".
Labour said immediate action was needed from the government not "just more empty words or infighting from members of the cabinet".
"The fact that some of the pillars of our community and the public sector such as teachers, doctors and police officers are seeing their pay cut exposes the double standards of a government that likes to praise their work but will not actually truly reward it," said shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
Southern Metropolis Daily showed a full-page ad in its 14 December issue, which sparked reaction from tens of thousands of Weibo users, discussing whether they would have cosmetic surgery if their partner asked.
Many speculated that the post was simply an advert by a plastic surgery clinic or simply a kind of ruse. One popular user said that the paper was known for its "wonderful, endless adverts".
However, it provided no details to suggest as such and the post in any event it sparked a vibrant and massively popular social media discussion about whether users would go under the knife if the message was from their partner.
Recent months has seen a huge debate among Chinese social media users on the ethics, benefits and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery, increasingly a booming business in the country.
On page 10, the post apparently by "Xiao Ming", read "Wife: we still love each other, but were born at the wrong time - in a material era. I think, if I can make you into a beautiful flower, I am willing to contribute the money from my private house and give you cosmetic surgery. The more beautiful you are, the more I will like you."
On this particular story, more than 20,000 users on the popular Sina Weibo microblog used the #HusbandsTellsPaperWantsWifeToGoUndertheKnife hashtag to discuss the Southern Metropolis Daily advert.
Some commenting on this story online said they would undergo procedures if their husband was paying; others said being asked was good grounds for divorce.
Many voiced concern about society being increasingly image-driven. Cosmetic surgery is a 400 bn yuan industry (62.6bn US dollar) in China and by 2019, the country is expected to be the world's third largest market after the US and Brazil.
Many were outraged by the advert and suggested that "Xiao Ming" was treading on dangerous territory. "Is this for real?" said "Dong Nizhu". "This is unconceivable."
"You want your wife to be more beautiful = you want to get dumped," said another.
Some questioned the husband's love for his wife. "If you love someone, you should not be that concerned about her appearance, right?" asked user "Green Pencil No 7".
Others criticised the newspaper for allowing the advert to glamourise procedures that carry health and financial risks: "Newspapers now are so unscrupulous; they dare to show such a socially irresponsible advert for money!" said "Melancholic_622".
Despite criticism, some users said that if their partner was paying, they would show willing. "If I had the money, I would go straight away!" said the ironically named "A Woman Should Be Her Own Master".
"Take me to get my eyelids done and I'll be happy," said "Ann Liu Maideng", in a post to her partner.
Some spoke about their partners being understanding of them wanting cosmetic surgery, and said that it has become less taboo: "My husband is very supportive of me having plastic surgery said "Walking H".
There were those who felt cosmetic surgery had gained influence because society had become more image-driven. "The level of importance people put on their appearance really is evident," said "45453yy".
Cosmetic surgery has been a huge talking point over the last few months, with debate over whether it is ethically appropriate for China, with a financially successful cosmetic surgery industry, to promote people having procedures.
Thousands used the hashtag #SnakeSpirit in March to talk about a 15-year-old Chinese girl Lee Hee Danae, who underwent "major cosmetic surgery" to win over an ex-boyfriend earlier in the year.
In August, they also used the hashtag #19CosmeticOperations to talk about a woman from Shenyang who flew to South Korea to have 19 operations in three years, and wears a veil in public because she is still not satisfied with her appearance.
In October a top Chinese actress, known as Angelababy, sued a clinic for defamation after it alleged she had undergone plastic surgery in a case which saw her face examined in court.
A Taiwanese model who appeared in a plastic surgery ad has previously become the subject of a popular internet meme after it showed her with "children" with drastically different appearances. "The only thing you'll ever have to worry about is how to explain it to the kids," the advert read.
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The union's annual conference voted to use an existing ballot over funding to stage a one-day school strike in their challenge over budget shortages.
Teachers say that spending cuts are leading to job losses, timetable cuts and courses being cancelled.
But the Department for Education says that spending on schools is at the "highest level on record".
But this claim has been rejected by teachers, who point to a real-terms 8% cut as a result of unfunded extra costs, as well as changes from a new funding formula.
Jo Yurky, founder of the parents' campaign group, Fair Funding For All Schools, claimed that budget shortages had left schools worrying about money for heating - to the extent that in one school pupils had to wear their coats and hats in the classroom.
Speaking after the vote at the union's conference in Cardiff, the NUT's general secretary, Kevin Courtney, said he would consult his union's members before pushing ahead with any strike, national or regional.
However, as the union has an active ballot for strike action valid until August 31, this could be used as the legal basis for strikes.
He said: "There are places where the cuts are so bad and the degree of concern so big that strike action is a real possibility. We will consult with colleagues in the regions about the readiness of members to do this.
"If Justine Greening announces the funding formula is changing to make things even worse in some areas, that would be very likely to raise the level of anger in those areas to a point where action will take place."
The NASUWT teachers' union, holding its annual conference this weekend in Manchester, has warned that schools are relying on parental donations for funding - and BBC News website readers have sent in their own experiences of being asked for extra money by schools.
Speaking in favour of a one-day strike at the NUT conference, Cleo Lewis, a delegate from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "I've had enough. It's just too much. Nothing gets changed by sitting around and discussing.
"We can sit and discuss until we are blue in the face.
"The government are not accepting our nice words. We need to show them we are serious."
James Kerr, also from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "We need a strategy that can win on cuts."
Jacqueline Baker told the conference that in her school a teacher had been asked to teach Spanish without knowing a single word of the language.
But a Department for Education spokeswoman said: "We have protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise over the next two years, to £42bn by 2019-20.
"We recognise that schools are facing cost pressures, and we will continue to provide support to help them use their funding in the most cost effective ways, so that every pound of the investment we make in education has the greatest impact."
Williams, 23, joined Peterborough from Nuneaton Town last term when Exiles boss Graham Westley managed Posh.
21-year-old Gordon signed for West Ham in 2014 from Peterborough but is yet to make a senior appearance for the club.
Gordon, who joins on loan until the end of the season, also had spells with Chelmsford, Nuneaton and Sligo Rovers.
"My main priority in this window is to strengthen our back four and defensive midfield options. It is obvious that we need to be better at both ends of the pitch," Westley told the club's website.
"Bringing in Aaron will increase our work ethic and thrust as a team. This is a good start to building a momentum and winning team in the second half of the season.
"Jaanai is a player with the potential to change games."
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The commission is expected to determine how many people died during the operation, and to identify them.
It will also assess whether relatives of the victims deserve compensation.
Officially 514 Panamanian soldiers and civilians were killed but some local groups say the real number is closer to 1,000.
Twenty-three US military personnel died.
"Panama is seeking to heal its wounds," said the country's vice president and foreign minister, Isabel de Saint Malo.
"There can be no reconciliation if the truth is not known," she added.
The 83-year-old Manuel Noriega is now in prison in Panama, for ordering the disappearance of dissidents during his 1983-1989 rule.
He has already served sentences in the US and France.
Happily, our trip coincided with the fifth Seychelles Carnival.
Downtown in the capital Victoria, traffic was bumper-to-bumper, with the main roads blocked off for the carnival parade. April and May are the warmest months of the year, so with temperatures nearing 42C, the weather and humidity were oppressive.
But it didn't matter. We were in paradise and our first appointment was at State House, official residence of the president.
The house is a mixture of old colonial charm, with modern-day features. We were ushered into the sitting room, lined with wood panels and parquet floors. The room was filled with history, reflected through the portraits of former governors and national heroes hanging off the walls. It felt more like a museum than a residence.
Noting our curiosity, Srdjana Janosevic, the president's chief of communications whispered in my ear: "The president doesn't actually live here."
Apparently he lives in his own private house - something his assistant insisted was "the Seychellois way" of doing things.
That phrase, the "Seychellois way" perhaps alludes to the attempt by this tiny island nation to develop a more egalitarian society since independence in 1976. They haven't done badly.
According to the African Development Bank, the Seychelles is on course to reach all eight targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of pledges made by UN member states to increase living standards in poorer parts of the world.
The MDGs encompass many of the fundamental aspects of human development, from improving healthcare and education, to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
2015 is the deadline for countries to achieve these goals, and in Africa, it looks like the Seychelles may emerge as the star performer.
When I finally meet the president and begin my conversation with him, the MDGs feature strongly.
"From the very beginning, since independence, we have always put people at the centre of our development. This is why in the Seychelles we have people who are highly educated, well skilled, and this is why today here we have a system which is free healthcare for everybody," he tells me.
But surely, I ask, it's far easier to meet the MDGs when your country only has 90,000 permanent inhabitants.
Not so, he counters: "If you build an airport you have to cater for international standards, it doesn't take into account population size."
During 2015 Seychelles may well make history as the first and possibly the only African country to have halved poverty, empowered women, provided basic housing and drinkable water, plus dealt a blow to diseases such as HIV and Malaria.
However the country has other serious challenges that aren't reflected in the matrix of social development targets set by the United Nations.
On a visit to the Takamaka Rum distillery and the Morne Blanc tea factory, locals tell us they relish their life on an idyllic island but lament the new social problems caused by the rise in drug and alcohol abuse.
According to the UN, this tiny island has some of the worst heroin addiction statistics in the world.
For visitors such as ourselves, it's hard to make out the cracks in society. On the surface, island life appears to be relaxed and the different races and cultures mingle seamlessly.
Perhaps our perspective was clouded by the balmy heat or the festive energy of the carnival.
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The 51-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point on 14 January. Nine people, including three minors, were arrested for the crime.
One of the accused died in February. The minors are being tried in a separate court for juveniles.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
"All accused are held guilty for all offences," The Times of India quoted Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar as saying on Monday.
The sentencing is due on Thursday. The victim was not present in the court on Monday.
The tourist had lost her way to her hotel in Delhi's Paharganj area when she approached the men to ask for directions.
She gave a detailed statement in the presence of the Danish ambassador before leaving the country soon after the assault.
The 2012 gang rape led to protests and new anti-rape laws in India.
However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.
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The IAAF has outlined the conditions Araf must meet for it provisional doping ban to be lifted.
The federation was suspended last month following a damning independent World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report.
IAAF president Lord Coe said there is "no timeline" for reinstatement.
Russia, which said in November it is "fully committed" to reforms, faces exclusion from the 2016 Rio Olympics if not declared compliant.
Coe said: "The conditions we have announced leave no room for doubt.
"Russia must demonstrate verifiable change across a range of criteria and satisfy our task force that those criteria will be met permanently.
"It is up to them to implement verifiable change both in anti-doping practice and culture."
An IAAF task force, which will decide whether Russia is in compliance with the new criteria, will make its first trip to the country in January.
Under the conditions outlined by the IAAF, the sport's world governing body, Russia must demonstrate it meets Wada and IAAF rules.
The suspended Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) must also be able to operate without interference, following claims that the country's security services were involved in the doping programme.
The IAAF will take responsibility for testing so that athletes are in a position to return to competition once Russia's suspension is lifted.
Mousset, 20, joins after a prolific season in Ligue 2 where he scored 14 goals and has also been capped at under-20 level by France.
He was part of the squad which played in last month's Toulon Tournament before losing to England in the final.
"Lys is another player with great potential," Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said.
"We're always planning for the future and Lys is not only a young player with exciting potential, but someone who had a massive impact for their club last season."
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Bell has signed a two-year contract at Tannadice after leaving Rangers and was instantly impressed by McKinnon.
"I spoke to a couple of managers in the top flight and a couple of teams down south," said the 29-year-old keeper.
"I spoke to the manager here early on in the month and I had kind of made my mind up."
McKinnon, who was in charge of Raith Rovers last season, took over from Mixu Paatelainen after the Finn was sacked following United's relegation from the Premiership.
"It was just the way he came across and sometimes you need to go with your gut feeling," said Bell.
"He came across so well and so determined. I knew this was the club for me."
Out of favour at Rangers, Bell cut a frustrated figure last season at Ibrox as he spent the season on the treatment table and then on the bench as Wes Foderingham kept him out of the team.
"It was difficult," he said. "Starting off, I was injured for the first five months of the season, so that was hard.
"When I got back fit, obviously the manager brought in a new goalkeeper, so I thought I was going out on loan, but things changed and it didn't happen.
"I ended up sitting on the bench, which I didn't really want to do.
"Wes had a good season, so I couldn't go chapping on the door too much.
"I had a chat with the manager at the end of the season and it was all agreed that I could go and try and find first-team football and, when Dundee United spoke to my agent, things started moving on."
Bell believes United should be in the top six of the Premiership and is determined not only to help the club return there but recapture the form that led to his solitary Scotland cap in 2010.
"We know it is going to be difficult," he added. "The Championship is a really difficult league - I have been there two years now.
"We have got a really strong squad and I am sure the boys will be up to the challenge.
"After the last year I have had at Rangers, I am really determined to get my career back on track and prove I am the goalkeeper I was."
Sales rose 17.4% from a year earlier to 1.4bn Swiss francs ($1.48bn: £957m).
Excluding its purchase of Russell Stover, sales were up 9.4%.
However, the rise was slightly below expectations. Lindt said it had been hit by higher raw material prices and the strength of the Swiss currency.
Lindt said that key markets for chocolate such as Switzerland and Europe were "largely saturated, with very little growth".
However, it added it had grown market share in Germany and France, and was also seeing good growth in the UK and US.
The striker's Senegal-issued licence was valid for one year in the UK, but he had been using it for three.
The 30-year-old, of Darras Hall, Ponteland, was given four points and fined £547 by Newcastle magistrates.
Chairman of the bench Carolyn Hyslop then said: "Good luck tomorrow."
Newcastle United play Swansea City at St James' Park on Saturday, in a game they look to have to win if they are to escape relegation.
The court heard how Cisse was stopped by police in Newcastle in February 2015.
Officers said the tinted front window of his black Range Rover was too dark, and ordered him to drive with it down.
At the time, police discovered Cisse's licence had expired and advised him to take a UK driving test.
However, he was stopped again in May and July, and was found to be still using the foreign licence.
Cisse admitted driving other than in accordance with a licence.
Nigel Hedley, defending the player, said there was some confusion over his driving licence, which he said had actually been issued in France.
Cisse had since been on holiday to France and passed a test there, he added.
The problem is that it represents only a tiny corner of the press. Impress has so far not had to deal with a single complaint.
Its membership is made up of smaller community papers, websites and hyper-local news operations, among them the Brixton Bugle, Shetland News and the Scottish investigative website, the Ferret.
Three years on from the signing of the Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press, Britain's main newspapers are all still refusing to sign up to the Leveson system.
The principle that unites them all in their opposition is the belief that "recognition" is tantamount to "state regulation".
Ipso, which represents most of Britain's main national and regional newspapers (the Guardian, Financial Times and Independent all chose to go their own way) is not seeking recognition.
That means that although Ipso says it has taken on board the recommendations of Lord Leveson, it is not interested in having an independent body, the Press Recognition Panel (PRP), check that it is actually complying with the 29 rules and standards laid out in the Leveson report.
The newspapers' argument is that the PRP is, despite its claims of being independent, an arm of the state.
This was foreseen by Lord Leveson which is why there are legal incentives to encourage the press to sign up. The main stick to prod the papers is Section 40 of the 2013 Crime and Courts Act.
To understand it you have to look at one of the key recommendations of Lord Leveson - arbitration. Anyone who feels their reputation has been unfairly damaged by a newspaper article has at the moment only one legal route for compensation, the libel court.
For most people this is simply too expensive and too risky to contemplate. Arbitration is a low-cost and quicker alternative to going to the High Court.
Section 40 says if either newspaper or complainant refuses to take the option of arbitration they will have to pay costs in a High Court case even if they win. Britain's main newspaper owners have been resisting this being signed into law.
It has been passed by Parliament but is awaiting a final signature from Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. Facing questions from MPs, she said she has concerns about the effect it would have on newspapers but has not made up her mind.
Some newspapers are reporting they have been told privately she will not sign Section 40. However, even if she does not sign it remains on the statute book and if there is some future press scandal then it will be there as a possible option.
Newspaper opposition to Section 40 is focussed on the fear that if they do not offer an approved arbitration scheme they could face libel claims in which claimants face no risk of paying costs.
The economics of news are tough at the moment - this looks like a catastrophic extra financial risk for anyone who wants to resist signing up to a "recognised" regulator.
So why have Impress's members signed up to such a system? The answer is the rarely discussed "carrot". Section 40 works two ways.
If a rich and powerful individual or organisation threatens a journalist with a libel writ then arbitration offers a low-cost escape route from a ruinously expensive court case.
The highest settlement in Impress's scheme is £3,000. High Court actions usually cost £150,000 at a minimum. If that individual ignores arbitration and presses on with a libel action then the High Court can force them to pay costs even if they win.
Arbitration offers a new insurance policy for investigative journalism and for websites and news organisations wanting to do stories about people with expensive lawyers. This is one reason why websites such as Byline and the Ferret have signed up to Impress.
Had arbitration existed in the past perhaps parts of the press would have had a little more nerve with stories about highly litigious individuals such as Robert Maxwell and Jimmy Savile.
However, there is also a wider point in all of this. The argument about "state regulation" and a "free press" is not as clear as it might appear.
The Royal Charter system of press regulation is still self-regulation. Ipso is funded and overseen by the newspapers. Impress is funded by a mix of charitable trusts and foundations.
Among the donors to those funders are the former boss of Formula 1, Max Mosley, and JK Rowling, neither of whom has a say over any decision-making process.
The Press Recognition Panel is independently appointed and would merely give self-regulation a warrant of approval that it was meeting the Leveson standards.
However, large parts of the British media are regulated by an arm of the state. Sky News, ITV, TalkSport, the BBC amongst many others are all subject to regulation by Ofcom.
However, only TV and radio broadcasts are subject to their rules for accuracy and impartiality. Articles on their websites are not included.
If you want to complain that an online video by a broadcaster is not accurate or fair then it would depend if it was on a media player, TV or a website.
It is complicated and far from clear to the public. It is not even clear yet whether the BBC News website will be subject to Ofcom regulation when the BBC Trust is replaced next year.
The old dividing lines between broadcast and print and who regulates what is breaking down. Ipso will take complaints about videos on news websites, Ofcom will not.
So, in conclusion, the "recognition" of Impress does not change much. However, if Section 40 were to be signed then the presence of Impress, an approved regulator, would change everything for Ipso.
The editorials and campaigning by the newspapers reflect a real fear that a single signature could make it almost impossible to continue to resist press regulation as envisaged by Lord Leveson.
The 22-year-old, from Lenzie, near Glasgow, and Michaella McCollum, from Co Tyrone, were jailed in 2013 for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Spain.
Reid has served about a third of her sentence of six years and eight months.
McCollum, 23, was freed last month after serving two years and three months in prison.
However, it is anticipated she will have to remain in Peru for a considerable period as part of her parole conditions.
Peruvian authorities said, following a court hearing on Friday, they had agreed to expel Reid from the country.
They said she had met the legal requirements to be released because she had complied with other measures.
A UK Foreign Office statement released on Saturday said: "We continue to provide assistance to Melissa Reid, and remain in contact with her family and local authorities."
McCollum and Reid were caught with an estimated £1.5m of cocaine at Lima airport on 6 August 2013 while attempting to board a flight to Madrid, in Spain.
The pair were caught with 24lb (11kg) of cocaine in food packets hidden inside their luggage.
They had claimed they were forced to carry the drugs, but pleaded guilty to charges later that year.
They had faced the prospect of a maximum 15-year prison term but struck a behind-closed-doors plea bargain to secure a shorter sentence.
Following her release, McCollum told Irish state broadcaster RTÉ she had been "very naive, so young and very insecure".
"A lot of times I didn't know how to say no to somebody," she said.
"I kind of just followed along with it and I guess a part of me kind of wanted to be something I'm not.
"But, simply, I made a decision in my moment of madness."
Reid's father Billy has previously said the impact of his daughter's imprisonment on his family had been "horrendous".
He said: "It's horrendous to see your daughter in handcuffs and the living conditions that she has to put up with.
"Melissa has spent her own 20th and 21st birthdays in prison in Peru."
William joined pilots, ground crew and families from 29 (Reserve) Squadron in Lincolnshire, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The squadron trains Typhoon jet pilots, and the base is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).
Prince William took to the skies in a Chipmunk as part of the event.
He had been due to fly in a Dakota belonging to the BBMF, but the aircraft had a problem with one of its engines.
Sqn Ldr Martin Morris explained: "It is a very old aircraft and we couldn't get one of the engines up to its full operating speed - so he got to fly in a Chipmunk instead."
He said about operating the BBMF's historic aircraft: "Anything to do with aviation has got to be safety related. If there is any doubt, there is no doubt."
After his flight, piloted by Sqn Ldr Duncan Mason, Prince William joked: "For a beginner, he was alright."
The Chipmunk was joined in mid-air by a BBMF Spitfire.
Sqn Ldr Morris said about the royal visit: "With it being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain - a very special year - in many respects this is the icing on the cake.
"It is the acknowledgment and recognition of what the veterans did, as part of 'the few', during the Battle of Britain."
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Louise Brookes' brother, Andrew, was among the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the tragedy in 1989. He was 26.
Ms Brookes, from Bromsgrove, has been campaigning for 25 years.
She said she will continue to fight until she discovers the truth of what happened to her brother.
Manager Mark Warburton said: "He is seeing a specialist today in London to get a more detailed report.
"There is no surgery required, which is most pleasing.
"Hopefully he will be back for the end of the season, but there is a possibility he won't. It depends how his recovery progresses."
Waghorn's injury has led to Warburton calling for an end to the use of artificial surfaces in the Scottish Premiership and suggesting that the striker's "lacerations and immediate bruising" would not have been caused on a grass pitch.
The 26-year-old Englishman went off after winning and converting an early penalty in Rangers' 2-1 Scottish Cup replay win over Kilmarnock on Tuesday.
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And the club's top scorer wrote on Twitter that he expects to be out of action for six to eight weeks.
Rangers, who initially predicted that the striker would be missing "for a number of weeks", had added: "His rehabilitation will be expertly managed by the medical team and we look forward to welcoming him back sooner rather than later."
Waghorn, signed from Wigan in the summer, has scored 28 goals for Warburton's side, who lead the Championship table.
Nicky Clark replaced him at Rugby Park and scored Rangers' late winner to set up a home quarter-final against either Dundee or Dumbarton.
"His rehabilitation will be expertly managed by the medical team and we look forward to welcoming him back sooner rather than later," the club statement added.
John Blanchette is quoted by AP news agency as saying the Hollywood star was watching television in her California home when the accident happened.
Gabor's husband then called an ambulance and she was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
The condition of the Hungarian-born star, who is 93, is not known.
Gabor is partially paralysed and uses a wheelchair following a car accident in 2002.
She also suffered a stroke five years ago.
Gabor starred in films such as Moulin Rouge, Lili and Touch of Evil.
The 250kg (500lb) bomb was discovered during excavation works. It will now be removed and taken to a firing range.
It is thought to be one of the largest wartime bombs to be found in urban Greece.
Police went house-to-house to evacuate residents so the work could be done.
It was one of the largest peacetime evacuations in Greece. Many people left in their cars, but some were sent in buses to schools and sports halls.
The deactivation was delayed as police had to remove a camera placed above the crater by a Greek media outlet, AFP news agency reported.
Residents were warned to remain outside the evacuation zone until the removal of the bomb, expected to take place later on Sunday.
"The danger remains. Citizens must stay outside the evacuation zone until the bomb removal process is completed," regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas said.
A state of emergency had been declared in the three municipalities affected by the operation. Trains and buses were suspended, and church services cancelled.
Among those evacuated were 450 refugees living in a former factory who were taken to the city's archaeological museum.
The bomb was discovered last week near a petrol station during work to expand fuel storage tanks. The army says it will be taken to a firing range, where a decision will then be taken on how best to neutralise it.
Officials said the device was too degraded to tell if it was a German or an Allied bomb.
But one resident of the city told the Associated Press that the bomb was dropped by British and US planes targeting German rail facilities on 17 September 1944.
German forces occupied Greece from 1941 until October 1944.
Two men died and two others are in hospital after the incident on Sunday.
James Nunn was training in the beacons when the lightning struck and said it was like "something out of a movie".
He spent 45 minutes helping a woman try to resuscitate one of the causalities in on Cron Du.
Mr Nunn told BBC Wales how he was training in the beacons to raise money for his unit, the Windsor and Eton Sea Cadets, when the weather "turned very bad".
"As we were climbing up we heard the lightning strike the top of the mountain," he said.
"I saw the flash but not the bolt. We kept going to get to the top.
"We ended up climbing over the top and that's when we saw the colleague of the gentleman. She was attempting to resuscitate him.
"We rushed over and helped out. We carried out resuscitation for around 45 minutes until mountain rescue arrived.
"They worked on him and gave him some adrenalin.
"The conditions were bad. You couldn't see much up there.
"Just heading up the mountain was pretty intense. It was like something out of a movie. It was a peaceful day at the bottom."
Four mountain rescue teams were called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday.
One person is being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns. The other is at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil.
Meanwhile, a BBC reporter has told how he was knocked unconscious by lightning while walking nearby 25 years ago.
Julian Fowler, a reporter for BBC Northern Ireland, said he and four friends were knocked out by lightning while climbing Pen y Fan 25 years ago.
He told BBC Radio Wales's Jason Mohammad programme how the weather conditions changed to a hail storm from a "beautiful, sunny, warm day".
"We were very lucky," he said.
"Within a week or two the burns on our legs and our feet recovered."
She was not hugely off the mark.
I had described countries across the continent, united in that they face the same crisis, but so very divided in their attitudes and decision making.
After months of bad press and even worse co-ordination, I had commented that it is as if every EU country now has its metaphorical hands over its metaphorical ears in this migrant crisis, hence the Scream analogy.
Take this week: Germany is still calling for an EU-wide solution, praying fervently that a very shaky accord with Turkey will lead to Ankara clamping down on the boat-filling people smugglers.
But Austria and the Western Balkan countries that most arriving refugees and other migrants pass through on their way to wealthier northern Europe think that is pie in the sky.
They held an extraordinary meeting in Vienna a couple of days ago to discuss unilateral ways to stop asylum seekers entering their territory in such large numbers.
One after another, these countries are unilaterally imposing limits on the number of asylum seekers they are allowing in each day.
And who was not invited to the Vienna pow-wow?
This is a case where omission screams louder than words: Greece.
The main entry-point to Europe for most of these refugees and other migrants, around 100,000 already this year.
Greece: A country struggling socially and financially under a suffocating debt burden.
Greece, which, with the Balkan countries slamming their gates shut, is becoming a restive holding pen for thousands of frustrated asylum seekers.
Two tried to publicly hang themselves in Athens this week.
But European colleagues are not listening to Greek protestations.
Greece is certainly guilty of ignoring EU regulations for months last year, waving refugees and others onwards and northwards over its border rather than encouraging them to claim asylum immediately.
But under pressure and a threat of expulsion from Europe's passport-free Schengen travel area, Greece is now beginning to get its organisational act together.
In the meantime, though, it has been sidelined as an EU decision maker and serious player.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras feels so ignored that he pretty much held David Cameron's EU reform deal to ransom at the recent EU summit.
He demanded that he be listened to on migration first before making his contribution to what had to be a unanimous vote of confidence in the UK deal.
The Scream analogy fits in other ways too.
It embodies the anguish you see on the faces of recently arrived refugees in Greece, fleeing the horror of near-death experiences, under bombardment at home and at sea in the Mediterranean.
The painting also radiates a sense of fear and anxiety, a feeling of being exposed and unprotected.
These a widely-felt sentiments across the EU when it comes to migration.
That is often the reaction I hear when travelling across Europe from Greece in the south to Sweden in the north.
Consider the rising support for the virulently anti-immigrant AfD party in Germany, which is expected to make spectacular gains in key regional elections in a couple of weeks' time.
There is an uncomfortable recognition in EU circles here in Brussels that the shambles and European infighting surrounding the migrant and refugee crisis could have a decisive influence on British voters as they weigh up whether to vote Stay or Leave in their forthcoming referendum on EU membership.
Asked whether he would intervene in the referendum campaign, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk said he did not think it would be a good idea but he felt the most effective thing he could do to encourage British voters to stay in the EU, was to work hard to solve the Europe's migrant fiasco.
As things stand, Mr Tusk and his colleagues fear the reports and images of the migrant crisis from Lesbos to Munich to Calais could well send hitherto undecided voters screaming towards the door marked EXIT on EU membership.
PwC, one of the UK's largest graduate employers, said using the grades to filter candidates could disadvantage those from poorer backgrounds.
The company said the policy could "drive radical changes" in social mobility and diversity.
Until now, the firm has not considered any applicants who failed to reach a defined threshold of A-level grades.
But PwC said it would no longer consider a potential recruit's UCAS score - the score that tallies their A-level grades and is used in university applications - because some able candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds were losing out.
Richard Irwin, PwC's head of student recruitment, said: "We want to target bright, talented people and extend our career opportunities to untapped talent in wider pockets of society.
"Our experience shows that whilst A-level assessment can indicate potential, for far too many students there are other factors that influence results.
"Competition and assessment for our graduate roles will be as tough as ever - but those that want to get on with a career in business can do so."
PwC receives 17 applications for every graduate role it advertises and has been rated the top graduate employer by the Sunday Times for the past 12 years.
Gaenor Bagley, board member and head of people at PwC, said: "Removing the Ucas criteria will create a fairer and more modern system in which students are selected on their own merit, irrespective of their background or where they are from."
Stephen Isherwood, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters, said: "Using a candidate's Ucas points to assess their potential is a blunt tool and a barrier to social mobility.
"This is an innovative step by one of the most significant graduate recruiters in the UK. Other graduate employers should follow their lead."
With almost all the votes counted, Ms Bachelet had 62% against 38% for Evelyn Matthei, a former minister from the governing centre-right coalition.
Ms Bachelet first served from 2006 to 2010, but under Chile's constitution she could not stand for a second consecutive term.
She narrowly missed out on outright victory in the first round last month.
By Gideon LongBBC News, Santiago
Winning Chile's presidential election was pretty easy for Michelle Bachelet. She led the contest from the start and never faced much of a challenge from her bickering centre-right opponents. The hard part will start in March when she takes office.
Even Ms Bachelet's closest aides acknowledge her education reforms will be costly, eating up an extra 1.5% to 2% of gross domestic product each year. She says that money will come from taxes, particularly on big business.
The other big pledge of Ms Bachelet's campaign is constitutional change. She says Chile needs a new constitution to replace the one drawn up under Gen Augusto Pinochet in 1980, as well as a new electoral system.
But perhaps the biggest challenge facing her is the weight of expectation. After four years of centre-right rule marked by huge street protests, Chileans are clamouring for change.
Read Gideon Long's analysis in full
BBC Mundo's Ignacio de los Reyes said that hundreds of people applauded Ms Bachelet when she took to the stage outside the headquarters of her coalition in the centre of Santiago, some even cried with joy.
Many of them were women, members of the gay and lesbian community and environmentalists - some of the core groups that supported Ms Bachelet throughout her campaign.
In her victory speech, Ms Bachelet, 62, said she would carry out "deep reforms needed in Chile", but she assured voters she would do so "responsibly".
"Today in Chile we're in the majority and it's time we moved forward to fulfil the dream we all have, to again believe in ourselves, and to believe that there's strength in unity," she said.
"I am proud to be your president-elect today. I am proud of the country we've built but I am even more proud of the country we will build."
Ms Bachelet is now set to become the first leader in Chile to serve two terms since the military rule of Gen Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990.
Upon hearing the news, her supporters took to the streets to celebrate, waving flags and sounding car horns in the capital, Santiago.
Her rival, Evelyn Matthei, 60, conceded defeat and congratulated Ms Bachelet in person.
Coming close to tears, Ms Matthei told her supporters that her "deepest and honest desire is that things go well for her [Michelle Bachelet]".
"No one who loves Chile can want anything else," Ms Matthei said.
Ms Bachelet thanked Ms Matthei for her good wishes and said that both shared a love for their homeland and a willingness to serve its people.
A paediatrician by training, Ms Bachelet won 47% of the vote in the first round on 17 November. Ms Matthei secured 25%.
Ms Bachelet leads an alliance of her Socialist Party, Christian Democrats and Communists and has campaigned on policies designed to reduce the gap between rich and poor.
Chile is one of the richest countries in Latin America, but millions have staged protests over the past few years to push for a wider distribution of wealth and better education.
Ms Bachelet wants to increase taxes to offer free university education and reform political and economic structures dating from the dictatorship of Gen Pinochet.
Her manifesto this time is much more radical than before, the BBC's Gideon Long in Santiago reports.
Ms Bachelet was constitutionally barred from serving a second successive term but was very popular when she left office.
Ms Matthei entered the race after two candidates of the centre-right alliance resigned earlier this year - one for alleged financial irregularities, the other one after struggling with depression.
She called for a continuation of the policies of outgoing President Sebastian Pinera, asserting that Chileans are "better off" now than when he came to power four years ago.
As children in the 1950s, the current rivals were neighbours and used to play together on the airbase where their fathers, both air force generals, worked.
Ms Matthei's father, Fernando, rose through the ranks to run a military school.
Michelle Bachelet's father, Alberto, had a job in the Socialist administration overthrown by Gen Pinochet in the 1973 coup.
He died in 1974 of a heart attack while in custody. An investigation concluded that the 51-year-old general had probably died of heart problems aggravated by torture at the military academy.
A judge ruled earlier this year that Gen Matthei had no knowledge of or involvement in the torture.
The 48-year-old, from York, died after coming off his bike on the B6479 between Ribblehead and Horton in Ribblesdale on Monday.
The second rider, also 48 and from York, suffered serious injuries in the crash, which happened at about 17:35 BST.
North Yorkshire Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
It would be operated by the Isle of Man-based regional carrier Citywing and start in October.
Flybe has also applied to run weekday return flights between Derry and Birmingham from 2016.
The routes are among 19 bids from smaller UK airports for funding from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund.
A total of £56m will be available to cover three years of support.
Other potential new routes to Northern Ireland would be to the north of England.
Stobart Air wants to run a service between Belfast and Carlisle.
Links Air has bid for a connection to Durham.
The 19 routes have passed an initial application stage and will now be subjected to "strategic and economic appraisal" before final decisions are made by July.
As Turkish and EU leaders gather in Brussels for an emergency summit on tackling Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War Two, the plight of some 13,000 migrants stranded on Greece's border with Macedonia continues to cause concern.
The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
Frozen Fever is a seven minute follow up to the hugely successful first film.
It follows Elsa and Kristoff's attempt to throw a birthday party for Anna.
However, Elsa's icy powers put more than just the party at risk, according to Disney.
These are the first pictures to be released from the short film.
It will be shown in cinemas before the new live action feature film version of Cinderella and features a new song, written by the same people who wrote "Let it Go".
Youngsters plagued by suicidal thoughts contacted Childline 19,481 times - more than double the number five years ago.
The charity said it referred many callers to the emergency services, adding a lack of support was leading children to reach crisis point.
The government insists it is investing in children's mental health services
Childline said, in its annual report, that it was receiving about 53 calls a day about suicide.
Many callers told the charity's round-the-clock service they were dealing with problems on their own, as the service identified an 87% increase in young people struggling to access professional help.
In 2015-16, Childline staff took 3,250 calls about children struggling to access mental health support.
Most blamed lengthy waiting lists for services, a lack of information or a refusal to help.
The report said: "The chronic shortage of support is forcing many children to wait until they reach crisis point, when they feel the only place they can turn to is Childline."
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said: "We have to understand why so many children are reaching such a desperate emotional state that they feel they have no option but to end their lives.
"As a society, we cannot be content that a generation of children feel so worthless, alone and cut off from support.
"It is up to all of us to help them feel that life is worth living.
"Children shouldering mental health problems often feel left in the shadows.
"Their pain is not obviously visible and their injuries cannot be mended with bandages.
"We must listen to them, find out what is troubling them, and help them overcome their problems."
A turbulent home life, abuse, school pressures, and mental health conditions were all major triggers for suicidal thoughts, with children as young as 10 calling Childline.
One 15-year-old girl said: 'I am so stressed out with schoolwork and I've got exams coming up, which is causing arguments with my family.
"I don't know if I can cope much longer, so I have been thinking about suicide and have planned how to do it.
"For now, self-harming helps, but every time I cut, they get deeper and I'm scared it's going to go too deep one day."
A 13-year-old told counsellors: 'I'm a nobody, I'm worthless and I feel like I don't mean anything to anyone."
Last year, head teachers warned MPs they were having to call 999 to get help with mentally ill pupils.
Association of School and College Leaders specialist parliamentary adviser Anna Cole said Childline's report echoed the findings of a recent survey in which eight out of 10 school and college leaders who responded reported a rise in self-harm or suicidal thoughts among students.
"All schools and colleges provide a wide range of emotional health and wellbeing support to their students, and most provide some specialist mental health support such as counselling and sessions with other specialists," she said.
"Schools and colleges are, however, finding it increasingly difficult to commission specialist mental health services in the current climate of severe funding pressures."
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We have made huge strides in the way we think about and treat mental illness - moving from a society that locks people away in asylums to one giving mental health equal priority in law - but we must do more.
"It is positive that more people feel able to discuss their mental health, but this must be matched by the right support, which is why we are investing a record £1.4bn to help young people in every area of the country before they reach crisis point."
The five North East sculptures were all erected after 1945 and include one which doubles as a ventilation shaft for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
Historic England described the works as "striking examples" of how art became a symbol of revival after World War Two.
The announcement coincides with an exhibition in Newcastle exploring the region's lost and damaged post-war art.
The five pieces are already Grade II Listed, but have now been given further protection by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport after being recommended by Historic England.
A Historic England spokeswoman said: "These pieces depict a range of themes each encapsulating different aspects of the North East's diverse identity.
"Two in central Newcastle are among the newly listed sculptures. Parson's Polygon on Blackett Street is an intriguing sculpture with a hidden function as it doubles up as a ventilation shaft for the underground Metro.
"A few streets away is another important sculpture made of folded metal with a protruding antenna, it was erected to complement the modernist architecture of Newcastle University.
"Most were part of a movement which saw art and sculpture being used to bring public spaces back to life after the Second World War as England repaired shattered towns and cities.
"But like many others, some were unpopular, being seen as too unsettling or too avant-garde.
"Only now are they being recognised as part of our irreplaceable national collection of public art."
Heritage Minster Tracey Crouch added: "It's vital that important parts of our heritage are secured for generations to come, so I'm delighted that these fantastic post-war public sculptures, which transformed public spaces across the North after the Second World War, will now be protected. "
Some of the stories behind the sculptures feature in an exhibition at Bessie Surtees House in Newcastle which runs until 23 December.
The 23-year-old joins the Tangerines after leaving South African Premiership side Free State Stars in June.
"I'm very happy and feeling good. It's my first time in England and I'm happy to sign for Blackpool," said Mafoumbi.
The deal to sign Mafoumbi, who has 12 caps for Congo, remains subject to international clearance.
Mafoumbi is the second goalkeeper the club have signed in two days, after Ryan Allsop joined on loan from Bournemouth.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
The figure is the lowest recorded since the early days of North Sea production.
Corporation tax from offshore drilling raised £538m but that was offset by rebates on Petroleum Revenue Tax, totalling £503m.
The latest figure compares with £2bn of tax revenue in the 2014-15 financial year.
Four years ago, the Treasury raised £11bn from the two sources of tax on offshore production profits.
Much of last year's fall reflects lower profits from oil and gas, after the oil price slumped, as well as tax deductions for a high level of investment.
Tax rates were cut by Chancellor George Osborne during the most recent recorded year.
The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast negative tax returns for the next few years.
Responding to the tax figures, industry body Oil and Gas UK's economics director, Mike Tholen, said: "At around $40 per barrel, oil is still more than 60% lower than it has been over the last three years.
"In these conditions, the UK North Sea industry will continue to struggle to sustain its current scale.
"More than £330bn in 2014 money has been paid to date on UK oil and gas production, however, HM Treasury has noted that tax take on production will fall in 2015-16 and fall further by 2021.
"Despite the projected fall in production taxes which is a consequence of the current low oil prices, industry will remain a significant employer, provider of energy security, hub of innovation and leader in the export of goods and services to overseas markets."
He added: "Although the sector has seen success recently in reducing its cost to produce a barrel of oil or gas by a third, unfortunately the indications suggest that the oil price will remain lower for longer, so it's crucial the pace of these efforts doesn't abate."
Conservation charity WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "The problems currently affecting tax receipts and jobs in the North Sea should act as a wake-up call to government of the urgent need to prepare for a future where we are all less dependent on oil and gas.
"While it's true that the oil and gas industry will continue to be a major contributor to our economy for some time, now is the time to be setting out a clear plan to sensibly transition away from dirty fossil fuels.
"We need to see a just transition that enables us to harness the engineering skills currently deployed in the North Sea and apply them to supporting a range of cleaner forms of energy production."
Christopher Cumpsty, 43, was found dead at the house in Cross Street, Balby at about 04:30 BST on 11 March.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from multiple injuries.
A 41-year-old woman, who was previously arrested on suspicion of murder, also remains on bail.
South Yorkshire Police said officers are keen to find out more about Christopher's last known movements at the beginning of March.
Live updates on this story and others from Sheffield and South Yorkshire
The $11bn (£7bn) deal, which would form the world's largest airline, was backed by a federal judge in March and has been approved by the European Union.
The complaint says customers would see a price rise as the merger would "substantially lessen competition" in the domestic market.
US Airways boss Doug Parker said the company would fight the injunction.
"We are extremely disappointed in this action and believe the DOJ [Department of Justice] is wrong in its assessment," Mr Parker said in a letter to employees.
The District of Columbia and six US states and have joined the legal action: Texas, where American Airlines is headquartered, Arizona, where US Airways is based, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
American Airlines and US Airways said that in light of the justice department's action they no longer expected the merger to close by the end of 2013, but that they remained "hopeful" litigation would be over by year's end.
By Michelle FleuryBBC business correspondent, New York
The last time the US justice department blocked a major airline deal was in 2001. At the time, US Airways tried to do a deal with United Airlines. The government objected on the grounds that it would be too dominant a player. In recent years, the government appeared to change its tune.
It did not object to Delta acquiring Northwest in 2008, or to United merging with Continental Airlines in 2010. Nor did it try to stop the deal between SouthWest Airlines and AirTran. Since deregulation in the 1970s, the airline industry has struggled to make money; many carriers have been forced into bankruptcy.
But in the last four years, as the number of carriers shrunk, the industry has managed to turn a profit. Some analysts believe the government may be trying to extract more concessions from the airlines. After all, European anti-trust regulators gave the deal the green light after American and US Airways agreed to give up some of their takeoff and landing slots at London's Heathrow Airport.
Shares in both companies fell, along with the stock prices of other airlines, as news of the anti-trust case hit the markets on Tuesday.
"By challenging this merger, the Department of Justice is saying that the American people deserve better," US Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
"This transaction would result in consumers paying the price - in higher air fares, higher fees and fewer choices."
The lawsuit also cites direct competition between the airlines on nonstop routes worth about $2bn in annual revenues.
In one example, the complaint says the newly merged company would take up 69% percent of flights out of Washington's Reagan National Airport and 63% of nonstop routes out of the airport.
The airlines had previously conceded take-off and landing slots at airports in Philadelphia and London in order to win EU approval last week.
When the deal was announced in February, US Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller also expressed concern that consumers would lose.
American Airlines has been in bankruptcy protection since November 2011, but US Airways has been profitable in recent years.
The two combined airlines would have 6,700 daily flights and annual revenue of roughly $40bn.
The justice department complaint argues the two companies do not need to merge to continue to be competitive, and that American Airlines is likely to exit bankruptcy as a "vigorous competitor".
The department also cited American Airlines' purchase two years ago of 460 new planes, said to be the largest such order in industry history.
If the merger continues, there will be only three major US airlines, which the justice department alleges "increasingly prefer tacit coordination over full-throated competition".
Some industry analysts suggest that American Airlines and US Airways' ability to compete without a merger is not as strong as the department argues.
"I'm not sure if long term either of these airlines can be a viable competitor by itself," Ray Neidl, an airline analyst at Nexa Capital, told the BBC.
"It probably will cause prices to go down in the short term as they compete, but I think long term US Airways and American are going to have a hard time competing."
But one opponent of the two firms' consolidation, Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance, told Reuters news agency: "This is a stake in the heart of the merger. I don't see this moving forward."
The 18-year-old was arrested at an address in Southport, near Liverpool.
He is accused of unauthorised access to computer material and knowingly providing false information to law enforcement agencies in the US.
The investigation was a joint operation between UK cybercrime units and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Microsoft and Sony were attacked on Christmas Day, making it difficult for users to log on. The distributed-denial-of-service attack - which floods servers causing them to stop working - caused major disruptions.
The arrest was part of a joint operation between officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu) and the North West Regional Crime Unit (Rocu), supported by the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).
Craig Jones, head of the Cyber Crime Unit at Serocu said: "This investigation is a good example of joint law enforcement co-operation in relation to a type of criminality that is not restricted by any geographical boundaries.
"We are still at the early stages of the investigation and there is still much work to be done. We will continue to work closely with the FBI to identify those who commit offences and hold them to account."
He explained more about one of the charges, known as swatting.
"Offences referred to as 'swatting' involve law enforcement forces in the United States receiving hoax calls via Skype for a major incident in which Swat teams were dispatched."
Peter Goodman, national policing lead for cybersecurity at the Association of Police Officers (Acpo), added: "This is a significant arrest... of a UK citizen suspected of engaging in serious and organised cybercrime on the national and international stage."
A hacking group called Lizard Squad said it carried out the attacks which caused major disruption to the gaming platforms at one of the busiest times of the year.
On 7 February 1997, Douglas Gissendaner was kidnapped at knifepoint from his home, driven to a secluded woods and forced to walk to a muddy patch. Douglas - a mechanic and former serviceman in the US Army - was bludgeoned with a night stick, then stabbed repeatedly in the neck and back. His body was not discovered for two weeks.
Kelly Gissendaner was sentenced to death for her husband's murder. On Tuesday, nearly 20 years after the killing, the state of Georgia executed her by lethal injection.
No-one contests that on the night Douglas was killed, Kelly was nowhere near the woods. She was out at a nightclub with friends.
It was her boyfriend, Gregory Owen, who lay in wait for Douglas, marched him into the woods, then left him face down in the mud after stabbing him. Kelly set Douglas up: she and Owen wanted to be free of her husband, as well as cash in his life insurance policies.
During the investigation, Owen testified against Kelly in exchange for a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
Before she was executed, Gissendaner's lawyers argued that Owen, the actual killer, will be eligible for parole in seven years while she was set to die, evidence of "arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory" application of the death penalty. They wrote that such disproportionate sentencing violated the Eight Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment.
On Wednesday this week, Richard Glossip was scheduled to be put to death in Oklahoma for orchestrating the fatal beating of his boss. The execution was stayed at the last minute by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.
Next week in Missouri, Kimber Edwards will receive a lethal injection for paying a man to shoot his ex-wife.
Neither Glossip nor Edwards were present for the murders, yet they received much harsher sentences than the men who carried out the killings.
According to Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, capital punishment for proxy murder is very rare. He says only 10 inmates have been executed for orchestrating a killing.
But critics say these cases speak to inherent problems in how the death penalty is meted out. Each state has individual laws about what types of murder are eligible for the death penalty - and within those states, similar crimes might be treated much differently depending on the prosecutor.
"The death sentence is considered to be the maximum, the harshest sentence society can impose. If that's going to be justifiable it can only be in circumstances where the person on the receiving end of that punishment is justifiably classified as the worst of the worst," says Keir Weyble, associate clinical professor and director of death penalty litigation at Cornell University Law School.
"Very often we end up in what sure looks to any regular person to be disturbingly disproportionate sentencing outcomes. That is something people should pay attention to."
One man paying attention is former death penalty advocate, retired Georgia Supreme Court judge Norman Fletcher.
"In this state, there are judicial districts where the death penalty is rarely if ever sought. And then there are other districts where the death penalty is sought in nearly every case. That just shows how arbitrary is," he says.
"If it's a place where they've got plenty of resources, a district attorney determined to make some big name for himself, they'll seek it in every case."
Fletcher says it is this type of arbitrariness that results in killers getting plea deals and so-called masterminds receiving death. He now wants the death penalty abolished.
While on the bench Fletcher actually ruled that Gissendaner's death penalty sentence was appropriate.
Then he read a post-conviction affidavit from Gissendaner's boyfriend admitting that he lied when he said Gissendaner provided him with the murder weapon and came to the scene after Douglas was dead. The affidavit also revealed for the first time that there may have been a third killer whom Owen has never named.
"The system's broke," Fletcher says.
In Missouri, where Kimber Edwards awaits his 6 October execution, Orthell Wilson is serving life without parole for the murder of Edwards' ex-wife. Wilson told police Edwards wanted his wife dead because she was going to testify against him in a child support hearing, and Edwards gave Wilson $3,500 (£2,300) to break into her apartment and shoot her.
Edwards initially denied any involvement, then confessed after extended interrogation - a confession he has since recanted, saying it was coerced.
Fifteen years later, in an interview with the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, Wilson revealed that Edwards was not involved in Cantrell's murder.
"Him and I never had that conversation about him trying to kill his wife," Wilson told the reporter. "I'm just telling you point blank."
Wilson went even further in an affidavit filed by Edwards' lawyers seeking clemency.
"I alone shot and killed Kimberly Cantrell. At the time of her death, Kimberly and I were in a secret romantic relationship that began after her divorce from Kimber Edwards," Wilson wrote.
"We had a heated argument about my drug addiction and constant need for money and its effect on our relationship. It was this argument that led to me shooting her, an act I regret to this day."
Edwards' attorneys have filed motions seeking to halt his execution based on this late confession by Wilson.
If he fails to earn a stay, Edwards will be the first man executed in Missouri for a contract killing.
There are similar issues at play in Richard Glossip's case in Oklahoma. Hotel owner Barry Van Treese was beaten to death with a baseball bat in 1997 by Justin Sneed, a drifter handyman who was staying at the hotel. But Sneed testified that Glossip, the hotel manager, put him up to it.
Sneed received life without parole. Glossip has always denied involvement, and Sneed's daughter allegedly wrote an email to the Oklahoma parole board saying that her father wants to exonerate Glossip, but is too afraid of the death penalty to do so. Sneed's former cellmates have also given affidavits alleging that Sneed has spoken about framing Glossip.
The Oklahoma Court of Appeals denied Glossip's most recent request for a stay of execution, saying that Sneed's reliability has already been held up in previous court proceedings.
Critics argue that when a prosecutor is willing to play one defendant against the other in murder-for-hire or proxy murder case, it creates an unavoidable incentive to lie.
"It becomes a race to the deal table. The person who gets there first very often is in the position to make the deal, and that deal takes death off the table. That dynamic is fraught with the opportunity for, shall we say, impeding the search for truth," says Weyble.
"If you're facing a death sentence and you're being offered the chance to point the finger at someone else and say, 'Yeah, I did it, but he put me up to it,' that's a pretty powerful incentive."
But some legal experts say that people who organise a murder more than meet the "worst of the worst" definition.
"The hired killer who kills for a living, all things equal, deserves to die. The one who hires them from a motive of greed - that is, to collect an insurance or inheritance - deserves to die," says Robert Blecker, a New York Law School professor.
Douglas Gissendaner's parents agree. They issued a statement earlier this week asking the public not to forget their son amid the highly-publicised effort to spare the person who conspired in his murder.
"Kelly planned and executed Doug's murder. She targeted him and his death was intentional," they wrote in a statement. "As the murderer, she's been given more rights and opportunity over the last 18 years than she ever afforded to Doug who, again, is the victim here. She had no mercy, gave him no rights, no choices, nor the opportunity to live his life. His life was not hers to take."
Just before her death, Gissendaner made a short statement.
"Tell the Gissendaners I am so, so sorry that an amazing man lost his life because of me. If I could take it all back, I would," she said.
She died singing Amazing Grace.
On Wednesday, Glossip had exhausted his appeals and was moments from execution when Governor Fallin sent word she was granting a 37-day stay. The delay is due to the fact that Oklahoma may have procured the wrong drug for the execution, and has nothing to do with Glossip's possible innocence or sentencing issues.
Edwards is scheduled for a 6 October execution.
Mae'r BBC wedi gweld copi o'r ddogfen, ac roedd disgwyl iddi gael ei chadarnhau yn swyddogol ddydd Iau nesaf.
Dyw'r ddogfen ddim yn cyfeirio llawer at Gymru, ond mae'n dweud bod y blaid yn "falch" o record Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru ac y bydden nhw'n gweithio mewn partneriaeth â'i gilydd.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llafur Cymru y bydden nhw'n cyhoeddi "maniffesto gwahanol" yn adeiladu ar eu haddewidion nhw yng Nghymru.
Ond mae Plaid Cymru wedi honni fod y digwyddiad yn dangos fod rhai o fewn Llafur yn canolbwyntio mwy ar niweidio eu harweinydd Jeremy Corbyn nag ymladd y Ceidwadwyr.
Mae'r maniffesto drafft yn cynnwys polisïau fel gwladoli rhywfaint o'r sector ynni a rheilffyrdd, diddymu ffioedd dysgu, ac adnewyddu system arfau niwclear Trident.
Roedd y ddogfen hefyd yn awgrymu na fyddai Llafur yn gadael yr UE heb gytundeb, ac y byddan nhw'n diddymu'r Ddeddf Undebau Llafur - rhywbeth mae Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru eisoes yn ceisio ei wyrdroi.
Mae hefyd yn cynnwys addewidion i wario mwy mewn meysydd datganoledig fel iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol - allai olygu mwy o arian yn dod i Gymru yn y pen draw.
Ar ddatganoli, mae'r ddogfen yn dweud y byddan nhw'n "sefydlu Confensiwn Cyfansoddiadol i symud y drafodaeth ymlaen ynghylch setliad cyfansoddiadol newydd i'r DU gyfan, gyda Lloegr yn gymaint o flaenoriaeth â'r Alban, Cymru a Gogledd Iwerddon".
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llafur Cymru: "Mae adroddiadau o faniffesto yn cael ei ryddhau'n gynnar yn ymwneud â hen fersiwn drafft o ddogfen DU gyfan.
"Nid maniffesto Llafur Cymru yw hwn, ac mae'n cynnwys llawer o bolisïau i Loegr yn unig.
"Bydd Llafur Cymru yn cyhoeddi ei maniffesto gwahanol ei hun, gan adeiladu ar lwyddiant ein pum addewid yng Nghymru."
Ychwanegodd ei bod hi'n "iawn fod Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru yn gwneud penderfyniadau, gosod blaenoriaethau a gwario arian yn unol ag anghenion pobl Cymru".
Wrth ddod allan o gyfarfod o'r blaid Lafur yn Llundain ddydd Iau i drafod y maniffesto, dywedodd Carwyn Jones y byddai maniffesto Llafur Cymru yn "wahanol yn ei phwrpas".
Ond er eu bod nhw'n bwriadu cyhoeddi maniffesto ar wahân i un y blaid Brydeinig, awgrymodd eu bod wedi bod yn rhan o'r broses o lunio'r ddogfen.
"Mae cysylltiadau cryf gyda'r aelodau Llafur eraill wedi golygu bod llais Cymru wedi ei glywed yn uchel ac yn glir ym maniffesto'r DU," meddai.
Ychwanegodd Christina Rees, llefarydd Llafur ar Gymru yn San Steffan, fod Carwyn Jones ac Alun Davies "wedi gweithio ochr yn ochr â Jeremy Corbyn a fy nghyd-aelodau yn y cabinet cysgodol" ar faniffesto'r blaid Brydeinig.
"Mae hi'n anarferol fod cynnwys maniffesto yn cael ei ryddhau i'r wasg fel hyn cyn y lansiad swyddogol wythnos nesaf.
"Ond fydde neb sy'n ymwybodol o farn wleidyddol Jeremy Corbyn yn synnu o weld cynnwys y ddogfen.
"Yn ogystal â gwladoli rhai sectorau a chodi treth incwm ar y mwyaf cyfoethog, mae yna fwy o rym i'r undebau llafur.
"Un elfen fwy dadleuol ydy'r ymrwymiad i ddefnyddio Trident mewn amgylchiadau eithafol, er fod Jeremy Corbyn yn erbyn yr egwyddor o ddefnyddio arfau niwclear.
"Ond y neges yn glir gan Llafur Cymru ydy y bydd yna ymgyrch a maniffesto ar wahân ganddyn nhw i ddangos fod yna agenda wahanol gan y blaid yma."
Mynnodd Jonathan Edwards o Blaid Cymru fod y ffaith fod y ddogfen wedi ei rhyddhau yn dangos "bod Llafur yn rhy wan a rhanedig i sefyll fyny i'r Torïaid ac amddiffyn Cymru".
"Mae llawer o'r polisïau yn y maniffesto sydd wedi ei ryddhau yn bolisïau mae'r blaid Lafur wedi gwrthwynebu ac atal yn Llywodraeth Cymru," meddai.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y Ceidwadwyr fod y mater yn "llanast llwyr" a bod y ddogfen wedi datgelu "cynlluniau Jeremy Corbyn i wneud traed moch o Brydain".
"Byddai'r addewidion yn y ddogfen yn arwain at biliynau ar filiynau o fenthyca ychwanegol i'n teuluoedd, a pheryglu trafodaethau Brexit."
Ychwanegodd Tom Brake o'r Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol fod "y maniffesto hwn wedi dod yn ddibwys y diwrnod wnaeth Jeremy Corbyn orchymyn ei ASau i bleidleisio gyda'r Ceidwadwyr ac UKIP i roi siec wag i Theresa May ar Brexit".
After 12 years making games for education and training, she went on to create an international games platform with a social conscience - Playmob.
"After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Zynga, the creator of Farmville, launched a campaign to raise funds for the victims by selling an in-game item, with a percentage of each purchase going to help the victims," she explains.
"It was massively successful and raised over $1m in a matter of days. It was then I thought: 'Maybe I could make a platform that connected games and causes?'"
Playmob pairs games developers or businesses with a charity and then sets up in-game advertising campaigns. By clicking on links within the game, players can make donations.
The campaigns have helped more than 3,000 teenagers receive counselling for cyber-bullying, provided protection for 31 pandas, and secured education for 8,500 children in Africa and Asia, the company says.
"With Playmob we can track the social impact, such as number of trees planted, number of meals provided, water wells built, and so forth," she says.
"This allows players to see that the more they play and interact with the branded content, the more good they do."
So far the games platform has raised more than $1m for charities over the past five years, and more than 1.5 million players have interacted with charitable in-game content.
Her success saw her awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2015 for services to entrepreneurship and she's been voted one of the top 100 Women in Tech in Europe.
Ms Ower is just one of a growing number of entrepreneurs - many of them women - exploring how technology can be harnessed in the cause of philanthropy.
This is tech for social good, or "philtech" as it's sometimes called.
Erin Michelson's high-flying banking career took her to Hong Kong, Chicago, New York and San Francisco, where she rose to vice president and director of philanthropic management at Bank of America.
But despite seemingly having it all, she felt there was something missing.
"I realised that even though I had all the trappings of success, I was terribly unhappy," she says.
"So I quit my job, sold everything I owned, set up a charitable fund, and headed out on a two-year around-the-world trip volunteering with humanitarian organisations."
Taking only one suitcase, she spent 720 days travelling to 62 countries across all seven continents - an adventure that helped her find meaning in her life, she says.
After writing a book about her experiences, she returned to San Francisco and founded Summery, a data analytics company that has developed a piece of online software similar to the Myers-Briggs personality test.
The program combines behavioural science and analytics to give employers an idea of their staff's social priorities and attitudes towards giving, which she says helps inform companies how to focus their charitable efforts.
"The test matches you with one of 10 'giving' personalities and provides a snapshot of your giving DNA, one of 59,048 possibilities," says Ms Michelson.
By taking the guesswork out of charitable giving, she says it can improve the relationship between employer and staff, to everyone's benefit.
"Engaged employees lead not only to better corporate performance, but also significant cost savings through stronger retention and more targeted recruitment based on cultural appreciation," she says.
Richard Craig, chief executive of the Technology Trust, which helps charitable organisations use tech more effectively, says: "Over the last couple of years there has been a noticeable trend in graduates specifically looking for roles in charities and non-profits who might previously have looked to careers in the City, for example.
"I am seeing the same trend with technology start-ups, with a proportion looking to deliver social good either as non-profits themselves, or commercial organisation with social purpose."
It was while working for an advertising agency in London that Amy Williams had her "philtech epiphany".
"I saw firsthand the huge amount of money that gets passed from one big conglomerate to another, buying and selling the cheap commodity of our attention online," she says.
"The stark contrast between these two worlds really hit me - £4.7bn was spent on online advertising in the UK last year."
She quit and went travelling, working as a volunteer for a small charity in Argentina called Food For Thought, which specialises in nutrition education for kids.
"I started started to see the untapped potential within online advertising to make some real positive impact."
Inspired by her experiences, she founded Good-Loop, a company that rewards viewers of video ads with donations to their chosen charities.
Brands create a video and if the visitor watches it for 15 seconds or more, the advertiser pays 50p - with 50% of that going to the chosen charity, 40% to the content creator, and 10% to Good-Loop.
She says the process makes viewers more engaged with brands because they have opted to watch the content rather than having it forced upon them.
Playmob's Jude Ower believes recent political events in Europe and the US have fired up younger generations to get more involved in socially responsible causes.
"We are seeing people leave well-paid jobs to take a risk and set up on their own, not just in the hope of creating a successful start-up, but to do something with purpose."
Health Minister Felix Numbi told the BBC that tests on two people had confirmed the disease in Equateur province, where 13 had already died.
But he said the deaths occurred in an isolated area and the disease seemed a different strain to West Africa's.
Dr Numbi said a quarantine zone was being set up to contain the disease.
The cases are the first reported outside West Africa since the outbreak there began.
So far 1,427 people have died from the virus.
The speed and extent of the outbreak has been "unprecedented", the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
An estimated 2,615 people in West Africa have been infected with Ebola since March.
There is no known cure but some affected people have recovered after being given an experimental drug, ZMapp. However, supplies are now exhausted.
Also on Sunday, a British health worker infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone was flown back to the UK on an RAF jet. It is the first confirmed case of a Briton contracting the virus during the current outbreak.
Several people died in the past month after contracting an unidentified fever in the Equateur region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dr Numbi said a quarantine zone would be set up in a 100-km (62-mile) radius in Boende where the cases had been registered.
He said this marked the seventh outbreak in DR Congo. The virus was first identified here in 1976 near the Ebola River.
Mr Numbi added that further tests were being carried out.
On Saturday, Sierra Leone parliament passed a new law making it a criminal offence to hide Ebola patients.
If approved by the president, those caught face up to two years in prison.
The move came after the Ivory Coast closed its land borders to prevent the spread of Ebola on to its territory.
The country has already imposed a ban on flights to and from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Gabon, Senegal, Cameroon and South Africa have taken similar measures.
The WHO says travel bans do not work, and that what is needed is more doctors and officials to help trace those infected with Ebola, as well as more mobile laboratories.
Last week, two US doctors were discharged from a hospital in Liberia after being given the ZMapp drug, while three Liberian medics are also recovering well.
Ebola is spread between humans through direct contact with infected body fluids. It is one of the world's deadliest diseases, with up to 90% of cases resulting in death.
It sent the first image from its 100mm telephoto lens, already spotting an intriguing geological "unconformity".
Nasa also released a colour panorama of Mount Sharp, the rover's ultimate goal.
On Monday, the rover relayed "the first voice recording to be sent from another planet", and on Tuesday it will broadcast a song from artist will.i.am as part of an educational event.
But alongside these show pieces, Curiosity - also known as the Mars Science Laboratory - is already warming up its instruments for a science mission of unprecedented scope on the Red Planet.
Nasa said that the rover was already returning more data from Mars than all of the agency's earlier rovers combined.
It will eventually trundle to the base of Mount Sharp, the 5km-high peak at the centre of Gale Crater, in which the rover touched down just over three weeks ago.
For now it is examining the "scour marks" left by the rocket-powered crane that lowered the rover on to the planet's surface, giving some insight into what lies just below the top soil.
The rover will now employ its Dan instrument, which fires the subatomic particles neutrons at the surface to examine levels of hydrogen- and hydroxyl-containing minerals that could hint at Mars' prior water-rich history.
Another tool in its arsenal, the ChemCam, which uses a focussed laser to vapourise rock and then chemically examine the "plasma" that results, will also have a look at the scour marks.
And the Sample Analysis at Mars, or Sam instrument, itself a package of three analysis tools, has now been switched on and is being run through its paces ahead of "sniffing" the Martian atmosphere; the tests include analysing a sample of Earth air that was left in it at launch.
But what has caught the interest of Nasa engineers already is what is called an unconformity spotted in the rover's first telephoto images of Mount Sharp.
The term refers to an evidently missing piece in the geological record, where one layer of sediment does not geologically neatly line up with that above it.
Images from orbit had indicated that the lower foothills of Mount Sharp consisted of flat-lying sediments rich in "hydrated" minerals, formed in the presence of water, but that layers above seemed to lack these minerals.
Now, the rover's Mastcam - which also provided the new 34mm colour panorama image - has taken a picture with its 100mm lens of the divide, showing sediments apparently deposited at a markedly different angle from those below them. Similar deposits on Earth can arise due to tectonic or volcanic activity.
Further investigation will have to wait some time however, as Curiosity takes a bit of a side trip.
The rover's multimedia streak will continue as it takes a short 10m drive and works on Tuesday to capture stereo imagery - like our eyes, combining two images to gain information about depth and distance.
At 20:00 GMT (13:00 PDT, 21:00 BST), it will relay a new song from will.i.am, to be broadcast on Nasa TV, as part of a primary educational initiative that will make use of Nasa technology including the rover.
On Monday, the rover received and beamed back a message recorded by Nasa administrator, Charles Bolden, which read: "The knowledge we hope to gain from our observation and analysis of Gale Crater will tell us much about the possibility of life on Mars as well as the past and future possibilities for our own planet."
Next stop for the rover will be Glenelg, 400m to the east, which appears to be the intersection of three distinct geological regions - potentially rich pickings for the rover's suite of tools.
It will then set off for the base of Mount Sharp in a journey that will take several months.
Patrice Gahungu, from the Union for Peace and Development (UPD), was targeted by unidentified gunmen as he drove home late on Monday, police say.
The leader of the same small opposition party, Zedi Feruzi, was killed in May.
President Nkurunziza was sworn in for a controversial third term last month following several months of unrest.
The government accuses the opposition, which says the third term is illegal, of causing the violence.
At least 100 people have died in protests since Mr Nkurunziza announced his decision in April to seek another term in office in elections that took place in July.
The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Bujumbura says two other people were killed on Monday in the capital but the police are still gathering details on their identities.
The UPD was part of a coalition of opposition parties that was opposed to Mr Nkurunziza running for a third term.
It boycotted the parliamentary elections and did not put forward a candidate for the presidential poll which Mr Nkurunziza won with 70% of the vote.
Political tensions there have forced tens of thousands people to flee the country this year.
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Jonathan Norbury, 35, from Swansea, denies having sex with three girls under the age of 16.
He was cleared in court in January 2015 of alleged offences with two of the girls, who he did not teach.
The Education Workforce Council (EWC) will decide if the allegations are true.
The hearing in Cardiff was told Mr Norbury was sacked from Casllwchwr Primary School, in Loughor, for gross misconduct.
Yet Swansea council gave him a reference which described him as a "valued and conscientious teacher" who "always put learning outcomes and the needs of pupils first".
The hearing was told his relationships with the three girls amounted to unacceptable professional conduct.
Case presenter Ms Cadi Dewi said the girls - referred to as Girl A, Girl B, and Girl C - all met Mr Norbury when they were about 15 and began relationships with him between 2005 and 2010.
Ms Dewi said the relationships allegedly involved flirty text messages and later, sexual contact.
All three girls - who are now adults - were said to have "moved on with their lives", before being contacted by police in 2010 after an anonymous tip off to the NSPCC.
David Harris, representing Mr Norbury, said his client admitted having an "inappropriate relationship" with two of the girls after they turned 16.
Mr Harris said the reference, which was written by Mr Norbury and the wording agreed to by the council, was "fundamentally at odds" with the local authority's decision to fire him.
"They could have said 'we have dismissed you for gross misconduct, there's no way on earth we're giving you a reference', but that's not what happened," he said.
Mr Harris added Mr Norbury did not want to return to education and received the £8,000 settlement from the council after mediation.
If the EWC panel decides the allegations are true, he faces a range of sanctions, including being banned from teaching.
An estimated 15,000 prisoners are believed to have been tortured to death at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Survivors of the Khmer Rouge said playing the game at the site, which is now open to visitors, was an insult.
Pokemon Go launched in several South East Asian countries last weekend.
It has already been a huge success in others areas of the world.
The Khmer Rouge regime, in power from 1975-1979, claimed the lives of up to two million people, one of the worst mass killings of the 20th Century.
Photographs of many of the victims who were taken to Tuol Sleng in Phnom Penh - also known as S-21 - are now on display in the rooms in which they were tortured.
Officials and tour guides told local media they had seen people playing inside the prison grounds.
Bou Meng, 76, one of a handful of people to survive Tuol Sleng, told news agency AFP: "It is a place of suffering. It is not appropriate to play the game there.
"It is an insulting act to the souls of the victims who died there."
He called for the museum to be excluded from the game's maps.
Pokemon Go, which sees players hunting virtual monsters in the real world through phones, finally launched in 15 countries in the region last week.
In Taiwan, officials say more than 1,200 people have been caught playing Pokemon while driving, leading to the National Freeway Bureau asking game creator Niantic "not to place any Pokemon treasures" on highways and rest stops.
Taiwan's railway authorities have also said they would look into removing station and trains from the game.
And Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission said that it had plans to make places such as the Royal Palace grounds, Buddhist temples and hospitals off limits to Pokemon players.
Great Britain did not field a team in Rio last summer because the four home nation football associations could not come to an agreement.
But FA chief executive Martin Glenn says talks have taken place about entering a team in three years' time.
"They're not going to actively support us, but they're not going to stand in the way," he told BBC Sport.
"We've worked really hard with the other home nations to get them behind the idea that a British team would be good for football both in England but also in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"We were very disappointed that for the Brazil Olympics we couldn't put in a British team because, for women's football, Olympic tournaments are disproportionately important compared to men's football."
England's FA had put forward the idea of sending Great Britain teams to the 2016 Olympics, but Fifa said it would need the agreement of all the ruling bodies.
Stewart Regan, the Scottish FA's chief executive, was among those to voice concerns that a Great Britain team could impact the home nations at future international tournaments such as World Cups.
A spokesman for the Scottish FA told BBC Sport: "Our position remains that the Scottish FA does not support the playing of Olympic football under the Team GB banner, preferring all organised international football involving Scottish players to be played in the name of Scotland."
In April, chief executive of the Football Association of Wales, Jonathan Ford, said he could now see the "merits" of a GB women's football team.
In a statement to BBC Sport, the Irish Football Association said it "would not be in favour of sending players to a GB Olympic team. This is to protect our independent status within Fifa."
England's women, led by Mark Sampson, won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and earlier this month reached the semi-finals of Euro 2017.
Glenn says the strength in depth through the nations could be key to further success.
"We would want to pick from the best of British talent and there's a number from nations outside of England and we know that would be good for the game."
Team GB entered men's and women's sides at London 2012, organised by the English FA.
Stuart Pearce took charge of the men and Hope Powell coached the women, with both teams being knocked out in the quarter-finals.
Scotland midfielder Kim Little, who represented Great Britain at London 2012
I am Scottish and British and am proud to represent either.
It is a great opportunity for individual players and women's football in general. It is a great platform to raise the game and London 2012 certainly did that. It was a great shame not to have a team at Rio. To show backing for a team at 2020 is great for the women's game in general.
I was grateful and proud to be one of two Scots in the team at London. I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences I have had as a professional footballer. For the other three nations it provides an incentive for players, another platform to perform on at a major tournament.
Since 2012 Olympics, the England team went to the World Cup and were the best European team and they did well at the recent European Championship. I think getting together a GB team with other players from the home nations added to the England team, then whatever team comes together will have a real chance of doing something great.
I love playing football, so to be able to do that as a Team GB athlete and a Scottish athlete, I would be more than happy to do that.
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This footage is part of an interactive video which can be viewed here.
Rita King, 81, who had dementia, was shot dead at De La Mer House in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, in December.
Her 87-year-old husband Ronald King, who is disabled, admits killing her but denies murder.
From the witness box at Chelmsford Crown Court, Mr King said his wife had told him she had "had enough".
The trial jury heard he had also considered shooting his older sister Eileen, who is also a resident at the care home, as well as himself.
He put three rounds in the revolver, the court heard. One bullet for Mrs King, one for his sister and one for himself, he said.
When asked why he wanted to involve his 92-year-old sister, Mr King said: "She lived on a big bed, she stayed on it all day - she was a living corpse."
He also told the court he modified the bullets by cutting the fronts of them off. He said he remembered reading about a "dum-dum bullet" which "leaves a hole as big as your fist, there's no chance of getting better".
Asked whether he ever told Mrs King he was going to shoot her, her husband said: "Not really, not straight out. I decided to kill us both.
"It's easy pointing a gun straight, you try turning it round, bloody hard."
Asked whether he still loved his wife, Mr King said: "Course I did. I still miss her. I've kept her ashes. When I go we'll be mixed together."
The case continues.
That's what a Labour official told me just after this week's marathon meeting of Labour's National Executive committee, which had decided to put Jeremy Corbyn automatically on the leadership ballot without the need to demonstrate any support from his fellow MPs.
But that wasn't the consensus view amongst the anti-Corbynistas on Labour's ruling body.
"We can beat him," another told me, enthusiastically.
He recalled that Mr Corbyn had won a smidgen less than 50% of the vote amongst existing party members last September - his much-talked about mandate of nearly 60% from all participants in the leadership election was bolstered by trade union affiliates and the cut-price supporters who had signed up for the vote by paying £3.
So this optimistic anti-Corbynista delighted in pointing out that the current party leader had been talking to the media en-route to a supporters' rally - at the very point the NEC was deciding two crucial issues.
First, the "£3" would have to pay eight times as much to participate in the forthcoming leadership election - £25 to be precise, and have just two days to sign up.
And fully-paid up members would have to have joined the party on or before 12 January to participate.
The current membership stands at 515,000 but was only 388,000 in January.
The assumption was that many of the more recent members signed up to back the beleaguered leader - even though his opponents in the "Saving Labour" group had also been drumming up support - so at a stroke of an NEC pen they were disenfranchised.
Even though the party moved to the left between last year's general election and January, there is also an assumption that the longer people have been members, the more disillusioned with the leadership they become.
So who's right? Those who think Mr Corbyn will win or those who think - with the help of that membership freeze - he is vulnerable?
Professor Tim Bale is the author of Five Year Mission, an account of Ed Miliband's time as leader of the opposition. But his study of Labour members since the general election demonstrates how the rank and file has both expanded and moved leftwards.
He and his colleagues at London's Queen Mary University and at Sussex University have examined the views and the background of those party members who had joined before February this year - so it's pretty close to those who will be eligible to vote in the leadership contest.
With just a narrow 48-hour window - opening on Monday and closing on Wednesday - for supporters to sign up, Professor Bale's "subjects" are likely to form the bulk of the selectorate.
And his research suggests that Owen Smith is quite astute in badging himself as a left-wing anti-austerity candidate. Angela Eagle, too, has said she would lead the party from the left, though her longer track record in Parliament might become a liability rather than an asset these days.
Given that his findings suggest 95% of members believe that government public spending cuts have gone too far, 94% distrust big business, and 92% - in the words of the Levellers (the pop group not the Civil War radicals) - see wealth redistribution as the new solution, the candidates have little choice.
And while many in the parliamentary party are worried about a growing gap - on issues such as immigration and the EU - with supporters in what were once Labour heartlands in northern England, leadership candidates would probably be wise not to concentrate in the next couple of months on reflecting those concerns.
That's because the membership are strongly in favour of immigration. Asked to say - on a scale of one to seven - whether they thought immigration was good for the economy, the collective score was 5.74. Eight out of 10 wanted to remain in the EU, compared with a little more than six out of 10 Labour voters.
Their attitudes on other issues are overwhelmingly liberal - 84% back equal marriage, just one in five want tougher sentences for criminals.
And fewer than you might think live in some of the areas where Labour traditionally drew its support - nearly half of members (47%) live in London and southern England. Just over one in four - 28% - live in northern England.
Some 75% of members belonged to the social classes ABC1 - professional, managerial and skilled workers - and 57% have a degree.
As the party faces an influx of new members last summer to support Mr Corbyn, officials tried to weed out those who didn't share Labour values.
That was straightforward where an applicant had stood for a rival party against Labour, but it was far more difficult to become "thought police". So if a potential member had voted, rather than stood for a party to the left of Labour, who was to say that they hadn't just changed their mind?
Rather than widespread "entryism" from Trotskyists - though there clearly was some - Prof Bale has discovered that many of those signing up last year were defecting from the Greens.
Former Green Party voters now account for nearly one in 10 of Labour's members. The average age of members is 51, suggesting that many who perhaps previously left over Iraq or because of Tony Blair's rightward shift, have now rejoined.
Now, Mr Corbyn's opponents may portray themselves as not too far to his right, and argue strongly that the main factors dividing them from him aren't so much policies but competence, and an ability to reach out beyond a left-wing core.
However, the research suggests only one in five members value in a leader an ability to unite the party - only one in four are looking for strength and authority.
So can Jeremy Corbyn win the leadership a second time? It's likely that he will face a greater struggle, and he will be under greater scrutiny. But his supporters are likely to look at the make-up of the membership and declare "Jez He Can".
If, however, a legal challenge to force him to seek nominations from 51 MPs and MEPs succeeds, then that - not the selectorate - is far more likely to scupper his chances.
Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, have fled into Lebanon, according to reports.
At least four civilians were reportedly killed by security forces during house-to-house raids and at funerals held for those killed in Friday's rallies.
Dissidents plan a conference on Monday to discuss how to resolve the crisis.
Protests against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have gone on for more than three months. Activists say more than 1,300 demonstrators have been killed by security forces and government supporters.
The Damascus government says it is tackling armed groups.
The village of Najia, near the border with Turkey, is the latest to have Syrian army troops and tanks move in, activists say.
Najia is near the town of Jisr al-Shughour, where the government sent reinforcements earlier this month after saying 120 security personnel had been killed by gunmen.
The official Syrian news agency said the troops had completed their sweep of border villages without any shots being fired.
So far nearly 12,000 people from the region have fled into Turkey.
They show no sign of readiness to come back, despite promises from the Syrian authorities that the situation is stable and there will be no retribution.
Further south, near the border with Lebanon, activists said the town of Qusair was attacked by security forces and pro-regime militiamen after a big demonstration there on Friday.
They said tanks had moved in and many local people had been detained.
At least two civilians were shot dead during Saturday's funerals for victims killed on Friday in Kiswah, south of Damascus, Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP news agency.
He added that another two civilians were shot dead by security forces in Kassir, near the Lebanese border.
Residents in the Damascus neighbourhood of Barzeh say a number of people have been arrested there and a curfew imposed, following unrest after Friday prayers.
A Syrian with relatives in Barzeh told the BBC that one dead protester had been used for propaganda purposes by the Syrian security forces.
They had put a gun in his hand and filmed him so that he could be depicted as a gunman on state television, he said.
President Assad has blamed gunmen for the violence.
Scores of dissidents and intellectuals critical of the regime are planning to hold a conference in Damascus on Monday, for the first time since the uprising began in March.
They say the authorities have not banned the one-day gathering.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says that if the meeting goes ahead, it could be a sign of greater tolerance of dissent from a regime that says it is preparing comprehensive reforms.
President Assad ordered a general amnesty on Tuesday in a bid to quell the unrest, a day after offering a "national dialogue".
"Just the tiny thing of this place being here on the road reminds people that what is in their neighbourhood is completely abhorrent is enough for me."
Leona's cause is the removal of nuclear missiles from submarines based at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde.
She is one of just six permanent residents at the peace camp, which has been by the side of a road outside the west of Scotland base for 30 years.
However, she feels there is going to be a "resurgence" in the anti-nuclear movement.
"It has waned a lot in the past 10 to 15 years but I feel that young people are going to come on board with this, especially with the link to Scottish independence.
"Scotland has the potential to set the ball rolling for the world's nuclear disarmament. Hopefully we will see a lot more anti-nuclear faces around here."
The peace camp began as a protest against the Thatcher government's decision to purchase the Trident nuclear missile system but 30 years later the camp is still there - and so are the nuclear warheads.
It was set-up as a kind of Scottish version of Greenham Common and over the years it has evolved, putting down roots and installing the occasional comfort such as a couple of flushing toilets.
In the early days the support of the local district council saw protesters make a semi-permanent settlement by the side of the A814 near the naval base.
But the mood changed in the 90s when attempts were made to evict them.
There has been a tradition of anti-nuclear protest in Scotland since the early 1960s when the US Navy established a base for their submarines at Dunoon on the Holy Loch.
At the time the nuclear weapons system was Polaris but in the early 1980s, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced the UK government would be replacing that ageing missile system with the more powerful Trident.
Anti-nuclear protesters believed the government was going against what had been agreed in the non-proliferation treaty. So they set up the Faslane Peace Camp in the summer of 1982.
Brian Mackenzie, chairman of the Royal Naval Association in Scotland, who was in service on nuclear submarines, says anti-nuclear weapons was "a popular bandwagon to jump on at the time".
He says he believed nuclear weapons acted as a deterrent from attack by other countries.
But Louise Robertson, one of the founders, says the threat of "mutually assured destruction", with bombs being dropped by Russia, was very real at the time.
Jane Tallents, who lived at the peace camp between 1984 and 1990, says: "Things seemed so much more urgent in the 80s. The Cold War was at its height. People really feared we were going to end up in a nuclear war."
Jane went into hospital to have her son Sam on the same day the diggers moved into the Coulport armaments depot, a part of the Clyde naval base about eight miles from Faslane, to update the facilities for Trident.
Sam Jones, now 26, lived at the peace camp with his parents during his childhood.
Sam says: his parents tried to keep him away from the action when he was young but he did see them getting arrested on numerous occasions as they staged protests at the base.
He says: "That was obviously quite terrifying when I was a child but as I got older and learned more about why they were taking these drastic steps and why we didn't have much money because they were spending all their time campaigning against nuclear weapons."
By the age of 15, Sam was himself taking part in direct action against nuclear weapons.
Ms Tallents says she has been arrested more than 40 times over the years on various protests at the naval base.
One of the protesters, who wants to be known as Dave, who lived at the peace camp from 1995 to 1999, said he had been arrested at least 60 times.
He says: "The number of times you have been arrested was how you gained status. Going to prison was a cool thing."
Eric Thompson was commodore of the naval base in the mid-90s.
He says: "Our original security concerns were Russian special forces, for which we had a barbed wire fence.
"Then we started worrying about the IRA, so we had a double-barbed wire fence but it was actually the peace camp and political embarrassment which kept us on our toes."
He recalls one incident in which three peace campers managed to get into the base dressed as Santa Claus.
Mr Thompson says: "They got over three of our internal fences using ladders they had found and managed to get down to one or our submarines. They were actually in the sights of an armed Royal Marine guarding the jetty and he could have taken all three of them out but he decided shooting Santa Claus was not going to be a good idea."
Most of the residents at the peace camp had been involved in other protests but one of them, Craig McFarland, came from a very different background - he had been a soldier in the Scots Guards.
He says: "It was ideal really. I loved it. I was involved in a lot of actions but one I had taken on myself was swimming into the base. It was really easy actually. I swam over that bit of water and before you knew it there was a big nuclear submarine in front of me."
While McFarland left the military to join the peace camp, Dave made the opposite journey - joining the Territorial Army (TA).
He says: "Some people find it bizarre that I moved from the peace camp to join the TA. It does look, on the face of it, a bit of a jump. But I was never a pacifist even when I was a camper. You learn a lot of good things in the TA - self-discipline, fitness - and you get paid. The standard protest mentality is that all the military is bad. You are betraying the ideals of being a protester by joining the military. They were appalled by it."
Dave says a state of war developed between the council and the peace camp after the local government reorganisation in 1996.
Faslane became part of Argyll and Bute Council and their new councillors wanted the camp evicted.
Conflict with the council attracted a whole new breed of peace campers, he says.
He calls them "eviction junkies", who were looking for a battle. They built tree houses and tunnels and "lock-ons", everything was done to make it as difficult and expensive as possible to evict the campers.
Dave says he left the camp when he realised the council did not have the resources to evict them.
The decree to evict the peace camp still stands to this day.
George Freeman, an Independent councillor on Argyll and Bute Council, says: "We don't see the point in going to substantial costs and effort in trying to evict them when they could set up on the next grass verge and we would be no further forward.
"I don't think the public would be sympathetic to the council in spending potentially £150,000 to £200,000 for no real effect at the end of the day. The handful of people who live in the camp have no impact on the community or the workings of the base."
Mr Thomson, who is now a resident of nearby Helensburgh, says most people accepted the right to protest but many people in the town, which relies heavily on the base for employment, are in favour of basing the nuclear submarines there.
The Trident nuclear submarine system will need to be renewed in the next decade or so but a decision on whether to go ahead with committing billions of pounds to a new system has been put back by the UK government until after the next election in 2015.
Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond has pledged that an independent Scotland would be nuclear free.
BBC Radio Scotland - Gie's Peace is on Monday 28 May at 1405
The figure, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), was worse than expected and compared with a 0.9% increase seen in September.
Manufacturing output was 0.1% lower than in October a year ago.
On Monday a survey by industry body the EEF said UK manufacturing was suffering from the "gathering gloom" of the global economy.
The EEF cut its manufacturing forecasts, expecting a 0.1% fall in output this year, with 0.8% growth in 2016.
Despite the fall in October's figure, analysts said the underlying picture was not so bad.
"The fall in manufacturing output seen in October was weaker than the consensus forecast and left output marginally down on the level a year earlier," said Martin Beck, senior economic adviser to the EY Item Club.
"This was the fifth consecutive month to see the sector contract on an annual basis. However, October's fall only reversed a minority of September's hefty 0.9% rise. And there appears to have been some erratic factors at work in pushing output down. For example, the repair and maintenance of aircraft saw a colossal 21.5% month-on-month contraction."
The ONS figures showed that the wider measure of industrial production increased by 0.1% in October from the month before, and was 1.7% higher from October last year.
These numbers showed three out of four sectors increasing, with mining and quarrying the best performer, growing by 8.5% from a year ago.
However, the ONS said the level of industrial production was still almost 9% below its pre-recession peak reached in early 2008, while manufacturing output was 6.1% below its peak.
The 72-year-old has led the judging panel since the programme started 12 years ago.
"This adventure began when I was 60 and now that I've reached my 70s, I've decided after this year it's time to hand the role of head judge to someone else," he said.
"I'm looking forward to my last series very much and to whatever comes next."
Goodman will be joined by fellow judges Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood for his final series, which begins in the autumn.
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will continue to present the BBC One series.
Speaking about his time on the programme, Goodman said: "In 2004, I was asked to take part in a brand new BBC Saturday night show and who would have thought me, old Len Goodman, would still be part of this amazing series more than 10 years on.
"It is an honour being part of the wonderful Strictly Come Dancing."
Charlotte Moore, director of content at the BBC, said: "I know we are all going to miss him tremendously, but I also know Len's final series is going to be full of unmissable moments and I hope audiences will give him the special send-off he so deserves."
It is not yet known whether he will continue to work on the US version of the show - Dancing with the Stars - which runs for two seasons each year.
Last August he announced he would be leaving the US show, and was absent for the winter 2015 season.
But three months later, he appeared to reverse his decision and returned to the programme for its spring run, which finished in May.
Bookmaker Coral has made Strictly dancer Anton Du Beke 2/1 favourite to replace Goodman on the panel.
Analysis - Lizo Mzimba, entertainment correspondent
Strictly Come Dancing rapidly became one of the BBC's biggest hits after its launch in 2004 - and its original head judge, Len Goodman, has been a stalwart on the show ever since.
He became a household name soon after the programme's debut, providing some much-needed balance between the comparatively grumpy Craig Revel Horwood and the excitable Bruno Tonioli.
Goodman's lovable demeanour helped him remain a constant on the show while other dancers, judges and presenters such as Sir Bruce Forsyth, Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips departed.
A feature called Len's Lens - where he would shine a spotlight on the detail of contestants' dances - also became a public favourite.
He will be remembered for his warm encouragement of even the most hopeless contestants, and, of course, the way he yelled "Se-VEN!" when awarding dancers seven points.
Strictly's head judge will no doubt be given a warm send-off from the new series when it concludes in December. His replacement will likely not be announced until next year.
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The prime minister said it was "shocking" to know people abroad were still being "threatened, tortured - even killed" because of their faith.
Labour's Mr Miliband wrote that people in the UK "must do everything we can" to condemn oppression, highlighting the plight of Christians in Syria and Iraq.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg condemned Thursday's killings in Kenya.
Some 148 people were killed as militant group al-Shabab attacked students at Garissa University.
As the pace of general election campaigning slowed on Easter Sunday, Mr Cameron published his Easter message on YouTube, highlighting the role of the Church at home.
The prime minister hailed the Church as a "living active force doing great works" for the poor and homeless and urged Britain to "feel proud to say this is a Christian country".
The Conservative leader, whose severely disabled son Ivan died in 2009, said that he knew "from the most difficult times in my own life, that the kindness of the Church can be a huge comfort".
And on the oppression of Christians, he said: "We have a duty to speak out about the persecution of Christians around the world too.
"It is truly shocking to know that in 2015, there are still Christians being threatened, tortured - even killed - because of their faith".
He added: "In the coming months, we must continue to speak as one voice for freedom of belief."
Mr Miliband, who published his message on Facebook, highlighted statistics from the International Society for Human Rights, which suggest Christians are the victims of 80% of acts of religious discrimination in the world.
The Labour leader wrote: "We must all do everything we can to speak out against this evil and work to alleviate the suffering of those who are persecuted simply for their creed."
He also praised church members and charities who "provide support and hope to those in need" in the UK.
He wrote: "In the months to come I hope that we will all stand up for justice, serve the most vulnerable and work to positively transform our communities together."
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, meanwhile, wrote on Twitter: "While politicians in the UK are busy on the campaign trail, we must not forget the cruel and barbaric killings that took place in Kenya."
He added: "The thoughts of people here are very much with the families and friends of the murdered students in Garissa University."
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The Great Run Company announced dietary supplement company Herbalife was their official nutrition partner last week.
But it has now said: "Having taken into account feedback, we have decided not to proceed with a partnership with Herbalife."
The supplement firm has been approached for comment.
The Newcastle to South Shields half marathon has had a number of sponsors and partners since it began in 1981.
Announcing the partnership with Herbalife, organisers said they were "delighted to welcome such an exciting and innovative brand on board".
But, last year, Herbalife was investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over whether it misled customers about the potential value of reselling its products.
In adverts, Herbalife suggested those who agreed to buy its products and become sales people could make a lot of money.
But, in July, the FTC said most "made little or no money" and some made losses.
"The incentives were to recruit more people who would then buy more product - whether or not there was a market to sell it," it said.
In July, the firm agreed to pay $200m (£150m) to settle the accusations.
The terms of the deal require Herbalife to reorganise its systems to reward retail sales more than recruitment.
In a statement made last year, the firm said it believed many of the FTC's allegations were "factually incorrect" but agreed to the settlement to avoid the "financial cost and distraction of protracted litigation".
Cataract operations carried out at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton in May left some with blurred vision.
The procedures were carried out on 62 people in a mobile unit by by private provider Vanguard Healthcare. Twenty-five of them had a "normal recovery".
Ophthalmology staff voiced concerns but operations continued, the report says.
The first operations happened on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the start of the month. The hospital had planned to operate on 400 people.
But by the Tuesday, some patients had come to back to the hospital complaining about their vision.
The report claims that three patients needed further surgery because of retention of lens matter, two suffered eye burns while six patients were found with microscopic metallic fragments in their eyes.
One told staff they were "shouted at" for moving, the report said.
Initial internal staff emails focused on a lack of follow-up arrangements for the patients and said it was unusual to have three patients complaining of problems.
The national average rate for complications in this type of surgery is 4.64%, but the report said the figure on patients sent to the mobile unit differed "10-fold" from this.
Ophthalmology staff also told managers in emails that "one a year would have been an issue".
Hospital managers decided to review all patients who had been operated on, but also gave the go-ahead for new surgeries to take place while previous patients were still being checked.
Source: NHS cataract surgery
These new operations then had to be stopped after staff assessing patients who had previously undergone procedures found some also had eye problems.
On the final day of surgery, there were seven operations despite the warnings over previous complications.
A statement from the hospital said: "The decision to allow surgery to go ahead on 9 May was taken following a number of teleconference conversations with all parties involved during that week."
But the hospital said that not everybody included in the email was in the hospital that day and "there was a delay in the email being seen".
"Surgery was stopped during the morning as a result of the email and feedback from the review clinic that was also being held at the same time," the statement added.
The report investigated whether surgical technique could have been to blame but said this could not "provide the whole explanation".
The Vanguard mobile unit was brought in to help lower waiting lists for the eye operations.
The firm's CEO, Ian Gillespie, said he wanted to "personally convey" his sympathy for any patients affected.
"The investigation does not identify any one cause, but instead points to a number of different factors which may have led to the complications experienced by patients," he said.
"No issues have been identified with the Vanguard mobile theatre facility itself; however there are clearly lessons to be learnt by all parties."
Musgrove Park Hospital had initially refused to release its internal report citing legal issues with its publication.
But it was released following a Freedom of Information Act request by the BBC.
The Mercedes drivers, with Rosberg 23 points ahead in their championship battle, were 0.323 seconds quicker than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to third.
Jenson Button struggled for McLaren, in 16th, eight places and 0.413secs behind team-mate Fernando Alonso.
How Friday practice unfolded
The 2009 world champion was complaining that the car lacked balance and felt no different from the morning session, when he was unhappy with its feel.
Hamilton has five races left to try to claw back his deficit to Rosberg. He had hoped to start this weekend in the same fashion he conducted the last race in Malaysia, when he was demonstrably faster than Rosberg and was on his way to a comfortable victory until his engine failed late in the race.
Instead, Rosberg was fastest in both sessions, albeit by a small margin in the afternoon as clouds came over Suzuka.
"It's been a really good day with no problems on the car which is great," said Hamilton. "But there's still some work to be done overnight in order to find more pace.
"Hopefully we'll be going into Sunday in good shape."
Rain had been expected overnight and for qualifying but the forecasts are now less confident of that and the weather is uncertain, as it so often is on this eastern coast of Honshu, between mountains and Pacific Ocean.
Rain would enhance the chances of Red Bull mixing it with Mercedes in qualifying but the race-simulation runs later in the second session suggested that they could keep the world champions honest in the race as well.
Verstappen and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo matched Hamilton's lap-time average on the soft tyres that will be used in at least the first stint of the race.
Ricciardo, winner in Malaysia on Sunday, was only 12th as he did not complete a lap on his qualifying simulation run because it was interrupted for a virtual safety car period after Esteban Gutierrez's Haas stopped on track.
Ferrari's race pace was hard to judge because of off-set tyre choices. Raikkonen's headline lap time, set with a new front wing the team have brought to Japan, suggests they could be in the mix, although the Finn was complaining of a lack of front grip on his race run.
Force India looked to be comfortably the fourth quickest team, while Alonso's pace in eighth suggests McLaren should again be able to get at least one car into the top 10.
It was a relatively incident-free session, with no crashes, although Renault's Kevin Magnussen, Williams' Felipe Massa and Sauber's Felipe Nasr all ran wide before rejoining.
Japanese Grand Prix second practice results
Japanese Grand Prix coverage details
The allegations stem from an undercover report on the TV show Le Iene, in which an anonymous employee explained how tickets made their way onto such sites.
The MD of Live Nation Italy, Roberto De Luca, then admitted to the practice.
He said "a very limited number" of tickets were sold in this manner.
De Luca initially denied the reports but, when interviewed by journalist Matteo Viviani, retracted that statement.
"I want to be clear that, to your question if Live Nation issued tickets on secondary sites and I answered no… In fact we issue some tickets, a very limited number of tickets on other sites, in this case Viagogo.
"But I must make clear that Live Nation sells around two million tickets every year and the tickets that we issue on the secondary sites are equal to 0.20% of our tickets sales. We are not talking about tens of thousands of tickets, but hundreds of tickets for a concert."
The investigation was prompted by a Coldplay concert in Milan, where hundreds of tickets appeared on secondary sites within minutes of going on sale, often at inflated prices. The band were not implicated in the report, however.
Viviani stated that the show had tracked the journey of a ticket for a separate gig as its price increased from 50 euro (£43) to 1,050 euro (£911), using testimony from an employee of one of the companies and various documents, invoices and contracts obtained via an anonymous source.
Since the programme was broadcast last week, several Italian artists have cut ties with Live Nation.
Management firm Giamaica, which looks after one of Italy's most famous artists, Vasco Rossi, said it had "suspended all trading relations with Live Nation" and may consider legal action against the company.
Italian consumer organisation Codacons has also submitted a complaint to the public prosecutor of Milan against Live Nation Italy.
Politicians have also tabled an amendment to Italy's budget law, which would curb the activities of secondary ticketing websites.
Culture minister Dario Franceschini said in a statement that the practice is "an intolerable phenomenon and recent events show that self-regulation is not enough".
In a statement to trade publication Music Week, Live Nation sought to clarify the reports emerging from Italy.
"Live Nation Italy would like to make it clear that the allegations in Le lene relate to a small number of tickets for a handful of international artists," the company said. "Live Nation Italy has never been asked to list any tickets on secondary markets by Italian artists."
In the UK, a special meeting of the House of Commons Select Committee will discuss the secondary ticketing market on Tuesday morning.
The FanFair Alliance, which lobbies on behalf of artists for stronger regulation of the market, urged politicians in the UK to take note of Italy's stance.
"The situation in Italy has become a national scandal, and it appears the Italian government is now prepared to take action to protect fans and recalibrate the market," they said in a statement to the BBC. "That's to be applauded and... you can only hope that UK politicians are taking note.
"We feel the UK's ticket resale market is similarly out of control and will be repeating our call for the urgent enforcement of existing consumer law to flush out such bad practice and make ticket resale far more transparent, as well as measures to disarm and disrupt the online touts."
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The ceremony at the city's Hampden Park was watched by a peak audience of 7.7m, according to overnight figures.
Proceedings saw Glasgow officially end its tenure as host city and hand over to Australia's Gold Coast for 2018.
Scottish stars Lulu and Deacon Blue also performed in a party atmosphere which gathered all athletes together.
BBC One easily captured the lion's share of the TV audience on Sunday night, with 36% of viewers watching the ceremony from Glasgow at one point.
The live broadcast which lasted more than two hours and included a seven-song set from Minogue.
Her performance was briefly interrupted by Australian athlete Genevieve LaCaze, who danced on stage before being ushered away by security staff.
However, the audience substantially slid towards the end of the programme at 2300 BST, with five million people staying until the close.
The late evening news bulletin, which followed the conclusion of the games, pulled in 3.3 million viewers.
Other performers during the evening included Australian singer Jessica Mauboy, leading a segment which sang the praises of the Gold Coast, which will host the next games in four years' time.
Earlier this year, Mauboy performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen to honour Australia's association with the event.
The gala also involved the participation of more than 2,000 volunteer performers.
The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on 23 July was a bigger TV draw, bringing in an average 7.6 million viewers and peaking at 9.3 million.
Meanwhile, Saturday night's coverage of the games, featuring Usain Bolt in the 100 metres relay and Tom Daley claiming gold in the diving, had a detrimental effect on ITV's usually robust schedule.
More than eight million viewers tuned into the action from Glasgow on BBC One, while Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith on ITV drew in a little over one million.
There are hopes of creating 500 new jobs over the next five years.
The Wales Co-operative Centre will operate the Social Business Wales project, backed by £6m in EU funding and £5m from the Welsh government.
It says social businesses "often fill the gaps the private sector won't consider and the public sector can't support".
Social enterprises include ventures set up with a community focus and have a strong presence in deprived areas.
Nearly a third operate in the health and social care sector, and similarly in culture and leisure.
The project aims to help 500 businesses, including co-operatives, worker-owned companies and social enterprises.
It will also help charities take forward commercial ideas.
The investment comes at a time when more than two thirds of Welsh social businesses expect to increase their turnover in the next two to three years.
Finance Minister Jane Hutt said: "The social business sector plays an important role in supporting local economies, particularly in disadvantaged areas."
Chief executive of the Wales Co-operative Centre Derek Walker added: "We believe that social businesses have great potential for further growth in Wales."
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The project announcement is being made at the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) - a social business in Neath.
It works with firms and organisations to make sure websites, apps and other digital media are accessible to people with visual and mobility impairments, dyslexia and learning disabilities.
The business provides work for people with disabilities and has a client list which includes Fujitsu, Santander and Channel 4.
How long has DAC has been going and how many people work there? Gavin Evans, director of operations: We have been operating for nearly four and a half years and have 21 employed staff and four volunteers at present.
Explain what a social business is - how does it differ in how you are set up and operate? My understanding of a social business is that the organisation requires investment in order to have some form of social gain. We have commercial and social missions and goals, the social impact being the big focus. We reinvest 100% our profits back into the business, as we operate on a not-for-profit basis. We initially placed all the investment in ourselves, and had some small amounts of funding for computer equipment from Welsh funding organisations.
We operate on a commercial basis, we sell our services. However, with investment and a good business plan, we can do a whole lot of more social good.
Any advice for someone thinking of setting up a social enterprise? I think the key advice to offer is to have belief and confidence in what you are doing. When Cam (other co-founder and director) and myself set up the company, the first few months were extremely difficult. But we knew we had a good model and, after all, we knew we were doing some good. I think that is key really, to know that there is a socially-beneficial goal at the end of it, and believe in what you are doing will benefit the wider community. DAC does this by ensuring other organisations' digital products are accessible to everyone. However, we also provide sustainable employment for individuals with disabilities. So there are two key drivers for us really.
The service was evacuated following the stoppage at about 17:30 BST, with those on board transferred to a rescue train.
Eurotunnel spokesman John Keefe said between 400 and 500 people were affected after a "technical incident" forced the train to stop mid-tunnel.
The rescue train had to first travel back to Calais before going to the UK.
The failed train was towed back to Folkestone with the passengers' cars and belongings on board.
Eurotunnel said at 23:25 that "all trains have now arrived" and apologised for the delays..
Passenger Aggie Anim told BBC South East that after the train stopped "it was very hot, and we were all concerned about the oxygen".
She later tweeted: "The emergency train is moving!! People cheering... But wait we are heading back to France?! Booo Eurotunnel stuck."
She said staff on board the broken down train had been "very friendly and communicative".
In a statement on its website, Eurotunnel said services were currently operating with some timetable disruption.
It said there was a waiting time of about two hours at its terminals in Calais and Folkestone.
Victoria Gayle, 32, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body.
The offence, which relates to a son born in 2004, only came to light after the death of Gayle's young daughter last year.
Investigations are under way into possible failings by the police and local authorities.
There is no record of any official agency having seen Gayle's son after he left hospital with her in February 2004, the BBC understands.
He is thought to have died when he was 10 to 15 months old.
On 31 May this year homicide detectives found a boy's skeleton at the home of Gayle's parents in West Hendon, north London.
The body had been placed in a box and wrapped up.
Gayle had been arrested a day earlier on suspicion of murder.
Following the discovery of the body, detectives re-arrested Gayle on suspicion of preventing a lawful and decent burial.
An investigation had started following a case review after the death of Gayle's two-year-old daughter in 2015.
She had died after swallowing a battery at the home of Gayle's parents.
The BBC understands that, over several years, Gayle told official agencies that her son had moved away, but that the agencies failed to establish whether or not this was true.
During court proceedings in 2014 Gayle had provided a statement that said her son had gone away with his traveller father.
But her son had already died and his father was not a traveller.
Tests, which are attempting to show how the baby died, are ongoing.
Three other people arrested in connection with the investigation remain on police bail.
Gayle has pleaded not guilty to two counts - perjury and perverting the course of justice - which have been left to lie on file.
In a statement, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was directing an investigation by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards.
"The IPCC investigation is to establish what interaction, if any, officers from the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] had with the family of the child and whether there were any missed opportunities, either before or after the death."
A serious case review, which started in October, is looking at the circumstances relating to both deaths.
A Barnet Council spokesperson said: "The death of any child is tragic and we are working with Barnet Safeguarding Children's Board to provide information for their Serious Case Review and to establish any learning from our involvement with the family."
Gayle was bailed ahead of sentencing at Kingston Crown Court on 3 February 2017.
All of those who died were travelling in the minibus, which was from the Nottingham area.
A five-year-old girl, a woman and a man are being treated in hospital with life-threatening injuries, while another woman has serious injuries.
The two lorry drivers have been arrested, one of them on suspicion of driving while over the alcohol limit.
Both men are being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and are in police custody.
The crash happened on the southbound M1 at Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire just before 03:15 BST.
South Central Ambulance Service said those injured in the collision were taken to hospitals in Milton Keynes, Coventry and Birmingham.
Police said some of those involved in the collision were visiting the UK from India.
The vehicles were all travelling in the same direction between junctions 15 and 14, police said.
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service said it had sent six crews as well as three search and rescue vehicles to the scene.
Firefighters used hydraulic equipment to release three people from a vehicle.
Thames Valley Police said the two lorry drivers, one aged 31 and from Worcestershire, the other aged 53 from Stoke-on-Trent, were being questioned.
The 31-year-old man was detained on suspicion of one count of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of driving a motor vehicle when above the legal alcohol limit.
Pictures appear to show extensive damage to the lorries involved - a FedEx vehicle and one belonging to AIM Logistics.
Ismail Elmagdoub, director of AIM Logistics, based in Evesham, Worcestershire, said: "One of our vehicles was involved in a serious incident on the M1 southbound, junction 14 this morning at approximately 3am.
"We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the families who have lost loved ones and also those whom have been injured at this very sad time.
"Road safety and compliance is of the utmost importance to AIM Logistics and we are continuing to assist the police as much as possible with their inquiries."
The road was closed for several hours while investigation work took place.
There are two ways of seeing its plans: either as sticking two fingers up to Brussels, in a way that maybe is not appropriate for such a big and important institution; or as demonstrating the madness of the EU's attempt to curb local behaviour, in this case the pay of bankers, in businesses which have to compete in a global market.
The background is that a new EU law, known as CRD IV, prohibits variable pay - usually referred to as bonuses - greater than 100% of base salary, or 200% with the approval of shareholders.
Which means that as of next year, the pay policies of HSBC - and most other European headquartered banks - would be illegal, without reform.
For example, HSBC's chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, earned £5.5m in an annual incentive and what HSBC calls its Group Performance Share Scheme (GPSS) in 2013.
That is 4.4 times Mr Gulliver's base salary of £1.25m, so considerably more in variable pay than he would be allowed under the EU constraint (and, for what it's worth, Mr Gulliver earned £8m in total, including benefits and pension contribution of £1.2m).
In fact, Mr Gulliver could have earned even more in variable pay, £6.75m or 5.4 times his base pay, if he had hit all targets.
However, as of the current financial year, Mr Gulliver will only be able to earn a maximum of £2.5m from his annual incentive and GPSS (you are probably thinking, "poor lambykin").
So HSBC will top him up with what it calls a "fixed pay allowance" of £1.7m, paid in quarterly lumps.
In other words, his maximum remuneration is falling from £6.75m last year - excluding benefits and pension contribution - to a maximum of just under £5.5m. And given that he is unlikely to get the maximum in variable pay, perhaps he will earn £5m.
Which looks like a chunky pay cut.
But his fixed pay, what is guaranteed to him, is rising from £1.25m to £3m. And most people would say guaranteed pay is more valuable and desirable for the receiver than performance-related variable pay, although it is usually thought of as less desirable by the proprietor of a business.
Any bank, for example, will lend rather more to someone whose income is fixed than to one whose income varies.
So Mr Gulliver - and the hundreds of other HSBC bankers who will see a portion of their bonuses and variable pay converted into this new fixed pay allowance - will not be on their uppers.
What are the broader consequences of this remuneration reconstruction?
Well, HSBC will have a clunkier pay system, but hopes it won't see its more able people deserting to American, Swiss or Asian banks that don't operate within the same remuneration constraints.
Is there a social and political consequence? Does it matter that HSBC - and the other big banks - will be seen as responding to a new law by coming up with a ruse that many will see as dodging it?
The banks will say they have the UK regulator and UK government on their side, since both have said they disapprove of the new EU bonus limit.
However, the law is the law, as they say. There are many laws that millions of people find irksome, but follow in letter and spirit.
So if HSBC and other banks are seen to be gaily skipping around an EU law they dislike, it may not do a good deal either for their popularity or for the majesty and authority of Brussels.
The £22.3m Diamond Bridge linking Danestone and Tillydrone is aimed at easing congestion.
It was supposed to be completed late last year but issues with re-routing underground utilities caused a series of delays. A worker also died in an accident on the site.
The Diamond Bridge name was chosen by local schoolchildren.
The 20-year-old featherweight, from Strabane in Northern Ireland, beat Chinzo Machida via a rear naked choke in just over two minutes.
"The reaction has been massive, the world champion tweeted me and offered to fight me in Croke Park," he said.
"That just shows you the statements I'm making."
Gallagher fights under the Bellator brand, which is a similar franchise to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The impressive victory has thrown 'The Strabanimal' firmly into the spotlight, and he says he will now grab the opportunity.
He added: "I've done everything quickly in MMA. I won my first fight in St Pats Hall in Strabane at the age of 13, I beat a 21-year-old in a fight in Warrenpoint when I was also 13.
"I moved to Dublin at an early age, I won my first professional MMA fight at 18, I just won in the most famous arena in the world at 20, and I will have that world title by the time I'm 22."
Given his success, his cocky persona and the fact he fights out of the same gym as Conor McGregor, the young County Tyrone man has been compared to the Dubliner.
"Conor is a four-time world champion, he won two titles in cage warriors, and he won two titles in UFC, and later in the summer he will fight Floyd Mayweather," he added.
"Conor is the greatest MMA fighter of all time, so I will take being compared to him any day."
Gallagher's next fight is expected to be in November, and he says he thinks he is only a couple of fights away from that title shot.
"I'm going to move down from 145llbs to 135llbs, and then I will have a fight at the start of next year, and then I expect to have that title shot."
The 25-year-old Poland international will complete the move on Sunday, when the Polish transfer window re-opens.
Borysiuk previously played for Lechia Gdansk, who are second in the Polish top flight, between 2014 and 2016.
He has made 12 appearances for QPR since joining the R's from Legia Warsaw on a three-year contract last summer.
Rangers boss Ian Holloway is keen to add to his squad before the transfer window closes on Tuesday, having sold midfielders Sandro and Tjaronn Chery and striker Sebastian Polter to overseas sides this month.
Winger Kazenga LuaLua is the sole arrival at Loftus Road this month, on loan from Brighton.
Meanwhile, defender Darnell Furlong has extended his deal with the Championship side until the summer of 2019.
The 21-year-old right-back, who had a spell on loan at Swindon earlier this season, has played seven senior games for the west London club.
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The BBC spoke to three people who were robbed after they advertised their properties on the accommodation-booking service.
The scammers hijacked accounts with verified badges and changed some of personal details to pull off the thefts.
Airbnb said it had already been working on the changes – which include sending text warnings if profiles are altered – when the crimes were brought to its attention.
"Unfortunately there have been some incidents where hosts and guests have suffered," said Nate Blecharczyk, co-founder of Airbnb.
"This is not acceptable to us, therefore we’re working around the clock to do everything we can to improve our detection and prevention methods."
While the participants of the World Economic Forum are busy discussing where the next big technological breakthrough is coming from or how to better spread wealth around the world, they need to be fed.
All 2,500-plus - and most of them, being world leaders and chief executives, are accustomed to a certain standard.
So, how do you go about it?
It takes months of planning, says Noud Van den Boer, who runs the family-owned Dutch catering company Van den Boer Group.
The company has been coming to snowy Davos, in the Swiss Alps, for 13 years to cater to clients.
As we meet them, his team are preparing for a World Food Programme (WFP) dinner of 128 dignitaries including the current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his predecessor Kofi Annan, as well as Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
It's 2016, so of course some are vegetarian, some gluten-free and some are vegan.
But the kitchen is used to this - and they also have a few spare in case of any unexpected dietary requirements.
The menu is a Davos twist on a recipe provided by Refika, a Syrian refugee now living in a camp in Turkey.
She is part of the WFP's family chef initiative, in which refugees who benefit from its cash and vouchers programme share their local recipes online.
The first course is a "cremeux" of green peas (creamed peas to you and me, but this is Davos) with panna cotta and a parmesan cheese crisp.
This is a nod to 2016 itself - named by the UN as the International Year of Pulses - and which has been launched to raise awareness of the protein power and health benefits of beans and peas.
The main course - which looks delicious - is guinea fowl supreme, with white rice, eggplant and peanuts. It's a posher version of chicken and rice, if you like.
They've used guinea fowl because it's easier to source locally - which they do for all the food they use.
It is also much less spicy than the original recipe, in order to cater for a broader range of palates.
For the vegetarians it's braised asparagus with herb cream and red pepper sauce with potato rosti with tomato, zucchini and onion.
Dessert will be small chocolates and sweets to go with the coffee.
There is, of course, an inescapable irony in hosting a gourmet dinner to discuss world hunger.
But, a WFP representative tells me, events such as these are vital if the organisation is to achieve its goal of eradicating hunger in 15 years.
They will use the time to explain and persuade companies how to help them reach this lofty goal. And it's not just financial donations they want, it's all sorts of help.
For example, they have an arrangement with the telecoms company Ericsson, which provides them with assistance wherever necessary, including 150 voluntary employees who can help out whenever an emergency strikes, and also helps to provide Internet access and phone lines.
And it's worth pointing out that none of this is paid for by the WFP - its whole presence is paid for by the companies who sponsor them.
"The food is subordinate to the total theme but it still has to be there," says Mr Van den Boer.
Starting this summer, GCSE grades A* to G will be phased out in favour of grades numbered from nine to one.
However, around 70% of more than 400 parents and pupils surveyed by Ofqual did not understand the system.
"It is really important we explain the basics, like the fact that nine is the highest grade," said Chief Regulator Sally Collier.
Ofqual wants to raise awareness of the numerical grading system which starts this summer, with candidates who sit new more challenging English and maths GCSEs receiving a mixture of number and letter grades.
By the summer of 2018 a mix of numbers and letters will be awarded in an additional 20 subjects, with the letter system entirely phased out by 2019.
But according to the regulator's small survey, awareness is currently low - only 31% of secondary pupils and 30% of parents said they were clear how the new system worked.
Additional research with 50 human resources leaders revealed that less than half of them understood it, while among small businesses, this figure dropped to about a fifth, says Ofqual.
"We don't want there to be any surprises in summer 2017. It's really important that we spread the word that GCSE grades are changing from letters to numbers," said Ms Collier.
"Broadly the same proportion of students will get a grade four above as would have got a grade C or above in the old system," she explained.
Ofqual's publicity drive includes a series of online workshops for teaching staff in schools and universities.
The regulator is promising to widen the information drive to include employers in coming months.
The Department for Education says it has been working closely with Ofqual and with exam boards to communicate the changes.
A spokesman said the new numerical grades would be a clear signal to employers, colleges and universities that students have taken the reformed, more challenging GCSEs.
"Our GCSE reforms will create gold-standard qualifications that match the best education systems in the world and allow young people to compete in an increasingly global workplace.
"We continue to work closely with the sector to ensure they understand what the changes will mean for them when they come into effect later this year," said the spokesman.
Michael Turner, director general of the Joint Council for Qualifications which represents exam boards, said communicating the changes to students, parents educators and employers was "a huge task".
Mr Turner said efforts to spread the word would be "stepped up" in the run-up to the 2017 summer exams.
These reforms apply primarily to schools in England, although some pupils in Wales and Northern Ireland take GCSEs offered by English based exam boards. GCSEs offered by Welsh and Northern Irish exam boards are being reformed separately.
In Scotland National 4 and 5 qualifications replaced Standard Grades in 2014.
The survey was carried out for Ofqual by DJS Research in November last year.
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Gueye joined Villa for £9m from French side Lille in July 2015 and made 35 Premier League appearances as they were relegated last season.
Villa were unable to retain him after the Toffees triggered a release clause in the 26-year-old's contract.
New Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: "Idrissa will provide quality in our squad in the midfield."
Koeman, who was appointed as Roberto Martinez's successor in June, added: "He was one of the players last season with the best record in interceptions and pressing in the midfield. We need this kind of quality and I'm happy to have him joining our club."
Gueye made made 134 appearances for Lille, having emerged from the Diambars Academy in Senegal, and helped them to the French title in 2011.
"My style is good for the Premier League," he said. "You have to fight every game. All the teams are strong and you have to concentrate all through the game.
"Goodison Park is a very good stadium and the fans are very good, too. They push their team forward and I am excited to play there."
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It is thought to be the first time a Chinese company has invested in the games industry in Scotland.
The new studio, which will be led by former Reloaded Productions managing director Michael Boniface, plans to develop a multi-player online game.
Scottish Development International helped to facilitate the move.
Mr Boniface said: "The establishment of Skymoons' new studio in Scotland is a game changer, and an exciting opportunity for those who make up the strong resource of locally-based talent.
"I am very pleased to be representing Skymoons in this venture and will be recruiting new staff shortly, aiming for all 21 jobs to be filled by the end of June."
First established in Chengdu, Skymoons Digital Entertainment Co is an established publisher of mobile games in China. It is looking to expand in the global digital entertainment market.
Business and Innovation Minister Paul Wheelhouse said: "This is a great example of international investment in Scotland's growing digital economy and a good example of Scottish Development International support.
"Scotland is known around the world for our dynamic and successful creative industries - having produced some of the best known and bestselling games in the world.
"This investment will help create a very welcome outcome for Edinburgh's games development sector. "
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Deciding they'd settled into a "comfort zone", the southern state rockers ditched their producer, moved to LA, and hooked up with Markus Dravs - best known for his work with Arcade Fire and Florence + The Machine.
The German-born producer pushed the band hard - instructing them to play songs "like the Sex Pistols" and refusing to let them hear the results until the album was finished.
His methods seem to have worked. Released on Friday, Walls has gained the band their best reviews since 2008's Only By The Night, which included the global hits Sex On Fire and Use Somebody.
"They sound more focused and alive than they have for a while," wrote the NME, while Entertainment Weekly called the album "their richest, most textured effort yet".
"Everyone seems to be liking it, so we're excited to get the train rolling and get to touring this bad boy," says drummer Nathan Followill, speaking to the BBC from the band's base in Nashville.
Hello, Nathan. It's early morning over in Nashville. What have you been up to at this time?
I just dropped my baby girl off at school, then I'm gonna hit the gym and go to rehearsal.
Does your daughter still cling on to you at the school gates?
Nah, she's good. She didn't even look back at me when I was saying, "Have a good day today". I was a little depressed on the ride home, I'm not going to lie.
Five years ago, it looked like Kings of Leon were over. Caleb walked out of a gig, a tour was cancelled and you went on hiatus, then your comeback album stalled. Do you feel you've regained your underdog status?
Definitely. We were the underdogs right out of the gate. Our whole career, we were that guys that watched the bands we'd played with blow up. And we were all sitting back thinking, "We're playing 200 shows a year, we're putting in the work, but we're not reaping the benefits".
After the hiatus, there was an urgency to get another record out there and I think we went a little too quick. But that's the nature of the beast. You know, the labels want records and as a band you want records.
We had kind of settled into a comfort zone. We could have kept making records the same way, and I'm sure our diehard fans would have continued to buy them - but this record, we just wanted to throw everything out the window.
You've said Markus Dravs really shook things up in the studio. Were you nervous about working with him?
The first day of a record, you're always nervous and excited - but with a new producer, especially. So we were a little timid.
And in his defence, walking in with just a regular band can be intimidating, but when everyone in the band is related and has an opinion, I think that can be even scarier.
And was he really that bad?
I think there was a time early on where we realised it was going to be a lot of hard work - but once we all got on the same page, it was pretty much instant magic.
So what was his approach?
It could be something as simple as taking a song we were playing slow, and saying "OK, now how would the Sex Pistols play it?"
We were like, "You're out of your mind. We've been playing this slow for six months", and he said, "Just humour me". So we'd play it his way and listen back and go, "Damn, he's right. Again".
But, man, we hardly got to listen back to the music during the recording. He did not let us listen to it at all. He was like, "Just trust me, I've got the record in my head' and we were like, "Hopefully we'll get to hear it one day!"
Still friends?
I talk to Markus every week. Listen, we put the guy in hospital. He got pneumonia the first week, and was in hospital for a couple of days. So the fact that he rode it out and stuck with us, that meant a lot.
The single, Around The World, is such an obvious radio hit. Do you deliberately seek out songs like that?
We definitely knew that had the potential to be a fun song for festivals. We play so many festivals that, when we make records, we kind of have that in the back of our minds.
Obviously, we were all smiling very big the day we recorded that one. All kinds of crazy things happened to get the sounds that are on that song. Some of the percussion is someone hitting a beer bottle with their wedding band.
Now, you say beer - but I read an interview with Caleb where he said it was a Perrier bottle. Who's telling the truth here?
Oh well, one man's Perrier is another man's beer!
Talking of percussion, the drums on Over are very intricate...
It's one of the hardest songs I've had ever to play! Most of those parts are just me goofing off, and then I'm like, "Oh crap, I'm going to have to play this every night for the next God knows how long".
Do you play to a click track [metronome] on stage?
No, never. I find that click tracks restrain me more than anything else. As long as you're speeding up together and slowing down together, nobody really notices.
There's a danger you'll sap the performance of energy...
I think it takes the emotion out of the song. We are all self-taught, so it's better for us to flow together. I've got buddies that play to a click every night and they're phenomenal, but it always seems to be missing that live magic, where anything can happen.
But I will say that we recorded one song on the album straight through, with no click track, and it came in at three minutes and 19 seconds. We played it one more time and it was identical: Three minutes and 19 seconds. Identical. So we're pretty good at locking it in.
That's in the studio. Live, with 100,000 people screaming, it's kind of impossible not to get the blood going, and you tend to speed everything up. It's a good problem to have.
It's been eight years since you headlined Glastonbury. Would you do it again?
Most definitely. We love Glastonbury. I think that was the first festival we ever played in Europe. Do they still do it where it's on one year, off one year to let the grass grow?
There's a break every couple of years. So it's on next year, but off in 2018.
OK, then we'll have to get on it in 2017. I'll have to text Mr Eavis.
Now that you're back as a band, have you taken steps to prevent a fall-out happening again?
Oh yeah. Anyone who has a brother - or a sister for that matter - you're going to have times where you argue and fight. But we're older now, we're more mature and we have families who rely on us. That's a good motivating factor.
I think that the Dallas gig was something that was probably going to happen. I would have preferred for it to happen behind closed doors and not in the middle of a show - but it had to happen for us to continue on. It was never as bad as it was put out there in the press. There was never any talk of us breaking up. Within a few weeks, we had already talked about getting together and jamming.
I'm glad it happened because it enabled us to take a step back and look at what was important to us musically, and what we want our legacy to be. I think this record is our redemption record. The Kings are back and playing fun music again.
Walls is out now on Columbia Records.
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Harjit Singh Dulai , 44, from Uxbridge, west London, was attacked in Rosedale Park, off Albion Road, Hayes at about 18:40 GMT on Wednesday.
He was taken to a central London hospital by paramedics but was pronounced dead at about 20:30 GMT.
The four men remain in custody at different west London police stations.
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One of the men was arrested at the scene while the other three were arrested shortly after.
Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh said he believed the victim had "attended the venue to meet a person, or persons" but police needed to "establish what happened next".
"I would appeal for any witnesses who saw this attack, or the events surrounding the attack, to come forward," he said.
The man's next of kin have been informed.
Defence lawyers called to the stand a detective who led a 2005 investigation into claims that Mr Cosby drugged and molested a woman at his home in 2004.
The embattled star, 79, earlier told a judge he would not testify to defend himself against those allegations.
Mr Cosby denies the charge and his lawyer has said she agreed to sex.
The jury began deliberating on Monday evening after the prosecution's closing statement.
Andrea Constand, the 44-year-old at the centre of the case, says the alleged incident happened during a visit to his home to seek career advice.
Dozens of women say he assaulted them, but statutes of limitation rules mean he is on trial for only one allegation.
Mr Cosby arrived at court on Monday with his wife, Camille, who made her first appearance at the high-profile trial in Norristown, a suburb of Philadelphia. She is the first family member to join him.
He told Judge Steven O'Neill that he had decided not to testify after speaking with his lawyers.
Detective Richard Schaffer appeared for just six minutes on the defence's behalf, in which he told a jury that Ms Constand had visited Mr Cosby at an out-of-state casino.
Defence lawyers have sought to discredit Ms Constand by suggesting the pair were in a romantic relationship and she had changed her story several times during a previous investigation.
In his closing argument, Mr Cosby's lawyer Brian McMonagle said while his client had been unfaithful to his wife, he did not commit a crime.
They pointed to dozens of phone calls she made after the alleged incident and the casino visit.
"This isn't talking to a trustee. This is talking to a lover," he said of one call that lasted 49 minutes.
In 2006, the comedian settled with Ms Constand after providing an undisclosed cash sum to her.
Mr Schaffer also said police knew Mr Cosby had vision problems more than a decade ago, supporting the actor's claim that he is blind.
Judge O'Neill rejected a request to call the defence's second witness, a woman who worked with Ms Constand at Philadelphia's Temple University, where Ms Cosby met the accuser.
The prosecution rested its case on Friday after five days of testimony from witnesses including Kelly Johnson, who claims Mr Cosby drugged and sexually abused her in 1996 under similar circumstances.
The case is seen as the biggest US celebrity court case since the murder trial of former American football player OJ Simpson in 1995.
If convicted, Mr Cosby faces up to a decade in prison.
The message from Craig was displayed for Linsay during rush hour on Monday evening - the venue for their first date three years ago.
Craig asked: "Tonight I am asking you to make these happy times go on forever... will you marry me?"
ScotRail confirmed in a tweet: "SHE SAID YES! Big congratulations to Linsay & Craig!"
Michael Spalding's body was found in a suitcase by men working near Icknield Port Road on 12 May, police said.
Lorenzo Simon, 34, was found guilty of murder last week and was jailed for at least 19 years.
His partner Michelle Bird admitted assisting an offender and was jailed for two and a half years.
She was cleared of murder following a five-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
West Midlands Police said Mr Spalding, 39, who was the defendants' tenant, was treated as "slave labour", and forced to renovate their flat on Oxford Road, Smethwick.
A row prompted by a car accident led to Mr Spalding's murder at the flat, officers believe.
Police said he was killed in a "brutal" assault, before being dismembered with a variety of tools and stuffed into two suitcases, which were then thrown into the canal, weighed down with broken slabs.
One suitcase was recovered by contractors working for the Canal and River Trust, while a second was later found by police on the canal bed, along with a hacksaw.
The black suitcase containing the victim's torso was first spotted on 5 May floating in the water near Pope Bridge by a narrow boat owner, police said.
Eight days later the contractor, suspecting the case contained a dead animal, towed it to the bank.
Police said Simon moved to Derby when news of the body find broke but was arrested with Bird on 19 May.
Detectives later heard accounts from neighbours in Oxford Road who told of "aggressive, nasty" arguments coming from the flat.
The challenge will start on 8 August and continue until they reach the end of the report into the Iraq war.
At a rate of about 120 words per minute, the reading is predicted to take more than two weeks to complete.
Members of the public have also been invited to sign up.
Sir John Chilcot's report, published earlier this month, said former Prime Minister Tony Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The Iraq Out & Loud event is being organised by Fringe veterans Bob Slayer and Omid Djalili, and will be held in a garden shed, beside Bob Slayer's Blundabus on South College Street, with two readers each hour.
Mr Slayer said: "Producing this is going to be a truly mammoth undertaking, however I know I would totally regret not doing it much more than actually doing it."
Tickets to be part of the small live audience in the shed go on sale on Monday, with four seats allocated per hour.
Crime writer Ian Rankin, SNP MP Tommy Sheppard and comedians Stewart Lee, Reg D Hunter and Arthur Smith are among the names who have already agreed to take part.
Mr Rankin said: "I was on my holidays when the Chilcot Report was published, so this is my best chance to get to read at least some of it. It's either that or wait for the film."
High winds around Bridgewater Place in Leeds were blamed for the death of Dr Edward Slaney, who was killed when a lorry blew over in March 2011.
About 100 yards (90m) of Water Lane at the foot of the skyscraper is to be closed until May.
The closure is to allow engineers to construct baffles that deflect strong gusts away from street level.
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When there are high winds roads are closed near the 32-storey skyscraper as a safety measure.
Contractors for CPPI Bridgewater Place, the building's owners, are to erect three sail-like structures across Water Lane as well as screens and canopies.
The large screens and baffle boards will be up to 50ft (17m) high and 66ft (20m) long.
A letter has been sent to about 800 residents and businesses about a diversion for the closed road.
Lendlease, the construction company that built the building, is to manage the plans approved by Leeds City Council in November 2014.
The scheme is expected to take 16 months to complete.
David Mundell told MPs that Brexit would "self-evidently" change the devolution settlement, and said powers would not be taken away from Holyrood.
The MP said leaving the EU "should be seen as an opportunity for Scotland".
SNP members pressed the Tory minister on what the effect of Brexit could be on Scotland's economy during Scottish Questions at Westminster.
Glasgow North West MP Carol Monaghan asked: "Given that Brexit continues to be billed as taking back control, can the secretary of state tell us which powers that are currently controlled by Brussels will the UK Government commit to giving to Holyrood and which will be re-reserved to Westminster?"
Mr Mundell replied: "It's self-evident that, because the devolution settlements within the United Kingdom are predicated on the basis that the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union, then those devolution settlements will be changed by the United Kingdom leaving the EU and those will be matters which will be subject to debate and discussion."
Glasgow North MP Patrick Grady then asked the minister to clarify if that meant that currently devolved powers could be taken away from Holyrood.
He said: "I'm not entirely certain the secretary of state answered that question. Will you categorically rule out that powers will not be re-reserved to this parliament as a result of the decision to leave the European Union?"
Mr Mundell said: "No, what I can say is that no powers which are currently exercised by the Scottish Parliament will be re-reserved to this parliament as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the EU."
Elsewhere in the session, former cabinet secretary Michael Gove attacked the idea of Scottish independence, saying it would "land the people of Scotland with a huge public sector deficit and the prospect of either tax rises or cuts to services".
Mr Mundell said that a second independence referendum should be taken "off the table", saying that the UK is "the union which matters to Scotland".
In the prime minister's questions session which followed, SNP group leader Angus Robertson pressed Theresa May on the issue of hate crime.
He also claimed Tory rhetoric on immigration had been "xenophobic", saying people were "totally disgusted" by it.
Mrs May said she had been very clear that there was "absolutely no place in our society for racism, no place in our society for hate crime".
She said this message should be repeated "with one voice from across this chamber".
The prime minister also rejected claims from Labour that she was overseeing a "shambolic Tory Brexit".
The 29-year-old former Sunderland and Tottenham player has been a regular for the League One team, but was left out of Saturday's victory at MK Dons.
He has made 97 appearances for Posh, and only signed a new three-year contract in June.
"I wouldn't want to keep someone here who is unhappy and not focused," boss Grant McCann told the club website.
"We are all disappointed... but the reasons behind it I can understand."
A state TV announcer said that North Korea had successfully placed a satellite in orbit.
It appears the rocket was fired from a base in the north-west and passed over Japan's southern Okinawa islands.
The launch was condemned by Japan, South Korea and the US, who have requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council later on Sunday.
The North insists its space programme is purely scientific in nature, but the US, South Korea and even ally China say the rocket launches are aimed at developing an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the US.
North Korea has already provoked international criticism this year with a fourth nuclear bomb test on 6 January.
South Korean analysts had speculated that the North might carry out the launch ahead of 16 February, the birthday of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the launch "absolutely unacceptable," saying it was a "clear violation" of UN Security Council resolutions.
UN Security Council resolutions ban the state from carrying out any nuclear or ballistic missile tests.
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice said North Korea's use of ballistic missile technology was "yet another destabilizing and provocative action".
"North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs represent serious threats to our interests - including the security of some of our closest allies," she said in a statement.
Contenders for the Republican ticket in the US presidential election this year were asked for their reaction during a debate in New Hampshire.
Donald Trump said he would work with China to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue: "I would get on with China. Let China solve that problem. They can do it quickly and surgically. That's what we should do with North Korea."
For his part, Chris Christie said of the North Korean government: "All these people understand is toughness and strength."
North Korea's missile programme
How potent are the threats?
Isolated country's nuclear tests
A world leader in dramatic rhetoric
The decision leaves short-term interest rates at record lows of 0% to 0.25%, the same level they have been at since December 2008.
The decision came as little surprise to the markets, although the Fed has previously signalled that rates are likely to rise within months.
The Fed said the US economy was still expanding at a moderate pace.
Share of gold mining firms were up earlier in the day on the expectation that the central bank would hold off on a rate rise this time.
In a statement, the Fed said it was continuing to watch the global economy and domestic labour market for signs of strength.
"The Committee continues to see the risks to the outlook for economic activity and the labour market as nearly balanced, but is monitoring global economic and financial developments," the statement added.
In a repeat of September's vote, nine members of the board - including chairwoman Janet Yellen - voted to keep rates the same. One, Jeffrey Lacker from the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond, voted for an increase.
The Fed gave few hints about when it will raise rates, but if it sticks to previous expectations that a rate increase will happen this year, it has only one more chance to do so, at its next meeting in December.
The home side were dealt a blow after half an hour when Shaun Batt was forced off with a leg injury.
And Orient carved out the best chance of the first half when Paul McCallum set up Jay Simpson but his tame shot was straight at goalkeeper Josh Vickers.
Barnet did have the ball in the net seven minutes before the break after a well-worked Luke Gambin corner but it was clearly handled by Bira Dembele, who was booked for his effort.
The Bees did not truly test Alex Cisak until the 67th minute but the Orient goalkeeper produced a fine one-handed save from Sam Togwell's low 20-yard shot.
Chances were few and far between but substitute Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro found himself with space on the edge of the box, only to fail to get a shot away despite the time afforded him.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barnet 0, Leyton Orient 0.
Second Half ends, Barnet 0, Leyton Orient 0.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ulrich N'Nomo (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hand ball by Curtis Weston (Barnet).
Attempt saved. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient).
Curtis Weston (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Ollie Palmer replaces Jay Simpson.
Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient).
Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient).
Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient).
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Callum Kennedy (Leyton Orient) because of an injury.
Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Nelson (Barnet).
Foul by Paul McCallum (Leyton Orient).
(Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet).
Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Barnet. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces Jamal Campbell-Ryce.
Foul by Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient).
(Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Ulrich N'Nomo replaces Sandro Semedo because of an injury.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Elliot Johnson.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Bowery (Leyton Orient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Sam Togwell (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
John Akinde (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient).
More than 200 people have already signed up for the Wineathlon event in Glasgow on 24 September.
Organiser, Team OA, hopes to announce the route in March and billed the event as putting "the fun back into running".
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it would oppose any application to stage the run as it contradicted existing "public health messages".
In a statement, the health board said: "We would contest any application for this event.
"Not only is alcohol detrimental to sports performance, but this proposed event stands against our public health messages."
Team OA said the course would be an "easy trail" with "feed stations every few miles, stocked with optional wine samples".
Runners would be invited to "run, walk or crawl" around the event, where each drink on offer would be based on a different wine region of the world.
Wane Law, managing director of organiser Team OA, said: "The idea is just to put the fun back into running. It's getting people out, crossing the finishing line.
"People have taken it on themselves, and it's turned into an event rather than a race."
A number of Wineathlon events have been planned for this year around the UK.
The first is scheduled to take place in Conwy, North Wales, at the end of August, moving to Cambridge, Worcester and Yorkshire in September.
The Glasgow event is planned for 24 September before the season finishes in Durham on 1 October.
It follows previous events held in Huddersfield and Worcester from 2014 onwards.
That race will have three stops, dotted roughly two miles apart, where the wine available to sample will cost a minimum of £7.50 per bottle and will be available to purchase at the end of the race.
Organisers stress the wine is available for sampling purposes only, with a single sample of wine made available for each competitor.
Due to the availability of alcohol, no-one under the age of 18 is allowed to take part in the events, which also raise money for local charities.
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The 33-year-old totally dominated on the same track where he won 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic gold in 2012, crossing the line in 12 minutes 59.29 seconds.
Fellow Briton Andrew Butchart was second, more than 15 seconds slower, with American Bernard Lagat third.
"I just wanted to go for it. It's great to win before Rio," said Farah.
"It wasn't that quick but this track means so much to me.
"I am in good shape and I just have to keep my feet on the ground. In two weeks anything could happen - I've just got to stay cool."
Farah - running in his first competitive 5,000m race of the year - was one of five final-day British wins as athletes intensified their preparations for the Rio Games, which get under way on 5 August.
There was victory for Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the women's long jump with a season's best effort of 6.84m, eight centimetres short of her personal record.
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Fellow Briton and world silver medallist Shara Proctor was second with a season's best of 6.80m, but there was disappointment for Jessica Ennis-Hill.
The world and Olympic heptathlon champion, who'll be competing against Johnson-Thompson in that event in Rio, finished in a disappointing seventh with a jump of 6.19m, more than 40 centimetres below her best of the season.
"It's exactly what I wanted before Rio," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport. "It gives me confidence I can get on the board there.
"But Jess is such a strong competitor I know she'll do better than that at the Olympics. Gold will not be an easy job for anyone and I've got to step up to the competition."
There was a British one-two in the men's 4x100m relay, with the A and B teams pushing each other all the way to the line, well clear of the rest of the field.
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Britain's A quartet of James Dasaolu, James Elllington, CJ Ujah and Adam Gemili came home in 37.78 seconds - a world-leading time for the year and only 0.05 seconds away from the British record. The B team finished just 0.03 seconds behind.
Matthew Hudson-Smith's time of 45.03 proved enough for victory in the men's 400m after fellow Briton Martyn Rooney was disqualified for a false start.
American Molly Ludlow had looked set for victory in the women's 800m before Shelayna Oskan-Clarke stole in with a season's best time of one minute 59.46 seconds, with fellow Briton Lynsey Sharp claiming second as Ludlow slipped to third.
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But in the men's 110m hurdles there was disappointment for Andrew Pozzi, who won his heat comfortably with a personal best but was forced to withdraw from the final after suffering cramp in the warm-up.
Lawrence Clarke was then disqualified for a false start, leaving David Omoregie as the sole Briton. His time of 13.64 was only good enough for fifth as Frenchman Dimitri Bascou claimed an emphatic victory in 13.20.
Britain's Dina-Asher Smith was fourth in the women's 100m, won by Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast with a personal best of 10.96 as Jamaica's Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce came third.
And in the women's 200m, world champion Dafne Schippers of Netherlands was the comfortable winner, with Britain's Jodie Williams fifth.
Mo Farah on BBC Radio 5 live: "I know I am in form, training has been going well, but how are my rivals doing?
"It's not as easy as me saying: 'I've run a decent time, I should win in Rio.' It's not like that.
"I will try my best not to have anyone to beat me but anything can happen.
"It's easier to win first time but harder to defend because people have had four years to work out how to beat me."
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson on BBC One:
"It gets more challenging for Farah now he's older. He's dominated but the Kenyans are trying to figure out how to beat him.
"They are coming up with a plan and hoping to catch him on an off-day. It'll be fun because it'll make it even more competitive."
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion Colin Jackson on BBC One:
"My pick for British performance of the weekend is Katarina Johnson-Thompson. She had a busy two days but had two great competitions.
"She had a personal best in the high jump on Friday and then to return today to win the long jump with a personal best was brilliant."
Ahead its bicentenary next month, a special exhibition in Wanlockhead showcases the area's links with the bloody conflict.
At the centre of the display at the Museum of Lead Mining is a regimental drum used in the battle 200 years ago.
It also features weapons, ammunition and newspaper articles.
Gerard Godfrey, who created the exhibition, said the drum was given to the Wanlockhead Miners' Library in 1820 by Lieutenant John Bramwell.
Bramwell had fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815, two days before Waterloo.
He was badly injured and had his legs amputated. He was invalided out of the army and came to settle in Sanquhar.
However, it is not known how he came to be in possession of the drum.
Mr Godfrey said: "The Battle of Waterloo had been seen by contemporaries as a great victory over the tyrant Napoleon Bonaparte and souvenirs were highly prized.
"The Miners' Library was probably the only institution in the area where this relic of the battle could be safeguarded for posterity.
"The drum, as you would expect, is in a very fragile condition."
Other artefacts shown in the display are a cavalry sabre found in the attic of the Old Post Office in Leadhills in 2004.
Mr Godfrey said: "Although similar, this sabre is a much later version of those used at Waterloo. It is slightly heavier, has a longer blade and better protection for the soldier's hand."
Lead was a significant metal in military artillery in the 1800s and the area's mines, rich in the substance, were an important source.
"In the 19th century there was a direct link between the battlefield and the lead mines at Wanlockhead and Leadhills," said Mr Godfrey.
"Lead was used to manufacture munitions and the musket balls on display illustrate this lethal use of lead."
Daniel Jones, 60, has admitted his role in the £14m burglary in April.
His friend Carl Wood, 58, told Woolwich Crown Court that Jones was obsessed with crime and would sleep in his mother's dressing gown and a fez hat.
Mr Wood is one of three men who deny conspiracy to commit burglary in relation to the raid.
A fourth denies conspiracy to conceal or transfer criminal property.
Mr Wood told the court his friend was also obsessed with the Army - often going to bed in a sleeping bag on his bedroom floor.
He told jurors he first met Jones in a pub about 30 years ago, and the two became friends over their mutual interest in keeping fit.
Mr Wood told the court that Jones was "eccentric to extremes", and would speak to his white-haired terrier dog, Rocket, as if it were human.
The defendant said of his friend: "He would read palms, tell people he could read their fortunes - bit of a Walter Mitty.
"Danny was studying crime all the time in his room, reading books about it, watch films and go on the internet."
He said Jones was having arguments with his "agoraphobic wife" at home and that she was "keeping on at him" while he was "doing something important that involved a lot of money".
The court heard the two men would often speak on the phone, but Wood explained this as "general chit chat".
The prosecution alleges that the series of phone calls involved plotting the Hatton Garden raid.
Referring to a call made in early January, Nick Corsellis, defending, asked: "Were you discussing the planning of the largest burglary in English history?"
Mr Wood replied: "No I was not."
Asked why he did not use his phone - a "cheap Tesco" mobile - again after the burglary, Mr Wood said he thought it had been stolen.
He is accused of being one of the men who broke into Hatton Garden Safe Deposit in central London on the night of 2 April.
Mr Wood is alleged to have also returned two nights later, but walked away from the job after finding the fire escape door closed.
The prosecution alleges that a suspect identified as "Man F" in CCTV footage of the burglary is Mr Wood, a claim he denies.
He told the court he was not part of the burglary team on either night as he was at home.
Jones, of Park Avenue, Enfield; John Collins, 75, of Bletsoe Walk, Islington; Terry Perkins, 67, of Heene Road, Enfield and Brian Reader, 76, of Dartford Road, Dartford, have all previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
The trial continues.
Defendants and charges
The Somme became a symbol of sacrifice for the British Army. Thousands died in the first day of the battle in July.
It came mere weeks after republicans had launched an ill-fated military strike against British rule in Ireland, known as the Easter Rising.
For one Belfast family, who found themselves on opposing sides of history, the Somme and the Rising were intensely personal.
The Corr family was from the Ormeau Road in the south of the city.
In 1915, influenced by an elder brother Henry, and in their own words, "disgusted at the pro-British sentiment in Belfast", sisters Elizabeth and Nell joined Cumann na mBan, the women's equivalent of the Irish Volunteers.
To Dublin on Easter Saturday
James Connolly was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. It was his daughter Nora who led the Corr sisters - and several other women - to take the train to Dublin to join the Rising.
They travelled alone because the men - the Irish Volunteers - who had gathered in Coalisland, County Tyrone, awaiting instruction of when to travel to Dublin, were demobilised.
But the women did not turn back - they made their way to Liberty Hall which has been described as the birthplace of the Easter Rising.
Once there, they met the leaders of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA). It had been set up a few years previously during labour disputes in Dublin and more than two hundred members of the ICA fought in the Rising.
The sisters ran dispatches around the city for ICA, and slept at the house of Countess Markiewicz - an aristocrat who played a key role in the Rising.
Elizabeth Corr's eyewitness account of their experience paints a vivid picture of the hours and days leading up to the Rising:
"Liberty Hall was humming when we arrived. Joseph Plunkett was there, looking very ill with his throat bandaged, and his fiancée (Grace Gifford); Madame, in great spirits; members of the Dublin and Glasgow Cumann na mBan, Mrs Connolly and her son, Roddy.
"Thomas McDonagh (another leader of the Rising) came in, looking very gay and debonair in his spick-and-span uniform, and very different from the very much perturbed man we had met on Sunday morning.
"James Connolly came from another part of the building, and said smilingly, 'Well, girls, we start operations at noon today. This is the Proclamation of the Republic'.
"It was still wet from the press, and we all read it with wildly beating hearts," she wrote.
Taking dispatches north
The sisters left Dublin before fighting began, on the morning of Easter Monday, to bring dispatches north. They were awarded military pensions for the role they played in the rebellion against British rule.
However, hundreds of miles away, across Europe, two of their brothers were fighting for the British Empire.
George Corr was killed fighting for the Australian army, the 54th Australian Infantry Battalion. He died during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 - he was 34 years old.
His brother, Charles, fought for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was gassed on the Western Front several times, but survived and returned to Canada.
The family is now the subject of a new exhibition at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast.
Their great-nephew, Gerard May, said it was only relatively recently that the stories of what happened to George and Charles had become clear.
He said that while their story may sound extraordinary, it was not unique in pre-partition Ireland.
"It's an interesting situation, and one I think our society is only beginning to come to terms with.
"As a family, we will remember them all, the whole of the Corr family.
Respect and honour
"Now that we know more or less a complete story of what happened to them, we will respect and honour them, particularly this year," he said.
It is difficult to tell what impact this had on relations within the family - there are no letters or notes containing any references to strife amongst the siblings, for example. In fact, even decades later it was rarely mentioned, and perhaps that in itself is telling.
"There wasn't a lot of conversation about it," said Gerard May.
Talking about the brothers who fought for the British, he said: "Growing up, we didn't really appreciate too much about it. It wasn't talked about. We didn't really know anything about them until uncle Jack, my father's younger brother died."
Mr May became the first member of the family to visit George Corr's grave in France in 1997.
The Corr Family - Witnessing History exhibition runs at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast from 5 - 30 April.
You can see Catherine's report on BBC Newsline, BBC One Northern Ireland at 1830 GMT.
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The crash closed a section of the motorway for more than seven hours between junctions 10 and 11 - the exits for Wokingham and Reading.
The woman died at the scene. Police said the lorry driver was uninjured but was in shock.
Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.
No meeting has been arranged, but an Independent Alliance spokesman said a meeting on Saturday was a possibility.
On Friday, the second largest party, Fianna Fáil, rejected an offer of partnership government with Fine Gael.
Irish prime minister Enda Kenny has said his offer of a partnership government still stands.
It would involve Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and independents.
Mr Kenny, Fine Gael, invited Mr Martin and 15 independent TDs to fresh talks early next week to discuss the proposal.
He said negotiations on forming a government could not continue indefinitely.
The talks are taking place almost six weeks after a general election produced a hung parliament, in which no party won enough seats to govern alone.
Fine Gael, led by Mr Kenny, remains the biggest party with 50 seats.
Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael trace their origins in the Irish Civil War, when their founding fathers were on opposite sides of a bitter dispute over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, which partitioned the island of Ireland.
The historic political rivals are both centrist parties but have never shared power in a state where coalition governments are the norm.
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has reported that Fine Gael's offer of partnership government remained on the table, but added that no further talks are planned between the two largest parties.
It also said Mr Martin has told his party that he was in favour of a Fianna Fáil minority government.
Fianna Fáil had a successful election and more than doubled the number of seats they held in the last parliament, but still have six fewer elected members (known as Teachtaí Dála or TDs) than Fine Gael.
Sinn Féin is the third largest party with 23 seats, the Labour Party has seven TDs while smaller parties and independents make up the other 34 seats.
A hurricane making landfall is never welcome but it looked set to strike Ms Kent's home in Florida at the worst possible time.
Back then, Ms Kent was fighting hackers seeking to take over her digital cash start-up Krypton - a services firm based around a variant of Bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain.
Ms Kent and her coding team had just recovered from one attack and had seen early signs that another was under way.
"We were hit by the hurricane during the second attack," she says.
Then, the savage storm knocked the power out.
"That really didn't help," she says.
Undeterred, Ms Kent decamped to a local convenience store, plugged in her laptop and got back to work battling the hackers.
Krypton defeated them by drawing on some rarely-used features in the blockchain code which helped to thwart the attempted takeover. But that was not before the bad guys got away with virtual Krypton cash worth about $6,000 (£4,900).
Ms Kent wasn't alone in getting hit. A similar attack, probably by the same group, was used against a separate crypto-currency start-up called Swift.
"There are a lot of malicious actors in crypto-currency right now," says Ms Kent. "It's the gunslinger era."
The amounts of money involved might be small but the attacks signal a growing interest by hackers in fledgling firms seeking to build businesses around blockchains and digital currencies.
That is troubling given the current fever of interest in the blockchain. Many see it as the element of the Bitcoin crypto-currency that will have lasting influence.
Visa has announced plans to launch a blockchain payments service in 2017, central banks are investigating the technology and many finance firms are keen to use it to keep track of the deals they do.
The blockchain is the open accounting system underpinning Bitcoin. It involves large networks of computers working together to do the complicated cryptography-based maths that verifies who spent which bitcoins and where they spent them.
For a well-established virtual currency such as Bitcoin, there are huge numbers of people helping crunch numbers via server farms they own and operate. The vast size of the processing pool means there is little chance that any individual will be able to amass enough computer power to subvert the blockchain and effectively print their own money.
That's not the case with the fledgling crypto-currencies, says Garrick Hileman, an economic historian at the University of Cambridge.
"More than 600 different crypto-currencies have come out since Bitcoin emerged in 2009," he says. "A lot of the crypto-currency knock-offs have been attacked."
Many of those attacks are aimed at the wallets where the digital cash is kept, but others have gone after the blockchains they use to keep track of transactions. By their nature, says Dr Hileman, these start-ups do not have many servers verifying who is spending or using what making them vulnerable to an attacker with processing power at their fingertips.
"It's all about how much computer power you have," he says, adding that there are well-known defences against cyber thieves who try to hijack the system.
"There are variations in how blockchains are made secure. Some are more vulnerable than others depending on the attack surface that's available."
Krypton and Swift were targeted because of the particular blockchain variant they used, he says.
It's one that has proved popular with attackers since it was developed by a firm called Ethereum, which is looking to use the technology as the basis for its own business. One of Ethereum's offshoots, called the DAO, suffered a serious blockchain-based attack earlier this year.
Ever since, this offshoot has been under repeated attack and last week instituted significant technical changes to thwart the hackers targeting it. It's not clear yet whether it worked.
Many are tracking its success in defeating the hackers because of the backing Ethereum has won from venture capitalists and other investors. Millions of dollars in development cash is tied up in its crypto-currency network.
That ability to adapt and change to defeat cyberthieves shows how blockchain technology can be made secure, says Prof Ari Juels, a computer scientist at Cornell Tech and co-director of the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts which studies the technology and its uses.
"Ethereum has showed just how resilient crypto-currencies can be in the way that it has unwound the damage done by the attacker," he says, adding that it, and virtual currencies in general, are still going through some "growing pains".
Prof Juels insists that the attacks on one variant of the blockchain technology should not scupper all interest in the field.
To begin with, he says, the types of blockchains that governments, central banks and other financial institutions are planning to use have a fundamental difference that will stymie attempts to attack them.
Instead of being open to anyone who buys in, these permission-based networks are open only to the organisations involved in the particular financial instrument or sector they serve.
"It's maintained and run by a set of predetermined and trustworthy partners," he says. "There are huge advantages to the closed systems not only because they are more resilient to attack and not vulnerable to processor-power based attacks."
But, says Prof Juels, that desire for control and security might limit the ultimate usefulness of blockchains to the banking world.
"Banks are interested in blockchains but they are using them in a very rudimentary way," he says. "They are just looking to use them as a time-stamping service and that ignores some of the benefits it could bestow on them and their customers."
Slovenia's Prime Minister Miro Cerar did not rule out building a fence along the 670km (415-mile) border with Croatia. Hungary has fenced off its borders with Croatia and Serbia.
Nearly 50,000 migrants have entered Slovenia since last Saturday.
The EU Commission says it is prepared to send support staff to Slovenia.
Slovenia has requested tents, blankets and other supplies under the EU's disaster relief programme, Reuters news agency reports.
Most of the migrants - including many refugees from the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan - want to reach Germany to claim asylum.
Slovenia has protested to Croatia for continuing to let migrants cross the border by train. The crisis has also caused tension between Croatia, Hungary and Serbia.
The Commission will chair an emergency summit in Brussels on Sunday, where Balkan and Central European leaders will try to co-ordinate action to control the migrant influx.
In France, police moved more than 1,300 migrants out of a disused Paris school on Friday, where they had been staying for months in squalid conditions. They were transferred to several special migrant centres.
Earlier, hundreds more migrants arrived in Spielfeld on Austria's border with Slovenia, the Austrian state broadcaster ORF reports.
Some 1,500 are already waiting there, hoping to get permission to travel north.
Several hundred had to spend the night outdoors in the cold because of a lack of beds, ORF reported, citing Red Cross sources.
Austrian authorities are concerned that many migrants reached Spielfeld by walking along a railway line - a risky route, as rail traffic has resumed.
Dobova, on Slovenia's border with Croatia, has also become a migrant bottleneck, where many have had to sleep rough in the cold, a reporter for Germany's ARD news said.
But a delivery of camp beds and field toilets arrived there during the night and the migrants also got hot tea, the reporter said.
On Thursday Slovenia reported that 12,000 migrants had arrived in one day - a record in the current crisis in Central Europe.
Germany is expecting at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year - about four times the number it handled last year.
A package of measures to speed up deportations of failed asylum seekers from Germany will take effect this weekend - a week earlier than planned.
The influx includes many asylum seekers from Albania, Kosovo and other Balkan countries, which Germany now considers safe. Citizens of those countries generally have their claims rejected.
The EU is deploying specialist teams to Italy and Greece, where new "hotspots" are being set up to register the many migrants arriving by sea.
The Commission says that EU member states have so far pledged 854 places for asylum seekers to be relocated within the EU, after agreeing to relocate 160,000 currently in Italy and Greece.
Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said the numbers were "not what the Commission would have been looking for" at this stage, but expressed hope that the process would gain traction in the coming weeks.
TLP's £1bn project aims to pioneer the technology with Swansea becoming the first of six lagoons around Britain.
But now Ecotricity, one of the first green energy companies in the UK, said it is working on proposals to generate electricity through tidal energy.
In a letter sent to the UK government, it claimed Swansea could be the wrong place for such a project.
Ecotricity claims it can generate tidal energy at a lower price and financed over a shorter time than TLP.
The company's founder Dale Vince said the technology used to build the "sea walls" in Swansea was hundreds of years old and offered "no technological advance".
In the letter sent in January, he said: "Our analysis suggests that Swansea Bay is simply the wrong sized project in the wrong place and it is these constraints that are at the root of its very high cost of energy."
Ecotricity, based in Stroud in Gloucestershire, told BBC Wales it wrote to the UK government before it announced a review two weeks ago into the sector.
It believes tidal power can work at a lower price than the £168 per megawatt hour (MWh) across 35 years that is being discussed for Swansea Bay.
Founder Dale Vince said: "We were concerned that the UK government was being pushed into paying too high a price for tidal energy through the Swansea Bay scheme.
"That would be bad for renewable energy generally because it would reinforce the myth that green energy is expensive, and bad for tidal power specifically because it may never get off the ground."
Tidal Lagoon Power is now talking with the UK government about a lower price for their electricity generation over a longer, 90 year time frame, for Swansea.
But Ecotricity said it believes that price is too still too high.
The company will not say which sites it is looking at - including whether they would include Swansea - but acknowledges that the tidal range of the Severn Estuary is very attractive.
It will make a further announcement in the summer.
The review by the UK government - which is seeking "clarity" about the potential of tidal - is due to start in the spring and report in the autumn.
Ectotricity currently operates nearly 70 wind turbines, has 175,000 customers and powers the equivalent of more than 40,000 homes.
TLB - which last week said it welcomed the idea of competition - envisages Swansea as a first project to trial the technology with work starting next year.
Cardiff and Newport would be among future locations for larger lagoons which would be able to produce power even more cheaply.
A spokesman said: "The emergence of a competitive marketplace for the future is another clear sign that Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon is fulfilling its role as a pathfinder."
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The 42-year-old finished in fifth spot in Amsterdam with a season's best 31 minutes 34 seconds.
Turkey's Yasemin Can won the race in 31 minutes 12 seconds, while Britain's Jess Andrews finished in seventh.
Pavey, who needed to finish in 32:15 to qualify for Rio, has competed at every Olympics since 2000.
The 2014 European champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist finished sixth in the 10,000m at the British trials in May after struggling with a chest infection.
"I've been really up against it fitness-wise and each week I've been getting a little bit fitter," she told BBC Sport. "It was only three or four weeks ago that I could run half a race at that pace."
Pavey will now wait to see whether she will be selected for Rio.
"I have to wait and see what the selectors say - so many British girls have run well this season," she added.
"I really can't say what will happen. I'm pleased with my progress - I've given it everything that I could."
Amsterdam saw the return of Yuliya Stepanova, the runner who served a two-year doping ban before turning informer in Russia.
The 30-year-old Russian competed under a neutral flag during the 800m heats but struggled, pulling up after 600m with an injury and walking through the line because she wanted to finish, despite being in obvious discomfort.
She was initially credited with a time but was later officially disqualified from the race for a lane infringement.
Stepanova, who represented Russia at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, has been granted the right to compete at the Rio Olympics as a neutral as a reward for the information she has supplied about the extensive doping in Russian athletics.
Now exiled in the United States, she said the pressure had been hard to live with but was "very happy" and "very grateful" to be in Amsterdam.
She also insisted that she had received a warm welcome from fellow athletes.
"When I was sitting in the changing room, all the girls from the direct opposition I had today came up to me and said thank you for what you've done and being brave," she said.
London 2012 gold medallist Greg Rutherford secured his place in the long jump final in his first competition for a month, despite struggling with an ear problem.
Rutherford picked up the ear injury while competing at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.
His first-round qualifying jump of 7.39m was enough to take him to Thursday's final despite finishing eighth, as he followed his initial effort with two fouls.
"It was very rusty," said Rutherford. "The last one finally I felt like I was getting something together."
Dina Asher-Smith registered a season's best time of 22.57 seconds in the 200m to reach the final.
The 20-year-old is searching for her first major senior title after breaking the British 100m record at last year's World Championships.
She came through the semi-finals as the joint fastest qualifier after taking 0.15 seconds off her previous best time of the season.
World champion Dafne Schippers was missing from the 200m, the Dutch athlete opting only to race in the 100m in Amsterdam.
Jodie Williams, who won European silver two years ago in Zurich, joined compatriot Asher-Smith in Thursday's final as a fastest loser, clocking 23.14.
The ex-Hyundai employee raised concern about defects which affected 12 different car models.
It is the first time the country's transport ministry has issued a compulsory vehicle recall.
Hyundai and Kia had earlier refused to act voluntarily, saying there was no safety risk.
Kia is an affiliate of Hyundai, and officials are reportedly asking the country's prosecutor to look for any evidence of a cover up at the carmakers.
The models affected include Hyundai's i30 hatchback, its Sonata midsize sedan, the luxury Genesis and Kia's Mohave as well as its Carnival minivan. These models and others were found to have issues with vacuum pipes, fuel hoses, parking brake light issues and several other faulty parts.
The planned recalls will add to the 1.5 million cars which Hyundai and Kia offered to fix last month in South Korea and the US over possible engine stalling.
In a statement Hyundai Motor said it accepted and respected the recall, but that there had been no "reported injuries or accidents from the cited issues".
"Safety is always Hyundai-Kia's number one priority and we make decisions on recalls or any other customer protection steps in compliance with regulators around the world and stringent internal procedures."
Whistleblowing is rare in South Korea, and rarer still when the country's big family run conglomerates - or chaebols as they are known - are involved. The corporate culture and obeisance to the top bosses means that very few speak out of turn.
But they do exist. Last month I met Kim Gwang-ho, the 55-year-old man behind this specific Hyundai recall. He told me he'd decided to expose what was happening at the firm, because he couldn't - in good faith - allow passengers to travel in vehicles he knew to be faulty.
Mr Kim had worked at Hyundai for more than 25 years, and it was obvious to me that he cared deeply for the firm and was very proud of the work that he'd been involved in.
But he also pointed out that his decision to speak out was calculated. He was nearing retirement, and didn't have as much to lose as his younger colleagues.
A job in a chaebol is often seen as the only path to success in South Korea. And because getting one can be extremely competitive, many employees end up just toeing the line.
But Mr Kim's story, though, seems to have a positive ending. Just this month, Hyundai Motor dropped its lawsuit against him, reinstated him to his old job, and reimbursed him for the lost years of employment.
It was what South Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission ruled years ago, but it took Hyundai until now, perhaps amidst the changing political environment, to heed it.
Aged 19 at the time back in late 2010, and still living with his mum and dad in Somerset, Mr Nash had developed a website called Little Gossip, where schoolchildren could anonymously post news of interest to their fellow pupils.
Mr Nash, now 25, says he had the best of intentions, but things very quickly went wrong.
The website was an immediate viral hit, gaining 33,000 users in just its first hour, then hundreds of thousands across the length and breadth of the UK within a few days.
Unfortunately, at least 10% of the comments posted were malicious. And amid accusations that it was a bullying free-for-all, schools and parents were soon loudly complaining.
And Mr Nash was doorstepped by tabloid reporters and TV crews.
Mr Nash says: "My mum walked out one morning in her dressing gown to open the front gate for someone, and suddenly there were reporters asking her, 'Does Ted Nash live here?'
"She ran back inside, shouting to me, 'What have you done?'"
With the story being widely reported across national UK newspapers, and on TV, Mr Nash shut down the website a few months later.
A serial technology entrepreneur, who set up his first money-making website when he was just 12 years old, Mr Nash describes Little Gossip as "an unbelievable learning curve".
He says: "As is more often the case, I came up with the idea for the website to solve my own problems.
"At school I was always much more interested in building a company. Because of that I felt that I had missed out on a huge amount of gossip and socialising, so I thought something like Little Gossip would be very useful, and it was started with good intentions.
"Unfortunately it was a sad state of affairs that you couldn't allow some people to be anonymous [without them abusing it], and we had to close it."
Now chief executive of a start-up technology company called Tapdaq, which aims to help small mobile phone apps more easily grow user numbers, Mr Nash is already 13 years into a busy and eventful business career.
At 17 he made almost £3m when three million people around the world paid 99 cents to download an app he had developed called Face Rate, and then he subsequently spent 18 months helping Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group, News UK, develop its mobile presence.
But Mr Nash says it all started when, aged 12, and on a family holiday in Spain, he was inspired by an 18-year-old he met who had made a decent amount of money by developing an early internet search engine.
"I saw all the material items that he had, and me being 12 I wanted that as well.
"It completely set off a spark in my head, and from that point onwards I was just fascinated by technology and the impact it can have. And, of course, the money it can make.
"At that age all I could think about was buying the next toy - literally. But [as] you get older you realise that the money is not so important, and that it is a subset for building something of value for other people to use."
Returning to the UK, Mr Nash set to work on learning how to build websites, and still just 12, was successful with one of the first ones he built. Called Rediz, it was an online shopping index, with links to shopping websites.
Mr Nash was savvy enough to build up a user base, and he was soon getting paid by retailers for each customer who clicked through to their websites from his.
"I was earning the kind of money that 12-year-olds shouldn't, but I had to get my parents to sign all my contracts, because I was obviously too young."
Many of Mr Nash's other websites, including an attempt at a search engine, were far less successful.
He says: "From age 12 to 16, it was pretty much all trial and error. I built [metaphorically speaking] thousands of websites, the majority of which didn't see the light of day."
Support, advice and occasional investment along the way came from Steve Pankhurst, the founder of one-time UK social networking website Friends Reunited. Mr Nash had met Mr Pankhurst via his father.
After Rediz, Mr Nash's next big hit was Face Rate, an app that measured - or at least tried to measure - how attractive a user was. It went viral, and Mr Nash says he "made an obscene amount of money for a kid of that age".
The ignominy of Little Gossip then followed, before Mr Nash helped the Times and Sunday Times newspapers improve their digital presence.
Mr Nash says his sole attention since 2013 has been London-based Tapdaq, which helps mobile phone apps cross-advertise on each other's platforms, thereby helping them to more easily build up user numbers. He says it has so far secured financial backing of $8m (£5.5m).
The ambitious Mr Nash has high hopes for the company, which he says "could become a multibillion-dollar business".
"For me being an entrepreneur is both a blessing and a curse," he says. "I'm always thinking [of business ideas]. It keeps me awake at night."
He was airlifted from the scene after the crash in the 400cc Supersport race just after 16:00 BST on Saturday.
An Irish Coastguard helicopter flew the injured rider to the George Best Belfast City Airport.
An ambulance met the crew at the airport and transferred the patient to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
In a statement, the Armoy Motorcycle Road Racing Club said: "We are not yet aware of the extent of the injuries sustained by the rider."
Malik Food Group's (MFG) in Burnley, Lancashire, has had Welfare Enforcement Notices issued by the government after a film taken over two days emerged.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reviewed 70 hours of footage taken between 2-21 March by Animal Aid.
The FSA said animal welfare was a "high priority". MFG is yet to comment.
Animal Aid said it had "uncovered barbaric and deliberate cruelty being inflicted on animals".
It claimed that sheep were filmed at Dunnockshaw farm "having their throats repeatedly cut, as many as seven times in one case, in contravention of the law".
The charity alleges it was because the slaughterman failed to maintain a surgically sharp knife.
Luke Steele from the charity said the footage showed "horrific scenes... unlike any we have ever seen before".
The FSA said it takes all alleged breaches "extremely seriously".
It said it has taken immediate enforcement action against both the business operator and individual staff and revoked slaughterman certificates of competence.
"Our investigations into this establishment continue but to say more at this stage could be prejudicial to any future potential criminal proceedings."
Malik Food Group said on its website it is the UK's leading processor of halal mutton, lamb and beef.
It said it ensures sheep and lambs are slaughtered by Muslim slaughtermen "adhering to the highest principles of halal animal welfare".
The government's long-term aim is simplification, stripping away extras such as the second state pension.
It will also become cheaper, in time, for the government with many of those in their 20s and 30s receiving less than they would under the old system.
But in the short-term, the self-employed particularly will benefit.
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spokeswoman said: "Millions stand to gain from the changes to the state pension, including women and the self-employed who so often lost out in the past.
"The new state pension will provide a sustainable system for future generations who will also benefit from workplace pension savings throughout their careers."
However, the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that the new single tier, or flat-rate, element of the new system may have been overstated, leading to the risk of "disillusionment" from new pensioners.
"The aim is to replace the complex mess of existing rules with a new, far simpler system that rewards a wide range of contributions - whether that be paid employment or caring for children - in exactly the same way," said Rowena Crawford, of the IFS.
"We estimate that women will gain on average £5.20 per week in additional state pension income at the state pension age, and those who have been self-employed for at least 10 years will gain an average of £7.50 per week.
"But continued complexity is unavoidable in the short-run. There is a considerable risk of disillusionment as people start claiming pension incomes this year."
She said that some would receive a "nasty surprise" when they realised they would receive less than the advertised "flat-rate" of £155.65 a week.
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The basic state pension, which is still being paid to existing pensioners, is worth about £120 a week, plus top-ups such as the state second pension for those who qualify.
The new state pension will be paid to men born after 6 April 1951 and women born after 6 April 1953.
To qualify for any state pension under the new system, individuals will need to have 10 years of National Insurance contributions. To receive the full amount, of £155.65, they will need to have 35 qualifying years.
Some, primarily public sector workers, will receive less than the full amount if they were contracted out of the state second pension. In practical terms, this meant they paid less in National Insurance contributions, but more into their workplace pension scheme.
The most significant change in the long-term is the abolition of the state second pension.
The effect, as revealed by BBC News earlier in the week, is that 11.4 million younger workers will get less out of the new system than they would have done had the old system carried on, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
By 2050, about half of retirees will get a higher pay-out, with half getting a lower pay-out.
Assuming a pension age of 70 by then, in general, people born before 1980 can, on average, expect to do better out of the new system, but those born after that date are likely to fare worse.
The environment department says it could benefit landowners as rental income from allotments can exceed that from agricultural use.
The Jersey Allotment Association says there are currently about 600 people waiting for a plot.
Jeff Hathaway from the association said there was a lot of available land, but getting permission could be tough.
He said there were currently 114 official plots in the island but many more were needed.
"We have a lot of available land but we need to come to an arrangement with the private landowner to make it available for a reasonable amount of time.
"Getting it for that time at a reasonable rent can be a sticking point," Mr Hathaway told BBC News.
The States has no authority to force landowners to hand over land for allotments, but Ian Norris from the environment department says there are benefits.
He said: "If you've got a piece of land with good access and a water supply and it is not going to impact to much on neighbours you are probably going to realise more rent income from an allotment than you are letting it for agriculture.
"Agricultural rents vary from nought to £300 per vergee."
The Bank said the problem "had only just come to light" and it was treating the concerns with "utmost seriousness".
Vegans have expressed anger because the new polymer fiver contains a small amount of tallow, which is derived from animal waste products.
A petition to ban the note has attracted more than 100,000 signatures.
The tallow is used in an early stage of the production process and is "an extremely small amount", the Bank said.
"We are aware of some people's concerns about traces of tallow in our new £5 note. We respect those concerns and are treating them with the utmost seriousness," its statement said.
"This issue has only just come to light, and the Bank did not know about it when the contract was signed.
"[Supplier] Innovia is now working intensively with its supply chain and will keep the Bank informed on progress towards potential solutions," it added.
The petition, hosted on the Change.org website, calls on the Bank of England to "cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use".
It states that tallow is "unacceptable to millions of vegans, vegetarians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in the UK".
A number of Sikh and Hindus have also urged the notes be banned from temples, where meat products are forbidden.
Hindus believe cows are holy and sacred, and many do not wear shoes or carry bags made from the skin of cattle that has been slaughtered. Practising Sikhs are strict vegetarians.
The response from the UK's Hindu and Sikh communities began to gather pace after vegans and vegetarians voiced their feelings on social media on Tuesday.
The new plastic £5 note was introduced in September and is more durable than the previous one. It is expected to last an average of five years - compared to two years previously.
The Letterkenny athlete was fifth in his heat in 1:46.69 but did enough to make Sunday's semi-finals in Beijing.
English, who needs a top-two finish to qualify automatically for the final, said he was "delighted" to make his first global semi-final.
A back injury severely inhibited English during the early stages of his summer campaign.
The 22-year-old UCD runner finished out of the medals at the European Under-23 Championships in the early part of July.
However, he showed a return to form as he mixed it with several of the world's best when he took fourth at the London Anniversary Games with his time of 1:45.49 also a qualifying mark for next year's Olympics.
That time was .65 outside his personal best set in 2013.
"I knew if I got boxed in and was sitting any further back than fourth I'd leave myself too much work to do so I wanted to have no regrets," English added after his Beijing heat.
Irish 400m hurdles star Thomas Barr missed out on a place in the final after finishing fourth in his semi-final.
Waterford man Barr, 23, ran 48.71 on Sunday, an improvement on his 49.20 in Saturday's heats.
The group pleaded guilty or were convicted of conspiracy to transfer prohibited weapons at Birmingham Crown Court in November and January.
Solicitor General Robert Buckland referred their case on the basis that the prison terms were unduly lenient.
The men sold antique firearms and specially-made bullets to criminals, West Midlands Police said.
Mr Buckland said: "These were professional criminals running a sophisticated operation which involved a high degree of planning.
"The offences had a terrible impact on those who were caught up in violence further down the line."
The bullet type supplied by the gang was the same used in a fatal shooting in the city last year, the court heard.
Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, who considered the case, said: "There can be only one purpose of acquiring a gun and ammunition - to kill or injure - and those supplying guns plainly knew this."
Eight guns, including a pump action shotgun and a Mac 10 Machine pistol and ammunition, were recovered by police in a sting operation in 2014.
The sentence passed on the gang leader, Nosakhere Stephenson, was increased from 16 and a half years to 22 years and on chief armourer Sundish Nazran from 13 years to 17 years and three months.
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Gavin Ashenden resigned from his post with the Queen in January because he wanted to speak out in a row over Islam and the Scottish Episcopal Church.
In a post on social media he confirmed that he was leaving the Church of England, though his holy orders will remain valid.
On Twitter, he wrote: "The Church of England left me long before my legal dissolution".
The Rev Ashenden left his royal position in January so that he could openly criticise a decision to allow verses of the Koran to be read in St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow.
He said the reading had caused "serious offence".
At the time he said he did not want the Queen drawn into public affairs.
The Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church are both members of the Anglican Communion.
26 September 2016 Last updated at 11:58 BST
Tens of thousands are being killed every year for their ivory tusks, which are smuggled around the world and sold for large amounts of money.
In order to tackle this illegal trade in ivory, authorities try to find it when it is being transported so it can be taken away.
One of the ways they do this is by using specially trained sniffer dogs, who can smell ivory through cases.
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.
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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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What is the Micro Bit?
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".
They are to:
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".
29 May 2017 Last updated at 06:37 BST
Fans from across the world have been voting for their favourite since the shortlist was revealed in April.
In the running are Melanie Behringer, Ada Hegerberg, Hedvig Lindahl, Marta and Christine Sinclair.
The results will be announced in the evening of Tuesday, 30 May.
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16 February 2017 Last updated at 10:00 GMT
Here, author and academic Tariq Ramadan argues there is an "intellectual revolution" taking place within Islam.
This is a response to Graeme Wood's Viewsnight: The rise of Islamic State is the Modern Reformation.
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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.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Tokyo, says that while the current government might be keen for people to forget the horrors wrought by Japan, in his own subtle way Emperor Akihito is sending a different message.
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The movie, starring Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard and directed by Atonement director Joe Wright, took $15.5m (£10m) and entered the chart at number three.
It was outshone by space thriller The Martian which held on to the top spot for a second week, taking $37m (£24m).
Hotel Transylvania 2 stayed at number two, making $20.3m (£13m).
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Pan's relative lack of success ranks it alongside The Fantastic Four and Tomorrowland as one of the year's most disappointing big budget achievers. Pan was released over the four-day Columbus Day weekend, which remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas in 1492.
"It's a huge misfire," box office analyst Jeff Bock told Variety. "We won't see another Peter Pan film for a while."
The film's story is an invented prequel of JM Barrie's Peter Pan and Captain Hook adventure.
Levi Miller plays Peter Pan alongside Jackman's ruthless pirate and features Rooney Mara and Kathy Burke. It opens in the UK on 16 October.
Ridley Scott's The Martian, in its second week of release, has now notched up $108.7m (£71m) at the US box office.
Hotel Transylvania 2 also showed its staying power. Now in its third week, it has takings to date of $116.8m (£76m).
Workplace comedy The Intern, starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, earned $8.7m (£6m) and finished the weekend at number four, the same spot as last week. It has now made $49.6m (£32m).
Drug war thriller Sicario, starring Emily Blunt, brought in $7.4m (£5m) and came in at number five, dropping from its previous number three position. The film has overall takings to date of $26.7m (£17m).
The incident was reported at the Bekaot checkpoint in the northern West Bank. The soldiers were not injured.
The two Palestinian men, aged 23 and 38, were reported to be from villages south of Jenin.
Tension between Palestinians and Israelis has risen in recent months with a series of violent incidents.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency named those killed as Ali Muhammad Aqqab Abu-Maryam and Said Judah Abu-al-Wafa and said they had been shot "in cold blood".
The Israel Defense Forces said the soldiers had "thwarted the attack and shot the assailants".
Relations between Israelis and Palestinians remain tense amid a wave of attacks on Israelis by Palestinians and some Israeli Arabs which have killed 22 Israelis since the beginning of October.
During that time 149 Palestinians - more than half said by Israel to be attackers - have been shot dead by security forces or their victims. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces.
Overnight, Israeli forces demolished a home in the West Bank belonging to relatives of a Palestinian - Muhannad Halabi - shot dead in October after killing a rabbi in Jerusalem's Old City.
Israel says home demolitions, which have come under international criticism, are a way of discouraging Palestinian attacks.
On Friday, an Israeli Arab wanted for shooting dead three people in Tel Aviv on 1 January was killed by security forces in northern Israel.
Nashat Melhem was followed to a mosque in his home town of Arara and died in a gun battle, police said.
Police said Melhem, 29, was the gunman who killed two Israelis at a bar, then the Israeli Arab driver of a taxi who picked him up after the attack.
Melhem's father, Mohammed, had identified his son as the suspect and reported him to the police. Mohammed Melhem and several relatives have been arrested in connection with the case.
Police have not yet established a motive for the Tel Aviv killings.
Leftover food from 10 of its UK stores will now also be available to local charities through the UK food redistribution charity Fare Share.
Tesco said of the 55,400 tonnes of food it threw away in the last year, 30,000 tonnes could have been eaten.
Most of this is currently used for animal feed.
Tesco has been working with Fare Share to donate surplus food since 2012.
Bakery items, fruit and vegetables, and convenience items such as sandwiches and salads make up most of the shop wastage.
It is trialling an app with UK food redistribution charity Fare Share and Republic of Ireland social enterprise Food Cloud, that will allow store managers to inform charities of the amount of surplus food held at the end of each day.
Beneficiaries will include homeless hostels, women's refuges and the children's clubs.
The scheme is already in place at Tesco stores in the Republic of Ireland.
"No-one wants to throw away food which could otherwise be eaten," said Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis.
"We don't throw away much food in our own operations, but even the 1% we do throw away amounts to 55,400 tonnes.
"This is potentially the biggest single step we've taken to cut food waste, and we hope it marks the start of eliminating the need to throw away edible food in our stores."
In April, Tesco reported the worst results in its history, with a record statutory pre-tax loss of £6.4bn for the year to the end of February.
That compares with annual pre-tax profit of £2.26bn a year earlier.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said such action was needed in the face of growing online crime and abuse.
But, in a speech in London, she said it must be accompanied by stronger safeguards to protect privacy.
Ms Cooper argued that the government "cannot keep burying its head in the sand and hoping these issues go away".
She said: "In the face of growing online crime and abuse, and the use of online communications by criminals and extremists, the police, intelligence and security agencies need to be able to operate more effectively in this digital world.
"But for them to do so, we also need stronger safeguards and limits to protect our privacy and sustain confidence in their vital work.
"The oversight and legal frameworks are now out of date. That means we need major reforms to oversight and a thorough review of the legal framework to keep up with changing technology.
"Above all we need the government to engage in a serious public debate about these new challenges and the reforms that are needed."
Ms Cooper said the issues involved were "too important" to be ignored because they had implications "for our liberty, our security, the growth of our economy and the health of our democracy".
Last year, ministers hoped to include new measures on data monitoring in the Queen's Speech.
The plans, which would have allowed the police and security services to track emails and other online communications, were blocked by the Liberal Democrats.
Critics of the proposals denounced them as a "snooper's charter".
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said his party would not support any extension of existing laws which would end up with a "record kept of every website you visit and who you communicate with on social media sites".
But senior Labour figures said technological advances were presenting new problems that must be addressed.
Ms Cooper said: "Online communication and technology is forcing us to think again about our traditional frameworks for balancing privacy and safety, liberty and security.
"Perhaps most serious of all has been the growth in online child abuse. Last year the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency received 18,887 reports of child abuse - an increase of 14% on the year.
"The police and security services have been under pressure to explain why they did not know more about the murderers of Drummer Lee Rigby, and why more is not being done to disrupt the use of the internet by violent extremists looking to radicalise young people.
"And - with perhaps the widest ramifications of all - former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked hundreds of thousands of US intelligence documents and 58,000 British intelligence documents - raising serious concern about the impact on national security and about the scale of activity of intelligence agencies all at the same time."
May Brown was diagnosed with leukaemia in June last year and has had trouble finding a suitable donor.
Ethnic minority sufferers have a 20% chance of finding a match, whereas white patients have a 60% chance, according to blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.
It said raising awareness was "vital".
The 22-year-old lives in Weymouth and was told she needed a stem cell transplant after a cycle of chemotherapy did not cure her leukaemia.
Originally from Nigeria, Mrs Brown was told a matching donor had been found last December, but they had then "become unavailable".
She said: "I was devastated, I was shocked because it gave me hope and was snatched away from me."
Anthony Nolan head of register development Ann O'Leary, said: "Growing and diversifying the bone marrow register will mean that people like May can have a second chance at life."
Mrs Brown's plea comes a month after mixed-race blood cancer sufferer Lara Casalotti made a similar appeal for ethnic minority stem cell donors last month.
Mrs Brown added: "I want to do whatever it takes to help raise awareness of the stem cell register.
"Please sign up as a donor and save someone's life."
Work on the new teaching block in Londonderry began last year after being given the green light by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry.
When finished, the building will include a 340-seat lecture theatre, 20 classrooms and a café.
T&A Kernoghan Limited said it was "profoundly disappointed".
The Newtownabbey based company has been operating for more than 25 years but has run into financial problems.
It said that upwards of 50 jobs could be lost.
In a statement, Ulster University said: "The university continues to manage the construction work under way to ensure the continued progress of the development of the new teaching block at our Magee campus."
The steel frame of the building on the Northland Road is in place, some underground pipes have been laid but workers from T&A Kernoghan are no longer on site.
In April 2016, Minister Stephen Farry said the new teaching block would be an essential component of the Magee campus.
BDO Northern Ireland have been appointed as joint administrators over T&A Kernoghan Limited.
They confirmed to the BBC that "due to the extent of the company's financial difficulties, the joint administrators have been required to make all staff redundant and cease operations across the various building sites throughout the UK".
The new teaching block at Magee campus was expected to take two years to complete. It is unclear how long the project will be delayed.
The body of the 42-year-old was found in Gleneagles Street at about 14:30 on Tuesday.
Officers were initially treating his death as unexplained.
But they confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that there were no suspicious circumstances.
As with all sudden deaths, a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
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A typically bullish Springboks outfit led 14-3 at half-time, hooker Adriaan Strauss scoring the only try.
Strauss scored again after the break and while replacement scrum-half Henry Pyrgos crossed for the hosts, South Africa's defence kept Scotland at bay.
Defeat means Scotland will finish the year outside the world's top eight.
The consequence will be an unfavourable 2015 World Cup draw when it is made on 3 December, with two other sides from the top eight in the rankings in their pool.
"It was a better second half from Scotland, but they could not get that final pass. It is a defeat but Scotland cannot afford to have performances like they did in the first half. But there were some good performances and Dave Denton was good for Scotland."
While last weekend Scotland were picked apart by All Blacks guile, this time they were ground into the dust by Springbok brawn before the break.
South Africa were expected to bring intense physicality and directness and they started as expected, Pat Lambie pinning Scotland back with kicks out of hand and forwards and backs running straight and hard, their back row to the fore.
The visitors eschewed an early kick at goal, opting instead to go for the corner, but Lambie did give the Springboks the lead after Scotland were penalised for hands in the ruck.
Greig Laidlaw levelled the scores after South Africa were penalised for not rolling away before Lambie edged his side ahead again after some obstruction.
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And Scotland's defence finally crumbled under the heavy shelling when Strauss went over following a kick to the corner and a powerful South African maul.
Scotland lock Richie Gray left the fray after taking a knee to the head, to be replaced by Al Kellock, and there were more groans from the Murrayfield faithful when Laidlaw hooked a penalty wide.
Shorn of Gray's influence, Scotland's defence was splintered again when Francois Louw went on a charge and Lambie popped over the resulting penalty to increase the lead to 11 points.
The hosts finally entered South Africa's 22 after 32 minutes but some sustained pressure came to naught when Kellock was penalised for holding onto the ball.
Having led 14-3 at half-time, South Africa increased that lead to 18 points when Strauss latched onto a long pass from Scotland scrum-half Mike Blair and sauntered under the posts for his second try.
But Pyrgos, only just on for Blair, gave Scotland hope with a training-ground try, the Glasgow Warrior scything through the middle of the line-out after a tap-back by Kelly Brown.
The introduction of Pyrgos seemed to energise the Scottish forwards and there followed a period of furious pressure.
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However, a combination of sturdy South African defence and the lack of a cutting edge meant they were unable to convert the pressure into points.
First, Ross Ford's line-out throw on the 5m line was adjudged not to be straightm before a Pyrgos offload to Tim Visser, following a break by Brown, was intercepted.
South Africa's scrum disintegrated in the final 15 minutes but despite earning a string of penalties, and with a man advantage after a yellow card for Springbok replacement Flip van der Merwe, Scotland were unable to breach the vistors' line despite a concerted effort.
Heyneke Meyer's side face England next week looking to complete a clean-sweep of victories over northern hemisphere sides, having also beaten Ireland last week.
Andy Robinson, meanwhile, will be seeking the cold comfort of a victory over Tonga, which would still not be enough to get them into the top eight in the all-important rankings.
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Scotland: Hogg; Lamont, De Luca, Scott, Visser; Laidlaw, Blair; Grant, Ford, Murray, Gray, Hamilton, K. Brown, Barclay, Denton.
Replacements: Jackson for Laidlaw (68), Pyrgos for Blair (47), Hall for Ford (68), Cross for Murray (68), Kellock for Gray (22).
Not Used: Traynor, McInally, Murchie.
South Africa: Kirchner; Pietersen, de Jongh, de Villiers, Hougaard; Lambie, Pienaar; Steenkamp, Strauss, J du Plessis, Etzebeth, J Kruger, Louw, Alberts, Vermeulen.
Replacements: M Steyn for Lambie (74), H van der Merwe for Steenkamp (61), Brits for Strauss (76), van der Linde for J du Plessis (52), F van der Merwe for J Kruger (68), Coetzee for Alberts (53).
Not Used: Taute, Mvovo.
Sin Bin: F van der Merwe (76).
Att: 58,893
Ref: George Clancy (IRFU).
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick, 28, has been refusing to stand for the anthem in protest against the plight of black people.
The NBA has a rule stating players must stand for the national anthem.
Cleveland Cavaliers' James, 31, said it "doesn't mean I don't respect and don't agree with what Kaepernick is doing".
He added: "Standing for the national anthem is something I will do.
"You have the right to voice your opinion, stand for your opinion and he's [Kaepernick] doing it in the most peaceful way I've ever seen someone do something."
Golden State Warriors' guard Curry, 28, praised Kaepernick's actions, adding: "I respect everybody's voice, everybody's platform. Kaepernick took a bold step to continue the conversation."
Racial tensions are mounting in the US, where a string of recent police killings and subsequent revenge killings have sparked protests across the nation.
Father-of-three James said he feared for the safety of his own children when he watched reports of shootings.
"My son had just started the sixth grade," he added.
"You see these videos that continue to come out, it's a scary situation. If my son calls me and said if he got pulled over I'm not that confident that things are gonna go well and my son is going to return home."
Despite its rule on standing for the national anthem, the NBA has written to players saying it wants to work with them on how to address the issue ahead of the start of the season on 25 October.
A number of other NFL players have joined Kaepernick in protesting when the Star Spangled Banner has been played, including his team-mate Eric Reid.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticised Kaepernick, saying: "I think it's a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him."
The 2018 programme is the first to be directed by Underbelly, which is well known for organising events at the capital's annual Fringe festival.
Organisers promised the celebrations would be "refreshed, re-energized and better than ever before".
The 60,000-capacity street party will begin at 19:00 and last until 01:00 on New Year's Day.
Bands and DJs on stages, street performers, dancers, acrobats, flash mobs and fire eaters will combine to bring a carnival spirit to Princes Street.
Actor and presenter Sanjeev Kohli, best-known for playing shopkeeper Navid in the BBC comedy Still Game, will host the street party.
An extended fireworks display from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle will see in the New Year when the midnight hour strikes.
The three-day festival opens on 30 December with the traditional Torchlight Procession.
It will blaze a new path through the historic heart of the city this year, around Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament towards Holyrood Park.
The event will also mark the beginning of 2018 as Scotland's Year of Young People, organisers said.
The following day, families will have the chance to celebrate New Year together in West Princes Street Gardens at a new event entitled Bairns Afore.
The family-friendly celebration includes an hour of entertainment and ends with its very own "midnight" fireworks moment at 18:00, allowing families to take their children home before the late night fun gets under way.
On New Year's Day, people will get the chance to take part in the annual dive into the chilly Firth of Forth for the Loony Dook, raising money for a range of charities in the process.
At dusk, the Unesco city of literature will celebrate its literary heritage with projections across buildings and landmarks.
Underbelly directors Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam said: "We are humbled and thrilled to be delivering a new programme for Edinburgh's Hogmanay in 2018.
"Edinburgh can claim to be the home of New Year festivals and we will work hard to ensure the programme delivers something fresh and exciting every year to keep residents, UK visitors and international tourists flocking to this world famous festival city through the winter months."
Winter Festivals Minister Alasdair Allan said: "Hogmanay hugely contributes to promoting Scotland as a fantastic visitor destination, a host of the world's major events and a dynamic country rich in culture and creativity.
"Most importantly, it enhances Scotland's reputation as a place where everyone is assured a warm welcome, whether they are visiting the country, are here for business or to study, or have chosen to live and work here."
The City of Edinburgh Council awarded the three-year contract for the Christmas and Hogmanay festivities to Underbelly earlier this year.
Unique Events had organised the city's official Hogmanay celebrations since they were established in 1993.
Tickets for a number of the events are on sale from Tuesday.
He guided the Highland club to a League Cup final, Scottish Cup victory, third in the Premiership and into Europe.
It was reported his exit was because of disagreements with Caley chairman Kenny Cameron over the budget for players.
But Hughes insists the problem wasn't the money available, but what he felt was the board's lack of trust in him.
"I've been in the game for 14 years, I've had great success, taken two clubs into Europe, produced players," he told BBC Scotland's Sportsound.
"You need to trust me that I know what I'm doing and I just felt that trust wasn't there.
"Kenny Cameron is not a bad lad. It got a bit sour towards the end, but I've texted him since and we've been in touch. I'm 100% convinced he does what he thinks is the best for Inverness.
"I felt I knew how to take the club forward, and I just felt my ideas weren't getting taken on board. It was nothing to do with the budget. I've never been a chequebook manager."
Dundee United approached Inverness last season asking for permission to speak to Hughes about the managerial vacancy at Tannadice after Jackie McNamara left the club.
Permission was refused, but Hughes admitted he wanted to at least hear what Dundee United had to say.
"I was very content at Inverness, I'd just signed a two-year extension," he said. "But I've always been taught in all the licences you do, go to any interview you get a chance to go to. You might not get the job that time, but you might make an impression on people.
"I went for an interview a few years ago at Sheffield United. I got a second interview and eventually they gave the job to Davie Weir.
"But a guy in the interview process moved to another English club and after the Dundee United episode, they came calling. That other club asked permission to speak to me. We knocked that on the head and no-one knew about it. That's how committed I was to Inverness."
Hughes felt Richie Foran was likely to succeed him in the manager's job at Inverness, but only at the end of the contract extension Hughes signed.
He admits he did not see Foran as a coach, but says the 36-year-old Irishman will benefit from having Hughes' assistant, Brian Rice, at his side.
"He's probably been flung in at the deep end and I wish him all the best," Hughes said.
"He's a rookie. I don't think that coaching is his forte, coming up with ideas, being innovative, but that doesn't mean you can't become a good manager if you have other people doing that for you."
Having managed in England before at Hartlepool, Hughes is keen for his return to the game to be down south, and says he is ready to get back into management.
"I've recharged my batteries, taken time out, analysed it," he said. "I'd like an opportunity down in England again, hopefully in the Championship. It wouldn't faze me one bit."
People can now check with police on whether someone has a criminal record for sexual or violent offences.
Information will then be passed on to the child's parent or guardian.
The system is already used in England and Wales. NI Justice Minister David Ford said it should make reporting easier.
"It has always been the case that people could, and should, bring concerns to the police about the safety of a child," Mr Ford said.
"These new provisions make it easier, allowing any member of the public to come to a police station and apply for information about a person who they believe is a risk to children.
"Information about criminal convictions will only be provided to the person with primary care responsibility for the specific child and only if it is necessary to protect that child.
"It is, however, important to note that if there is an immediate risk of harm to a child, this will be addressed through current child protection procedures."
PSNI Det Chf Super George Clarke said police were committed to keeping children safe.
"This scheme provides for someone to come to a police station, make an application and, in the application, they specify the child that they are concerned about and the person they believe may pose a risk to that child," he said.
"That application is then considered by the police and, where there is relevant conviction information, the police will make a disclosure to the parent or other caregiver of the child."
It was found in sealed bags in a lorry on the Moorfields Road, Ballymena, County Antrim, in May last year.
James Kennedy, 25, from Adelaide Road, Kensington, Liverpool, was arrested in Manchester airport on Friday.
A detective constable told the court she believed the defendant was part of an organised crime gang in England.
She understood the gang was bringing drugs into Northern Ireland for supply in the Republic of Ireland. She said she had serious concerns about the lifestyle of the defendant. He was arrested as he returned from a six-week stay in Barcelona where his aunt lives.
The detective constable told the court that mobile phone records suggested he had been in Dubai, New York and the Bahamas.
"It doesn't add up to what he earns - £250-£300 a week," the court was told.
A defence lawyer said the only evidence that the prosecution case had was a fingerprint on a box found in the lorry in Ballymena. There was no DNA from the accused on any of the bags of cannabis.
Police confirmed there was nothing to link him to the driver of the lorry who is currently on bail.
The court heard there was an innocent explanation in that Mr Kennedy was a car mechanic and handles a lot of boxes. The court heard he had a personal sum of money amounting to £32,000 for a car which he later sold for £17,000.
Bail was refused. Mr Kennedy is due to appear in court again on 2 February.
Afroman - best known for his 2001 hit Because I Got High - was seen hitting the woman, who was dancing on stage behind him at the Kress Live venue.
Biloxi Police said he was arrested for assault on Tuesday and later released on bail.
A spokesperson for the rapper said he would be issuing a formal apology.
An earlier statement issued on his behalf said it was "a completely involuntary reflex reaction to people infringing on his stage space," according to Billboard.
"It was uncharacteristic behaviour that was initiated by outside uncontrolled forces," the statement added.
Afroman, real name Joseph Foreman, was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 for best rap solo performance for Because I Got High.
A Biloxi Police Department statement said: "Mr Foreman was arrested for assault as a result of a citizen's affidavit, booked in, and released after paying a $330 (£214) bond."
Parliament should act to end free movement and curb the power of EU courts, Vote Leave said.
The government has warned of a "decade of uncertainty" as the UK attempts to disentangle itself from Brussels and form new trade deals.
But Vote Leave said a new settlement - including a UK-EU free trade deal - would be possible by May 2020.
The UK votes on whether to remain in the EU or to leave on 23 June.
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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the Leave campaign's roadmap was an "effort to quash claims Brexit would lead to a leap in the dark".
But the Remain side have pointed out that Leave campaigners are not in power - "even though they're beginning to sound increasingly like an alternative Brexit government in waiting", says our correspondent.
Vote Leave said the government should invite figures from other parties, business, the law and civil society to join the negotiating team to "get a good deal in the national interest".
It called for immediate legislation in the current session of Parliament to "end the European Court of Justice's control over national security and allow the government to deport criminals from the EU".
"After we vote Leave, the public need to see that there is immediate action to take back control from the EU," Leave campaigner and Leader of the Commons Chris Grayling said.
"We will need a carefully managed negotiation process and some major legislative changes before 2020, including taking real steps to limit immigration, to abolish VAT on fuel and tampons, and to end the situation where an international court can tell us who we can and cannot deport."
Vote Leave said over subsequent sessions of Parliament it wanted to introduce:
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Conservative MP Steve Baker said the blueprint was a "legal framework" for how the UK would proceed after Brexit, insisting that it would continue to trade with the rest of Europe "absolutely fine" over the four year period of negotiations and afterwards.
"The reality is that we will continue to trade," he told Radio 4's Today. "It is worth remembering you can go into a shop and buy all sorts of products made in China, with whom we have no trade deal. We do more services business with the US, with whom we have no trade deal."
Speaking on LBC, Leave campaigner Iain Duncan Smith said the government would set out "red lines" for its negotiations with other members of the EU, and that there would be "no deal on the table if we don't keep control of our borders".
But Chancellor George Osborne said the UK would be left with "no economic plan" if it voted to leave the EU, requiring drastic measures such as tax rises and spending cuts to stabilise the public finances.
And a spokesman for Britain Stronger in Europe said: "The Leave campaign do not have a credible plan for Britain's future - all they offer is a leap in the dark that will put our economy at risk."
He said leaving the EU would mean "years of uncertainty that will risk jobs, risk investment and lead to higher prices in the shops".
Some took to social media to show their annoyance, and others have said their personal best times had been affected by the news.
Organisers apologised unreservedly for the mistake on Friday.
The Brighton Half Marathon took place in February, while the city's full marathon takes place next weekend.
In a statement, organisers of the half marathon said they were contacted earlier in March by UK Athletics and an ensuing investigation had confirmed the course was too short.
Organisers said a turning point was positioned incorrectly for the last three races.
Race director Martin Harrigan said: "We are a team of runners ourselves so we fully understand the impact."
Simon Dowe, chief executive of the Sussex Beacon charity, which organises the event, said: "We can't apologise enough for this mistake."
Brighton Half Marathon elite race winner Eleanor Davis, from Cornwall, said she ran the race specifically to get a qualifying time for the London Marathon.
She said: "To find out afterwards that it counted for nothing was pretty devastating and concerning, but luckily, the London Marathon have been really kind and waivered it for me, so I can compete."
Chris Mattock was one runner who called for his money back, tweeting: "So no refund despite invalidating the qualifying time that I needed from the Brighton half marathon? Thanks"
James Allen wrote: "So Brighton half marathon course has been 146m short for last 3 yrs! Must be April fools day surely!!#get the basics right#shocking#athletics"
But Matthew Grey posted: "Brighton Half-Marathon : "If we make it 150m or so shorter, people will say 'I always do my best times at Brighton, it's my favourite' ".
26 April 2016 Last updated at 00:07 BST
Fifty thousand people were forced to move from the nearby town Pripyat, as radioactive material spilled from the plant.
On the 30th anniversary of the disaster, BBC Rewind looks at what was done at the site to stop further damage.
Security forces separated the women and raped them, the UN said, adding that it had documented 13 cases.
Forces also kidnapped, tortured and killed dozens of young men, it said.
Meanwhile, a court has sentenced four generals to life in jail for their part in trying to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza in May last year.
Nine other officers were jailed for 30 years and eight soldiers, including drivers and body guards, to five years for their role in the unrest sparked by Mr Nkurunziza's announcement that he would run for a third term.
He secured a third term in disputed elections in July.
The abuses documented by the UN took place immediately after rebel attacks in December against three military camps in the country's capital, Bujumbura, the UN's human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, said in a statement.
The UN believes the army is taking revenge for the attacks.
Mr Hussein also called for an investigation into reports that nine mass graves were found in and around Bujumbura, warning about the "increasing ethnic dimension of the crisis".
Some witnesses say that violence from security forces was directed at the Tutsi minority.
Burundi has been plagued by tension between Tutsis and Hutus since independence in 1962.
However, analysts say ethnicity is not at the heart of the conflict.
The failed coup leader, ex-General Godefroid Niyombare, who is on the run, is a Hutu.
His allies sentenced to life in jail by the Supreme Court were a mix of ethnicities.
Gen Cyrille Ndayirukiye, the former defence minister, and Hermenegilde Nimenya, a police general, are Tutsis and army generals Zenon Ndabaneze and Juvenal Niyungeko are Hutu.
The winger went over before Rangi Chase extended the lead, and the hosts were 34-8 ahead at half-time lead thanks to Luke Dorn and Paul McShane's tries.
Jake Webster touched down on his return from injury and Luke Gale capped his excellent display with a late try.
Victory was Castleford's third in four games, but their play-off hopes are over after St Helens beat Hull FC.
Wakefield scored five tries through Tom Johnstone, who went over twice, Reece Lyne, Bill Tupou and Nick Scruton.
Chris Chester's side have lost six matches in a row and remain bottom of Super League.
On-loan former England forward Ben Harrison, who had been out since November after surgery on his wrist, knee and ankle, made his long-awaited return for Wakefield.
Castleford: Dorn; Hampshire, Minikin, Webster, Solomona; Chase, Gale; Patrick, Milner, Springer, Holmes, Savelio, Moors.
Replacements: McShane, Millington, Cook, Maher.
Wakefield: Hall; Lyne, Arundel, B Tupou, Johnstone; Miller Finn; Scruton, Moore, Arona, Molloy, A Tupou, Harrison.
Replacements: Sio, Simon, Yates, Anderson.
Referee: Gareth Hewer.
Graham will have surgery on the injury, which he suffered while playing for New Zealand in a World Cup qualifier.
The 24-year-old had made six appearances for the Spireites in all competitions this season.
"It is really unfortunate for him with his first-team and international career now starting to take off," physio Rodger Wylde told the club website.
Some batsmen walk, others don't. Broad should have done.
There are so many strands to what happened, towards the end of another totally enthralling day of Test cricket, as England were finally taking the upper hand in a match that has twisted one way then turned another.
There is nothing within the laws of cricket that says Broad had to depart. But when he chose not to, it became an issue for the spirit of the game.
There is no escaping the scrutiny when you do something like this. Television replays will show everyone around the world exactly what happened.
If you decide to stay, you decide to accept the consequences. You must accept the questions of sportsmanship. You must accept all the abuse that comes your way.
It shouldn't be forgotten that all this would have happened in the briefest of moments. Broad had been batting with resolve and patience, his whole focus on not getting out, on sticking around with Ian Bell to take England from deep trouble towards the sort of lead that their bowlers could attack.
Your mind is full of those things. In that instant, adrenaline running, fielders appealing, something inside of the head can just say: stay.
Then it is too late. Even if you regret it a few seconds later, even if you then change your mind, the die has been cast.
You stay, you get away with it. You might have done your team a favour, but you must then deal with the slating that comes with it.
These sorts of things can scar a player for years to come, change their reputations within the game.
Broad's body language afterwards told you all you needed to know - head bowed, shoulders slumped. He knew he had done the wrong thing.
Now we have the ramifications.
"There is no debate, it's quite simple. The Australians I have played with and have watched, with the exception of Adam Gilchrist, believe in standing and it's up to the umpire to give you out - there shouldn't be a moral argument. They should be upset, disappointed and angered by the umpires. If they keep making poor decisions, it's up to the ICC to do something about it."
How does it affect the relationship between the teams? Clarke was clearly furious afterwards, while Australia coach Darren Lehmann could not believe what had happened.
What does it mean for Aleem Dar, the three-time ICC umpire of the year? This was an awful decision, one no experienced official should have got wrong.
There are those who say that the Umpire Decision Review System was designed to eliminate howlers like this. Clarke, having used up his second review on a spurious lbw appeal earlier in the day, had none left when the Broad incident happened.
I believe that each team should only have one review per innings. Why? Precisely so you don't use it as Clarke did, as a gamble.
Save it for the blatant mistake. It should not be a tactic but a last resort. We do not want to see reviews used as a speculation.
In so many ways it's a huge shame it had to happen now, in the middle of a wonderful Test match at the start of what should be a brilliant Ashes series.
After the frenetic, breathless action of the first two days, this was something quite different - just as absorbing, but a head-down graft where Wednesday and Thursday had been wild rollercoaster.
When he was on 11, Broad, in his 58th Test, became the first player to score 1,000 runs batting at number eight for England. Godfrey Evans is second on that list with 833 (avg 23.80), New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, with 2,227, has the world record.
Every time England looked settled, looked likely to bat the tourists out of the match, Australia struck. For long parts of the day the tourists appeared to be in the ascendancy.
It was incredibly tense stuff. Only when England's lead edged past 230 did I start to believe they might have enough.
Under most circumstances that would be enough. But this has been such an unpredictable match that you can never quite be sure. Clarke could bat brilliantly. Shane Watson could go out at the top of the order and smash a rapid 70 or 80.
Ian Bell, 95 not out at the close from a partnership of 108 with Broad, deserves enormous credit for the way he took England towards safety.
He batted very well in Auckland over the winter, a real backs-to-the-wall effort, and this was a rather similar innings.
Some people do seem to enjoy having a go at him sometimes. But this was an excellent knock, many hours of relentless graft enlivened with occasional flashes of the old Bell class.
When he bats well, he's the prettiest English batsman of all, all flicks and nudges and glides down to third man.
His long occupation of the crease means all the pressure will now be on the Australian batting as this fine contest moves towards its decisive stages.
From here, England should win.
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Distill Ventures, which is part of the Diageo group, said it was investing an unspecified sum in Melbourne-based Starward Whisky.
This marks the second whisky investment for Distill, which was set up to back early-stage brands and help them grow.
Last week, it announced investment in Denmark-based Stauning Whisky.
David Gates, Diageo's global head of premium core spirits, said: "Australian whisky has rightly been gaining increasing global recognition recently and Starward has developed a uniquely positioned whisky to capture this opportunity."
Frank Lampen, co-founder of Distill Ventures, added: "The Starward team are exactly the types of entrepreneur we love working with.
"Their vision for the future is really exciting and this investment will enable increased production of their signature single malts and continued development of their innovation pipeline."
Last year Diageo had a 37% share of the Scotch whisky market in terms of volumes.
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But damaging though it was to hear the biggest name in cycling detail his own drug use, it only confirmed what we have long known.
Cycling has been so badly damaged by all this that it will take another decade to really recover
While repeatedly refusing to implicate others, Armstrong left us in no doubt that back in the noughties this was a sport with a deep culture of doping where riders could cheat without any real fear of being caught by the testers.
Things were different now, he said, thanks to the introduction of out of competition testing and the blood passport system. But cycling has been so badly damaged by all this that it will take another decade to really recover.
For the sport's governing body the UCI there were no nasty surprises here. Armstrong kept saying he was no fan of theirs and did accuse them of soliciting a controversial £70,000 donation for the fight against drugs after he produced a suspicious sample for the blood boosting drug EPO in 2001. But he said this wasn't a "shady deal" and that there was no secret meeting with the head of the Lausanne laboratory which conducted the test.
Apart from that there was nothing. No mention of the UCI's honorary president Hein Verbruggen, who ran the sport at the time and is said to be too close to Armstrong. And no new light shone on how and why the UCI allowed Armstrong's industrial doping to go on for such a long time when it was clear there were widely held suspicions about his achievements.
No doubt Verbruggen's successor as president Pat McQuaid and the other men who run cycling will be breathing more easily in Lausanne this morning.
For Armstrong himself this interview was deeply humiliating. Well choreographed though all the self-loathing was, it was, at times, astonishing to see a man who bestrode his sport for years forced to admit it was all a lie and that he was an arrogant bully.
2010: May - Armstrong's former US Postal team-mate Floyd Landis launches allegations against the Texan.
2011: May - denies claims made by former team-mate Tyler Hamilton that they took performance-enhancing drugs together.
2012: February - An investigation into alleged doping by Armstrong is dropped by federal prosecutors in California.
June - United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) confirms it will file formal doping charges against Armstrong.
July - Armstrong files lawsuit against Usada accusing it of "corrupt inducements" to other cyclists to testify against him.
August 20 - Armstrong's legal action dismissed in court.
August 24 - Armstrong announces he will not fight doping charges filed against him but insists he is innocent. He is stripped of all his titles and banned from cycling for life by Usada.
October 10 - Usada claims 11 of Armstrong's former team-mates have testified against him.
October 22 - Cycling's world governing body, the UCI, confirms it has ratified Usada's decision to ban Armstrong from cycling for life and to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping offences.
November 2 - The World Anti-Doping Agency announces it will not appeal Usada's decision.
2013: January 17 - Armstrong admits to doping in a recorded television interview with Oprah Winfrey.
But there are still so many questions left hanging.
Overall Oprah Winfrey did enough to avoid accusations of being too soft on Armstrong. But twice she played him footage from a deposition he gave during a 2005 court case in which he denied using performance enhancing drugs under oath.
After the first occasion, when dealing with the question of his former doctor and trainer Michele Ferrari, he admitted he would now give a different response.
But Oprah failed to delve deeper or at the very least to make the point that by admitting everything to her now he was at risk of perjury charges and jail. Perhaps that is obvious and the US Attorney's Office in Los Angeles (who were steadfastly refusing to comment ahead of the interview) will now take action. But the significance of those two moments were (perhaps deliberately) not spelled out.
Then there is the question of where this all leaves Armstrong. He says he wants to add another chapter to his extraordinary life by making another sporting comeback, this time in triathlon.
And yet, having failed to point the finger at senior figures in the UCI or other riders or officials, it's difficult to see anything here that would make the anti-doping authorities want to cut a deal with him to reduce his lifetime ban from all sport. Both the US Anti Doping Agency and the World Anti Doping Agency need something new and substantial to even enter into negotiations with him.
Armstrong did say he would be the first man through the door of any truth and reconciliation commission. But while this interview may have been the first step on the road to rehabilitating his toxic public image, if he is really serious about wanting to compete again then he is going to have to be much more forthcoming than this.
The Labour Party decided the candidate to replace Ms Clwyd when she retires at the next general election would be chosen from a list of women.
But the local party in Cynon Valley has now insisted it will not select a candidate using this method.
Welsh Labour says the party will not be backing down and it could run the selection process.
The decision to impose an all-women shortlist on the Cynon Valley branch was taken after Ms Clwyd announced she planned to stand down as an MP at next year's election.
Only 13 women have ever been MPs in Wales, an issue many senior people in the party want to address.
Cardiff North AM and former MP Julie Morgan has said the shortlists should be considered by Labour for every Westminster seat that comes up in Wales.
But while an all-women shortlist is being used by Labour in Cynon Valley, in Aberavon the party has chosen Stephen Kinnock, son of the former Labour leader Lord Kinnock, to stand as its candidate as Hywel Francis stands down.
Local constituency officials in Cynon Valley said they would like the best candidate regardless of gender.
Constituency secretary Alun Williams said: "We feel that we have been badly let down. Our concerns have not been addressed.
"The consultation process was a sham and there has been no reasonable explanation given for the decision to give an open selection to Aberavon while imposing an all-women shortlist on Cynon Valley.
"While the party is talking about politics from the grassroots up they are ignoring the genuine concerns of their members in Cynon Valley.
"We have therefore decided to 'go on strike'. We will not provide a procedures secretary, a selection committee or arrange the hustings meetings or correspondence to members for an all-women shortlist selection. We are still deeply disturbed at the failure to respond to our concerns."
The Labour Party has confirmed in a letter to the constituency party that its decision to impose an all-women shortlist would not change.
Labour's decisions on which constituencies adopt the shortlists are made by its National Executive Committee (NEC), the governing body of the party as a whole.
The shortlists are Labour Party policy and First Minister Carwyn Jones has spoken out in support of the decision in Cynon Valley.
Ms Clwyd has said she did not want to influence the process but added it was "up to the people in the party locally to make their own decision on it".
A Welsh Labour spokesman said: "We make absolutely no apology for seeking to increase the number of women in parliament or for all-women shortlists.
"The selection in Cynon Valley will be from an all-women shortlist, as decided by Labour's NEC.
"In the absence of a procedural secretary and selection committee, Welsh Labour will administer the selection process on behalf of the NEC, in which local members will select a candidate on a one-member-one-vote basis."
ALL-WOMEN SHORTLISTS Q&A:
Why is Labour imposing all-women shortlists?
Since 1918 just 7% of MPs elected to parliament have been women - 368.
Wales has had 13 female MPs since women won the vote.
Labour says it is committed to ensuring its candidates reflect the people they seek to represent, and all women-shortlists are the best way to ensure a better gender balance.
How long have they been used?
In 1995 the then Labour leader Tony Blair announced all-women shortlists would be used for the 1997 election.
They were judged to breach sex discrimination laws in the year before the poll.
Candidates already in place remained and a record 101 female Labour MPs arrived at Westminster at the election.
The Sex Discrimination Act 2002 allowed political parties to use all-women shortlists for future elections.
What happened in Blaenau Gwent?
Labour's imposition of an all-women shortlist for the 2005 general election prompted a huge fight with the local party, where the late Peter Law, then the constituency's assembly member and an ex-Welsh minister, wanted to stand.
In the end he stood as an independent, roundly defeating the official Labour candidate. The party later apologised for over-riding local wishes.
What is the current situation?
There are six female Labour MPs, and all-women shortlists in Cynon Valley and Swansea East would mean a minimum of half the party's 18 new candidates would be women.
All-women shortlists were used in Aberconwy, Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Monmouth and Gower.
How well are women represented in Cardiff Bay?
42% of AMs are women, with half of the 30-strong Labour contingent in the Senedd chamber being female.
What about the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats?
Plaid Cymru said local parties would decide council, assembly and parliamentary candidates but gender balance is needed for the top two positions on its assembly regional list.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats rejected all-women shortlists, but ruled out all-male shortlists for Westminster and assembly elections.
The Welsh Conservatives have no specific mechanisms in place to increase the number of women selected.
Bale's three-year reign ended when Pogba joined Manchester United from Juventus for £89m last month.
That fee eclipsed the £85.3m Real Madrid paid Tottenham to sign Wales forward Bale in the summer of 2013.
"I'm not fussed and I couldn't care less," said Bale, who is with the Wales squad preparing for Monday's World Cup qualifier at home to Moldova.
While Wales aim to reach a first World Cup since 1958, Bale is also hoping to become only the sixth player to win the European Cup or Champions League in their home city.
The 2017 final is being held at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, with Real Madrid looking to successfully defend the trophy they won for a record 11th time in May.
"It would be amazing to get there," said Bale, part of the Real side which beat Sevilla at the Cardiff City Stadium to win the 2014 Super Cup.
"I haven't been asked [about Cardiff] yet but the players have had experience of Wales and the weather from the Super Cup.
"I am sure if we get closer they will be asking."
Bale has won the Champions League twice in his three seasons at the Bernabeu.
Real have been drawn in the same Champions League group as Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw.
And Bale is expecting a strong British challenge with Premier League champions Leicester joined by Arsenal, Manchester City and his old club Tottenham.
"It is great to see Tottenham back and doing well," he said. "I wish them well in the Champions League... until they play us.
"Man City came close last season, making the semi-final against us, and I see no reason why Leicester can't do well.
"I suppose the excitement and enthusiasm they will have for this tournament will make them even more difficult as opponents.
"[The] Champions League means more games, so you don't know how it will pan out for them. But I am sure they will give a good account of themselves."
Eye-catching tries, eye-watering collisions, and arguably the biggest shock in the competition's history.
But while we continue to marvel at the rugby on display, this year's tournament may be best remembered for something rather different - some of the bushiest beards you could ever wish to see.
BBC Sport looks at six of the best.
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The week-long contest, which takes place every two years, showcases new classical singers and has launched the careers of stars such as Bryn Terfel.
Swansea soprano Celine Forrest will go up against singers from Belarus, USA, South Korea and other countries.
The main event at St David's Hall will be broadcast on BBC TV and radio.
After winning through from the 300 singers who applied from 55 countries, the finalists arrived in Cardiff on Friday.
Malta, Mongolia and Democratic Republic of Congo will be represented for the first time.
The victor of the competition, created in 1983, will win the coveted trophy.
They will also receive a £15,000 prize and the opportunity to perform a newly commissioned piece by composer John Lunn at the BBC Proms 2016.
Alongside the main competition, a separate song prize is awarded, as well as the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize, which is voted for by the public.
Song prize recitals started proceedings at 14:30 BST on Sunday at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, with the grand final for the main prize on 21 June.
Matthew Nichols, who works at Ysgol Bryn Alyn in Wrexham, denies unacceptable professional conduct between July and September 2015 at an Education Workforce Council hearing.
He admits inappropriate communication with two pupils.
But said an "innocent" exchange with a pupil had been "misconstrued".
Despite this, Mr Nichols admitted breaching the school's child protection policy and staff-acceptable use of its ICT facilities policy.
Presenting officer Cadi Dewi said police found 425 texts between the 29-year-old teacher and a pupil while there were also Facebook and Snapchat messages to a second girl.
The teacher said the conversation was not intentionally sexual but agreed he had been naive.
While he was questioned by police, Mr Nichols was never charged with any offence and there was no physical sexual contact.
Miss Dewi said Mr Nichols accepted to police that the communication was "inappropriate and flirtatious", telling the hearing messages were also "sexually suggestive".
Among pictures to the second pupil was one of his bed, she said.
"The two pupils didn't feel the contents of the messages were appropriate to be sent from a teacher to a pupil," assistant headmistress Claire Corfield said.
For Mr Nichols, solicitor Martin Mensah said: "The key issue is whether the conduct was sexually motivated."
The hearing continues.
The first such "exocomet" was discovered in 1987 but since then only three more had been found.
At the 221st American Astronomical Society meeting in the US, astronomer Barry Welsh gave details of seven more.
Proving that comets are common in the Universe has implications for their role in delivering water or even the building blocks of life to planets.
Comets such as Halley's Comet, which makes a long, elliptical path passing near the Sun every 75 years, make themselves known through their long "tails" of gas and debris that come off as they approach their host stars.
It is this that Dr Welsh and his collaborator Sharon Montgomery of Clarion University have measured, using the McDonald Observatory in Texas.
The exocomets' tails absorb a tiny amount of their host stars' light - and the absorption changes with time as the comets speed and slow.
With patient observation, the pair came up with seven new exocomet sightings.
In our Solar System, many comets come from the Kuiper belt, a disc of debris beyond the orbit of Neptune, and from the Oort cloud, an even larger and more distant debris disc.
Dr Welsh explained that these discs were characteristic "leftovers" of planet formation as we now understand it.
"Imagine a 'cosmic building site', where the building has already been made - the planets," he told BBC News.
"We're looking at what's left: the bricks, the mortar, the nails - the debris discs have comets, planetesimals, and asteroids."
But something must disturb the comets' orbits, putting them on a course toward their star.
While collisions between comets might do that, it is believed that the gravity of planets nearby can do the job.
In fact, in 1987 when the first exocomet was spotted around the star Beta Pictoris, it was hypothesized that a planet may have been responsible - and in 2009, a giant planet was found here.
Recent years have seen a marked focus on exoplanets, with 461 new candidates and the prospect of billions more that are Earth-sized announced on Monday.
The new study helps illuminate the interplay between those planets and the debris discs from which they came - and in turn help to explain how our own Solar System formed.
"It looks as though the planet building process is very similar in many, many cases - and in order to prove that you need to look not only at the final product and also at the things they were made from," Dr Welsh said.
The finding of more and more comets also raises the possibility that comets could play a crucial role in delivery services.
"There are two theories: one is that comets early on in our Solar System's history brought ice to the planets, the ice melted and formed oceans," Dr Welsh explained.
"And the other one, perhaps a bit more far fetched, is that the organic [molecules in comets]… were the seeds of life on planets. And if comets are so common throughout all planetary systems, then perhaps life is as well."
Fire crews were called to the blaze at Rhostryfan, near Caernarfon, at about 19:00 BST on Saturday after a member of the public forced entry and discovered the property was smoke-filled.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the bodies of a man and a dog were found in the ground-floor bedroom.
The cause of the fire is being investigated but North Wales Police said it was not suspicious.
Surrey Police said the girl was assaulted in the woods which run next to Foxwarren in Claygate, Surrey, on 17 August.
The girl kicked the man, who was then seen by witnesses running off along Stevens Lane in the direction of Woodstock Lane, towards Chessington.
The suspect is described as a 6ft 1in stocky Asian man of 40 to 45 years-old.
He had collar-length black hair, a full beard and was wearing blue jogging bottoms, possibly with a Chelsea football club logo on, and a grey or white T-shirt.
Police said the girl was attacked between 18:00 and 18:30 BST
Det Con Helen Flower added: "We're making every effort to identify this man as quickly as we can.
"We have stepped up our presence in the area to provide reassurance and our specialist officers are working closely with the girl to support her."
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Martin Lindsay parked his Jaguar on Eastcheap, in the City of London, on Thursday afternoon.
When he returned about two hours later, he found parts of his car - including the wing mirror and badge - had melted.
Mr Lindsay said he "could not believe" the damage. The developers have apologised and paid for repairs.
The 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, which has been nicknamed the "Walkie-Talkie" because of its shape, is currently under construction.
Mr Lindsay, director of tiling company Moderna Contracts Ltd, said: "I was walking down the road and saw a photographer taking photos and asked, 'what's happening?'
"The photographer asked me 'have you seen that car? The owner won't be happy.'
"I said: 'I am the owner. Crikey, that's awful.'"
The wing mirror, panels and Jaguar badge had all melted, Mr Lindsay said.
"You can't believe something like this would happen," he added. "They've got to do something about it.
"It could be dangerous. Imagine if the sun reflected on the wrong part of the body.
"On the windscreen, there was a note from the construction company saying 'your car's buckled, could you give us a call?'"
In a joint statement, developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf said: "We are aware of concerns regarding the light reflecting from 20 Fenchurch Street and are looking into the matter.
"As a precautionary measure, the City of London has agreed to suspend three parking bays in the area which may be affected while we investigate the situation further."
Mr Lindsay said the developers had apologised and agreed to sort out the £946 repair costs.
The service at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, in Grimsby, started in July 2015 but has not been able to find the necessary funding of about £2m.
Home from Home helped patients improve their independence and minimised hospital stays, said a statement from NAViGO Health and Social Care.
There were 828 referrals to the service in the year, it said.
Diana Princess of Wales is a 439-bed hospital is run by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust has 6,500 staff and runs other hospitals at Goole and Scunthorpe.
Home from Home was a partnership between NAViGO Health and Social Care and the trust.
The 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, who returned from a year off the track last month to finish second to Cue Card in the Betfair Chase at Haydock, is said to be "fragile" and "not himself".
The Mark Bradstock-trained gelding underperformed in a gallop on Saturday.
Bradstock's wife and assistant Sara said: "I know every breath he takes, every step he takes, I know exactly how he is and he's just not feeling good."
Bradstock said on Twitter that next year's Gold Cup remains the priority for Coneygree.
I have to admit I'm responsible for some of the 36 million views of HUGE CYST EXTRACTION (capitals not mine).
It's a gruesome experience reminiscent of a never-ending tube of toothpaste or watching an ice-cream seller slowly fill a cone.
And it's not alone, there's the allure of Woman's 20-Year-Old Cyst Finally Gets Popped or the disgustingly named The Pus Cannon.
Dermatologist Dr Pimple Popper, whose real name is Sandra Lee, gleefully tells her million-plus subscribers: "I know you guys love them."
On the BBC World Service's Health Check programme, we subjected one innocent volunteer, Matt, to his first cyst-burst viewing.
"Oh gosh, she's using scissors to cut it off, it's gross, argh," he squealed, but he stuck with it. "Aw, look at that, it's amazing what's in there."
So why do they have such an, albeit nauseating, appeal?
The answer is all down to "disgust", says Daniel Kelly, an associate professor in the department of philosophy at Purdue University and author of the book Yuck!.
Disgust is an emotional response that protects us from things that are poisonous or likely to spread infectious disease, whether it's rats or spoilt food.
Prof Kelly tells the BBC: "One of the really salient things that disgust keeps an eye out for are abnormal bodily fluids - so that is the key to these videos I think.
"What disgust does is when it detects one of these things, it keeps our attention trained on it, so it sort of generates this fascination."
And he argues such videos are a safe way to experience the "thrill" of disgust.
He says: "I think of it as analogous to the thrill people get riding a rollercoaster, or bungee jumping, where you get the 'voltage' of an emotional experience, without actually being at risk.
"Watching these kinds of videos, you get the thrill of an interesting emotional experience of feeling disgust, but you're not at risk of catching anything."
Dr Nisith Sheth, a consultant dermatologist for the British Skin Foundation, says: "I'm fascinated by the way people are really drawn in and people have become obsessed with them."
The growths - called epidermoid cysts - are sacs of dead skin cells and fats under the skin.
They are often found on the face, neck, chest, shoulders or near the genitals.
They are different to boils or abscesses, which are caused by an infection and filled with pus.
Dr Sheth, who treats people with them every day, says: "I'm used to seeing these things, they don't disgust me.
"One of the satisfying things is seeing it come out, and part of it is almost purging somebody of something which is foul or offensive.
"Often the people having it done on them don't want to watch, but I get frequent requests from partners and friends wanting to watch."
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Work at the A19 A689 Wolviston Interchange near Wynyard began in May and has seen sliproads widened and the introduction of traffic lights.
The Highways Agency and Stockton Borough Council said the work should ease congestion.
It is the first of four such pinch point schemes to be completed in the North East.
Stockton Council's cabinet member for regeneration and transport Mike Smith, said: "Businesses in the north of our borough are continuing to develop and expand while the number of people living in the area is also growing so improvements to the road network are vital."
Only they are two different people - forward Ross Stewart joining goalkeeper Ross Stewart in making a switch from League One outfit Albion Rovers.
They are also both 22 and have been with the Coatbridge club since leaving Motherwell in 2015.
Central defender Gregor Buchanan, 27, has also signed from Dumbarton, while midfielder Jordan Kirkpatrick, 25, has joined from Alloa Athletic.
All four make the step up to full-time football.
Buchanan, who joined Dumbarton from Dunfermline Athletic in 2015, has signed a one-year contract, while the other three have secured two-year deals.
Assistant manager James Fowler told his club website: "Buchanan has played in the Championship over the last couple of years and kept Dumbarton in there.
"It was an area we were looking to strengthen and we are maybe looking to get another few in as well.
"Ross is a wee bit younger and maybe a work in progress, but he has a lot of good attributes, can score goals and can play in different positions."
Stewart has scored 12 goals in 34 appearances this season.
His namesake, who played for Scotland Under-19s, made 41 appearances in goal for Rovers as they finished eighth in League One.
Kirkpatrick played under St Mirren manager Jack Ross last season at Recreation Park and scored 17 goals as Alloa finished runners-up in League One but missed out on promotion via the play-offs.
The travellers had to be helped from the Floating Bridge by staff, with some taking off shoes and socks to wade through the river water to the slipway.
Ferry staff suspended services after a technical breakdown and said the vessel may be out of action until Monday.
The new Floating Bridge replaced a vessel that had crossed between Cowes and East Cowes for 40 years.
Video footage from Saturday showed bumpers scraping the slipway as vehicles disembarked from the vessel.
Isle of Wight Council had previously said "final teething problems" would be dealt with before the official launch next month.
Crowds had gathered to see the first crossing of the chain ferry which meant an end to a 10-mile road diversion for drivers after its predecessor was retired in January.
Independent councillor for East Cowes Karl Love, said it was a "catalogue of disaster".
"Everyone was desperately wanting this to be a success for the town - everyone was so excited. It was clear from the beginning cars couldn't get off in a straight line."
Ferry staff told the BBC the service had been suspended until engineers could examine the vessel.
A launch used to ferry foot passengers since the start of the year has been put back in action in the meantime.
In a statement, issued before the ferry began operating, the council said there had been "relevant tests, commissioning and staff training".
"However, the real test will begin as she welcomes visitors aboard on the weekend. This is an important stage as the next two to three weeks is where any final teething problems or minor issues whilst it is being used can then be dealt with," it said.
The ferry, which can accommodate 20 cars, was built in Wales and has an expected lifespan of 40 years.
The vessel and slipway work has cost £4.6m, of which £3.8m came from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.
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Watson, seeded 16th and ranked 67 places above Vekic at 41st, lost 6-3 4-6 7-5 in two hours and 36 minutes.
The Briton twice led by a break in the final set and had looked on course for victory serving at 4-3, 40-0.
It was only a third win of 2015 for 18-year-old Vekic, who has slipped outside the top 100 from a high of 62 in 2013.
Watson, 22, went into the match with 10 wins and a WTA title to her name this year but dropped serve immediately and could not recover in the opening set.
The Briton's situation was becoming dire by the time Vekic moved 4-2 clear in the second, but the Croat crumbled with three double faults in a single game as she was broken, and then failed to capitalise from 0-40 on the Watson serve.
Watson took advantage to complete a four-game sweep and level at one set all, and then dragged Vekic out of position to break for 2-1 in the decider.
There were more twists to come, however, with Vekic calling for the trainer three times as she suffered with cramp in her foot, only to recover two breaks - the second from 40-0 down - with some fearless hitting.
Watson was faced with serving to force a decisive tie-break but Vekic kept up the attack and broke to love, clinching victory with a backhand winner.
Cox was one of the standout performers at Rio 2016, winning gold in both the athletics and cycling competitions.
The 26-year-old has multiple sclerosis, which affects the nervous system.
"I can have a relapse at any point that can throw me out," she said. "I hope it's a long time until it gets worse."
Cox, who is competing at July's World Para-athletics Championships, added: "I have severe relapses that put me in hospital. I'm unlucky in that sense. But I have a disease modifying treatment that manages it.
"I used to not plan ahead because of the condition I've got. But I've put that at the back of mind and not let MS control my life."
She said: "The aim is to be able to replicate in Tokyo what I achieved in Rio or even perform better."
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Cox has had "up and down" periods in the year since winning Paralympic gold medals in the athletics T38 400m and cycling's C4-5 time trial, as well as two other medals in Rio's athletics events.
First, there was the issue over her appearance in Channel Four winter sports game show The Jump, which had resulted in a serious injury for former British gymnast Beth Tweddle in a previous series.
Cox had her funding taken away by British Athletics during her time on the show but has since had it reinstated.
"They put me back on it when I returned to training and showed form," she added. "I've got no complaints. They were supportive.
"No sport wants me to get involved in something dangerous. They wanted me to focus on London 2017 - but I needed a break from sport."
And last month, the Manchester Metropolitan University student had her Paralympic medals stolen from her car. However, after an appeal on social media, they were returned.
The Leeds-born athlete can now focus on the forthcoming championships and the build-up to Tokyo 2020, where once again she plans to compete in both athletics and cycling. She has, however, taken a year's break from cycling partly due to her "academic workload" and a work placement.
Cox is one of a handful of British athletes to compete in more than one sport at the Paralympics and Olympics.
Five-time Olympic cycling gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins is hoping to join that select bunch having announced he hopes to make the Great Britain rowing team for Tokyo 2020.
"He's a legend," said Cox of the 37-year-old. "As an athlete you have it in-built - he has to be a sponge and take in all the new information.
"Eventually you build up to being the good athlete that you are. He's a legend and will do well."
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) confirmed it was investigating LS Armour Security Ltd of Barry, south Wales, following a compliance check.
The watchdog issues licences to bouncers and security firms.
It said it was "exceptional" for it to comment and had taken "unprecedented action due to public safety."
The inspection has led to two arrests and the seizure of business records, including some relating to future events with contracts for security operatives around the UK.
The SIA has also written to various organisers of events and festivals that have used the firm in the past and have bookings in the future.
In a statement, an SIA spokesman said: "This type of unlawful conduct remains rare due to responsible organisers and security providers conducting appropriate due diligence.
"Nevertheless, the SIA understands that at this time of year, event organisers and primary contractors may not have sufficient SIA-licensed staff, which can lead to extensive sub-contracting.
"This provides opportunities to rogue providers that, with appropriate checks by organisers and primary contractors, can be largely mitigated."
In a letter to promoters, the SIA's deputy director said: "If SIA-licensed staff arrive on site and are unknown to you, you must take all reasonable steps to ensure the person named on and in possession of the licence are the same person by requiring them to provide further evidence of identity.
"This will mitigate the risk of the cloned licence."
The BBC tried to contact LS Armour Security Ltd for comment, but did not receive a response.
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Forty-nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub on Sunday.
Josephine Deehan walked out of a meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in protest over the delay, according to the Impartial Reporter.
Ulster Unionist councillor Victor Warrington said the council needed to check "protocols" before it was agreed.
At a further council meeting, held 24 hours later, councillors discussed the matter again and this time they gave their consent for an official letter of condolence to be sent.
However, Ms Deehan said she was "disappointed" by the deferral and added the council had sent a message of sympathy to the victims of the Paris attacks last year without delay.
Speaking on the BBC's Talkback programme, she said: "In making this proposal I certainly had no idea that it would be a contentious matter.
"I really felt in my heart that we had to respond in a human way because of the scale of the event, because of the brutality of it.
"And I felt that the natural, human response would be to immediately and without delay, let the people of Orlando, the bereaved families and the injured people know that we are with them in their grief and that we wanted to express our outrage.
"And I felt shocked, disappointed and very saddened that we had to defer the matter," the Independent councillor added.
Mr Warrington told the same programme that "all councillors expressed their sadness and revulsion at this act" during a meeting of the council's Regeneration and Community Committee on Tuesday night.
"It was resolved to refer the item to the following day to the Policy and Resources Committee, so we could look at the policies and protocols of such letters.
"So it wasn't a situation that we weren't in favour of sending a letter. At the Policy and Resources Committer the next day, it was decided to send the letter to Orlando."
Mr Warrington told Talkback he had no personal objections to the sympathy letter, but because it was his first time chairing the committee he "wanted to be sure that we weren't contravening any of the policies or protocol of the council".
Ms Deehan said she "vehemently" opposed a later motion which said that no further letters of condolence would be sent until "the council had drafted a policy which indicated which atrocities we could respond to".
"I don't think there should be a hierarchy of atrocities," she added.
A number of cities around the world paid immediate tributes to the Orlando victims, including Belfast, where the council illuminated its headquarters in the colours of the rainbow flag and the US flag on Monday.
Normally the roads leading to Asian ports are bustling. Trucks loaded with cargo. Small shops where lorry drivers and workers take a tea break.
Hambantota port in southern Sri Lanka is starkly different.
Despite being open for seven years, the access road looks barely touched. And when we eventually found it (signage is not its strong point, and locals seemed pretty uncertain of its whereabouts too) ours was the only vehicle.
Except for the few security staff accompanying us, there was no-one at the site. A car carrier eased its way out of the port, after dropping off vehicles from Asia's auto giants. But the next ship wasn't due for two days.
And for a port that cost more than $1bn (£770m), that is just not enough business.
Hambantota was built by a Chinese company and funded by Chinese loans.
But now Sri Lanka is struggling to repay that money, and so has signed an agreement to give a Chinese firm a stake in the port as a way of paying down some of that debt.
The terms of the deal are still being debated in Sri Lanka's parliament, but the share it gives could be as high as 80%.
"It is unaffordable for an activity that doesn't bring any economic returns," says Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake. "So that's compelling us to look at options."
The vision for Hambantota was that it would bring more ships to Sri Lanka, and ease pressure on the Colombo port, one of Asia's most important container terminals.
Sri Lanka is located on the sea route that sees oil shipments travel from the Middle East, making energy security a key reason China was keen to invest.
But it also fits neatly into China's controversial One Belt, One Road initiative, building road, rail and sea links to boost trade with countries around the world.
Hambantota has struggled to make money, partly because it is fairy isolated. With no industrial hub nearby, there are no natural customers on its doorstep.
But now that China looks set to take control of the port, that is a problem it wants to fix and is talking to the government about plans to create a large economic zone - buying 15,000 acres of land to build factories and offices.
But many who live in the area don't want to give up their homes and farms.
At a small village near the harbour, locals are furious about the plan. Many of them participated in a large protest against the investment hub in January.
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse people. Some protesters were jailed for weeks, which has only deepened the anger.
"We wanted to show the world that we oppose this project," says KP Indrani, who was injured during the protest. "We are not against development, but what they are doing is not going to be beneficial for us."
But these deals look like Sri Lanka's best way of paying down some of the $8bn it owes China.
The island's total debt stands at $64bn. About 95% of all government revenues go towards debt repayment.
And when some of that money borrowed has been seemingly squandered on infrastructure that shows no sign of turning a profit, that is even more damaging.
At the international airport, barely 30km from Hambantota, just five flights take off every week serving just a few hundred passengers.
Then there is a state-of-the-art conference centre that is barely used, and a cricket stadium now only occasionally rented out for weddings.
But not all of China's developments in Sri Lanka have proved a flop.
Roads and highways are being laid all over the country, and some have really shortened travel time between towns and cities. This has helped boost tourism, the country's biggest source of foreign income.
"In the near term, there will be some local jobs for Sri Lankans," says Angela Mancini, who advises businesses and governments on investments.
"But in the longer term, I think the bigger upside potentially for Sri Lanka is to really get tapped into this global trade route system that the Chinese are backing."
Many of the China-funded projects were planned and constructed during the tenure of previous President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and are located in his electoral constituency.
A new government came to power in 2015, pledging to reduce Sri Lanka's reliance on China, but financial pressures have forced it to tow the same line.
It initially suspended a major project that China had invested in - a brand new city being built off the coast of Colombo on reclaimed land.
But the $1.4bn it was bringing in proved too hard to turn away, and development resumed last year.
So at Colombo's historic Galle Face seaside promenade, from where once you could only see waves and the horizon, now there's a fresh piece of land jutting out into the Indian Ocean.
The hope is to transform it into a modern city by 2040, with swanky corporate buildings, shiny apartment blocks, hotels, resorts, beaches, malls and even a marina. The first part of it will be available for use in two years.
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is building the city, will get about two-thirds of the marketable land on lease for 99 years in return for its investment.
"What this project will bring to Sri Lanka is foreign direct investments estimated at $15bn," says Thulci Aluwihare of CHEC Port City Colombo.
"Last year foreign direct investment in the country was a mere $300m. So this would be a catalyst for Sri Lanka."
Once again, the government has faced opposition. Groups of fishermen and locals have held protests and demonstrations.
Some are worried about the environmental impact of the project. They are not convinced by the studies done by government agencies, who have given it the all clear.
But many are also concerned about the growing Chinese influence in the country.
"We don't like our land being given away to China," says fisherman Aruna Roshantha. "Not just China, if any country comes and takes land from Sri Lanka, we don't like it. The government should protect our land, not sell it."
At the moment though, Sri Lanka's government doesn't have much room to negotiate.
And Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake says they need to welcome everyone with open arms.
"We love the Indians to come in, we love the Chinese to come in, we love the Japanese to come in. Koreans or European, we have no problem at all.
"We need to basically sell ourselves and sell on a consistent coherent basis, and make that economic diplomacy a selling tool for Sri Lanka."
The girl, who has no criminal record, was detained at her home on Thursday, after an anti-terror raid near Paris.
She was an administrator of a group on the encrypted app, and is alleged to have been calling for attacks.
The app had been used by the men who killed a priest in Normandy last month.
Thursday's raid was the result of monitoring by security services of suspicious behaviour on social networks, Le Parisien newspaper reports.
They noticed the thread where a few dozen members discussed so-called Islamic State (IS) propaganda, including calls to carry out attacks and videos, the newspaper said.
Investigations revealed the group administrator to be a 16-year-old secondary-school pupil.
"She relayed numerous Islamic State group propaganda messages calling for attacks, and she also expressed her own intention of taking action," a source close to the investigation told AFP news agency.
The security forces raided her family home in Melun, south-east of Paris, but found no explosives or firearms there, and took her into custody.
The investigators said the girl was "extremely radicalised" and was the administrator of the chat group dedicated to so-called Islamic State propaganda on the app, deputy prosecutor Laure Vermeersch said late on Monday.
The girl - whose name has not been released - did not mention any specific targets, Ms Vermeersch said.
She is being investigated for "criminal terrorist enterprise" and "provocation to commit terrorist acts using online communication".
On 26 July, two 19-year-olds stormed a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen, during Mass and slit the throat of an elderly priest before being killed by police.
One of them is said to have sent out encrypted audio messages on Telegram, proclaiming his intention of carrying out an attack, days before the pair struck.
France has lived under a state of emergency since jihadist attackers killed 130 people last November in Paris.
Parliament extended the measure for an additional six months after the lorry attack in the southern city of Nice that killed 85 people on Bastille Day last month.
Separately, Mourad Hamyd, the brother-in-law of Cherif Kouachi, one of the perpetrators of the attack against Charlie Hebdo in Paris in 2015, has said he agrees to be extradited to France from Bulgaria, AFP reports.
Mr Hamyd was arrested by the Bulgarian authorities on 28 July after being stopped from entering Turkey; he is believed to have wanted to join IS in Syria, reports say.
Virginia Raggi said more arrivals could exacerbate social tension.
Her call follows local elections on Sunday in which the Five Star Movement performed poorly.
More than 500,000 people have arrived by boat since 2014. Nearly 200,000 are being housed in centres across the country.
"We cannot permit the creation of more social tensions," Ms Raggi said on Facebook.
"That is why I am saying it is impossible, risky even, to think about creating any new reception structures."
The interior ministry has asked all Italian municipalities to find space for an expected 250,000 new migrants this year, up from about 180,000 last year.
Some observers say Ms Raggi is attempting to win back support by targeting migrants after her party failed to make the run-off in 24 of the main 25 cities choosing a new mayor.
About half of Italians do not want the country to take in more people, pollster Renato Mannheimer told Reuters news agency.
Italy is accommodating rising numbers of migrants because countries to the north have tightened their borders and some EU states have refused to take part in a plan to relocate 160,000 people from Italy and Greece.
Just over 20,000 migrants have so far been relocated under the plan and the EU has begun legal action against against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to accept refugees.
An estimated 40% of the migrants in Italy have a valid claim to asylum or leave to remain on humanitarian grounds, AFP news agency reported.
The others are deemed to be illegal economic migrants and face deportation, but this can be difficult to arrange in practice because their countries of origin sometimes refuse to take them back.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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The research has revealed that about a third of the bundles of cloth are empty inside.
However some - such as this two-metre-long mummified crocodile - contain a rich bounty, revealing the animals in remarkable detail.
Horizon - 70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret, Monday 11 May, 9pm, BBC Two.
That is the role filmmaker Nathan Jennings believes TJ's had in Newport, with its influence growing out of the miners' strike and still felt today.
It is seven years on Tuesday since its owner John Sicolo died.
Director Jennings, 29, is making a film on the life of a man who helped put the city on the world music map.
While the club closed in 2010 after his death, the calibre of acts it attracted led DJ John Peel to add the word "Legendary" to its title while Magazine FHM put it in its "Top 50 nights out in the world" in 1997.
Yet, Jennings' documentary will be a social commentary focusing mainly on the effect it had on an area undergoing hard economic times with the demise of the mines and cuts at the steelworks.
"About one in two or three households in Newport and further away stepped through those doors," he said.
"Every town has its club like The Hacienda (Manchester) and The 100 Club (London), that captures an era, people feel connected to and which gives the area its identity.
"TJ's for a long time was that for Newport."
He started going as a teenager to meet "likeminded people and an alternative crowd" and feels it became a second home for many because the owner made everyone feel "part of his extended family".
As well as attracting bands such as Green Day, The Offspring and Therapy, owner Sicolo also allowed "mess-around bands" to get up and play.
"John was a chef in the merchant navy and would let performers stay above the club and cook for them," Mr Jennings added.
"They would come over on the 'toilet circuit' of smaller clubs and say they were well looked after, talk of the hospitality, and word spread with bands from around the world then wanting to come."
However, Jennings believes the evolution of the city into a music destination started a long time before El Sieco's changed its name to TJ's in 1985.
In the late 1970s, the Stow Hill Labour Club was one of the city's main venues, attracting acts such as The Cure, Adam Ant and The Sex Pistols.
Then in 1979, Simon Phillips opened Rockaway Records in Newport Market - which led to him putting on fundraising punk nights for miners and the Ethiopian famine.
"These shows appeared at random, intimate venues, such as Billy Bragg in the dockers' club. When the strike was over, he kept doing them," Jennings said.
"When Simon met John great things happened, with his ability to attract acts and John's warm personality.
"These days you get big, corporate venues, but they don't have the personality of the smaller ones. You felt the music in TJ's, were close to it, it was the perfect intimate venue.
"The sad thing is, it closed when John died. he poured his heart and soul into it."
Rockaway Records' Phillips put on about 300 shows under his Cheap Sweaty Fun banner between 1986 and 2007, and while the capacity was officially 400, Jennings believes many attracted far more - including about 700 for a performance by American band Rocket from the Crypt in 1996.
However, it was not just a proving ground for acts from across the Atlantic - some believe it was a birthplace of the "Cool Cymru" movement, which saw many Welsh bands achieve huge acclaim.
Jennings said acts such as Feeder, Manic Street Preachers and 60ft Dolls "found their feet there", while Catatonia filmed the video for single "Mulder and Scully" at TJ's.
Others who had played or recorded in the city or nearby such as Metallica, Iron Maiden and the Stone Roses would also pop in.
It is was also where the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain reputedly proposed to Courtney Love, who was fronting a gig at TJ's with her band Hole.
The documentary is in the early stages of production with a number of interviews already recorded and Mr Jennings plans to travel to the USA to speak to bands who played at TJ's, before entering it into international film festivals.
He said: "It created something positive, a sense of inclusion for people who may have felt like outsiders and were having a hard time economically.
"Newport is not the nicest place in parts. I am proud to be from there, but it can be dark and gritty.
"This will be the story of how music can be at the heart of a community, something people can relate to around the world."
A group of about 10 men were involved in the fight on The Causeway, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, early on Thursday morning, police said.
Christopher Thompson, 32, from Stockport, suffered head injuries in the fracas and later died in hospital.
Aiden Oakes, 26, of Peveril Road and Anton Oakes, 22, of Lee Avenue, Altrincham, are charged with murder.
The brothers appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Saturday and were remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Thursday, Greater Manchester Police said.
Mr Thompson's family said he was "genuinely one in a million" and "will leave a void that can never be filled."
They said he "lived for his family" and "was never happier than when he was spending time with them."
"Chris was a son, husband, daddy, brother and uncle and there are no words adequate enough to express how much he loves and was loved in return by his family and friends.
The family said Mr Thompson's death "has had a devastating effect on all who knew him" and thanked people for their support, which they said has "been overwhelming and gives credit to how loved Chris was."
Centre-back Alex headed Milan into a first-half lead, before Mancini was dismissed from the dugout for arguing over a rejected penalty appeal.
Mauro Icardi then hit the post from the spot after he was brought down by Alex.
Milan struck twice in the final 20 minutes, with Carlos Bacca turning in a cross from M'Baye Niang, who added a third from Giacomo Bonaventura's pass.
The result leaves the rivals as they were in the table, Inter fourth and Milan sixth.
Both sides looked very ordinary for long spells at the San Siro, with neither suggesting they have the quality to match title contenders Napoli and Juventus.
Crucially, though, Milan kept their composure when it mattered, and secured a win that dealt a significant blow to Inter's Champions League hopes.
Mancini lost his head early in the second half when debutant Eder's penalty appeal was rightly turned down, with Milan's teenage goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma getting the ball as he collided with the striker following his own sliced clearance.
Inter failed to take advantage when they had the chance to draw level from the penalty spot, and lost their defensive discipline as Sinisa Mihajlovic's side then struck twice in quick succession.
In the minutes before kick-off, Milan's fans unfurled a banner depicting the thunderous header from former England striker Mark Hateley that ended a long wait for a derby victory over Inter in October 1984.
Mihajlovic's side took the lead in the 2016 version with a similarly powerful header, as Alex got in behind Davide Santon to convert Keisuke Honda's cross - the first headed goal Inter have conceded in Serie A this season.
It was a poor night for former Newcastle right-back Santon, recalled for his first start since late October, capped when he gave the ball away to Bonaventura, who set up Niang for Milan's third.
Mancini pinned his hopes of goals on Eder, the Italy international striker signed on a two-year loan from Sampdoria during the week.
Inter's boss decided against partnering Eder with his former Samp team-mate Icardi, dropped to the bench after missing an easy chance during last weekend's 1-1 draw against relegation candidates Carpi.
The new signing made a lively start, but fluffed his big chance when he miscued a header from Juan Jesus's left-wing cross when unmarked seven yards from goal.
It brought to mind Mancini's put-down after Icardi's bad miss last weekend, when he said: "I would have scored that and I'm 50 years old."
As if that was not bad enough, Icardi made a mess of his big chance yet again when he missed from the penalty spot.
Both clubs are in midweek Serie A action on Wednesday - Inter are at home to Chievo, while Milan travel to Palermo.
He is acknowledged as the author of baseball's first rule book and remains to this day the only journalist to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
But not many people know Henry Chadwick, the man who helped oversee baseball's meteoric rise to national prominence, hailed from a county town in the south west of England.
A historian for Major League Baseball, John Thorn, explained: "No man was more important to the rise of baseball from boys' game to national pastime than Henry Chadwick, the game's great promoter."
Chadwick was born in Exeter in 1824 and grew up with a passion for cricket. When he was 12 years old, his family emigrated to the US where he continued his love affair with the sport.
Following in his father's footsteps, Mr Chadwick became a journalist, and by the mid-1850s, he was writing for the New York Times as a cricket reporter.
He soon turned his attention to baseball after watching a game between New York's Gotham and Eagle clubs in 1856.
He was immediately taken by the pace of the game.
"Americans do not care to dawdle over a sleep-inspiring game, all through the heat of a June or July day," he said.
"What they do they want to do in a hurry. In baseball, all is lightning; every action is as swift as a seabird's flight."
Through his cricketing background, Chadwick had developed a love of statistics and he refined the 'box score', which helped supporters follow the sport from home and allowed them to compare players' records.
He quickly found a place on the Rules Committee in 1858, but his main ambition was to take baseball to the masses. He was a prolific writer who penned the first baseball guide in 1860 and took on the role of editor for Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide.
At this time, baseball and cricket were both vying for the nation's attention, yet by 1866 the former had pre-eminence.
Thorn explains: "There were many factors here, not least the Civil War and American jingoism about Britain's role in it by continuing to buy cotton from the South, for example."
Interest in baseball was carried to other parts of the country by Union soldiers, and when the war ended there were more people playing baseball than ever before.
This helped to contribute to the creation of the first National League in 1876. As is the way with baseball, a counter-claim states the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which operated between 1871 and 1875 was the original Major League.
Not everyone believes Chadwick's role contributed as much to the sport as he liked to claim. The suggestion he wrote the first rule book is one of many claims from the game's fledgling years that is disputed.
"Baseball is our national religion, and thus people and ideas will contend for primacy," Mr Thorn said.
"The notion that Chadwick wrote the first rule book was advanced by Chadwick himself, a relentless self-aggrandizer.
"In his later years, he was ridiculed by players and sportswriters for his overblown claims of influence. In truth, he did a great deal, and did not need to resort to hyperbole."
'A family of reformers'
One thing that is unquestioned is Mr Chadwick's desire to institute moral reform, using his newspaper columns to chastise players and managers who drank and gambled.
His great-great-granddaughter, Frances Henry, who lives in Massachusetts, is proud of his lasting legacy.
"Henry Chadwick lived a life of integrity and intelligence," she said.
"He embodied those qualities as he helped to develop the rules of the game. As one of his descendants, I rightly admire his lifelong enthusiasm for baseball."
Such was Chadwick's standing in American society, recognition for his work stretched as far as the White House, with President Roosevelt, who formally referred to him as the "father of baseball", sending birthday wishes in 1904.
"My Dear Chadwick," he wrote, "I congratulate you on your eightieth year and your fiftieth year in journalism . . . and you are entitled to the good wishes of all for that part you have taken in behalf of decent sport."
A man, referred to as Mr M, was admitted to Glan Clwyd Hospital for bowel cancer surgery in September 2014.
But test results showing a leak were not properly reviewed, his condition deteriorated and he died a day after emergency surgery, the report said.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has apologised for its failings.
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Nick Bennett, also criticised the "deplorable length of time" it took the health board to deal with the subsequent complaint about the failings.
Mr M's daughter, referred to in the report as Ms A, complained to Mr Bennett after concerns she raised several times about her father's post-operative care with nursing staff were ignored and not documented.
She believes this ultimately led to his death.
Questions were also raised about the integrity of the health board's investigation into Mr M's care, which failed to recognised the failings highlighted by the ombudsman's investigation and his conclusion the care had been appropriate.
Mr Bennett said: "Whilst I accept that any surgery carries with it a degree of risk, I cannot ignore the likelihood that, had clinicians intervened sooner in Mr M's post-operative care, the outcome could have been very different.
"Mr M's family will never be sure whether his death could have been avoided and will have to live with knowing that there were missed opportunities for potentially life-saving treatment, which is a significant injustice.
"I am also extremely disappointed that the health board's review of Mr M's care fell significantly short of what I regard as acceptable, as well as taking a deplorable length of time to respond to Ms A's complaint."
Recommendations include making an £8,000 payment to Ms A for distress caused.
Mr Bennett said there was a wider issue across Wales regarding "clinical leadership and support for junior doctors during out-of-hours periods - that's a conversation I've had with the government".
Betsi Cadwaladr chief executive, Gary Doherty said the board "fully accept" the ombudsman's views over shortcomings and the fact "we may have missed an opportunity" to save the patient's life.
"I am truly sorry for this, and that we then took far too long to respond to the family's initial complaint," he added.
Mr Doherty said he would contact the family to apologise and said the report was being shared with clinical staff involved and wider medical teams.
He also said the report recommendations would be "implemented in full".
Cook's 34 from 42 balls neither silenced the doubters nor soothed the supporters. He may have been the second violinist to another virtuoso performance from Moeen Ali, but he played a decent melody.
There were two crisp drives off Angelo Mathews and two deft late cuts in the opening five overs, at which point he was scoring at almost a run a ball.
If there was a criticism, it was his inability to push quick singles. There was composure and control but no real urgency.
Crucially, he does not impose himself on a bowling attack. You know he will put away the bad ball, but he is not intimidating to bowl at.
Openers who are - such as Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Moeen come to that - bristle with intent. They pounce on any tiny lapse in line and length. They loom large in the bowler's mind, forcing them into error.
A batsman like Dilshan or Moeen can have a debilitating effect on a bowler's optimism. Cook tends to be controllable. Bowlers don't fear him.
That said, Cook and Moeen's opening partnership of 84 was the ideal platform for this short run chase. Moeen's batting was again exhilarating and after his early surge, Cook largely gave him the strike.
Frustratingly, he lapsed into a bad old habit - poking at a slightly wide full delivery and nicking to the keeper. The jury is still out and, regarding Cook and one-day cricket, it will probably never return.
But if another of the objectives of this short series was to expose the less experienced members of the batting order to pressure situations, it was a useful exercise.
After some wanton wastage of wickets - Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan the most culpable - 50 were required off five overs.
Jos Buttler had the bat speed to slice and pull Ajantha Mendis for two fours, and 40 runs were needed off four. Joe Root, who had stabilised the innings, then produced an amazing six with the first ball of the 32nd over.
When Root was then caught at extra cover off the next delivery, it seemed as if England would again sacrifice themselves on the altar of over-ambition.
But the fractional overstepping by the bowler, Prasad, preserved Root's wicket. It was the slice of fortune England craved, if hardly deserved.
Buttler carved five fours through the offside afterwards, rattling up a 34-ball fifty, and the job was as good as done. Root calmly finished it off. But it was a small step up a very steep hill.
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The Hammers led before half-time when Michail Antonio guided in Enner Valencia's cross at the far post.
Liverpool responded shortly after the restart when Philippe Coutinho's low free-kick sneaked under the home wall.
Both sides hit the woodwork in an open tie, before Ogbonna met Dimitri Payet's free-kick to delight the home fans.
The Hammers will visit Championship side Blackburn in the fifth round on Sunday, 21 February.
Re-live a dramatic night at the Boleyn Ground
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has said he would rather win the FA Cup than finish in the Premier League top four, and he showed his intent by picking a near full-strength side against an inexperienced Liverpool team.
Reds counterpart Jurgen Klopp, as he had in his previous three FA Cup matches, rang the changes with only goalkeeper Simon Mignolet surviving from Saturday's Premier League draw against Sunderland.
But any worries - for the neutral observer, at least - that the hosts would dominate their youthful opponents proved unfounded.
The two sides were evenly matched throughout the 120 minutes as a high-tempo game, containing plenty of goalscoring chances and drama, provided a sharp contrast to the dour 0-0 draw at Anfield.
Either side could have nicked an extra-time winner, with Christian Benteke missing three clear-cut opportunities for Liverpool.
And former Juventus defender Ogbonna's first Hammers goal provided the perfect finale for the hosts in what might be the final FA Cup tie at the Boleyn Ground before their move to the Olympic Stadium.
West Ham are three-time winners of the FA Cup, but have not lifted the trophy since Trevor Brooking's famous header gave them victory in the 1980 final.
But with Bilic keen to focus on the competition, could he lead the east London club to silverware in his first season as Hammers boss?
The Croat will not publicly admit it, but he must realise his team have a great chance of reaching the last eight as they face a Blackburn side winless in eight league matches and in the lower reaches of the Championship.
France international Dimitri Payet will be central to their ambitions of a possible run to Wembley, with the mercurial midfielder again instrumental in this victory.
The 28-year-old, who the Hammers want to sign an improved deal, outlined his worth by starting the move that led to Antonio's goal and supplying the teasing free-kick that Ogbonna converted.
Since his £32m summer arrival from Aston Villa, Benteke has failed to win over many Liverpool fans, who have questioned the wisdom in spending so much on a striker who has struggled to fit into the Reds' system.
And the Belgian missed the chance to win over the doubters by firing Liverpool, seven-time winners of the FA Cup, past the Hammers.
Benteke had nine efforts at goal - three times as many as any other player - but extended his goalless run to 11 matches in 2016.
Hammers keeper Darren Randolph denied him from close range in both halves of normal time, but Benteke should have scored when put clean through in extra time.
However, he could only shoot at the legs of the Republic of Ireland international - a miss which proved costly.
"It's not the nicest moment in his career but he has to work hard," said Klopp.
"He wants to score and we need him to score. We will work on it in the days, weeks and months."
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Despite the defeat, there were some positives for Liverpool fans - most notably Daniel Sturridge returning from a hamstring injury to make his first appearance since early December.
Sturridge has spent almost 55% of his time at Anfield injured, but once again showed how important he could be if he manages to stay fit.
The England international gradually grew into the game after arriving as a 59th-minute substitute, showing glimpses of neat footwork and his sharp eye for goal.
His best opportunity came early in the second half of extra time, when he picked the ball up near the halfway line before driving forward unopposed and fizzing a shot inches over the Hammers crossbar.
Too early to start thinking of an England recall?
Back to Premier League action. Sixth-placed West Ham go to relegation battlers Norwich on Saturday, while ninth-placed Liverpool visit bottom side Aston Villa on Sunday.
Match ends, West Ham United 2, Liverpool 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 2, Liverpool 1.
Goal! West Ham United 2, Liverpool 1. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Lucas Leiva (Liverpool).
Enner Valencia (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pedro Obiang.
Attempt blocked. Jon Flanagan (Liverpool) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Collins.
Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jon Flanagan.
Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Ilori.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Michail Antonio.
Offside, West Ham United. James Collins tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Enner Valencia (West Ham United) because of an injury.
Foul by Lucas Leiva (Liverpool).
Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Enner Valencia (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jon Flanagan.
Foul by Jon Flanagan (Liverpool).
Enner Valencia (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge.
Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Milner.
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Carroll (West Ham United).
Second Half Extra Time begins West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Divock Origi with a cross.
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Pedro Chirivella.
Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Liverpool).
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Stewart (Liverpool).
Victor Moses (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
Offside, Liverpool. Brad Smith tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
Cardiff council has given developers reserved matters planning permission to redevelop two sites either side of Llantrisant Road in Llandaff.
House builder Taylor Wimpey will start on the 17-acre Llandaff Park scheme when BBC Wales moves to its new HQ at Cardiff's Central Square in 2019.
The sale helps fund BBC Wales' new centre next to Cardiff Central station.
The developers were given outline planning permission to develop the two BBC sites in 2015.
Taylor Wimpey propose to build 364 houses and flats on the split site.
Cardiff council say the permission allows the developer to focus on details like appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale.
Other drug-related paraphernalia was also seized at the address in California, near Falkirk.
Cash totalling £1,350 was recovered in two related raids - one in the same street in California and one in Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire.
The men, aged 41, 38 and 29, will appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.
Sgt Lyne Rushford, of Police Scotland, said: "This operation was only possible thanks to the information and intelligence provided by members of the public.
"Thanks to their assistance we have successfully recovered a significant amount on cannabis as well as various other equipment associated in the sale and supply of illegal drugs.
"Drugs continue to blight our communities and we are committed to tracing those involved in this illicit trade."
Vinales, 22, eased to victory after reigning champion Marc Marquez crashed out on lap four while leading the race.
Victory extends the Yamaha rider's championship lead, having also won the season opener in Qatar in March.
Crutchlow, who qualified in third, moved up to second but was passed by Valentino Rossi on lap 19 of 25.
Honda rider Crutchlow, 31, was unable to close down nine-time world champion Rossi in the final stages and had to settle for third on the podium.
Italian Rossi, 38, claimed his second straight podium of the season in his 350th grand prix start.
Jorge Lorenzo's struggles at new team Ducati continued as the 29-year-old three-time MotoGP champion crashed out on the first corner, following a disappointing 11th-placed finish in Qatar.
Vinales now has a maximum 50 points from two rounds, 14 points ahead of Yamaha team-mate Rossi.
Argentina MotoGP results:
1. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Yamaha 41:45.060
2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 41:47.975
3. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 41:48.814
4. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Ducati 41:51.583
5. Johann Zarco (France) Yamaha 42:00.564
6. Jonas Folger (Germany) Yamaha 42:03.301
7. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati 42:05.106
8. Scott Redding (Britain) Ducati 42:10.540
9. Jack Miller (Australia) Honda 42:10.725
10. Karel Abraham (Czech Republic) Ducati 42:11.463
World Championship standings:
1. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Yamaha 50 points
2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 36
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 20
4. Scott Redding (Britain) Ducati 17
5. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 16
6. Jonas Folger (Germany) Yamaha 16
7. Jack Miller (Australia) Honda 15
8. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 13
9. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Ducati 13
10. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 11
Rizieq Shihab is accused of exchanging graphic messages and nude pictures in text conversations with a woman.
The cleric, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, has denied the accusations.
Mr Rizieq heads the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), which led mass protests against Jakarta's former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama who was jailed for blasphemy last month.
Known for his fiery rhetoric, Mr Rizieq has been jailed twice for violence and disrupting public order.
In this latest case, Mr Rizieq is accused of violating Indonesia's strict anti-pornography laws by transmitting pornography to activist Firza Husein, who has also been named as a suspect.
Screenshots of what appeared to be text and picture messages between the two of them began circulating online earlier this year.
It's being seen by many as the height of hypocrisy. This is a man whose group's core battleground has been against sexual promiscuity, prostitution and alcohol.
His group campaigned for the very laws that their leader is now being charged under, the controversial anti-pornography laws.
To his supporters, Rizieq Shihab is a hero who embodies the true face of Islam. Now he is being charged with transmitting pornographic content with a woman who is not his wife.
Some legal experts have questioned why the police are pursuing this particular case. He faces six other charges including defaming the country's founding principles and first president, and blasphemy against Catholicism for questioning whether Jesus was really the son of God.
Police have repeatedly summoned Mr Rizieq for questioning since April, but he has yet to report to them. The preacher has been in Saudi Arabia with his family since late April.
An FPI spokesman told Reuters that the legal complaints were "unfounded" and "engineered to criminalise" clerics.
Mr Rizieq's lawyer has also said the allegations were fabricated by supporters of Mr Purnama, also known as Ahok.
Mr Rizieq is known to be a vocal opponent of Mr Purnama.
He and the FPI campaigned for months last year against Mr Purnama, a Christian and ethnic Chinese, claiming that he could not lead Muslims.
When Mr Purnama addressed these claims in a speech while campaigning for Jakarta's mayoral election, he was accused of insulting Islam, prompting even larger protests.
He was subsequently tried and found guilty of blasphemy.
The train was stopped after an alarm sounded inside the 31-mile (50km) tunnel at about 08:30 BST.
Operators resumed running a reduced number of trains about 45 minutes later. They apologised for any inconvenience caused to passengers.
Eurotunnel and Eurostar customers from the UK have been warned to expect delays of about 40 to 60 minutes.
A spokesman for Eurotunnel said an "alarm in the tunnel sounded but no fault was found" when the train was checked.
"It's a moderately busy day for us and there will be delays of around 40-60 minutes for a while but we hope to be back to normal running soon," he added.
Sue Pethnick, 55, was walking her red heeler at Gleesons Landing, a beach camping spot on the Yorke Peninsula.
She fell down a sandy embankment on Monday afternoon and broke her leg. The dog returned to the nearby campsite where her husband Michael was waiting.
"Abby the wonder dog, then led the man back to the cliff face several hundred metres away," SA Police said.
Paramedics and rescue crews arrived and the woman was flown by helicopter to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a stable condition.
"She's certainly a little hero now," Mr Pethnick told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"I've just pulled a big bone out of the freezer so when that defrosts she'll get that."
Programmes from Radio 1's Essential Mix to The Archers will be available to store for 30 days, allowing users to listen without an internet connection.
The iPlayer Radio app on iOS, Android or Kindle will be updated this week.
The upgrade will be completed in time for the start of the BBC Proms on Radio 3 on Friday.
Until now, television programmes have been available to download on the iPlayer app, but radio programmes have not.
The downloads have been made possible after an overhaul of the technology that supports the BBC's online audio content.
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The 20 singers competing include three each from the United States and South Korea.
Swansea soprano Céline Forrest 24, will represent Wales after winning the Welsh Singers Competition.
As part of the warm-up for the event, she and bass singer Blaise Malaba, representing DR Congo, visited Radnor Road Primary School in Canton - which has a few budding singers of its own.
It followed a tip-off to a precise location by the Thames estuary near Gravesend, behind some hoardings in a Met Police training facility.
We managed to film two of the canon from above using a drone camera.
The three second-hand cannon were paid for by the public but have never been put on public view.
They arrived from Germany more than 18 months ago but there was no public unveiling by the mayor's office and the Met, and no media access.
Opposition members of the London Assembly say they have been denied access to them too. The fate and whereabouts of the third cannon is not known.
A spokesman from the mayor's office said: "We have always been clear in public that we do not plan to comment on the location of the water cannon."
The spokesman went on to say a photo of Stephen Greenhalgh, the deputy mayor for policing and crime, was tweeted by him in July standing next to one of the cannon.
The Met also refused to comment on the location of the water cannon.
Boris Johnson authorised their purchase for the Met two years ago to be used in the event of a serious public order outbreak, but in 2015 the home secretary banned their use because of the risk of injuring anyone they were used against.
The cannon have been refurbished and repainted in Met Police colours and the total bill - including purchase price, refits, maintenance and officer training - comes to £330,000.
Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones said London would be better off getting shot of the cannon as soon as possible.
"It's fascinating to finally find these machines because the Met and the mayor wanted them to be a complete secret," she told me.
Previously, whenever she asked about their location, she was informed the mayor's office was not prepared to tell her.
"To me these machines have been a complete waste of money and the whole secrecy has also been pointless.
"It's time the mayor accepted that they are absolutely useless for Britain," she continued.
At the time of the home secretary's decision, Mr Johnson said the Met would continue to use the cannon to train on.
A Met spokesman said officers occasionally travelled to Northern Ireland to support colleagues where they may be required to deploy alongside water cannon, where they were permitted for use.
He said in the event of future public disorder in England the police was free to apply again to the home secretary to seek permission for a licence to use the cannon.
A spokesman for the mayor said: "We have always been clear that the water cannons are being used for training and therefore are being maintained.
"Following the riots of 2011, the commissioner made it clear that water cannon is a tactic he would want at his disposal in the event of a future emergency. This was a view supported by the prime minister, the mayor, the deputy mayor, and 68% of Londoners in independent polling."
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Academy product Manfredi, 21, has scored 14 tries in 19 appearances since making his debut against Hull in 2013.
Manfredi began this season playing for Championship side Workington on dual-registration but an injury to England wing Josh Charnley gave him his chance.
"Whenever he has played he's done well and I firmly believe that he has a big future," said Wigan coach Shaun Wane.
"I am very happy to get this deal done. Dom is a player that I really like. He works hard in training, gets his head down and always wants to improve.
"He's exactly the kind of person I like to work with and he's very talented too," Wane added to the club website.
Manfredi, who scored his third try in his last two matches in the Good Friday win over St Helens, said: "To hear Shaun Wane praise me and say the things he has said is great.
"I have enjoyed my seven years at Wigan and it is an honour to wear the famous Cherry and White shirt.
"I plan to keep working hard now, taking any opportunities that I get and giving Shaun something to think about."
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Operation Oak will see additional patrols over Christmas and New Year.
Ch Supt Adrian Watson, commander for Aberdeen Division, said city centre violence and anti-social behaviour had fallen but there was "no room for complacency".
Crime writer Stuart MacBride, who has written books set in Aberdeen, helped to launch the campaign.
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The committee unanimously agreed to grant what is known as accelerated passage to the bill, which would allow it to become law by the end of July.
Earlier, the minister told committee members there was no other option.
And she dismissed critics who have called the bill a 'fantasy budget'.
It has been drawn up as if welfare reform had been agreed by the parties.
The minister told the committee that if she had not come forward with the bill "we could be in a very, very serious situation."
"We're in a serious situation as it stands, " she said.
"The only way to go forward with this is to go forward with this budget and I know that there has been derogatory remarks in the media about fantasy budgets and all of this sort of thing.
"Let me assure you, I am not delusional.
"I know exactly what I am doing in relation to this issue and I was very clear in the assembly that it is predicated on welfare reform being implemented.
"Its the only basis on which this budget can go forward."
Ms Foster brought forward the bill in an attempt to overcome the impasse caused by Sinn Féin's withdrawal of support for the Stormont House Agreement because of its opposition to welfare reform.
But a Sinn Féin MLA told her the obstacles could be overcome.
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he is "confident we will resolve the difficulties over the next few weeks. I base that on no information, on no insider information".
"I know you are the eternal optimist," Mrs Foster replied, "and I hope that your optimism does come to fruition".
During an hour-long hearing, the minister said Northern Ireland is facing a very critical time if the Stormont House Agreement is not implemented.
She said she had listened to all of her Executive colleagues talk about the dramatic effect a lack of agreement would have on services.
The minister is due to meet the Treasury minister Greg Hands on Wednesday to discuss Stormont's budget problems.
The victory brought Murray his sixth ATP title of a memorable 2016.
The Scot, 29, also added his second Olympic and Wimbledon titles on his way to the top of the rankings.
On Monday he will be officially confirmed as Britain's first singles number one since computerised rankings were introduced in 1973.
Murray's ascent was confirmed by Milos Raonic's withdrawal from Saturday's semi-final with a leg injury, but the hype around his accomplishment did nothing to knock his concentration.
He now heads to the season-ending World Tour Finals as top seed for the first time - but if previous number one Novak Djokovic wins every match at the Finals he will reclaim the top ranking he held for 122 weeks.
The draw for that competition takes place on Monday at 15:00 GMT.
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After double-faulting on the first point of the first game, Murray soon clicked into gear, breaking for a 4-2 lead, and showing watertight defence to close the door on Isner when the American created two break points of his own in the next game.
Murray managed only six points on his opponent's serve in the set, but that was enough to take it in 35 minutes.
The unseeded Isner continued to put pressure on Murray in the second, showing an increasing deftness at the net to take the second set to a tie-break.
And the 6ft 8in 31-year-old had too much for the Scot in the decider, serving imperiously to take the breaker 7-4.
Twice in Isner's first two service games of the third set Murray saw break points snatched away by his opponent's huge serve.
But Murray was not be denied, and he finally forced a break at 5-4, firing in a rapid backhand that Isner could only dig into the net, to take the third set and the match.
Murray: "To my team and my family, this has been an incredible journey to get to the top of the rankings. I could not have done it without you. They make a lot of sacrifices to allow me to compete and travel the world. I will work as hard as I can to continue getting better."
Isner: "Well done to Andy Murray for the title and getting to number one in the world. What an incredible achievement.
"Every single week I am in the same locker room as you, and see how how hard you work, you deserve it."
Simon Briggs, Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
It is extraordinary the way the whole season has switched. Novak Djokovic was in the ascendancy, but Andy Murray is number one in every way.
He is dominant in the play, in aura, in the locker room and on the points table. No-one wants to play him; they would rather play Novak and it has been shown why today.
There has not been too much to warrant criticism for him this season. He lost in the second round of Miami and Indian Wells following the birth of baby Sophia. He said it gave him a better perspective on the world and this is a baby bounce.
Matthew Salmon, 29, of St Ann's, Nottingham, was found guilty of multiple child sex offences at Nottingham Crown Court in December.
The girl, then aged 10, came forward after the NSPCC visited her Derbyshire school as part of its Speak out Stay safe service.
Salmon was sentenced to 15 years with a further year on licence.
The court heard how Salmon carried out multiple sexual assaults on the girl, ranging from kissing to rape over a two-year period.
He was found guilty of nine charges, including three counts of rape and two of sexual assault.
Judge Gregory Dickinson QC said the girl had suffered the "full spectrum of sexual abuse" and, given her age, "she clearly had no idea how serious it was".
Det Con Sue Hough, of Derbyshire Police, said: "Hopefully this will go some way to providing closure for the family and allow them to move on.
"It has been the most horrific catalogue of sexual abuse I've ever had to investigate on a child."
The NSPCC's Speak out Stay safe campaign involves volunteers visiting schools to speak to children aged four to 11 about how to protect themselves from abuse and how to report it.
Since the service started in 2011, it has reached more than one million children at 15,000 schools across the UK.
Sheikh Salman, the Asian Football Confederation president, is one of five candidates in the 26 February election.
After failing to receive the support of his own confederation, South African Tokyo Sexwale has been advised to "discontinue his campaign".
Meanwhile, the Spanish Football Federation has backed Gianni Infantino.
France's former Fifa deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, Switzerland's Uefa general secretary Infantino, Sheikh Salman and Sexwale made presentations to CAF at a meeting in Rwanda on Friday, but the final candidate Prince Ali Bin Hussein of Jordan was not present.
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Africa's football governing body has 54 full voting members in the poll to replace outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter, although their support does not necessarily translate into a united block of votes in the secret ballot.
CAF's decision is a blow to Sexwale and BBC Sport has been told by a senior South African Football Association official that the 62-year-old should end his campaign.
But Sexwale said: "The election goes ahead and I am a candidate. I have been sent by my own association in South Africa and I have presented the aspirations of many associations across the world who have nominated me."
Sheikh Salman already has the backing of the Asian confederation, while Infantino is supported by the European body along with the 10-member South American confederation, CONMEBOL.
Sheikh Salman said: "The two endorsements only mean that there is a strong groundswell in favour of my candidacy. What they don't mean, is that I can sit back and relax.
"Naturally, I am confident that I now have a reasonably strong position to work from with such support."
This is undoubtedly a major boost to Sheikh Salman's hopes of winning the Fifa presidential election.
As the head of the Asian Football Confederation he's guaranteed to get the bulk of support from his own continent.
With his main rival, Uefa's Gianni Infantino, assured of support from Europe this election will come down to who can gain the most votes from the two "swing states" - the football associations of Africa and the Caribbean.
Gaining CAF's support doesn't mean Salman is now assured of receiving all 54 votes from the continent.
Previous elections have shown that's not always the case and there will be no bloc vote on this occasion either.
Additionally, it's a secret ballot so voters are free to defy their regional leaders if they so choose.
But what this decision does show is that Salman has the backing of a major Fifa powerbroker, Issa Hayatou, along with other senior African football officials.
History shows that such support is often a key predictor in identifying the eventual victor.
Infantino's race is far from over though. And the Uefa secretary general definitely has momentum right now.
He has, so far, received the public backing of 41 national associations - 11 from outside Europe.
Any talk of a deal or an electoral pact between him and Salman now appears very wide of the mark.
Meanwhile, Prince Ali of Jordan could yet play a pivotal role in the final outcome - but that will depend on how many votes he can secure on 26 February.
Jerome Champagne will fight to the bitter end and so too will Tokyo Sexwale. However, he must do so without the CAF and, perhaps, the support of his home FA.
This is a "pop-up repair" event, and it is drawing in the crowds. Parents and children from around the neighbourhood have brought in their broken things to be fixed by menders, each with their own area of expertise.
At different tables, repairers fix jewellery, electronics and furniture among many other things. This is also an opportunity to teach kids repair skills, and a group of boys is hammering away in the corner.
In the midst of this hive of noisy tinkering stands Sandra Goldmark.
"People hold on to their broken things for a long time," she says. "When we started, we found this huge pent-up demand for our services, because there was nowhere to get things repaired."
Ms Goldmark, who is a set designer and theatre professor, created Pop Up Repair three years ago with her husband, who is also in theatre production.
Initially launched with a crowdfunding campaign and a team of handy backstage theatre professionals, Pop Up Repair fixes a range of items - toys, glasses, furniture and clothing. Repairs start at $15.
In addition to the practical repairs, Ms Goldmark also wanted Pop Up Repair to fuel a broader conversation about consumption and waste in modern living.
"The system leads you to throw things away and buy new, but we've found that people have an internal resistance to this," she says.
The idea of mending things, as opposed to replacing them, is one that is gaining traction in the US.
It fits into a broader zeitgeist about living a more sustainable lifestyle - Ms Goldmark goes so far as to call it a movement, albeit one that's still in its infancy.
"I liken it to the food movement from 30 years ago," she says. "People are beginning to realise that the overabundance of cheap 'stuff calories', if you like, doesn't make us happier or our homes healthier."
But while there is a heightened interest in mending, there are entrenched obstacles to the revival of repair as an industry.
In California, Jamie Facciola created her business, Repair Revolution, with the specific mission of reducing those obstacles.
Ms Facciola is a repair evangelist, driven primarily by environmental concerns.
"People care about local businesses, and the artfulness of things, but they don't recognise repair in this way," she says. "I'm reframing repair with these values - artisanal, skilled and using local talents."
For Ms Facciola, repair is linked to larger trends like the "maker movement" and the "circular economy", all of which resonate particularly with the younger generation of millennials.
Repair Revolution also holds pop-up events in Oakland, California, which Ms Facciola says have been successful, connecting people with a network of repairers who might otherwise be hard to find.
There are also far fewer menders than there used to be, and Ms Facciola says "they're usually run by an older generation who are not on Twitter, and don't have webpages, which is how this younger generation goes about finding services".
So awareness is a priority for repair businesses. In New York City, Denim Therapy is a small business that has provided a very niche service for 10 years, but does have an online and social media presence.
"It's been a process of education to get people to understand that jeans are repairable," says owner Francine Rabinovich. "And they've been very open to this message."
Ms Rabinovich has seen increased sales - over the last two years, she says Denim Therapy has gone from fixing about 700 pairs of jeans every month to a 1,000 pairs. She now outsources some work to a nearby tailor to keep up with the business.
"Sometimes the repair will cost more than the price of the jeans, and still people want to do it, because they're attached to them," she says.
Larger companies are also getting in on this trend - outdoor clothing store Patagonia will soon kick off the "Worn Wear" tour, where clothing repair experts will tour cities from San Francisco to Boston, fixing Patagonia's coats and outdoor clothing.
For Patagonia's founder Yvon Chouinard, this is part of a larger stance against over-consumption.
Back in California, Repair Revolution's Ms Facciola says that "we have convinced ourselves we don't need to repair things because we can always buy new, but our future won't sustain that."
She hopes the same market-based system that created our throw-away culture will help by ushering in a major resurgence in repair, and encourage repair businesses to thrive.
"In a market economy, we vote with our dollars, and there's proven demand for repair services.
"If we can send that market signal that we care about the repairability of things, that's a strong signal that can fill these gaps in the market."
The Derry born 20-year-old, who is a Northern Ireland U21 international, made his debut for the League One side in August 2015.
Kennedy has also had loan spells with VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League.
Dundee midfielder Nicky Low signed on loan last month for the Candystipes, who start their Premier Division campaign at Bohemians on 24 February.
Lawyers for the young woman - who suffers from lupus and kidney failure - had argued that continuing the pregnancy would place her life at risk.
The foetus itself is missing part or all of its brain.
All abortions are prohibited in El Salvador under any circumstances.
The constitution in the majority Roman Catholic country protects the right to life "from the moment of conception".
The 22-year-old woman - referred to as "Beatriz", not her real name - is said to be in fragile health, suffering from the chronic immune disorder lupus as well as kidney failure.
Tests suggest her 26-week-old foetus is developing without a complete brain, a condition called anencephaly. Almost all babies born with this condition die before or shortly after birth.
Sources: World Health Organisation, Guttmacher Institute
A medical committee at her maternity hospital, the Ministry of Health and rights groups had all supported Beatriz's request to terminate her pregnancy, but judges at the Supreme Court voted four-to-one to reject the woman's appeal.
In their ruling, the judges said: "This court determines that the rights of the mother cannot take precedence over those of the unborn child or vice versa, and that there is an absolute bar to authorising an abortion as contrary to the constitutional protection accorded to human persons 'from the moment of conception'."
The judges said that Beatriz's health was "stable", although they recognised this could change, ordering doctors to continue to monitor her health and provide all necessary treatment.
Judge Rodolfo Gonzalez, one of the four judges to rule against allowing Beatriz to have an abortion, said the constitutional court could not be turned into a "tribunal to allow the interruption of pregnancies".
Judge Gonzalez said he had not been convinced Beatriz was at risk of dying if the pregnancy was allowed to continue.
He said the case, and the great number of groups and people who had wanted to offer their opinion on it, had shown there was a need to discuss abortion more widely in El Salvador.
Florentin Melendez was the only one of the five judges to rule in favour of Beatriz, but said this did not mean he backed abortions.
He said he believed the court should have ruled in her favour to "guarantee that the medical personnel would not omit [any treatments] and would act diligently at all times, without having to recur to legal authorisation to protect the life of the mother and the human being she is carrying in her womb".
There was no immediate response from Beatriz's lawyers to the ruling.
Campaigners for the legalisation of abortion in cases where the mother's or foetus's life are at risk have condemned the ruling.
Morena Herrera, director of a campaign group which has supported Beatriz's case, said it was "irresponsible".
She argued that the judges had failed to consider the delicate state of health of the foetus, which she said would have no chance of surviving after birth.
"The only life we can save here is that of Beatriz," she said.
Ms Herrera said the group would look into ways of moving Beatriz out of El Salvador so she could receive the treatment they said she needed.
Doctors who support a termination have argued that the risk to Beatriz's health will grow as her pregnancy advances, and that if she suffers a health crisis it will be more difficult to treat the further into her pregnancy she is.
Doctors who perform an abortion in El Salvador and the mothers who undergo it face arrest and criminal charges.
Watkins, 26, has been included in a 26-man squad for a training camp in Portugal ahead of June's World Cup qualifier in Serbia.
"It's been a long journey," Watkins told BBC Wales Sport after he was named in Chris Coleman's squad.
"I always told myself never to give up and aim as high as possible, no matter how hard it got.
"I kept working hard and over time I feel it's paid off. I'm looking forward to continuing it."
Watkins' journey started following his release as a 17-year-old by Swansea City, a decision which left the youngster "hurt" and in tears.
"At the time you don't know what you're going to do," Watkins added.
"But I thought 'stick at it', went to exit trials and Cheltenham, who were in League One at the time, picked me up."
Watkins became Cheltenham's youngest-ever player when he made his debut as a substitute in a game against Northampton Town in August 2008.
"It didn't work out personally there. I broke through but I didn't play regularly as much as I wanted," Watkins said.
"There were a lot of changes in managers so I had to drop down to the Conference."
He joined Bath City on loan in September 2010, making the move permanent the following January before spending a season at Hereford United.
"I kept signing short contracts and putting it all on the line really, making sure I performed and kept getting moves and kept climbing," he added.
"When a Scottish Premiership team came in I felt that was my route to come back to England at a higher level."
Inverness Caledonian Thistle were the Scottish side which signed Watkins in June 2013.
"I went for it and that paid off," Watkins said of his time in Scotland, during which he scored in Caley Thistle's Scottish Cup final win over Falkirk in 2015.
Watkins secured a move back to English football in June 2015 with a move to Barnsley and in his first season with the club won the Football League Trophy and secured promotion to the Championship via the play-offs.
He scored 10 goals during Barnsley's 2016-17 season in the Championship but looks set to leave this summer after rejecting a new contract offered by the Oakwell club.
Watkins has been on standby player previously but his call up for the forthcoming training camp in Portugal will be his first time in the Wales squad.
The Lewisham-born player, also eligible to represent France as well as England and Wales, is looking forward to linking up with Coleman's squad but will not be overawed by the experience.
"I think you should act like you belong there otherwise what's the point if you don't believe in yourself," he said.
"It will be a great experience to play with top players like Aaron Ramsey and can only benefit your game.
"Hopefully I can be a regular part of it."
Watkins' grandfather is the late Welsh poet Vernon Watkins, who was a good friend of fellow Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas.
"I am so proud of Marley's achievements, and I follow every one of his games, and every kick, from my home in Mumbles, through my computer. We're all very proud of him, and know he'll give 100 per cent for Wales"
Vernon Watkins' widow Gwen is now in her 90s but keeps up to date with grandson's progress through modern technology from her home in Swansea.
"She's my biggest fan and I take a lot of inspiration from her and I play for her," Watkins said.
"Her computer is filled with clips of my games, even forums which I don't think she should read sometimes.
"It keeps her mind occupied and she's always checking my scores and it's inspiring to do well for her."
Watkins says winning a Wales cap would be a "proud moment" for himself and his family and for friends who have supported him during his career.
"I definitely appreciate it," Watkins reflects.
"It's a ruthless sport where dreams are crushed and I'm really grateful that it's worked out for me."
The 38-year-old Katusha rider failed the test on Tuesday - after the fourth stage from Seraing to Cambrai - and has been provisionally suspended.
He can now request a B sample and his provisional suspension will last until the hearing of his case.
In a series of posts on his Twitter account, Paolini apologised and said he takes "full responsibility".
"Sorry to all my fellow riders," he added. "I have always believed in testing because they are making this sport ever more credible. I want to remain silent and resolve my issues.
"I know this is a bad time, above all because of the intense media scrutiny. I hope my absence doesn't hinder our chances of a good final result."
Paolini was 168th overall and his exit takes the number of riders on the Tour to 185. He was taking part in his fifth Tour, primarily supporting Katusha's Norwegian sprinter Alexander Kristoff.
Rick Marchant told the BBC it was mainly small businesses that had been hit by the burglary at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd in London over Easter.
He said he was dealing with seven clients who had lost items with an estimated value of £2m in total.
Victims are due to meet later to consider ways of getting compensation.
"We are dealing here with mainly small businesses and they are not making huge profits," said Mr Marchant, from Marchant and Marchant Limited.
"These aren't extremely wealthy people, for a lot of them their livelihoods have gone.
"All of us might be forgiven for thinking how audacious, how clever, but what [the gang has] done is ruin the lives of many people within the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter."
In total, 72 safe deposit boxes were opened and the contents of 56 boxes were taken in the raid over the Easter weekend, at the start of April.
Jewellery, watches and other valuables were removed from the premises in wheelie bins and bags by the burglars.
A £20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gang, but no arrests have yet been made.
"I have been told by individuals I have interviewed that they have had friends and colleagues who work in the quarter with them, grown men, hardened dealers, in sobs - [they] don't know what to do because of course some haven't insured at all," Mr Marchant said.
"Their view was it is in a safety deposit box - the key word is safet - it should be ok and of course they have lost everything."
Mr Marchant said for those who were not insured, the chances of recovering their sums were "pretty remote".
He said their "only hope" would be pursuing a recovery if there was found to have been negligence in terms of the security of their items.
Mahendra Bavishi, the director of Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd, has previously told the BBC he had "no clue" if the multi-million-pound raid could have been an inside job.
He said he was "puzzled and surprised" at how the burglars managed to get past its security measures.
Police are still investigating why officers did not respond when an alarm went off when the intruders were in the building.
The burglars first went into the building after 21:00 BST on Thursday, 2 April and left shortly after 08:00 BST on Good Friday, 3 April, police said.
They returned to the scene soon after 22:00 BST on Saturday, 4 April and were recorded on CCTV leaving the premises at about 06:40 BST on Easter Sunday, 5 April.
Their solar-powered system runs a small current through a tank filled with a hot, molten salt; the fluid absorbs atmospheric CO2 and tiny carbon fibres slowly form at one of the electrodes.
It currently produces 10g per hour.
The team says it can be "scaled up" and could have an impact on CO2 emissions, but other researchers are unsure.
Nonetheless, the approach offers a much cheaper way of making carbon nanofibres than existing methods, according to Prof Stuart Licht of George Washington University.
"Until now, carbon nanofibres have been too expensive for many applications," he told journalists at the autumn meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.
Carbon nanofibres are already used in high-end applications such as electronic components and batteries, and if costs came down they could be used more extensively - improving the strong, lightweight carbon composites used in aircraft and car components, for example.
The question is whether the "one-pot" reaction demonstrated by Prof Licht and his team could help to drop that cost.
The idea of turning CO2 from the air into useful products is a popular one, and the field is strewn with many more unfulfilled promises than success stories.
But Prof Licht is confident his design can succeed. "It scales up very easily - the entire process is quite low energy."
He also suggested that the system could provide "a reasonable path to bring down CO2 levels in the atmosphere".
This would involve adopting the reactors on a colossal scale and the idea has raised some eyebrows.
Dr Katy Armstrong, a chemical engineer at the University of Sheffield, said the process was "promising and very interesting on a lab scale" but that Prof Licht's bigger vision might be problematic.
"As they are capturing CO2 from the air, the process will need to deal with huge volumes of gas to collect the required amount of carbon, which could increase process costs when scaled up," she told the BBC.
Dr Paul Fennell, a chemical engineer and clean energy researcher at Imperial College London, said: "If they can make carbon nanofibres, that is a laudable aim and they're a worthwhile product to have.
"But if your idea is to take CO2 out of the atmosphere and produce so many carbon nanofibres that you make a difference to climate change - I'd be extremely surprised if you could do that."
Prof Licht insists it is worth trying.
"There aren't any catches; there's a necessity to work together, to test this on a larger scale, to apply some societal resources to do that," he told BBC News.
Meanwhile, other chemists were impressed by the simple fact that Prof Licht's team had produced nanofibres from atmospheric carbon.
Dr Dario Corradini was also at the American Chemical Society meeting, presenting his theoretical work on absorbing CO2 with a similar type of electrochemical cell.
"These cells are relatively inexpensive in terms of energy consumption - it's definitely a realistic approach to producing the nanofibres," he said.
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To outsiders, the second chapter of the Brownlee brothers' triathlon triumph might seem somehow preordained, the two tough lads from Yorkshire doing what they always do. Alistair becomes the first triathlete, male or female, to retain an Olympic title. Jonny follows him home, the only one to get close to the greatest one-day racer in the world, the only one able to push him to his limits.
Yet there are no guarantees in elite sport, no free rides nor effortless medals.
This may have been the prettiest triathlon of all: a cloudless sky, the blue carpet laid over soft sand, Sugarloaf Mountain one way, palm trees and soft surf the other.
It was also a brutal course, in weather hot enough to make those watching wilt, set too against a backdrop of injury, uncertainty and defeat.
This is the inside story of a happy ending to a remarkable tale.
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The brothers jogged to the start line looking as stressed as the kite-surfers who had been out on the bay at dawn: smiling, shaking out legs, waving at friends and union jacks on the crowded surrounds.
Calm on surface, strong currents underneath.
Since that golden afternoon in London in 2012, the Brownlee hegemony that seemed set to last for years has been broken by both inspired rivals and the collateral damage of their punishing training regimes.
In the three years since, the World Series title has gone to their Spanish rival Javier Gomez each time. Jonny has suffered a stress fracture that cost him the 2015 season; Alistair's problems with his Achilles and ankle left him wondering if he could ever get back to the peak that saw him crowned world champion at 21 and Olympic champion at 24.
This season alone, with Gomez struggling himself and then ruled out of Rio with a broken elbow, the World Series has been dominated by his younger compatriot Mario Mola, a third Spaniard, Fernando Alarza, also a growing threat.
It has required a recalibration of the way the brothers train. After a successful operation on that troublesome ankle late last year, Alistair had to cut back on the red-line sessions - the ferocious self-immolations that have both given him his edge and sometimes pushed his body too far.
A drop in volume, a renewed focus on recovery and rehab.
Both have had to let the early season races slip by either without challenge or in defeat. For this was a season where only one race really mattered. And what mattered even more was being on Copacabana beach on Thursday both fit and at a fresh peak.
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Triathlon offers its greats only moderate financial reward. Its training load - three sessions a day, in the pool to swim 4,000 metres of drills and intervals before breakfast, riding hills and headwinds through the morning, running again on the footpaths around Bramhope or the playing fields of Leeds Beckett in the early evening - is enough to give some professional sportsmen nightmares and others stress fractures.
It cannot be done without a great love for both the daily grind and an ability to soak it up. No corners cut, no quarter given.
In a defining race like this all that at last makes sense, for without having gone through it in training, there can be no getting through the immense physical privations that broke so many others along the Rio waterfront.
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"It would seem quite strange to a lot of people, that you could actually enjoy physically hurting yourself. It doesn't seem to make sense," Alistair has said. "But I can.
"I actually love this. I thrive off pushing myself, not only if it's a competitive situation, trying to hang on to someone, but also just on my own, being able to push myself and hurt.
"I've got no idea where that's come from. Although I think my dad would tell you, even the first time he saw me doing cross country as a six-year-old, I went red in the face and looked like I was about to die. So maybe I had it even then."
This was a victory won on sun-baked Brazilian streets but forged on the damp roads and dark mornings of a childhood in Leeds.
Riding came naturally: the Yorkshire Dales fan out in an inviting green arc from the Brownlees' home town of Horsforth. So too did hard running. The fells above Haworth and Burnsall toughened legs, the interval sessions with Bingley Harriers tested hearts and minds.
Swimming came via the local pool at Aireborough and then a singular coach with the unforgettable name Coz Tantrum. Bikes and tri-suits came from Triangle Bikes, one of the first specialist triathlon shops in the country, that also happened to be just a few miles down the hill from the family home.
Cycling routes came from the shop rides owner Adam Nevins used to organise; running opportunities came from an inspired teacher at Bradford Grammar, Tony Kingham, who would let his cross-country team leave the school gates at lunchtimes to run wherever they liked.
Serendipity to some, an open invitation to two boys who only wanted to swim, to bike, to run. And to challenge themselves whenever they could.
There is even a grandfather, in former merchant navy sailor Norman, who puts the boys' swimming genes down to the fact that when his ship was sunk during the Second World War, he was capable of swimming to shore.
The sibling rivalry can be hard for the two brothers. In the months leading up to London, both living in the same house, it sometimes became too much.
Jonny is the organised one, Alistair the laissez-faire. Jonny packs his kit bag the day before races, Alistair a few minutes before he leaves.
The younger brother is comfortable being part of a team; Alistair, iconoclastic, has all the instinctive self-doubt of Brian Clough. Each can annoy each other the way only family members can.
You might think that coming up against your biggest rival in every session on every day would be disheartening, or wear you down, or leave you fearful of what you see they are capable of.
Instead the brothers use it as the most perfect motivation tool possible. Never an excuse for taking it easy. Never a doubt about what it will take to come out on top.
In a World Series race it gives each a team-mate they can trust like no other. In the unmatched pressure of an Olympic final it is both an arm round the shoulder and a rocket up the backside.
On a course like Rio's, when the most advantageous tactic was to hit it hard in the early part of the steep bike course to open up a gap over the strong runners and take the legs out of those who could stick with them, the partnership was at its most valuable and dangerous.
Together the brothers drove the lead group on, leaving Mola adrift in the second group, shouting at those alongside them to pull their turns on the front. Sibling symbiosis, and no-one outside the family could do anything to break it.
This was a course with much more jeopardy than the picturesque yet tame parcours around Hyde Park four years ago, a race with more opportunities to escape rivals yet more danger around its tight turns and steep ramps.
Neither was there the familiarity of the same hotel where they have stayed many times before, nor security manned by British troops who that early morning in August waved the Brownlees through without a second glance before forcing their foreign rivals to open up every bag they carried.
But there can never again be the same pressure as a home Olympics, never quite again the same expectation that comes from having home support stacked 12-deep around the barriers and hanging out of the trees beyond.
These are two racers, at 28 and 26, who know what to expect on the biggest stage of all and understand how to handle it.
As they did in London, they have stayed away from the athletes' village in Rio, preferring to stay in a quiet hotel in Ipanema, one bay round from the scene of their great test.
They have prepared, as before, with a training camp in St Moritz, on climbs they are familiar with, at an altitude that has pushed them in the past. They have coaches, in Malcolm Brown and Jack Maitland, who they have trusted for years, and a physio in Emma Deakin who knows the idiosyncrasies of their contrasting physiques.
When they stood on the sandy beach of Copacabana, goggles down, hats pulled low, there was nothing left to shock or unsettle.
"I've stood on thousands of start lines, and it's a slow progression from the start line of a Leeds school cross country race to the Olympic Games," says Alistair.
"But I wanted to win the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships when I was 12 just as much as I wanted to win the Olympics when I was 24."
When the nine-year-old Alistair entered the Leeds Schools cross-country championships, he finished 400th of 450 entrants.
In the 19 years since he has gradually metamorphosed from callow, red-cheeked kid into the greatest male triathlete there has ever been.
There is so much that is ordinary about the Brownlee brothers. Breakfast at Alistair's is large bowls of own-brand discount supermarket cereal. Jonny's favourite tea is fish and chips, eaten Yorkshire style with a side-plate of white bread.
Jonny likes to relax by watching Leeds United at Elland Road or Leeds Rhinos at Headingley. Alistair, sufferer supreme in his sport, likes to watch rom-coms. When he went out to buy a new car, he promised to buy an Aston Martin and came back with a Volvo.
They are also unmatched across one of the most testing Olympic events of all. Rio was all that has led up to this race, but also their racing in microcosm: relishing the challenge, rising to its demands; appreciating the tactics, having the legs and heart to see them succeed.
The world number 11 from Antrim reached the semi-finals in 2009 and has also two quarter-final appearances.
Allen will take on Roberston, who is ranked 39th, on Sunday evening with the second session 24 hours later.
Defending champion Mark Selby has been drawn against Ireland's Fergal O'Brien in the first round.
Selby, 33, lifted the trophy for the second time last year with victory over China's Ding Junhui, who comes up against fellow countryman Zhou Yuelong.
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His emphasis has been on developing an economic platform based on "freedom, the individual and the market".
But there are three other areas many voters are hoping he will act on - gay marriage, climate change and making Australia a republic.
All three are areas Mr Turnbull has spoken passionately about many times, putting him at odds with official Liberal Party policy.
Republicans, advocates of same-sex marriage, and those calling for tougher action to tackle climate change are all hopeful of an early shift in policy.
But deals Mr Turnbull has likely struck with some of his more conservative MPs mean current government policies prohibiting same-sex marriage, supporting the UK monarchy and decrying emissions trading or a carbon tax won't change any time soon.
Here is what the member for Wentworth has said in the past and what he is saying now:
Mr Turnbull, who supports marriage equality, has previously voiced support for a free vote in parliament for MPs on any same-sex marriage bill.
He recently questioned the need for former prime minister Tony Abbott's proposal to hold a "people's vote" or plebiscite on the issue after the next general election.
"The reason I haven't advocated a plebiscite after the next election," he said last month, "is that it would mean, it will mean, that this issue is a live issue all the way up to the next election and, indeed, at the next election and, if we are returned to office, it will be a very live issue in the lead-up to the plebiscite itself."
However, in Parliament on Wednesday, he said the idea of holding a plebiscite, which the Australian Electoral Commission estimates would cost A$158m (£73m, $115m), was "thoroughly democratic" and a "legitimate and reasonable approach".
"Each approach has its advantages," he said.
"One, I suppose, is faster and costs less. The other one gives every Australian a say and it has a cost; democracy has a price.
"Giving everybody a say on an important issue is surely a very legitimate and reasonable approach."
A former environment minister and Parliamentary secretary for water, Mr Turnbull narrowly lost the leadership of the Liberal Party to Mr Abbott in 2009 in part because of his support for an emissions trading scheme.
He has never denied the science behind climate change and has been a strong supporter of using market mechanisms to send a signal to people to use less electricity and carbon-heavy resources.
As he said in 2010, Earth "is the only planet we've got".
"We know that the consequences of unchecked global warming would be catastrophic," he told an audience of renewable energy supporters.
"We know that extreme weather events are occurring with greater and greater frequency...we know that these trends are entirely consistent with the climate change forecasts, with the climate models that the scientists are relying on."
In contrast, not so many months earlier, in 2009, Mr Abbott famously told an audience in regional Victoria that the climate change argument was "absolute crap".
Mr Abbott has always been a fierce supporter of Australia's large fossil fuel industry, declaring last year that coal was "good for humanity" and "essential for the prosperity of the world".
Since his elevation to the prime minister's seat, Mr Turnbull has softened his rhetoric, describing the Abbott government's decision to tackle climate change without imposing any costs on carbon-polluting industries as "very, very good", arguing that if they cut emissions, "it does the job".
The problem is that analysts from business, environment and science circles broadly agree the current policies don't cut emissions.
Republicans are excited the former chairman of their movement is now prime minister but chances are, holding another referendum on whether Australia should cut ties with the British Royal family are not at the top of Mr Turnbull's do-do list.
The public face of the republican movement in the late 1990s, Mr Turnbull famously savaged his own Liberal leader, John Howard, as "the prime minister who broke this nation's heart" when a referendum to ditch the monarchy failed in 1999.
Since then, public interest in becoming a republic has waxed and waned.
In recent years, the popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their first-born, Prince George, has dampened enthusiasm for replacing the monarch with a president.
When the couple visited Australia in 2014, pictures of a handsome baby George wriggling in his parents' arms or staring with wonder at an Australian bilby at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, led to the child being dubbed "the Republican slayer".
A public opinion poll commissioned at the time by major media group Fairfax found only 49% of Australians wanted a republic. That compared with a similar survey four years earlier that found 68% in favour of a republic.
The issue raised its stately head again this year, when Mr Abbott knighted Prince Philip on Australia Day.
It sparked outrage in some circles and the then-PM was mocked on social media for being out of touch with Australians.
Mr Turnbull blogged that he was often asked what he thought about the knighthood, writing diplomatically that Mr Abbott's decision was not without precedent and that most republics had some kind of honours system.
"Australian republicans should not lose too much sleep over the Prime Minister's decision," he said.
Charlie Daniels opened the scoring after Junior Stanislas' free-kick came back off a post, before Ryan Mason's shot deflected in off Steve Cook to draw the game level.
Cook headed in moments later to restore Bournemouth's lead, before Stanislas netted from the spot and then added a smart finish after the break.
Callum Wilson headed in late on before Dan Gosling grabbed a sixth.
Hull finally sorted Mike Phelan's immediate future this week by offering him the manager's job on a full-time basis until the end of the season, and his first task must be to sort the Tigers' defensive problems.
The Hull boss made two changes to his back four in a bid to change their fortunes, but Bournemouth ripped the visitors apart and Phelan's side have now conceded 17 goals in their past four Premier League games.
Hull right-back Ahmed Elmohamady proved an occasional threat going forward, but could not deal with the pace and trickery of Bournemouth's Jordon Ibe in his own third.
Harry Maguire was also brought into the heart of Hull's defence for his full Premier League debut, but will need to learn fast if he is to survive at this level, losing possession on 13 occasions from the back.
Bournemouth produced some great attacking football, but the Tigers also allowed the likes of Cook, Stanislas and Wilson to lose their markers and enjoy simple finishes inside the box.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe named an unchanged side for their third-successive Premier League game and his players appear to be reaping the rewards.
The Cherries' main threat came at the feet of Stanislas, directly involved in four of his side's six goals, and Ibe, a club-record signing from Liverpool in the summer.
But it was Bournemouth's build-up play that caught the eye, with a midfield trio of Jack Wilshere, Andrew Surman and Harry Arter all enjoying a passing accuracy well above 90%.
Wilshere again failed to complete 90 minutes for his new side, but replacing the England international with Gosling late on is a favourite change of Howe's, with the substitute finding similar pockets of space and adding the hosts' sixth goal.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "We got the goals today that some of our attacking players deserved and probably our season deserved.
"We were very clinical and when the chances came we finished them off - which hasn't always been the case this season.
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"We gifted them a goal, but fair play to the players because at that moment the game could have spun the other way.
"Jack Wilshere is improving all the time and had a big bearing on the game today."
Hull City manager Mike Phelan: "I feel very embarrassed. I've got a team here who show what they can do when they want to.
"We've got to grow up. Unless we concentrate and be disciplined, we won't get to where we want. What we've done today is not good enough.
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"I thought we were victims of our own downfall in some respects. We're conceding far too many and I'll take responsibility for that.
"I will look at myself, players will look at themselves and we start again. We'll learn, but we have to learn quickly."
Hull host Stoke City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday, 22 October, while Bournemouth welcome Tottenham on the same day in the 12:30 BST kick-off.
Match ends, Bournemouth 6, Hull City 1.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 6, Hull City 1.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Simon Francis.
Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
Sam Clucas (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Meyler with a cross.
Attempt saved. Adama Diomande (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Meyler.
Goal! Bournemouth 6, Hull City 1. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Daniels.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Callum Wilson.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by David Meyler.
Attempt saved. Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Goal! Bournemouth 5, Hull City 1. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua King with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling replaces Jack Wilshere.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Ryan Mason.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Steve Cook (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adama Diomande (Hull City).
Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Artur Boruc.
Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady with a cross.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth).
Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Bournemouth 4, Hull City 1. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Smith.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Hull City. Adama Diomande replaces Andrew Robertson because of an injury.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Joshua King replaces Jordon Ibe.
Delay in match Andrew Robertson (Hull City) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Andrew Robertson (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Arter (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Robertson (Hull City).
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City).
Substitution, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone replaces Shaun Maloney.
Attempt blocked. Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Francis.
A total of 313,000 patients waited more than four hours, up 39% on the similar period in 2012, the King's Fund said after analysing official statistics.
That represented 5.9% of patients when the NHS is only allowed a leeway of 5% - the worst performance for nine years.
There is also evidence performance in areas such as infection control and cancer care could be deteriorating.
The government has made extra money available for the worst-hit areas, but the news points to what many experts have been warning about.
Last month both doctors and managers claimed the system was heading for a crisis as hospitals were struggling to cope with rising demand amid pressures on funding and staffing levels.
There have been reports of temporary waiting areas being set up in car parks and store rooms to help some units manage demand.
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The A&E target certainly made a big difference when it was first introduced. Waits of 12 hours were not unheard of before the four-hour target came into force in England a decade ago.
But like all targets, it is a blunt tool too. Patients undoubtedly enjoy much shorter waits than they did - even during these last few months.
When the target was brought in nearly twice as many patients were waiting longer than four hours than the numbers during the peak this winter.
However, there are ways to play the system. Two of the most common are getting ambulances to queue before hospital staff will take their patients on (to stop the clock starting), and transferring patients from A&E to wards set up alongside them - often known as medical assessment units or clinical decision units (so the clock stops).
While the statistics will say only a very few patients wait for over four hours, the reality - as many testify - is somewhat different, whether the target is hit or missed.
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The King's Fund used official government statistics to get the full picture for January, February and March.
Patients should be seen, diagnosed and treated within four hours, but the analysis showed 5.9% had waited longer than that, although the figures for recent weeks do show an improvement, the think tank said.
This is the first time the target has been missed since the leeway allowed - so that doctors can prioritise the sickest patients - was relaxed from 2% to 5% in 2010. Before then the target tended to be missed each winter.
Meanwhile, a separate analysis by Monitor, which regulates the elite foundation trusts accounting for two-thirds of NHS services, found evidence that performance in areas such as cancer care, non-emergency operations and infection control could be deteriorating because of the growing pressures.
Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians, said: "This is no surprise - patients are presenting at emergency departments in increasing numbers because there is nowhere else they can go.
"Patients arriving at the 'front door' of the hospital have an impact on acute services throughout the hospital, and we need to redesign emergency care systems around the patient, while making sure that clinicians' workloads and working practices are safe and sustainable."
Clare Gerada, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, agreed.
She said GP surgeries and hospitals were "heaving under the workload" and the whole NHS was at risk of "grinding to a halt".
And shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said the situation would get worse unless urgent action was taken.
"I would use around half of the (£2bn) underspend in the NHS to provide emergency support to shore up councils' social care services," he said. "We need more home-based care to keep older people supported at home and out of hospitals."
But the government has in part blamed a "disastrous" legacy from Labour, including the renegotiation of GPs' contracts which allowed them to opt out of providing out-of-hours care.
Police arrested five teenage suspects, charging one 18-year-old with conspiring to commit a terrorist act.
The men were planning to target police at an Anzac memorial event in Melbourne next week, police said.
About 200 police officers took part in the counter-terrorism operation in the city early on Saturday.
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Neil Gaughan told reporters that evidence suggested the suspects had been influenced by Islamic State.
One of the men, Sevdet Besim, appeared briefly in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Police say a second man held on terrorism-related offences is also likely to be charged.
A third man, also 18, was arrested on weapons charges and two other teenagers, aged 18 and 19, were in custody and assisting with inquiries.
Officials referred to possible attacks using "edged weapons", but Mr Gaughan said there was no evidence to suggest there was "a planned beheading".
The men were "associates" of Abdul Numan Haider, a teenager shot dead in September after he stabbed two officers, police said.
Anzac Day is an annual day of remembrance for servicemen and women from Australia and New Zealand. A series of events are planned for next week to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, Turkey.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged people to turn up to memorial events as planned.
"The best thing we can do to counter terrorism... as individuals is to lead normal lives," he said, adding that the authorities were doing everything possible to keep people safe.
Police said that although officers were the primary target of the alleged plot there was also a threat to the public.
Search operations were continuing at several addresses in the south-east of the city on Saturday.
The premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, said the police presence at Anzac Day events would be "significantly increased".
"These individuals arrested today are not people of faith, they don't represent any culture," he added.
"This is not an issue of how you pray or where you were born... this is simply evil, plain and simple."
Australia raised its threat level to high last September and has since carried out a series of counter-terrorism raids.
An inquest concluded Trooper Aled Martin Jones, 18, from Chwilog, Gwynedd, took his own life with a gun wound to the head.
His family have always contested this and hope a new inquest into another soldier's death - granted after a 20-year-campaign - will help their quest.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said investigations were held at the time.
His mother, Elaine Higgins, has been speaking on BBC Radio Cymru programme Manylu as a fresh inquest continues into the death of Pte Cheryl James, one of four soldiers who died at Deepcut Barracks, Surrey, between 1995 and 2002, and follows a long campaign by her father.
Mrs Higgins said: "I hope the Deepcut families get the truth... Maybe it'll open doors for other families."
Regarding her own son's death, she said: "I think that somebody somewhere knows exactly what happened that night."
Trooper Jones died three weeks after being deployed on tour in the Balkans with The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
Witnesses described him as being in a "jovial mood" while having a few drinks at the bar where his regiment were billeted on the night of his death.
He was said to have signed out his SA80 rifle at approximately 00:30. Then, 25 minutes later, fellow soldiers said they heard a gunshot and found him on a bed in an unused room with his rifle lying across his chest.
His death was investigated by the Royal Military Police, and the subsequent inquest, which used a Board of Inquiry report as its main evidence, recorded a verdict of suicide.
His family claimed the report contained inconsistencies which should have been investigated further, including witness statements which put their son in two places at the same time in the minutes leading up to his death.
They also said they were unable to question senior officers during the inquest or speak with soldiers who had been giving evidence, claiming they were "rushed from court into a car".
Pwllheli solicitor Michael Strain, who represented the family during the inquest in 1997, said: "We had been given a copy of the Board of Inquiry report the morning of the inquest and the only people available as factual witnesses were serving soldiers.
"If you wanted to ask anybody anything there wasn't access to witnesses, so you felt that if there was anything untoward or witnesses that had any contradictory accounts there wasn't an avenue for the family to make enquiries that may lead to a different conclusion."
The MoD responded to the family's concerns in 2003, saying the investigation was completed according to regulations and the satisfaction of the coroner.
It also said that any significant discrepancies in witness statements would have been challenged by the Royal Military Police at the time but that in this case they were "minor discrepancies arising from the inaccuracy of individual recall".
In a statement to Manylu, the MoD said: "The death of Trooper Aled Martin Jones on 18 July 1996 was investigated by the Royal Military Police and was the subject of a Board of Inquiry conducted by the Army.
"There was also a coroner's inquest which concluded that Trooper Jones committed suicide. Any questions about the conduct of the inquest should be referred to the coroner. Our thoughts remain with Trooper Jones' family."
The team, which consists of Mesolithic period experts, also found other types of food including salmon and nuts.
David Jacques, from the University of Buckingham, said people living there thousands of years ago were eating a "Heston Blumenthal-style menu".
The team hopes to confirm Amesbury as the UK's oldest continuous settlement.
The dig will run until 25 October.
It is being filmed and made into a documentary by the BBC, Smithsonian, CBC and others to be screened at a later date. The project is being led by the University of Buckingham.
Mr Jacques added: "This is significant for our understanding of the way people were living around 5,000 years before the building of Stonehenge and it begs the question - where are the frogs now?"
The latest information is based on a report by fossil mammal specialist Simon Parfitt, of the Natural History Museum.
He examined the discoveries from the dig which has resulted in 12,000 finds, including 650 animal bones, all from the Mesolithic era.
Andy Rhind-Tutt, chairman of Amesbury Museum and Heritage Trust and co-ordinator of the community involvement on the dig, said the studies at Amesbury could help explain why Stonehenge was created.
"No one would have built Stonehenge without there being something unique and really special about the area," he said.
"There must have been something significant here beforehand and Blick Mead, with its constant temperature spring sitting alongside the River Avon, may well be it.
"I believe that as we uncover more about the site over the coming days and weeks, we will discover it to be the greatest, oldest and most significant Mesolithic home base ever found in Britain."
He added: "Currently Thatcham - 40 miles from Amesbury - is proving to be the oldest continuous settlement in the UK with Amesbury 104 years younger.
"By the end of this latest dig, I am sure the records will need to be altered."
The site already boasts the biggest collection of flints and cooked animal bones in north west Europe.
The term Mesolithic refers to specific groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic periods.
Professor Paddy Nixon was giving evidence to the Stormont Committee for Employment and Learning.
In September, UU said it would close its school of modern languages.
He said the university was "no longer funded to provide the degrees people might like."
Responding to a question from committee chair, UUP MLA Robin Swann, Prof Nixon said that FE colleges could teach languages at the level needed in Northern Ireland.
"The FE provision in languages is actually - particularly when it's about spoken languages as opposed to what a university should be doing, which is a different thing altogether - quite extensive."
"So there is an ability for the system in Northern Ireland to support language provision at the level we need it for business and industry."
"Northern Ireland does retain an ability to train language students, but it won't be provided any longer by Ulster University."
However, he said that there had been no consultation with the FE sector on the decision to close the school of modern languages at UU.
When the school, at the Coleraine campus, closes, UU will no longer offer degrees in French, German, Chinese, Spanish and Applied Languages and Translation.
However, Queen's University in Belfast currently offers undergraduate degrees in French, Irish, Spanish and Portuguese.
Prof Nixon also defended the redundancy process currently taking place at Ulster University.
SDLP MLA, Pat Ramsey, questioned whether the process was actually voluntary.
He said: "There was not an open call through all departments."
"These are specifically aimed and targeted at specific areas, so they're not voluntary redundancies, and staff are a wee bit angered and upset by that."
However, in response, Prof Nixon said he had no plans to change the redundancy procedure to make it open to all staff.
"I don't think that will serve the strategic purpose of the university or result in us being a stronger university to face some of the other challenges that we might face," he said.
In other evidence to the committee, Prof Nixon also said that UU had no current position on whether tuition fees for students should rise.
He suggested that a graduate tax based on ability to pay might be one model for the future, but warned that long-term sustained funding for universities was central.
He also revealed that UU was seeking to treble the number of international students it attracts.
Mr Keetch, who served as the area's Liberal Democrat MP from 1997 to 2010, was the party's defence spokesperson and played a role in its decision to oppose involvement in the 2003 Iraq War.
Mr Keetch died in London on Wednesday following a long illness.
His family said he had been proud to represent Hereford, where he was born.
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In a statement, they said: "He was an advocate of putting Herefordshire on the map and would take every opportunity to do so."
Lib Dem president Baroness Sal Brinton described Mr Keetch as a man of "absolute principle".
"He cared passionately about the people he represented in Herefordshire and was an assiduous local MP," she said.
"His knowledge of foreign affairs and the experience of individual people in some of the most difficult places in the world informed his role on national issues. We will miss him."
The party's former leader Lord Campbell said Mr Keetch was "an enthusiast in everything he did".
He added: "He had a special interest in defence, in which he showed exemplary judgement. It was a pleasure to work with him."
More than 300 people lost their jobs when the Vaux Brewery closed in 1999 after 162 years.
Several proposals for the five-acre site failed to win planning permission.
But a £20m bid to build homes, an office and retail block and leisure complex was approved by Sunderland City Council planners in April.
Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council, said: "This is a momentous day for Sunderland as work begins on this major redevelopment, on a prime site which has stood idle for far too long.
"A huge amount of work has gone into the plans and designs which will now start to see fruition."
The first phase of the revamp is expected to be completed by June 2018 in time for the Tall Ships Race.
David Simmons, 26, planted covert cameras in clocks and a shower gel bottle to film teenage rugby players undress. Nearly 500 videos were found at his Ashford home.
Simmons pleaded guilty to 17 sexual offences, including sexually assaulting boys under the age of 13.
He was jailed for three years and eight months at Southwark Crown Court.
Prosecutors told the court how Simmons abused his role as a coach, running sessions and holiday clubs at more than 30 venues in south west London, to hide cameras in showers and toilets.
The court also heard Simmons, who is originally from Sheffield, insisted boys weigh themselves naked while secretly recording them using his iPhone or iPad.
The hidden cameras were eventually discovered by a colleague who called the police.
When police searched his Ashford home and offices in Teddington, they found a shower gel bottle which had been cut in half and contained a video recording device and several digital spy cameras concealed in digital clocks which had been position in various places, including above a toilet.
Simmons also admitted posing as a teenage girl on Skype to encourage a boy to take part in online sexual activity.
Det Ch Insp Zena Marshall, from the Met's Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: "Simmons abused the trust that was placed in him by both the victims and their parents - this was a terrible betrayal.
"We have been working closely with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), Rugby Football Union, Kingston local authority and the clubs concerned to ensure that support is available to those who have been affected by this case.
"I hope the families can have some satisfaction that Simmons has been brought to account and is now facing the serious consequences of his actions."
An NSPCC spokesman said: "Simmons's behaviour was despicable and devious. Anyone who wishes to obtain advice and support about this case should contact the NSPCC's dedicated helpline on 0800 731 9256."
"The shutdown is aimed at preventing a repeat of leaks that occurred last year," Mohammed Seid at the Office for Government Communications Affairs, told the Reuters news agency.
In 2016, the country banned access to social media sites after university entrance exams were posted online.
But some have queried this explanation.
"We are being proactive," Mr Seid added, referring to exams that are due to finish on 8 June.
"We want our students to concentrate and be free of the psychological pressure and distractions that this brings."
Mr Seid is reported to have said that only social media sites had been blocked, but sources in Ethiopia told the BBC that there was widespread internet disruption, affecting both mobile networks and fixed line internet services.
A state of emergency has been in effect in Ethiopia since October, following anti-government protests.
Mobile internet access has been disabled on other occasions recently, including a period of a few weeks last year.
On Thursday, the BBC was unable to access websites belonging to the Ethiopian government and the sole communications provider, Ethio Telecom.
Preliminary data from Google suggested that there had indeed been a big drop in Ethiopian internet traffic to Google services since Wednesday afternoon.
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The 27-year-old left the Cherries for Carrow Road in 2014 and has returned on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
After scoring 12 Championship goals last season he has found the net once in six Premier League games this term.
The signing of Grabban comes a day after Bournemouth completed a move for Wolves striker Benik Afobe, taking the club's spending to £16m in 24 hours.
It was initially thought Afobe cost £10m, but that fee is now believed to be £9m.
"I think we'll be getting a better Lewis Grabban," said Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe.
"But he'll realise that we've got better as well and he will have to adapt, too. We're in no doubt we're getting a good player back.
"He's also someone who was popular in the dressing room, behind the scenes he's a strong motivator and we're delighted to be bringing him back.
"It was such a long, drawn-out transfer but we're delighted it's been done."
Bournemouth host Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday.
Grabban, who began his career at Crystal Palace, first joined Bournemouth from Rotherham for £300,000 in May 2012.
In two years on the south coast he scored 35 goals in 86 league appearances before making the move to Norwich, who were promoted alongside Bournemouth last season.
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The Queen's Pier Restoration Trust (QPRT) want to restore the 130-year-old Victorian landmark, which has been closed since 1990, to its former glory.
Chairman Tom Durrant said it is a "momentous day" for the project.
The five-year lease was signed by Mr Durrant and Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer in Douglas on Wednesday.
Mr Harmer said of the pier: "It is as significant a piece of Manx heritage as the Laxey wheel and we should lose it at our peril."
He said the Manx government had already invested several million pounds in securing and making safe the structure.
He added: "I am delighted for Tom and his team - they are extremely passionate and have a clear goal.
"I believe the pier could be a shining beacon for future projects on the island.
"It is vitally important to look after our heritage as it is an important part of our identity."
The first phase of work on the pier, which closed 27 years ago because of safety concerns, will see important steels replaced on its first bay and entrance.
Mr Durrant said the Trustees and Fundraising Committee have "worked tirelessly to reach this momentous day".
He said: "We are now in a position to accept all the promises of help and funding offered prior to signing the lease.
"We know exactly what we need to do and we're going to employ as many Manx people as we possibly can."
A colleague said the first bay is expected to cost about £60,000 to replace, with each of the 54 subsequent bays costing about £25,000.
The Trust is hopeful it can complete the first three before the end of the current lease in 2022.
It is estimated the overall restoration of the pier could cost about £1.5m.
The 700m structure was built for the Isle of Man Harbour Board in 1886.
Sir Amyas Morse said ministers had to be more "united" or the project would fall apart "at the first tap" like the segments of the chocolate treat.
"It needs to be coming through as uniform, a little bit more like a cricket ball," he added.
Brexit Minister Steve Baker rejected his "vivid" analogy.
Sir Amyas waded into the Brexit debate over concerns the UK would not have a new customs system in place by the time it left the EU.
The National Audit Office head said it would be a "horror show" if officials were forced to manually process imports and exports,
He told reporters at a briefing in London there was "very little flexibility" in current plans and not enough support for officials trying to put a back-up plan in place.
He said "active energetic" support for government departments dealing with the consequences of Brexit was needed.
But he suggested they were being left to their own devices to see how they got on.
Brexit was the biggest peacetime challenge to government but that was "only just beginning to click into people's awareness in government", he added.
"It needs to act as far as possible in a unified way and we have an issue there because of departmental government.
"What we don't want to find is that at the first tap, this falls apart like a chocolate orange. It needs to be coming through as uniform, a little bit more like a cricket ball."
Sir Amyas said he had "expressed interest" to Brexit Secretary David Davis and officials at the Department for Exiting the European Union (Dexeu) in seeing a report on the overall preparedness across government but the response had been "vague".
Brexit minister Steve Baker said of Sir Amyas's comments: "It's a very vivid choice of language, but I don't accept that is the case.
"What I'm seeing from the inside of government is a very active and energetic process in place.
"I'm seeing very clear political direction and I believe that we will be able to deliver all that is necessary across government to ensure a smooth and orderly exit from the EU."
A significant increase will be needed in border staff to cope with a massive increase on the service once Britain leaves the customs union, said the chief auditor.
The move to the updated Customs Declaration Service (CDC) was planned before the UK voted to leave the EU.
Following the referendum result, its completion date was brought forward to January 2019 - just two months before Brexit is due to happen.
"This provides little contingency time should the programme overrun or unexpected problems occur," the National Audit Office said in a report.
Goods pass through UK customs whenever businesses import them into, or export them out of, the UK.
At this point, depending on the nature of the goods, taxes and duties may be payable.
As a member of the EU's customs union, the UK does not impose taxes or require customs declarations on goods from other member states - but as part of Brexit ministers plan to leave the customs union and negotiate a new arrangement in its place.
Revenue & Customs (HMRC) estimates this will mean the number of annual customs declarations will rise from 55 million to 255 million after March 2019, with an estimated 180,000 traders making customs declarations for the first time.
The ageing system being replaced could cope with only 100 million declarations, the NAO said.
Its report said progress had been made in moving to the new system, but that there was still a "significant amount of work to complete".
Without proper contingencies, it warned:
Responding to the report, HMRC said: "The Customs Declaration Service is on track for delivery by January 2019 and will support international trade once the UK leaves the European Union.
"We took the decision to bring in a new declaration system before the EU referendum, but the service remains fully capable of dealing with how the UK's exit from the EU will impact on customs declarations at the border."
The 18-year-old made his Hornets debut in their 2-0 defeat at Stoke City in January.
He could feature for the Sky Blues, who are bottom of League One, in Saturday's home game against Millwall.
Boss Russell Slade told the club website: "He is pacey and direct with the ball, and will give us a different option going forward."
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He was one of seven senior Fifa officials detained in Switzerland in May over corruption allegations.
Mr Rocha, who is a Nicaraguan national, last week agreed to be extradited to his home country.
He is still in detention in Switzerland and can only be extradited if the US, which has also charged him, agrees.
Swiss justice officials said that in order for Mr Rocha to be taken to Nicaragua, the US would have to waive its extradition request, which predates the Nicaraguan one.
Prosecutors in Nicaragua said they had evidence suggesting Mr Rocha received a $100,000 (£64,000) kickback from a company with which he had signed a broadcast rights agreement.
Mr Rocha is one of 14 current and former Fifa officials and associates indicted by the US authorities on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption.
The US Department of Justice said that the corruption was planned in the US, and that American banks were used to transfer money.
The US investigation was initially sparked by the bidding process for the Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cups, but was widened to look back at the dealings of world football's governing body over the past 20 years.
Mr Rocha was Fifa's development officer from 2012 and before that served on Nicaragua's Olympic Committee.
So far, only one of those arrested in Switzerland has been extradited to the US.
Fifa Vice-President Jeffrey Webb pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes worth millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights.
He was placed under house arrest on $10m (£6.4m) bail by a New York judge.
The remaining officials wanted by the US have so far not agreed to be extradited.
They are all from Latin America or from the Concacaf federation which covers North America and the Caribbean.
Twenty-three-year-old Mr Mckeague, from Dunfermline in Fife, vanished while on a night out with friends on 24 September in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
A bin lorry made a collection in the area just after the last sighting.
Mr Mckeague's mother Nicola Urquhart welcomed the decision of Suffolk Police to search the landfill site in Milton.
The bin lorry's route to the site appeared to coincide with the movements of her son's phone.
Mrs Urquhart told the BBC: "Commonsense suggests that the most likely place Corrie ended up is the landfill site or the incinerator."
Suffolk Police said the preparatory work at the landfill site at Milton, Cambridgeshire, was going to take longer than previously expected.
Some 8,000 tonnes of bulk material need to be removed to allow safe access to where the search needs to take place.
Mrs Urquhart said she was hoping a deadline of Saturday at 17:00 GMT for a £50,000 reward would encourage someone to come forward with information about what happened.
"If Corrie is in the landfill site they will still get the reward if they can tell me how he ended up there," she said.
She added she would be joining members of the Suffolk lowland search and rescue (SULSAR) and other local groups to also search areas of land near Bury St Edmunds.
Police said a further potential witness, a cyclist, had been traced but officers renewed appeals for any information to locate the two remaining individuals seen on foot in the area where Corrie was last seen.
They are trying to trace an older man and a person seen walking through the Brentgovel Street area of Bury St Edmunds early on 24 September.
In Jersey Victoria Avenue was closed by police, causing long delays for drivers trying to get in or out of St Helier.
Meanwhile in Guernsey, sea water flooded into shops in St Peter Port.
Jersey Met Office confirmed a tornado in St Clement caused damage to a house and blew a tree over into a road.
St Clement resident Gwyn Garfield-Bennett said it was a "scary experience".
"It was frightening - calm and then suddenly the house windows all rattled violently, there was a shaking and a huge chunk of big slate tiles fell on to my car and outside the front door," she said.
Jersey's Fire Service were called to the house at 19:00 GMT on Sunday and said the hole in the roof was about two square meters in size.
Crew Commander Mark Walker said: "Thankfully no-one was injured in this event.
"Tiles from the roof did fall in to the yard of the property and could have caused a serious injury if someone had been in that area."
The Jersey Met Office has issued a warning for Monday with winds up to 50mph expected.
The wind and tide caused damage to buildings and paths in the island. Rue Verte at L'Etacq was severely damaged in the high tide.
It was the year we clocked the following:
So, if 2015 was the year we were all jolted out of our heady highs - what does 2016 hold?
Here are my calls...
Official growth numbers will come in at 6.5%, the rate at which China's government has said is acceptable in the "new normal" for China, but real growth will much likely be far lower than that.
Most economic forecasts are coming in between 5.8% and 6.7%.
We've already seen reports indicating some provincial governments may have been inflating growth figures.
The continuing corruption clampdown will continue to squeeze regional budgets - and that's going to push spending and consumption down further.
Expect more monetary easing and fiscal easing - but these stimulus programmes are unlikely to boost growth that much. Driving consumption and developing the services sector will be a key focus for the government.
Remember this is all part of the Chinese government's plan - moving away from manufacturing-led growth to an economy that's more dependent on services and consumption.
But watch out for labour unrest as wages stagnate and more factory workers get laid off.
India will be the standout performer in 2016, with growth forecast at more than 7.5%.
As a net oil importer, India will benefit from low oil prices - that will make it easier for the government to wean the gas-guzzling public off expensive fuel subsidies, and spend more of that money on big welfare programmes.
In theory, that should help boost consumption - a major driver of growth in India.
Also, higher wages for civil servants as a result of the Seventh Pay Commission's proposals should help to boost the spending power of India's middle classes and that will be positive for growth too.
But it's not all good news.
Economic reforms in India are necessary for its current growth to turn into a structural one.
The national sales tax needs to be passed, and reforms like these are key to increasing the growth rate.
The attempts to pass the GST (goods and services tax) constitutional amendment bill are still stuck in parliament over differences with the opposition Congress party.
Prime Minister Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) doesn't have a majority in the parliament's upper house, so this will be a key challenge for him in 2016.
He also has to battle increasingly loud and credible accusations of intolerance in India, which even the central bank chief has pointed to as negative for an open and dynamic economy.
Japanese companies should clock slow but steady growth in 2016.
A weaker Japanese yen will make exports more competitive, and as the US Fed continues to raise interest rates, the yen should become weaker.
The Fed's rate rises are predicated on a recovery in the US, which means more buyers for Japan's goods - so that's positive too.
Expect more monetary stimulus in 2016 as the Bank of Japan aims to boost the country's flagging economy ahead of an upper house election next year.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under pressure to show that his reform agenda dubbed "Abenomics" is working.
But labour force issues will continue to dog growth.
Japan's population is shrinking and greying, which means the labour force is too.
Mr Abe has tried to push more women into the workforce with more female and family-friendly work policies in offices - but a male-dominated work culture is making that difficult.
"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked," is Warren Buffet's famous quote.
This couldn't be truer of some South East Asian economies which have spent the last decade benefiting from China's demand for their commodities - Indonesia and Malaysia, for example.
These countries should have used the last decade of growth to put in place economic reforms that could have helped them cope with the current slowdown.
But political interests outweighed economic ones, and that's now starting to pinch.
Malaysia and Indonesia are also at risk of further currency weakness, and capital outflows as the US Fed continues to hike interest rates.
Both Prime Minister Najib and President Joko Widodo are suffering from low approval ratings, and may move to protectionist policies to shore up their popularity with voters.
Those policies are unlikely to be sound economic decisions, so watch for more volatility in these markets in 2016.
These two leaders are also grappling with corruption scandals at home so they may well have their hands full trying to fight those fires.
But South East Asia could also see benefits from China's slowdown - as more factories move out of China to Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
The frontier economies are looking at growth of 6% to 7% next year, and in place to benefit from low-cost manufacturing. A young and relatively cheap workforce is poised to become the next big factory of the world.
Everyone's heard the phrase "Australia - the lucky country".
It's become a favourable nickname of sorts for the nation.
But the second half of that quote by Donald Horne is not as positive: "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second-rate people who share its luck," he said.
"It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise."
It would be unfair to put new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull into this category. After all he's just barely been in power for four months.
But he has to navigate Australia out of the curse of the resource economy.
Growth has slowed and mines are slashing jobs. Expect more mines to close.
Mr Turnbull has talked about the need to transition into a creative, innovative economy and has set up a 1bn Australian dollar ($723.2m; £487.5m) fund to boost growth in that area.
And while that may seem like a fair bit of money, a lot of technology firms say Australia's not the place to be raise cash or execute ideas.
Having said that, it's still a very nice place to live.
Taylor, bidding for his 17th world title, was well below his best but still managed to win 4-1.
Taylor, 55, has now won 31 of 32 matches played against Painter, including the 2004 PDC World final.
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis thumped Andrew Gilding 4-0, while Scotland's Peter Wright also whitewashed Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts.
Also through to the last 16 are Wales' Mark Webster, England's Alan Norris and Austria's Mensur Suljovic.
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Third seed Taylor averaged less than 90 in the first three sets and missed countless doubles, but Painter's form was even more inconsistent.
Taylor finally hit his straps in the fourth set, in which he recorded a 170 checkout and averaged 111, before making short work of the fifth.
Taylor will play either England's Mervyn King or Dutchman Jelle Klaasen next, both of whom will fancy their chances against him.
Fifth seed Lewis, winner in 2011 and 2012, dropped only two legs, averaged 103 and hit eight maximums in securing a third-round encounter against Suljovic.
Suljovic, the 21st seed, beat England's David Pallett 4-3, with both players missing a double for a perfect nine-dart leg.
Webster demolished Welshman Terry Jenkins 4-0 to set up a clash with former BDO finalist Norris, who registered a 4-1 win over compatriot Joe Murnan.
Fourth seed Wright, runner-up in 2014, will play England's 13th seed Dave Chisnall next.
The remains of a Roman Bath House were uncovered as part of work to move Carlisle Cricket Club's pavilion, which was damaged during Storm Desmond.
The site is thought to be about 1,600 years old and has already unearthed weapons, pottery and coins.
The find is close to the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage site.
Archaeologist Kevin Mounsey said some writing on one piece of carved stone referred to the wife of the Roman emperor Septimus Severus, who reigned from 193-211 AD.
He said: "We know that the emperor and his wife were staying in York at about that time.
"Inscriptions are always the best thing to find on site because it's written history and it tells us what was going on at a particular time."
Mr Mounsey said the discovery had come as a "complete surprise" to everyone.
He added: "The importance of this find is off-the-scale and I think it's of national significance.
"We're talking about a Roman bath house that belonged to the largest fort on Hadrian's Wall.
"We've also found stacks of terracotta tiles which would have formed part of the under-floor heating system that the baths used.
"To discover something like this is absolutely fantastic."
Carlisle City Council leader Colin Glover said: "If we can make this work for the city, this could do for Carlisle what the Jorvik Viking discoveries did for York.
"The archaeologists now need to analyse what they have found and we then need to work with the cricket club and potential funders to see where we go from here."
Carlisle Cricket Club said it would work with the archaeological team and the city council to preserve the site and look for an alternative location for its new pavilion.
Arkadiusz Milik slotted home his 18th goal of the season after just two minutes as PSV headed for their first home defeat of the campaign.
Anwar El Ghazi added the second late on with his 12th of the season as Frank de Boer's side made it nine wins from their last 12 league games.
The result took Ajax two points clear in the title race with six games to go.
Peacock, 22, will miss the rest of the season with a sore on his leg.
Six of the 48-strong British team will defend titles, including Hannah Cockroft in the T34 100m and 200m, and Richard Whitehead in the T42 200m.
Wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan, 14, will be the youngest member of the squad in Doha between October 22-31.
Paralympic champion Peacock said: "These decisions are never easy but I have to think of the long term effects and give it the rest it needs.
"It will be tough being on the sidelines but I'm sure it will be a great event and I'll be cheering on the team from the UK."
Sophie Hahn (T38 100m and 200m), Hollie Arnold (F46 javelin) and Paul Blake (T36 800M) will also defend their titles won in Lyon, France two years ago.
Six-time Paralympic, world and London Marathon winner David Weir will compete for the first time since winning four gold medals at London 2012.
However, 800m T54 European silver medallist Jade Jones misses out with a wrist injury.
It entered at number 26 last June and finished at number 28 this week.
Sheeran can thank the ballad's enduring popularity on streaming services, where it was the 19th most-played track of last week.
Thinking Out Loud has now achieved a combined sales and streams total of 1.65 million.
The track also holds the title for the longest climb ever to the top spot as it took 19 weeks to get to number one after its release.
Other songs that have come close to Sheeran's record in recent years include John Legend's All Of Me that managed spent 44 consecutive weeks and Pharrell Williams' Happy that lasted 49 consecutive weeks in the Top 40.
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Other songs have had longer non-consecutive runs, notably Frank Sinatra's My Way, which spent 75 weeks in the Top 40 between April 1969 and September 1971.
Thinking Out Loud is taken from his album X, that has also now logged a full year in the UK album chart top 10.
The album has spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at number one and is at number five this week.
X has sold 2.23 million to date and is currently the fifth best-selling album of the decade.
Kris Boyd gave the home side the lead with a cool first-half finish, his 200th top-flight goal.
Well squared it after the break through Carl McHugh, who finished expertly following Elliott Frear's corner.
Jules made it 2-1 but then gave away a late penalty, only for Boyd to smash the spot-kick off the post.
The win lifts Well to 10th place in the Premiership table, three points above Hamilton and five clear of bottom club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Motherwell's contribution to the opening period was minimal, other than a cute Scott McDonald flick goalwards just before the break.
But the second half was a different story after Steve Robinson and his interim management team made a couple of personnel changes and addressed the side's first-half failings.
A more spirited performance brought an immediate reward as McHugh stabbed the ball into the net after the home defence failed to clear a corner.
And though Kilmarnock hit the bar through a Gary Dicker thunderbolt and Well keeper Craig Samson tipped away a Scott Boyd header, Motherwell remained much more competitive and ended their run of four successive defeats.
Jules - who scored an own goal in last week's heavy defeat by Dundee - got on the end of a free-kick to head past Freddie Woodman from inside the six-yard box.
Jules almost cost his side all three points in injury time when he was adjudged to have clipped Callum Roberts inside the penalty area.
But Boyd passed up the opportunity to earn his side a point as he blasted the spot-kick against the post.
Earlier he had notched a landmark goal to seemingly underline the control Kilmarnock had over the game.
After striking the bar with a fierce shot from a cleverly worked corner and heading narrowly wide from another, he tucked the ball past Samson from Dicker's through-ball.
The turnaround in this match emphasises the unpredictability of the bottom six of the Scottish Premiership.
Having gone ahead, Kilmarnock were heavy favourites to heap further misery on Motherwell.
But the visitors ended their miserable run of four successive defeats with a second-half showing of grit, determination and tenacity.
It takes them to within a point of their opponents and ensures the relegation battle remains a tough one to call.
Kilmarnock caretaker manager Lee McCulloch: "After the first 15 minutes we dominated and got a good goal. Second half, same again, first 10 minutes we didn't start well then for the rest of the game we dominated in my opinion.
"Two set plays that are absolutely criminal and we have the chance to get a point at the end, so I think Motherwell have had that little bit of luck today.
"Boydy was brilliant today, causing their centre-halves an enormous amount of problems. Two hundred Scottish league goals is an unbelievable achievement - he's a fantastic finisher, a leader on and off the pitch and a joy to work with."
Motherwell caretaker manager Steve Robinson: "I don't need to say choice words to the lads because they're a good group of boys trying to do the right thing. Obviously there was a little lack of belief because they've been on a bad run but you could see the momentum growing as the game went on.
"I'm not sure the penalty was a penalty - I've seen it back and it looks like Zak Jules gets the ball but they have a difficult job and we got away with that and probably so did the referee.
"I just wanted solely to concentrate on today. It's been a tough week but the boys responded and I'll sit and have a think about things and speak to the board and see where we go with it, but let's just enjoy the moment."
The banning of cars on a short stretch of Nottingham Road on to the A610 at Nuthall Island began in February 2014.
Nearly 21,500 fines have been issued but 51 of 62 appeals have been upheld.
The campaigner said the idea was poorly implemented but the county council insists signage has been improved.
Restrictions were put in place 10 years ago to stop Nottingham Road being used as a "rat-run" and help buses get on to the Nuthall roundabout.
However, the council said the restrictions were widely ignored and cameras were then fitted.
Local resident Steve Strickland was caught using the lane on a bank holiday but successfully took his case to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, which ruled the signage was inadequate.
He said the high rate of successful appeals showed the signage was "not fit for purpose".
"There are not enough signs, inaccurate guidance, difficult placement and no road markings.
"The council legally don't have to put down road markings but it is acknowledged, certainly at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, that road markings are the most obvious way to get the motorists' attention.
"My advice is to appeal."
Peter Goode, Nottinghamshire County Council's traffic manager, said: "We were assured by consultants from day one that signage was adequate but we have [been] taking account of what adjudicators have said.
"The adjudicators sometimes look for something more than is legally required and in fact current rules lead us to believe road markings are not appropriate."
Baldwin has made 19 appearances for the League One side in all competitions this season.
The 23-year-old ruptured a ligament in the same knee in November 2014, making his return more than 12 months later.
Peterborough, who are sixth in the League One table, drew 2-2 with League Two side Notts County in the FA Cup second round on Sunday.
Neither side was able to take the initiative before the break. Omari Sterling-James ventured forward and drilled against the base of a post for the Moors and that was the closest either side came.
Ryan Cresswell broke the deadlock early in the second half when he advanced to head in an inswinging corner.
Another defender, Reda Johnson, soon made it two as he connected with a long Michael Green throw and dispatched past Nathan Vaughan.
The comfortable win saw Moore end his new club's four-match losing streak with a fully deserved clean sheet.
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Match ends, Eastleigh 2, Solihull Moors 0.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, Solihull Moors 0.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jai Reason replaces Andy Drury.
Andy Drury (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Eastleigh. James Constable replaces Ryan Bird.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Stefan Moore replaces Jordan Gough.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Connor Franklin replaces Darryl Knights.
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Solihull Moors 0. Reda Johnson (Eastleigh).
Goal! Eastleigh 1, Solihull Moors 0. Ryan Cresswell (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Shepherd Murombedzi replaces Bobby James Moseley.
Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Solihull Moors 0.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The 17-year-old was attacked by a man, who is believed to be in his late 20s, in Commercial Street on 24 September.
Police said the suspect was white and wore grey jogging bottoms and a red hooded top featuring a Marvel logo.
Turnover at the firm rose by almost 40% from £29m to £39m.
MJM specialises in fitting-out cruise ships and during the year completed its largest ever contract.
That was the fit out of one of the world's biggest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.
The company was established by Brian McConville in Rathfriland, County Down, in 1983.
It is now based at Carnbane in Newry and directly employs about 150 people.
At the start of 2014, the MJM Group bought the assets of Mivan, the Antrim-based construction and fit-out firm, which had gone into administration.
MJM has maintained the Mivan brand and employs more than 100 people at the Antrim operation.
BBC News NI looks back at how the fall-out began and how it has developed.
Former senior IRA figure Gerard 'Jock' Davison is shot dead near Belfast city centre.
Police say they do not believe dissident republicans are behind the attack on the 47-year-old, and do not believe his murder was sectarian.
Mr Davison had been linked to the fight in a Belfast bar in January 2005 that led to the death of Robert McCartney, one of Northern Ireland's most high profile killings, but was never charged.
A lone piper leads the cortege carrying his coffin, which is draped with an Irish tricolour and a black beret and gloves, through the Markets area of Belfast before making its way to Milltown cemetery in the west of the city.
The detective leading the investigation into the murder Mr Davison describes the inquiry as "very challenging".
Police say a handgun used in the murder of Mr Davison man in Belfast is "extremely rare" and came from eastern Europe.
A senior police officer tells the BBC Crimewatch programme the gun and bullets are unusual.
Former member of the Provisional IRA Kevin McGuigan Sr is murdered in a gun attack in east Belfast.
Police say he was one of a number of suspects in the murder of Mr Davison.
Sinn Féin denies speculation that the Provisional IRA may have been involved in his murder.
The DUP says there will be "repercussions" if that is the case.
Mourners are told that violence and revenge do not solve problems.
Meanwhile, four men are arrested by detectives investigating Mr McGuigan's murder.
First Minister Peter Robinson warns that Sinn Féin should be expelled from the Northern Ireland Executive if it is proven that the Provisional IRA is involved in Mr McGuigan's Sr's killing.
Meanwhile, Patrick John Fitzpatrick, from the Lagmore area of Belfast, who was arrested in connection with Mr McGuigan Sr's murder appears in court on a firearms charge.
Police say they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in Mr McGuigan Sr's murder, alongside Action Against Drugs, a group consisting of former IRA members, dissident republicans and criminals.
But Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams rejects the allegations, and says the Provisional IRA left the stage in 2005.
Chief Constable George Hamilton says the Provisional IRA still exists, but is not on a "war footing".
After meeting political parties to discuss the murder investigation, he says is is committed to "promoting peaceful, political republicanism".
Gerry Adams tells the National Hunger Strike commemoration in the Republic of Ireland that the IRA "has gone away".
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers says she is "not surprised" by the police assessment that the IRA still exists.
But she adds there is no evidence it is involved in terrorism.
The Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald orders a fresh assessment of Provisional IRA activity.
The Ulster Unionist Party announces its intention to withdraw from the Northern Ireland Executive.
Its leader Mike Nesbitt says the decision is based on the police assessment of the Provisional IRA's status and adds that Sinn Féin have "no credibility".
The party executive is to makes a decision on the resignation three days later.
The Democratic Unionist Party says it will move to exclude Sinn Féin from the executive and could bring down the power-sharing government over the claims the Provisional IRA still exists.
Normal business at Stormont cannot continue until the row over the organisation's status is resolved, deputy leader Nigel Dodds says.
Ar un achlysur, fe glywodd Llys y Goron Abertawe bod David Richard Lewis, 40, wedi gafael ym mronnau'r ddynes wrth iddi gario hambwrdd yn llawn diodydd poeth.
Dywedodd Mr Lewis mai "hiwmor" oedd y digwyddiadau, a bod y ddynes yn "barod i gymryd rhan" mewn "gêmau" yn y gweithle.
Mae'n gwadu pum cyhuddiad o ymosodiadau rhyw.
Mae'r honiadau'n cyfeirio at ddigwyddiadau rhwng Mai 2014 a Hydref 2015.
Fe glywodd y rheithgor honiadau fod Mr Lewis wedi tynnu trowsus y ddynes ac, ar achlysur arall, wedi datgloi ac agor drws toiled tra'r oedd hi yno.
Clywodd y llys hefyd fod y diffynydd wedi colli ei swydd yn dilyn ymchwiliad mewnol.
Pan ofynnwyd i'r achwynydd pam nad oedd hi wedi mynd at yr heddlu cyn i Mr Lewis golli'i swydd, dywedodd ei bod yn meddwl y byddai "neb yn fy nghredu".
Mae'r achos yn parhau.
Police have shut part of the westbound A27 Southampton Road in Titchfield after the hole opened up earlier.
Highways officers from Hampshire County Council are also at the scene assessing the damage.
Police said weather had been bad in the area with several reports of flash flooding. One lane westbound is likely to be closed overnight.
In the history category, the film Eoin Mac Néill: Fear Dearmadta 1916, was first and also won gold in the Spirit of the Festival Award.
The film was made by DoubleBand Films for BBC Northern Ireland and TG4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund.
It tells the story of scholar and politician Eoin Mac Néill who co-founded the Gaelic League in 1893.
The documentary examines Mac Néill's most controversial decision - when he tried to stop the Easter Rising by issuing a countermanding order.
Crash And Burn was named best sports documentary. The film, made by Dot Television for the BBC and RTÉ, charts the rise and fall of racing driver Tommy Byrne, who in the 1980s was, for a fleeting moment, considered one of the greats in his field.
Voices 16, an ambitious BBC Northern Ireland project marking the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme across BBC online, television and social media, won the Kieran Hegarty Award For Innovation.
Blas Ceoil, presented by Lynette Fay, won best Radio Music Programme (Live) for a broadcast from the Millennium Forum in Derry.
Line of Duty, written by Jed Mercurio and starring Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compton, was awarded best Drama Series for its third series.
BBC Northern Ireland director Peter Johnston said: "Last year was eventful and ambitious and the accolades awarded to BBC Northern Ireland content are testament to the hard work, talent and dedication of the teams responsible."
The festival was held in Douglas, Isle of Man, from Wednesday 3 May to Friday 5 May.
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The 26-year-old has scored 50 league goals in 208 appearances since signing from Southampton in 2006 in a deal worth up to £12.5m.
Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla, 30, has also signed a new deal, extending his terms for another two years.
"Both are top-quality players who are hugely important and influential to our squad," said manager Arsene Wenger.
"As well as their huge contributions on the pitch, they both have a great deal of experience and are very popular off the pitch."
Walcott, whose previous contract was due to expire at the end of the 2015-16 season, had been linked with a move away from the London club.
The England international opened talks over a contract extension in November 2014, with Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly willing to offer him the central striking role that he has struggled to secure at times at the Emirates Stadium.
However, an impressive end to last season - including a first-half hat-trick in the 4-1 win over West Brom and the opening goal in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa - helped strengthen his claim to lead the line for the Gunners.
Walcott is the longest-serving player in Arsenal's squad.
Meanwhile, two of the club's youngsters have left the club on loan.
The 20-year-old defender Isaac Hayden has joined Championship side Hull for the season, while midfielder Dan Crowley, 17, has gone to League One side Barnsley until January.
But, although the sale is finalised, the club will remain in administration until a Creditors Voluntary Agreement is issued and agreed with all parties.
"This has been no ordinary football administration," said Appleton.
"I have tried to undertake a sale process allowing the club to compete in all next season's competitions."
London-based Otium have two registered directors, chief executive Tim Fisher and fellow City director Mark Labovitch, both of whom were on the Sky Blues board under outgoing owners Sisu.
Otium was founded by three former Coventry directors, all of whom have a connection with Sisu, who took over the club in 2007. They are ex-chairman Ken Dulieu, who was also previously a director at Southampton, Onye Igwe and Leonard Brody.
The Sky Blues have been in administration since a High Court hearing in March, but their long-running rent row with Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL), landlords of their Ricoh Arena home has now gone on for more than a year.
And, although they have been offered the chance to play at the Ricoh "free of any rental fee", it remains unclear where they will play their games next season.
Fisher revealed earlier this month that the club are in talks with three fellow league clubs, all within a 30-mile radius of Coventry, about a potential groundshare deal, while they press on with plans to build a new stadium in the city.
Subject to ratification by the Football League, Otium are now deemed to be the holders of the club's Golden Share.
"Otium has purchased the right and title to certain assets possessed in CCFC Limited, including the shares in the Football League and the Football Association," added Appleton.
"Obviously, one of the key points now is to determine where the club plays its football next season, but that is a matter for the purchasers and the Football League.
"In this regard, the offer made by ACL to allow the club to play at the Ricoh was dependent on Limited remaining in administration and was based on the mistaken belief that Limited had the ability to field a team.
"However, as I've stated on many occasions, it is Holdings which employs the players and, consequently, Limited was never in a position to take up the offer.
"The Football League have been kept closely informed of developments and I am continuing to work closely with them so that the process of transferring the share can begin."
Throughout this time, the artist has opted to remain anonymous, only revealing her gender, despite the sculptures receiving international attention.
This year, a final, collaborative work was unveiled at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
Standing at 2m (6ft 6in) tall, it takes the shape of a tree, the leaves formed of butterflies, and a child clutching the trunk with a book in hand.
The public was invited by the artist to contribute their own paper butterflies to the sculpture, resulting in donations from the UK, Spain, Germany, Greece and the US.
Speaking to BBC Scotland via Twitter, where she goes by the name Freetofly, the sculptor said: "It's been obvious since the start of the project five years ago that there is a world of people who care about public libraries and universal access to literacy.
"The collaboration was a way of us joining our voices together.
"I'm pretty sure this is the final piece. I meant to end it after the 10th, but there was always a really good reason to keep going and make one more. Enough though now. More than enough maybe!"
The first of what would become a series of mystery sculptures - a paper tree nicknamed The Poetree - was found by staff in the Scottish Poetry Library in March 2011.
A further 10 were discovered over the course of that year, their location always connected to literature: libraries, bookshops and museums. Attached to each creation was a note, many of them reading "a gift in support of libraries, book, words and ideas".
The eleventh sculpture was delivered to an independent bookshop in Edinburgh, addressed to Scots author Ian Rankin.
In a 2015 interview, conducted by email to preserve anonymity, the woman said: "I didn't have a plan when I left the pieces. I chose places I love. I made works that I thought suited them, added tags with what I suppose is my mission statement, and placed them in situ."
In August 2014, a sculpture was covertly donated to the Macmillan Cancer Support Arts Exhibition, and put up for auction. The work was bought by the Mackenzie family from Edinburgh.
Dr Colin Mackenzie, concluding he couldn't "sit and admire it all day", decided to take the work on a not-for-profit tour of Scotland to raise awareness of the art.
During the tour, he said the artist made it known she was happy to do one final sculpture, and Dr Mackenzie then became the postal address for the paper butterflies.
Speaking to BBC Scotland at the Edinburgh Book Festival, he said: "I share a tremendous sadness with many about this being the last paper sculpture, but it's part of the story, and part of the art.
"The mystery of the artist is a fantastic story, and she'll leave a legacy of generosity. Not everyone is in it for themselves."
To the artist, the end of her project seems to be of less importance than the message shared.
She said: "I'm okay about it ending. I've always wanted the attention to be on the message really, that libraries are important resources, and reading matters.
"Having a building free to enter that is outside your home resourced and expertly staffed confers on us all a certain status - that we are valued.
"The fight for libraries continues. Maybe I'll devise a new way of shouting about it rather than with paper and glue."
Southgate, who took temporary charge of the team on Tuesday following Sam Allardyce's departure, spoke to the Manchester United captain on Thursday.
Rooney, 30, is understood to be seen as a leader by the coaching staff, with Southgate keen to maintain continuity.
On Sunday, Southgate will name his squad for England's World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia.
Allardyce said in August that it was an "easy decision" to keep Rooney as captain, despite England's performances at Euro 2016.
Rooney went on to lead England in their 1-0 victory over Slovakia on 4 September but there was debate over what position he should play in.
Speaking after the game, his sole match in charge, Allardyce said Rooney could play "wherever he wanted to".
Allardyce and the Football Association mutually agreed to terminate his contract after just 67 days following a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers.
Under-21 manager Southgate was then appointed to lead England for four matches, starting with their game against Malta on 8 October.
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The Football Association and the club have both launched inquiries after Blackpool boss Gary Bowyer was struck in his side's 3-1 win at Rodney Parade.
Gwent Police has confirmed an arrest was made and the boy has been bailed pending further inquiries.
It warned supporters they could face a ban from future matches.
Supt Glyn Fernquest, of Gwent Police, said: "The vast majority of supporters on Saturday were well behaved. We want all supporters to enjoy the game and part of that is making sure everyone behaves safely and legally.
"If any football-related arrest is made, the individual may be subject to a Football Banning Order application. Any banning order, if successful, will prevent individuals from attending football fixtures."
Miklos Verebes, 29, was found covered in blood in the Carlisle home of Melinda Korosi on 15 September 2016, Carlisle Crown Court heard.
Ms Korosi, 33, died from a "combination of major injuries", prosecutors said.
Mr Verebes denies murder and three charges of raping Ms Korosi between 2012 and 2016.
Miss Korosi was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered severe injuries to her head and neck.
Two pieces of bloodstained rock were found by police at the scene, the court heard.
These were said to have been "capable" of causing the neck injury.
No defensive injuries were found on Miss Korosi's body.
Prosecutors said Mr Verebes told police they were were too late and that Ms Korosi was dead.
The trial continues.
An employee of a charity founded by Mr Fogle was arrested in April on charges related to child pornography.
The restaurant chain said it believes the raid on Mr Fogle's home on Tuesday was related to that case.
Mr Fogle began appearing in Subway ads in 2000 after he lost a large amount of weight by eating Subway sandwiches.
The ad campaign was seen as a huge success, promoting Subway restaurants in the US as a healthy alternative to fast food rivals like McDonald's.
"Subway and Jared Fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation," the company said in a statement. "Jared continues to cooperate with authorities and he expects no actions to be forthcoming. Both Jared and Subway agree that this was the appropriate step to take."
Sections of the company's website featuring Mr Fogle were removed on Tuesday.
Russell Taylor, 43, worked as the executive director of the Jared Foundation, which was set up to combat childhood obesity. In May, he was charged seven counts of production and one count of possession of child pornography.
On Tuesday, federal and state authorities removed electronics from Mr Fogle's Indiana home, but would not comment on the nature of the investigation. Mr Fogle has not been charged with any crime.
"Jared has been co-operating, and continues to cooperate, with law enforcement in their investigation of unspecified charges, and looks forward to its conclusion,'' said Ron Elberger, Mr Fogle's lawyer.
The artist was said to be distraught when his drawings and sketches disappeared in transit to the Karel Appel Foundation in Amsterdam in 2002.
Eight crates of artworks were found by a logistics company who sent it to auction house Bonhams for valuation.
Bonhams and the Art Loss Register (ALR) confirmed they were the missing works.
They had been listed on the ALR's database of more than 350,000 missing, stolen and disputed artworks.
A settlement was eventually agreed between the ALR and the Appel Foundation, and the logistics company - whose name has not been released.
"This case highlights the responsibility of companies who store and transport works of art," said ALR lawyer Christopher Marinello.
He said that logistics companies store and move millions of pounds worth of art every year "but rarely check with the ALR whether the works are missing."
Appel's widow Harriet said: "I am extremely happy that the Karel Appel Foundation have recovered the lost drawings."
The artist, who died in 2006, was a painter, printmaker, sculptor and ceramist.
In 1954, he received the Unesco prize at the Venice Biennale and he was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948.
His paintings are mostly identified for their thickly-painted and swirling depictions of grotesque animals and humans.
Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said the attack on the al-Quds hospital left more than 50 people dead, including at least six medical staff.
But it was Dr Moaz's death in particular that has struck a nerve.
This emotional Facebook tribute posted by a colleague has now been shared more than 23,000 times.
In it, Dr Hatem, the director of the Children's Hospital in Aleppo, praised Dr Moaz's "humanity and bravery".
He said that Dr Moaz, 36, used to work at the Children's Hospital during the day and then attend al-Quds hospital for emergencies in the evening.
"Dr Moaz and I used to spend six hours a day together.
"He was friendly, kind and he used to joke a lot with the whole staff," he said.
"He was the loveliest doctor in our hospital."
Another colleague of Dr Moaz told the BBC's World Tonight programme that they had worked together for five years.
"He was one of my best friends. He was 36 years old, unmarried up until now, waiting for this bloody war to stop to be married", he said.
"He loved his country, he loved his city. He had to stay close to those babies. Who would treat those babies if everybody left?"
Medecins Sans Frontieres, which ran the al-Quds hospital, said Dr Moaz was "one of the last paediatricians in Aleppo". He had worked at the hospital since 2013.
"He kept it going, was always there and always worried about the needs of the people. He was honest and very committed. He worked in conditions you cannot even begin to imagine," MSF representative Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa told the BBC.
MSF said that the hospital was well-known locally. It was hit by a direct air strike on Wednesday.
Aleppo's hospitals are already under extreme strain. Earlier this month Dr Zahed Katurji told the BBC that there were no more than 25 doctors operating in Aleppo.
Local sources blamed Syrian or Russian war planes. The Syrian military has denied targeting the hospital.
MSF said that seven of the hospitals it supports have been bombed since the start of 2016, leaving at least 16 medical staff dead.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir came to power in a military coup in 1989 and has ruled with an iron fist ever since.
Mr Bashir faces two international arrest warrants - issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague - on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The charges relate to the conflict in the western Darfur, where thousands of people died of violence, disease and displacement during fighting between government and rebel forces from 2003 onwards.
Mr Bashir has dismissed the allegations and has continued to travel to countries that oppose the 2009 indictment. Indeed, his repeated defiance of the ICC has increasingly undermined confidence in the court's ability to fulfil its mandate. It has also cast doubt on other African countries' commitment to the ICC - even among those that have officially acknowledged its jurisdiction.
In December 2014, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she was ''hibernating'' investigations into war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan because of a lack of support from the United Nations Security Council.
When Mr Bashir took power in the 1989 military coup against the elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi he dissolved parliament, banned political parties and set up and chaired the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation, which ruled through a civilian government.
He formed an alliance with Hassan al-Turabi, the leader of the National lslamic Front, who became the regime's ideologue and is thought to be behind the introduction of Islamic Sharia law in the north in 1991. In 1993 Mr Bashir dissolved the Revolutionary Command for National Salvation, concentrating power in his own hands.
Mr Bashir was elected president in 1996. A new constitution was drawn up and some opposition activity was permitted.
But in late 1999 Mr Bashir dissolved parliament and declared a state of emergency after Mr Turabi tried to give parliament the power to remove the president and to reinstate the post of prime minister.
President Bashir won re-election in 2000. Supporters of his National Congress Party (NCP) filled parliament. The opposition boycotted the poll, accusing Mr Bashir of vote-rigging.
In April 2010 he won Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years. International observers criticised the election as falling short of international standards. Many opposition parties withdrew from the race, alleging widespread vote rigging and intimidation.
Simmering popular discontent over austerity measures - imposed in response to the fall in oil revenues after South Sudan became independent in 2011 - prompted a challenge to Mr Bashir's hold on power in 2013, when more than 30 dissident NCP members broke away and formed a new party, in what was seen as the most serious split in the leadership since Mr Bashir fell out with Hassan al-Turabi in 1999.
In December 2013, Mr Bashir responded to the calls for reform and the creation of the breakaway party by carrying out a major reshuffle of his cabinet, dropping long-serving loyalists such as Ali Osman Taha - a key figure ever since the 1989 coup - and bringing in some new faces.
In April 2015 he was re-elected to another five-year term. He won nearly 95 percent of the vote on a low turnout and in a poll that was boycotted by most opposition parties.
The authority sent office staff to sweep, dust and move furniture about in a boiler room where pipes were lagged with the potentially deadly material.
A court heard consultants had warned the council three times about the danger.
The council said it is offering support to all "potentially affected" staff.
Stirling Sheriff Court was told the workers were not provided with protective clothing or masks, and there was a risk they could develop asbestos-related illnesses in later life.
Prosecutor Selena Brown said the boiler room was inspected in 2003 by experts from the Institute of Occupational Medicine, who warned asbestos was present in several areas of the 1935 building.
They recommended the asbestos should be removed as soon as possible and the affected areas cleaned and decontaminated.
However, no action was taken, and no warnings were issued to employees.
Further surveys in 2010 and 2011 found the asbestos was still in place, with one identifying lagging on a pipe as "high priority risk", with an associated high potential from flying fibres.
Mrs Brown said three council employees were sent unprotected into the boiler room in February 2012 to give it a "deep clean".
She said they were given no warnings about the presence of asbestos and how to minimise the danger from any asbestos, and no masks or proper protective clothing.
Another expert survey in 2012 warned about asbestos in the boiler room, at which point the council's health and safety department realised that employees might have been exposed.
The council restricted access to the boiler room and reported itself to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which launched an investigation.
Risk assessors concluded there was "quite limited" danger to people who had just walked through the boiler room.
However, they said that "dry brushing" could have caused asbestos fibre levels in the area to peak at levels in excess of workplace limits.
Mrs Brown said none of the employees had yet displayed ill-effects, and the asbestos had been removed by a licensed contractor.
Stirling Council admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act between 13 February 2003 and 31 May 2012.
The council's solicitor, Lesley Allan, said the authority could not explain what had gone wrong.
She said: "It's difficult to determine why the information in the (2003) Institute of Occupational Medicine report came not to be fully acted on when it should have been."
Sheriff Christopher Shead said the presence of asbestos in the building should have raised concerns that ought to have been obvious to anyone.
Stirling Council said the health and wellbeing of employees was its "top priority" and it had carried out training in asbestos awareness.
A council spokeswoman said: "Following the discovery of potential asbestos exposure and the service of Improvement Notices in 2012, the council responded quickly and professionally, cooperating fully with the HSE investigation and putting in place measures to mitigate the risk to employees.
"The council has offered support to all staff potentially affected by this matter."
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University College London researchers said more creative ways of reaching them were needed, like using social media instead of sending letters.
Women who miss out tend to be younger from poorer families or non-native English speakers, the research found.
Cervical cancer screening has been falling in the UK since 2011.
The death of reality TV star Jade Goody from cervical cancer in 2009 is widely accepted to have contributed to a rise in women being screened - but this effect no longer appears to be working.
The percentage of eligible women screened has dropped from 75.7% to 72.7% from 2011 to 2016 in the UK.
The UCL survey suggests that many young women don't get round to cervical screening, even when they intend to go.
Some 4% of women surveyed, particularly older ones, had decided not to go for a smear test at all and around 6% of women said they were completely unaware of the test.
Lack of awareness was higher in women from lower income families and ethnic minority groups.
Women are also known to find the test embarrassing and often difficult to organise.
The findings are based on a survey of 3,100 women aged 24 to 64, published in the European Journal of Cancer, in which 800 said they were not up-to-date with cervical screening.
Dr Jo Waller, who led the study at UCL, said it was "worrying that so many women don't know about cervical screening".
In the UK, women aged 24-49 are invited for a smear every three years, while women 50-64 are invited every five years.
Dr Waller said it was time to find better ways of communicating with women about screening.
"The results around lack of awareness suggest that campaigns using TV, radio, social media or face-to-face visits may be better... than relying on letters in the post, which is the current method."
She said extra reminders and specific appointment slots for first time screenings could make a difference and "potentially save lives".
Around 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK and 900 women die from it.
Cervical screening is thought to prevent about 2,000 deaths each year.
Sarah Williams, health information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "We may need to be more creative in our efforts to help specific groups of women, rather than resorting to conventional 'one-size-fits-all' awareness campaigns."
Jo's Trust - a cervical cancer charity - launched #SmearForSmear campaign earlier this year which was shared at least 14,000 times on social media.
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Almost half of babies (49%) born in 2012/13 were to mothers over 30.
In the mid 1970s the proportion of older mothers was less than a fifth (19%).
The figures published by the Scottish government's Information Services Division (ISD) also reveal mothers in deprived areas are nine times more likely to give birth under the age of 20 than those in affluent parts.
The ISD report said the rise in the number of older mothers has medical consequences.
"This change has obstetric implications and is a contributory factor in the rise in caesarean sections.
"It is well documented that age is correlated with increased risk of emergency caesarean section."
ISD said elective caesarean section rates - where mothers opt for this method of giving birth for non-clinical reasons - have increased in line with the trend.
In the mid 1970s they accounted for just 4.7% of all births, but in 2012/13 that had risen to 12%
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said it was not surprised that mothers were becoming older.
Scottish director Gillian Smith said: "Women are waiting longer to have a child, once they have established themselves in their career.
"But because they are older when they do decide to start a family, it can take longer to become pregnant.
"And it takes longer for the body to recover - which makes having further children slightly more difficult as well."
In all, Scotland registered 58,027 births in 2012, a decrease of 3.4% compared to four years previously.
The ISD figures also highlight the way in which deprivation impacts on child birth.
In the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board area, 438 of 668 (65%) babies born to mothers under the age of 20 came from the most deprived areas.
Only 17 (2.5%) were in the most affluent parts.
On Tuesday, a 25-year-old woman from the city, Danielle McDermott, admitted taking £11,000 from two pensioners between August 2013 and May 2014.
She started to care for Dinah Porter, 89, following a bad fall which left her bed ridden.
Mrs Porter's daughter set up a secret recording after becoming suspicious.
She put marked bank notes in her mother's purse and recorded the serial numbers of the notes.
She then placed her mobile phone camera in her mother's bedroom prior to a visit by McDermott.
"The camera was just sitting here so we saw her bending down over something that was there and she put everything out of her way to get at the purse," Dinah said.
"She wasn't that long with me when this all happened. I thought she was a great wee girl, young and lovely.
"When my money went missing we tried everything under the sun to try and catch her doing it," she said.
The matter was reported by the police to McDermott's then employer.
A trust officer then carried out a review of Danielle McDermott's other clients.
The review showed that one client, who had early stage dementia, had her bank account reduced from £11,195 in August 2013 to £474 in April 2014.
A prosecutor told Londonderry Crown Court on Tuesday that the money had been spent on a lavish lifestyle of holidays, hotels, restaurants and spa treatments for McDermott and her partner.
Dinah's son, Raymond Porter, said he was still in a state of disbelief over the treachery.
"Unbelievable. I still can't get over it, (we felt) betrayed and felt very aware of anyone who came into the house, sceptical and unsafe.
"For her to be stealing and then to be spending it on herself, make-up, going away on holidays, clothes, her lifestyle?
"It came from other people and vulnerable people. Old people were all her targets," Raymond said.
Dinah Porter said she was able to forgive McDermott, who is to be sentenced later this week, but her daughter could not.
"I feel they're not well, there's something wrong about stealing from anybody. I couldn't do it. I'm sorry for her in a way.
"She didn't just betray me, she betrayed a lot of others," she said.
Consultation had been carried out on the move to shut sites with an electorate of less than 100.
Scottish Borders Council was told the costs of running a rural polling place were far higher than in urban areas.
However, councillors backed a motion by leader David Parker to retain the sites after the high referendum turnout.
When the consultation on the move to close polling places was agreed in March there were 10 areas affected.
Two locations - Manor and Abbey St Bathans - were subsequently removed as the electorate had risen into three figures.
It left Cappercleuch, Crailing, Cranshaws, Edgerston, Hermitage, Hownam, Makerstoun and Tweedsmuir still on the list for potential closure.
The cost per elector was said to be much higher at the smaller sites - about £24.20 at Cappercleuch compared with £1 per head at an urban polling place.
The move provoked concerns from local community councils which said closures would "deny residents the opportunity to fully engage with the democratic process" with postal votes seen as a "poor alternative".
Many of them urged the council to look at cutting the number of polling stations in bigger communities if they wanted to make savings.
Now councillors have agreed to retain the sites which were under threat of closure.
A statement said King Bhumibol Adulyadej had accepted Princess Srirasmi's written request.
Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn had asked the government to strip his wife's family of their royally bestowed name.
Seven of her relatives had been arrested in a purge of officials allegedly involved in corruption.
The palace statement, which appeared in the Royal Gazette, read: "Princess Srirasmi, wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn... has written to respectfully resign from her status in the royal family and permission has been granted by His Majesty the King."
Srirasmi is the crown prince's third wife, and the pair married in 2001. They have a son.
He was already known to be estranged from the princess, although they continued to attend official functions together.
There has been no official announcement of a divorce, but their separation is being seen as inevitable.
The princess's uncle, a police general, was arrested over accusations of amassing vast wealth through smuggling and gambling rackets.
Four of her siblings and two other relatives have also been held.
Srirasmi would have been expected to become queen when the crown prince succeeded his father.
This is not the first time a wife of the crown prince has been brought down in this very public way; his second wife was also discredited, then forced into exile 18 years ago.
The world's longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol, a widely revered and unifying figure, has been on the throne in Thailand since 1946.
The pivotal position of the monarchy in Thailand's political order makes the succession an extremely sensitive issue.
Many aspects still cannot be reported from inside the country.
The strict lese majeste law criminalises any critical comment about the monarchy.
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Carrickfergus man Seaton, 26, and McGovern, 28, from Bangor, were 14th at London 2012 and were fourth at the halfway stage in Rio.
"We have now decided to go our separate ways towards new adventures and life challenges," said the duo.
"It has been a complete honour to sail together."
The Northern Irish sailors began competing together in 2009 and they described their partnership as "an amazing journey".
"We spent our time travelling over the world, training with the best teams and not only having fun but working hard all the way.
"Our team-mates and other competitors became our rivals and some of our best mates for life.
"What a great pleasure it has been to sail with each other but we could not have achieved our dreams if it wasn't for all the family, friends, coaches, sponsors and supporters.
"It has been the most amazing life experience."
The duo's successes included victory at this year's Princess Sofia Regatta in the Bay of Palma.
She is described as being in a "serious but stable" condition, is heavily sedated and will remain in hospital in Australia for at least a week, but is expected to make a full recovery.
Payne made history in 2015 by becoming the first female rider to win the Melbourne Cup, on Prince Of Penzance.
The 30-year-old said she was in "acute pain" after falling from Dutch Courage.
She is not expected to ride for the remainder of her domestic 2015-16 season, which finishes on 31 July.
Payne told the BBC earlier this month she was relishing a trip to Europe, including Royal Ascot, but is also now a doubt for the Shergar Cup at the Berkshire track in August.
Victorian Jockeys' Association chief executive Des O'Keefe said: "Surgery has been successful and Michelle will be remaining in hospital for at least a week, perhaps more. She's in a serious but stable condition."
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O'Keefe added: "She's very very lucky. Any fall from a horse, particularly at 60km an hour is a tricky outcome
"It looked reasonably innocuous at the time and it's ended up significantly more serious than that, but hopefully the recovery will be full and complete.
"I'm sure she'll have mixed feelings - happy that it could have been a lot worse but also bitterly disappointed given the amount of work she's been doing and some overseas engagements that will now be on hold."
It brings to six the known species of Ichthyosaurus - ''sea dragons'' that ruled the oceans in Jurassic times.
Both fossils were unearthed in Somerset in the 1800s.
One specimen has been on display at Bristol University for decades, under the gaze of countless students.
The other was donated to a museum in Philadelphia, US, by Thomas Hawkins, a well-known Victorian fossil collector.
He amassed a huge collection of marine reptiles from Somerset in the first half of the 19th Century.
Such was the Victorian craze for skeletons of ichythyosaurs - the first was found by Mary Anning on the Dorset coast - that they ended up in museums and collections right across the world.
Palaeontologists Dean Lomax of Manchester University and Judy Massare of Brockport College, New York, examined hundreds of ichthyosaur fossils in Europe and North America, including some that had been kept hidden for decades.
''These are two new species - brand new species to science,'' Dean Lomax told BBC News.
''They show that during the early Jurassic - around 200 million years ago - the ichythyosaur, and specifically this particular type, was a lot more diverse than previously thought.''
Ichthyosaurs were fierce predators, growing up to 15m in length.
The dolphin-shaped creatures patrolled the seas at a time when the UK was a series of small islands.
They were among the first skeletons to be discovered by early British fossil-hunters, at a time when theories of evolution and concepts of geology were in their infancy.
The reptile fossils were categorised as new species on the basis of distinctive features of their skull and other bones.
One of the new species was identified from a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur that has been on display at the University of Bristol for more than 30 years.
The other - originally found in a quarry in Glastonbury - was donated to Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences in 1847.
The specimen had been in storage, and few people even knew of its existence.
''It's been hidden away behind the scenes for such a long time,'' said Dean Lomax.
''It was quite amazing when Judy Massare and myself examined the specimen and then found that it was a practically complete skeleton and in my personal opinion the best example ever of the ichthyosaur genus to be collected and studied.''
The Philadelphia specimen has been named Ichthyosaurus somersetensis, in honour of the county where so many specimens have been dug up or found in quarries.
The Bristol University fossil has been called Ichthyosaurus larkini, in honour of British palaeontologist Nigel Larkin, whose whose family has lived in the Bristol area for centuries.
A scholarly paper describing the research is published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology.
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The airline posted a better-than-expected operating profit of €816m (£613m), compared with a €129m loss for 2014.
The results sent shares up more than 10% to €8.22 in late trading in Paris.
However, the company warned that lower ticket prices would erode the benefits of cheaper fuel this year.
"The global context in 2016 remains highly uncertain regarding fuel prices, the continuation of the overcapacity situation on several markets, and the geopolitical and economic context in which we operate," Air France-KLM said.
Cheaper oil reduced the annual fuel bill by 6.7% to €6.18bn, with a 20% fall in the fourth quarter, although existing hedging contracts limited some of the savings.
The November terror attacks in Paris cut revenue by an estimated €120m in the fourth quarter as tourists stayed away from the French capital.
Despite the attacks, revenue for the three months to 31 December rose 2.2% to €6.3bn.
The airline is cutting labour costs and restructuring its network to compete with fast-growing Gulf airlines and European low-cost carriers.
Air France-KLM lowered net debt by €1.1bn to €4.3bn and pledged to reduce the figure further this year.
Chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the company continued to negotiate new agreements with staff to improve its competitiveness.
Last year, the airline was embroiled in often bitter talks with staff as it sought to impose its "Perform 2020" growth plan.
In October, six workers were arrested after staff ripped off executives' shirts in an angry protest over 2,900 planned redundancies.
That figure was later revised down to 1,600 voluntary departures by the end of 2017, union officials said.
Air France-KLM pays 30% of overall revenue in wages, compared with 24% for Lufthansa and about 12% for a budget airline such as Ryanair.
Steve Martin and Michael Caine appeared in the 1988 caper as conmen competing to swindle a wealthy young heiress.
Variety magazine said the new version would switch the genders with two women defrauding a naive tech prodigy.
The Australian actress tweeted: "The con is on!! I will be starring in a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for MGM." Her co-star has not yet been announced.
The news follows a remake of Ghostbusters in which the poltergeist-hunting lead characters were played by women.
Variety said Wilson is also set to appear in a remake of Private Benjamin.
Goldie Hawn was nominated for an Oscar for the 1980 original, in which she played a young woman from a wealthy family who decides to join the US Army.
Wilson has shot to fame in recent years thanks to roles in films including Bridesmaids and the Pitch Perfect franchise.
She is currently starring in Guys and Dolls on the West End stage, earning rave reviews.
Harlequins prop Marler, playing for the first time since being banned for his "Gypsy boy" insult, has been reported for an alleged kick on Grenoble hooker Arnaud Heguy.
Saracens fly-half Farrell is alleged to have committed a dangerous tackle on Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson.
Wasps' Simon McIntyre faces a hearing for allegedly kicking Maro Itoje.
Marler, who has 42 England caps, returned to the Harlequins team on Friday after being suspended for two games for calling Wales forward Samson Lee "Gypsy boy" during the Six Nations.
Television pictures appeared to show the 25-year-old kicking Heguy in the head in the 26th minute of a 30-6 victory in the European Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Quins director of rugby Conor O'Shea, however, said the incident was "nowhere near a boot" and not worthy of a red card.
If Marler is found guilty, the low end of a ban is four weeks, rising to eight weeks for a mid-range ban and a maximum of a one-year suspension.
Farrell, meanwhile, could face a minimum two-week ban for his tackle in Saracens' 24-17 win over Wasps in the European Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday.
The 24-year-old, capped 40 times, was sent to the sin-bin following the incident.
With a mid-range offence receiving a six-week sanction, Farrell and Marler could be ruled out of England's summer matches.
Eddie Jones' side face Wales at the end of May before a three-match Test series in Australia in June.
Saracens lock Itoje, who made his England debut during the Six Nations, has been issued with a warning for playing Wasps prop McIntyre without the ball in the second half of Saracens' victory, while Grenoble's Fabrice Estebanez has been given a similar reprimand for striking Harlequins wing Marland Yarde.
The dates of the disciplinary hearings for Farrell, Marler and McIntyre are yet to be announced.
Gerrard will leave the Reds when his current deal expires next summer, despite being offered a new contract.
Carragher said the 34-year-old could have been made to feel more "wanted" or been tempted by a coaching role to go with his playing responsibilities.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said he wanted Gerrard to stay and that the midfielder wanted to carry on playing.
Gerrard will now move to the United States and has been linked with a move to Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy.
He joined Liverpool aged nine and has gone on to win the Champions League, Uefa Cup, two FA Cups, three League Cups, one Community Shield and two Uefa Super Cups during his time at the club.
However, Rodgers has rested him on several occasions this season when he has started with his captain on the bench.
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"Steven is not someone who would be comfortable just sitting on the bench and, in that sense, he has made the right decision," said Carragher, writing in his column for the Daily Mail.
"Still, I cannot help feeling Liverpool's hierarchy should have done more to ensure he remained at Anfield."
The 36-year-old added: "Over the next 12 months Steven could have been given a role on the staff to combine with his playing duties.
"It would have been like work experience, with him shadowing Brendan Rodgers, looking at how the academy is run - all the different aspects of the club.
"At the end of the year, it might have been that Steven wasn't at the right level to be a coach or he could have decided that coaching wasn't for him.
"But I look at what is happening with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United now and I am dismayed that Liverpool are letting that experience leave."
Rodgers, who took over as Liverpool boss in June 2012, said Gerrard wanted to play for a couple more years.
"Naturally, at this level that was going to be tapered a little bit over the next couple of years," the Reds manager said.
"He wasn't ready to move into coaching or anything like that yet. He still sees himself very much as a player."
The comedian set up the Trew Era Cafe on the New Era estate, Hackney, last year.
The Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPT) called the donation a "wonderful opportunity" for them to strengthen their work.
Brand joked: "If I ever get sent down I hope this'll mean I get a cushy job in the library."
He set up the cafe, named after the comedian's YouTube show The Trews, as a social enterprise.
It was staffed by former drug addicts who were in abstinence-based recovery.
RAPT's London Recovery Hub is located next door to the Trew Era Cafe.
David Bernstein, RAPT chairman of trustees, said: "This is a wonderful opportunity for RAPT to further strengthen our employment and enterprise activities for ex-offenders and recovering addicts. We're enormously grateful to Russell for his generosity in donating the Cafe."
The RMT said the train operator had turned down an offer to resume talks on Friday and offered to meet on Monday - hours before the strikes begins.
In a letter to the head of the ScotRail Alliance, RMT general secretary Mick Cash warned that rail bosses were "giving no priority" to the dispute.
ScotRail said it was making plans to meet the union as soon as possible.
In his letter to ScotRail's managing director Phil Verster, Mr Cash said union negotiators were on stand-by to discuss the dispute over the weekend.
The train operator's offer to attend Acas talks at 10:00 on Monday did not appear to be a "genuine offer to avert strike action at all", he added.
He said: "It is imperative that not only is your company seen to be making steps to resolve this dispute but that you are actually taking steps to listen to the concerns of your staff and the travelling public on such a safety critical matter that we are in dispute over."
However, in a statement ScotRail said: "Talks not strikes is the way forward. We're making arrangements to meet the RMT again as soon as possible."
The RMT announced the dates of a series of six planned strikes after saying a majority of its members had voted for strike action in a ballot with a 75% turnout.
The union said it had not received direct reassurances from the Abellio ScotRail franchise that driver-only services would not be extended.
The RMT said the planned strikes will be held between 00:01 and 23:59 on:
Kieron McKeefery, 21, said he "walked around like the king for a week" after finding £1,245,000 in his NatWest account.
The web designer, from Barnsley, discovered the cash when he checked his unused savings account at work.
NatWest said it was not their error but the funds had been sent to Mr McKeefery's account by another bank.
Mr McKeefery, from the Brampton area, alerted NatWest straight away after the find in January saying that having so much money made him feel "uneasy".
He has just released the details, and said: "My first thought was 'get it spent', but about five seconds later I thought I should actually tell the bank."
He said he was surprised by the laid-back reaction of NatWest, saying it took 10 days to take the money back.
"I constantly had to chase them up to get it sorted - I didn't really want to leave such a large amount in there."
NatWest admitted it should have done more to move the money from Mr McKeefery's account to a suspense account.
"We appreciate Mr McKeefery bringing this issue to us," a statement said. "It occurred not as a result of a NatWest error but we were able to help resolve it as a result of his pro-activity.
"The delay he experienced... was due, in part, to processes that need to be followed to return funds to the sending bank, though we also could have done more for him in moving the funds to a temporary suspense account."
NatWest left Mr McKeefery with £210 interest from the sum, which he says he has spent already.
"Having £210 isn't bad I guess for the hassle. I can't even remember what I spent it on."
The woman has worked for the ministry for six years, and insists the pictures are private and nothing to do with her job, Belgian reports say.
But her boss is said to have disagreed, because photos posted on Twitter clearly featured the ministry itself.
The woman complained to a top court but it found against her.
Described as an administrative employee, the unidentified woman was apparently first spotted in a French TV report on men and women who offer sexual services, according to Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws.
Photos then surfaced online of her posing naked inside the interior ministry office and lifts in the Boulevard de Waterloo in central Brussels.
Hauled in before her boss, she was then told to hand over her laptop and ministry identity card and stay at home provisionally suspended on full pay.
The woman involved accuses the ministry of harming her private life with a "vindictive measure" that seriously harmed her professional reputation, Het Laatste Nieuws reports.
Her lawyer was not available for comment but the woman was quoting as saying: "I'm being treated like a leper," insisting she had the support of her colleagues.
Belgian media said ministry director Benoit Breyne had made the decision to suspend the worker provisionally pending further inquiries.
Belgium's top administrative court, the Council of State, said she had herself taken the risk of sullying her reputation by taking the pictures and disseminating them on the internet.
Ian Cumming offered a pie to anyone who disembarked at Cambridgeshire's Shippea Hill station on Christmas Eve.
This year he attracted 16 people - more than used the station in the last year.
With just two trains during the day - 12 hours apart - the mince pie fans had to find alternative means to get home or commit to a day in the Fens.
Mr Cumming had encouraged people to either run or cycle back - or ask a "nice person" to pick them up.
Otherwise, they will have to wait for the next train at 19:27 GMT.
Travel photographer Mr Cumming said: "I think it has been a great success. I think everyone enjoyed themselves."
The 2015 Bake Off finalist, from Great Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, made 38 mince pies, some with a Viennese topping.
"It was a really jolly crowd and we even had a welcoming committee with a banner," he said.
"It's just a bit of fun for Christmas Eve. Have a pie and get a bit of exercise at the same time."
The station was used just 12 times in the last financial year. Its nearest rival for the title of quietest station is Greater Manchester's Reddish South.
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) confirmed its legal team had contacted John Doyle seeking a partial refund.
Mr Doyle and six other staff shared £850,000 in pay-offs when Coatbridge College merged with two other colleges.
He has maintained he did nothing wrong and that he has no reason to pay the money back.
Mr Doyle has been accused by MSPs of withholding information from the college to "feather his own nest" from public funds.
Mr Doyle, who earned £116,000 a year by the end of his service, was given:
In June, the Auditor General Caroline Gardner issued a highly-critical report of the severance deals paid out by the college, which she said were overly-generous.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was "appalled" by the situation.
In a new letter to Holyrood's Public Audit Committee, the SFC said it "used all the powers we had available at the time to prevent the board giving favourable treatment to Mr Doyle".
John Kemp, SFC director of access, skills and outcome agreements, said: "We are discussing with New College Lanarkshire, as the successor body to Coatbridge College and the body to which Mr Doyle would repay the money, the options for recovery of the severance payment.
"Our legal advisers have written to Mr Doyle on behalf of the SFC and New College Lanarkshire asking him to return the portion of the severance payment over and above what would have been paid in the Lanarkshire scheme."
Mr Doyle's payout after his departure in November 2013 amounted to 21 months' salary, plus additional benefits.
Others received 13 months' salary - in line with SFC guidelines.
The SFC has been in discussions with Education Secretary Angela Constance about measures to minimise the risk of similar governance failures.
It acknowledged it should have made its guidance on severance payments "more explicitly available to all board members".
Mr Kemp added: "The events at Coatbridge College were exceptional and demonstrated a level of deliberate and sustained effort to act in a way that was contrary to our guidance and advice.
"In future we will ensure that processes and guidance are written or amended with these exceptional circumstances in mind."
Elaine Smith, the Labour MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, said Mr Doyle had "a moral obligation to return the chunk of his pay-off which was in excess of college guidelines".
She added: "To do otherwise would be a slap in the face to staff across the sector."
The Super Eagles landed in Zambia barely 22 hours before their 2018 World Cup qualifier on 9 October after financial problems delayed the squad.
Nigeria, captained by Mikel, won Olympic bronze despite arriving just hours before their first match in Manaus because of transport issues.
"I don't think anything can beat the problems that we faced at the Olympics. I don't think any team or country can go through what we went through in Brazil and perform the way we did," Mikel told BBC Sport.
"I think it's a miracle [their unorthodox journey to Olympic football bronze] and I don't think it will ever happen again.
"To arrive at a tournament a couple of hours before your first game and still end up with a medal was an outstanding team performance.
"I wouldn't say it's the same problem [arriving on match day] we are facing now, but it is still the same issues that need to be sorted out," said Mikel.
Three-time African champions Nigeria are top of Group B in their qualifying race for Russia after a hard-fought 2-1 win in Zambia.
But Mikel, who made a scoring debut for his country at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations against Zimbabwe, believes hitch-free preparations will boost their chances of clinching the group's sole ticket.
"For us to succeed we need to put things in place as early as possible and let the players focus on football, and not dealing with issues like flight and other things off the pitch," he said.
"This is where my experience comes in and make sure I keep the team together. I don't let whatever is happening outside distract the team," Mikel added.
Pay rows have often surrounded Nigerian teams with players boycotting training at major tournaments over unpaid bonuses.
As the most experienced player in the current squad with 72 appearances, Mikel is keen to avert such an embarrassing situation.
"I try to take in all the problems, I deal with it myself and I only speak to the players when there is good news.
"I'm sure that's what they always want to hear from me, I listen to them, we make decisions together - at the end of the day I have to have a final say on what we have to do.
"Sometimes you only need one voice, with a single voice I think everything goes smoothly.
"With the experience that I have, I will make sure whatever is happening off the pitch doesn't affect us in these qualifiers."
Olympic bronze medallist winner, Mikel has played for Nigeria at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013.
He won the 2013 Nations Cup title in South Africa and was a member of the team that reached the second round at the 2014 World Cup.
During the White House correspondents' annual dinner Mr Obama showed a picture of a White House with girls in bikinis sipping cocktails in a hot tub.
The president also made fun of rumours that he was not born in the US.
Mr Trump, a potential Republican presidential candidate, had recently revived the conspiracy theory.
Mr Obama said that after he released his long-form birth certificate this week in order to settle the issue, Mr Trump could now turn his attention to more serious matters such as, "Did we fake the Moon landing?"
During the dinner comedian Seth Meyers also teased Mr Trump, who sat stony-faced through the barrage.
"Donald Trump often talks about running as a Republican, which is surprising," said Mr Meyers. "I just assumed he was running as a joke."
He told the BBC's Andrew Neil his rivals were not in touch with ordinary people, whose quality of life had been damaged by high levels of immigration.
The UKIP leader said he believed that the UK would be safer outside the EU.
And responding to the Archbishop of Canterbury's criticism of him, he said "we have good and bad archbishops".
The Leave campaign has claimed that it has momentum on its side with less than a fortnight to go until the referendum on 23 June.
A poll for the Independent, published on Friday evening, suggests the Leave campaign has a 10-point lead while senior Labour figures have expressed concern to the BBC that they are haemorrhaging support to the Leave side in certain areas.
In his special referendum interview with Andrew Neil, Mr Farage dismissed criticism by George Osborne that his vision for the UK outside the EU was "mean and divisive", suggesting the chancellor was part of a "Westminster bubble" who did not meet ordinary people and was unaware of what was happening in the country.
"My vision is to put this country and the British people first and for us to divorce ourselves from political union and re-engage with the rest of the world. It is upbeat, positive and I tell you something, I think we are going to win."
Mr Farage, who has been arguing for the UK to leave the EU for more than 20 years, acknowledged that immigration may have boosted economic growth in the past but suggested people on ordinary incomes had suffered - many being worse off in real terms than 10 years ago.
"We shouldn't measure everything in terms of GDP figures or economics", he said. "There is something called quality of life."
He claimed that immigration controls advocated by UKIP for years - based on an Australian-style points system prioritising highly skilled workers - would ensure greater fairness in the system.
Brandishing his passport - which has become a familiar gesture during the campaign - he said a "strict" policy on who was allowed into the UK would make the country safer.
"We can't completely isolate ourselves from international terrorism and the problem the world faces. But the question in this referendum is 'can we make ourselves safer?', and I genuinely believe that we can," he said.
He defended comments he made in a newspaper interview last week suggesting Cologne-style assaults on women by migrants would be more likely if the UK votes Remain, saying that he had chosen his words "very carefully" and tried to make it a "non-issue" in the campaign.
Asked about the Most Reverend Justin Welby's criticism of the remarks as "racist" and "pandering to people prejudices", he responded by saying that the Archbishop of Canterbury had clearly only read the subsequent headlines, adding that "there are good and bad archbishops".
Mr Farage was speaking after one opinion poll - conducted by ORB for the Independent - suggested the Leave campaign was on 55% while Remain was on 45%.
The online survey of 2,000 people, conducted on Thursday and Friday, is the largest lead so far for the Leave campaign, which has been behind its opponents in several other recent polls.
But Vote Leave cast doubt on the poll, tweeting that its data suggested the contest was "closer to 50-50".
Pressed on Friday about whether he thinks he will lose the referendum, David Cameron told a town hall event organised by BuzzFeed UK and Facebook: "I'm very concerned about the outcome of this referendum because... we're going to live with this decision, young people are going to live with this decision the longest."
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The 27-year-old, who has five England caps, was in his second spell with Wigan after a stint with NRL side Parramatta Eels.
Mossop is the Red Devils' fourth new signing for next season after Daniel Murray, Kriss Brining and Lama Tasi.
"He adds depth to our pack and brings with him plenty of experience," said head coach Ian Watson.
They are gathered to monitor their numbers but are otherwise left to roam the hills in Conwy county for the rest of the year.
Volunteers and spectators met in Llanfairfechan for the round-up which takes place over several hours.
A study in 2013 showed the Carneddau ponies were a unique breed.
Among those participating on Saturday was Peter Griffiths who said "everybody and no one" own the ponies.
"We check them and make sure they're OK and healthy," he said.
"They stay down here for one night. The next day we take them back up the mountain and they go back to exactly where they were."
He said there had been some criticisms on social media about the annual round-up with claims the ponies were being "chased".
But he insisted the safety of the ponies was paramount.
"Once we're up there, everything slows down," he said. "You'll never catch a horse going after it at 100 miles an hour."
The team were knocked out by Wales after losing 1-0 to Wales.
However, the team beat Ukraine 2-0 on their way to qualifying for the last-16 in their first major tournament in 30 years.
An official homecoming event will take place in the Fan Zone in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
Thousands of Northern Ireland supporters watched the team's matches from the Fan Zone throughout the tournament.
The event is being hosted by the Department of Communities, Irish FA, Belsonic and Belfast City Council.
The homecoming event is expected to start at about 17:30 BST and finish at about 20:30 BST.
Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.
Jia Li Huang, 63, was discovered in a property on Atkinson Road in Urmston, Greater Manchester, after officers were called amid concerns for a woman's safety at 12.30 BST on Monday.
Police said a man Tasered at the scene was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Mr Huang's family said he was "a good man" who would now be at peace.
A statement said: "My father was an amazing person, he was brave and he thought he was invincible, but sadly his life was taken away.
"We never thought we would lose our father this way. It is such a horrible way to die, he never deserved this, he was a good man."
The woman suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital, Greater Manchester Police said.
John Timpson, 74, from Tarporley in Cheshire, received the honour for services to business and fostering.
Alongside his career in business and being a father to five children, Mr Timpson and his late wife Alex fostered 90 children throughout their marriage.
He said fostering had "taught me a lot about people".
Mr Timpson has run the Timpson business - set up by his great-grandfather in 1865 - for 42 years and prides himself on an "upside-down management approach" which is "not bothered by qualifications or CVs".
"We just look at the candidate and work out who they are," he said.
Other Greater Manchester and Cheshire appointments include Universal Credit development director Janice Hartley, who becomes a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and parish councillor Sylvia Jenkinson, who becomes an MBE for her work in the aftermath of the Bosley mill explosion.
In the world of arts, the musical director of the Halle Orchestra, Sir Mark Philip Elder, is appointed a Companion of Honour, while Oldham-born actor Sarah Lancashire is appointed an OBE, while in sport, rugby league's Terry Flanagan becomes an MBE.
Authorities in England and Wales will be able to demand owners be trained, muzzle dogs or insert microchips.
It follows changes made earlier this year enabling prosecution for a dog attack on private property.
Animal welfare minister Lord de Mauley said the government was taking "tough action" against negligent owners.
Prison sentences for owners of violent dogs were extended earlier this year as part of changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Owners now face a maximum of 14 years for a fatal dog attack, five years for an injury and three years for an attack on an assistance dog.
In 2013, 6,740 people required hospital treatment for dog attacks - an increase of 6% from 2012.
In total, eight adults and 13 children have died from dog attacks since 2005.
In October last year, Jade Anderson, 14, was mauled to death by a dog, but the owner could not be prosecuted under the Dangerous Dogs Act because it did not happen in a public place.
But in May, the Act was amended to allow prosecution if the pet attacked someone who was on private property, regardless of the circumstances by which they were there.
"Dog attacks are devastating for victims and their families which is why we are taking tough action against those who allow them to happen," Lord de Mauley said.
"Police and local authorities will now have more powers to demand that irresponsible dog owners take steps to prevent attacks before they occur."
Around nine postmen and women are attacked by dogs across the UK every day.
Shaun Davis, Royal Mail director of safety, health, wellbeing and sustainability, said he was "pleased" with the measure.
A manual will be released alongside the new legislation to help guide local and police authorities.
The national policing lead for dangerous dogs, Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard, said: "The practitioners manual gives police officers and other practitioners clear guidance on how to best implement the legislative changes, especially the early preventative measures such as community protection notices, to help prevent more serious events occurring in the future.
"It also provides a platform to share good practice between police forces and partner agencies and it will form part of the ongoing training of dog legislation officers across England and Wales."
Jamie Thomson, 26, was seriously injured in the collision which happened at a roundabout on Braidcraft Road in Pollok on Saturday 19 March.
He was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where died on Friday evening.
The 51-year-old driver of the bin lorry and his two male passengers were not injured.
Alberto Nisman said Iran was attempting to set up intelligence-gathering stations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and other countries in the region.
Mr Nisman is investigating a bomb attack that killed 85 people in a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in 1994.
Iran has always denied involvement in the attack.
But in an indictment handed to a federal judge in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Mr Nisman repeated the often-made claim that Iran sponsored the bombing.
And he accused Iran of a nefarious project in the wider region.
"I legally accuse Iran of infiltrating several South American countries to install intelligence stations - in other words espionage bases - destined to commit, encourage and sponsor terror attacks like the one that took place against Amia," Mr Nisman was quoted as saying, referring to the Jewish centre bombed nearly 20 years ago.
He said the countries targeted included Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Surinam.
And he claimed that Mohsen Rabbani - the Iranian former cultural attache in Buenos Aires who Argentina blames for the Amia attack - was co-ordinating the alleged infiltration operation.
In February Argentine legislators approved an agreement with Iran to set up an international truth commission to investigate the Amia attack.
The Argentine government proposed this commission as a way to reactivate investigations into the bombing, but the opposition and some Jewish groups in Argentina have criticised it.
Argentina has issued arrest warrants for several Iranian nationals and a Lebanese national in connection with the bombing.
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The World Cup winners took the honour ahead of Europe's Ryder Cup golfers, the GB & Northern Ireland athletics squad and the Mercedes F1 team.
England beat Canada 21-9 in Paris to win the World Cup for the first time since 1994 after three final defeats.
"This is a massive turning point for women's sport," said captain Katy McLean.
"I would like to thank the Rugby Football Union and Sport England and our friends and family and to everybody at home."
"Also to the ex-players who have battled to win England the World Cup. This is just as much to you as it is to us.
"This is for you guys," added McLean.
Many of the England players returned to full-time jobs following the win.
It was later announced that the England Women's Sevens squad would be turning professional, with the Rugby Football Union giving full-time contracts to 20 players.
Maroulis, 24, beat Japan's 13-time freestyle world champion Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the -53kg final in Rio.
Yoshida, 33, was attempting to win her fourth successive Olympic gold medal and this was just the third defeat of her senior career.
Azerbaijan's Natalya Sinishin and Swede Sofia Mattsson won bronze.
Sinishin beat Venezuelan Angelica Betzaneth Arguello Villegas 3-1, while Mattson won 5-0 against China's Xuechun Zhong in a bout that lasted barely 30 seconds.
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The 42-year-old former Scotland stand-off signed a one-year extension with the Pro12 champions on Thursday.
"I'll have been here five years at the end of the contract and my hope is that I continue here," said Townsend.
"But I'll be reflecting this time next year whether I'm the right person for the job, whether the team has continued to improve."
Warriors have been on an upward trajectory since Townsend took over in 2012, reaching the semi-finals and final before winning the Pro12 for the first time in successive seasons.
"It's great that I'm able to stay here for longer, these first three-and-a-half years have gone by very quickly," he added.
"I was honoured and very grateful when I got offered the job and I've loved my time here so far and want it to continue."
Named coach of the year twice in his three seasons in the Pro12, Townsend was reluctant to address questions on whether or not other clubs had enquired about his services.
"If you want there to be interest you can make interest, when people leave jobs either someone speaks to you or not but my focus was on staying here," he answered.
"We've been talking about it for a while with Scottish Rugby and I was keen to add another year."
Glasgow are sixth in the Pro12, with three losses in their first eight outings, while Saturday brings a must-win European Champions Cup tie with Scarlets at Scotstoun.
Warriors have never reached the knockout phase of the competition and opened with a disappointing home defeat to Northampton.
"We have a really good squad and it's a young squad so they should get better and we have the work ethic to improve," added Townsend on the coming challenges.
"After that, it's about delivering and making sure we are competitive in the Pro12 and in Europe.
"We really need to win four of the five [remaining Pool Three matches] and if we were to lose [against Scarlets] we'd be really up against it."
The hashtag has been growing in popularity, prompting Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and sports personalities like Sania Mirza and cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni to also participate.
The hashtag originated in Britain to celebrate their Armed Forces Day on 25 June but has now been appropriated in India to do the same.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi on Saturday morning.
But celebrations appear to have started early on Twitter with thousands rushing to post their #saluteselfies on Twitter.
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Paul Pugh, 34, was in a coma for two months after four men beat him during a night out in Carmarthenshire in 2007.
He has rebuilt his life over eight years, requiring bouts of brain surgery.
Now, a video detailing his story will be shown in schools.
Hundreds of people have already taken Paul's Pledge - a campaign led by Mr Pugh and Dyfed-Powys Police to never condone violent behaviour.
"It's something I needed to do, both for myself - to help me get better - and to try and prevent the same thing happening to anyone else," he said.
"I don't care how many times I have to tell my story, how long it takes to get the message out there, I will dedicate the rest of my life to making people understand that drunkenness is never an excuse for violence."
The documentary starts with the 999 call made after Mr Pugh's assault.
It goes on to show harrowing CCTV footage of Paul on the ground surrounded by his attackers.
"I wanted to tell my story and educate people on how attacks like this devastate lives, but if the message was really going to hit home it had to do more than that, it had to shock people," he said.
"It takes these really chilling images to cut through the bravado and force people to stop and think.
"There's no point in demonising them, as that just makes people think that they're not the sort of person who'd do something like that. The point is anyone could be 'that sort of person' unless they're careful."
Mr Pugh said his next challenge was to carry on with intensive physiotherapy so he can one day lead an independent life again.
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Deverdics drilled in a 20-yard strike after Halifax failed to clear a corner in the eighth minute.
Jordan Burrow almost salvaged a point for the Shaymen late on when he headed against the bar.
Dover leapfrog Tranmere into fourth place, while Halifax drop to 22nd, a point off safety.
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Nicky Deverdics' goal proved enough to secure victory at home to relegation-threatened Halifax and keep Dover in National League play-off contention.
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Reckord, 24, is former Wolves trainee spent the last two seasons at Scottish Premier League side Ross County, but left them in April.
He previously spent time on loan at Northampton, Scunthorpe, Coventry, Plymouth and Swindon while at Wolves.
Woodland, 20, was at Oldham on loan in 2013 and joins on a six-month deal.
He has won five caps for the Philippines.
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Oldham Athletic have brought in left-back Jamie Reckord on a one-year deal and re-signed Bradford Park Avenue midfielder Luke Woodland.
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The 30-year-old was taken to hospital "for assessment" after police were called to Salford on Sunday.
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.
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 Manchester City midfielder Trevor Sinclair
Thoughts with Aaron Lennon right now.
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Hope Aaron Lennon will be OK and gets the help he needs.
England cricketer Kate Cross
Fingers crossed Aaron Lennon is OK. Another reminder that mental health affects us all. Be kind.
Former Watford and Sheffield United striker Danny Webber
Get well soon Aaron Lennon.
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Hope Aaron Lennon gets all the help, love and support he needs in every way possible.
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Everton winger Aaron Lennon was detained under the Mental Health Act by police over concerns for his welfare.
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The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is not currently organising a domestic league however it is running an FA Cup that only a handful fans watched over the weekend, despite entry being free.
Just a week earlier the biggest crowd for a domestic in more than 20 years saw Mountain City beat Fullah Town 1-0 in the non-league final at the Siaka Stevens stadium in Freetown.
Indeed the match attracted more fans than some of Sierra Leone's recent international matches in Freetown.
Even a breakaway league organised by 11 out of 14 premier league clubs that ended a few months ago failed to attract large crowds in Freetown.
The community tournament was organised by Freetown-based Central One Football Association (Cofa), an affiliate body to West Area Football Association (Wafa) which is a member of the SLFA.
The majority of players from Freetown's 11 top-flight clubs played in the community league including several internationals among them goalkeeper Unisa Koroma for Mountain City.
The match also boasted big-names coaches with Charlie Wright leading Mountain City and Amidu Karim in charge of Fullah Town.
The duo are usually assistant coach and head coach respectively at Kallon FC.
Replica shirts of the two finalists were sold out and the SLFA provided Fifa-standard referees for the final to show their support for the competition.
Blamoh Robert, the secretary general of premier league club Kallon FC (owned by former Leone Star Mohamed Kallon), says the SLFA should take note.
"This is a big slap in the face to the SLFA and its members in Freetown as Cofa has succeeded where we have failed," Roberts told BBC Sport.
"The SLFA and Wafa has brought football to standstill in the western area because of pride and ego.
"This is as a result of the impasse within the SLFA. This should teach us that we must play football no matter the situation.
"The SLFA should not be learning from Cofa, it should be the other way round."
The head of competitions of the SLFA Sorie Ibrahim Sesay disagrees that it reflects badly on them but admits that their FA Cup is struggling to attract crowds in Freetown.
"It's a fact the Cofa final attracted a big crowd but it's not a slap against us because we're organising the FA Cup despite the challenges we are facing," Sesay told BBC Sport.
"One of the challenges is that the ongoing national FA Cup is struggling to draw crowds in Freetown and it's because of infighting within the football family.
"Sierra Leoneans like football and I believe if we stop fighting and unite as a family we'll organise better domestic competitions and crowds will return to watch our matches."
The problems within Sierra Leone football and the recent Ebola outbreak means that there has been just one league season and two FA Cups since 2013.
The ongoing FA Cup has reached the last 32 but is being played without six premier league clubs.
The missing teams were also part of the 11 sides that took part in a breakaway league earlier this year and had vowed not to play in any competition organised by the current SLFA administration.
It is still not clear whether two other premier clubs, Freetown City FC and Mighty Blackpool, will take part in the current FA Cup.
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After a goalless draw, Australia had a penalty to win after Brazilian icon Marta missed her effort - but Barbara kept out Katrina Gorry's strike.
Alanna Kennedy then saw Barbara save her penalty to send Brazil into a semi-final with Sweden in Rio on Tuesday.
Canada will face Germany in the other last-four tie.
Sweden beat defending champions United States in their quarter-final.
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Goalkeeper Barbara saved the decisive penalty as hosts Brazil beat Australia 7-6 on penalties to move into the Olympic football semi-finals.
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Drivers in England could be given a "grace period" to pick up goods from shops or leave their cars in bays for longer without being fined.
While the Conservatives are keen on the idea, their Lib Dem coalition partners are understood to have reservations.
Councils have rejected suggestions they are using parking fines as "cash cows".
Parking and waiting on double yellow lines is prohibited - unless stated - for all vehicles except for those making commercial deliveries and pick-ups, blue badge holders and the emergency services.
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Both sides of the coalition say they want to help boost town centre trade, but disagree on how to do it.
Eric Pickles agrees with the High Street guru Mary Portas that fear of hefty parking fines is "killing High Streets" and encouraging people to go online or shop at out of town centres.
But his double yellow lines proposals have been dismissed by Lib Dem transport minister Norman Baker as "unworkable". He warned it could cause congestion and be dangerous.
The president of the motoring organisation AA also described the idea as "confused thinking".
It might be an idea likely to be popular with motorists and traders, but with no agreement on the plans, double yellow lines look set to remain barred for cars for a while yet.
Some councils already allow motorists to park free of charge for up to 30 minutes close to shops and Conservative ministers in the coalition government are to keen to extend that to give a shot in the arm to small shops.
Making town centre parking more affordable was one of the main recommendations of a 2011 review into the future of the High Street led by TV retail expert Mary Portas.
Sources close to the communities secretary Eric Pickles told the Daily Telegraph that "over-aggressive" parking enforcement was one of the reasons why many High Streets were struggling.
"If people are worried about paying a fortune in fines, it will make them more likely to shop online or go to out-of-town shopping centres," he said. "For too long, parking has been a revenue raiser. It is time to end that."
Conservative ministers want to issue new guidelines before the general election to encourage councils to consider a grace period of between five and fifteen minutes on double yellow lines.
But the BBC News Channel's chief political correspondent Norman Smith said their Lib Dem coalition partners believed it was "unworkable" and that no agreement had been reached.
"Councils need to play their part in reining back in the over-zealous culture of municipal parking enforcement," a spokesman for the Department of Communities and Local Government said.
"They should adopt a common sense approach. Ministers are considering what further steps can be taken to ensure that town hall parking policies and practices support local high streets."
Speaking last month, Lib Dem transport minister Norman Baker said it would be wrong for ministers to interfere with councils' parking policies. However, he confirmed the maximum and minimum fine levels that are set by the government are to be reviewed.
The Lib Dems are reported to be keen on raising the cap for parking fines but motoring groups have raised concerns that, if this was to happen, local authorities could become increasingly "reliant" on such income.
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales, said double yellow lines "kept people safe and traffic moving" and there were "better ways" to attract people to High Streets.
"Removing parking restrictions on these parts of the road could jeopardise the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and other motorists and create further traffic jams," said Councillor Peter Box, chairman of its economy and transport board.
"A 15-minute window for parking would also be costly and impractical to monitor."
The AA said a thorough review of yellow line restrictions was needed to ensure they do not "run out of control".
"Many double lines are there for historical reasons and could be lifted," its president Edmund King said.
"There is plenty of opportunity to ease back on the signs and lines in many places, giving drivers short-term waiting bays instead so they can stop briefly to buy a paper or loaf of bread."
Business Secretary Vince Cable told Channel 5 News he had "a lot of sympathy with what Eric Pickles is trying to do.
"I think a lot of small businesses are driven to distraction by over-zealous enforcement of parking rules, so I think a little bit of common sense and flexibility is very much to be welcomed."
At the moment, the largest fine for illegal parking outside London is £70, while it is £130 in the capital.
Differential rates apply for different offences in most areas, with parking on double yellow lines generally incurring a larger penalty.
Appearing before MPs last month, council executives denied that parking officials had been set targets for the amount of tickets issued and that revenue from parking infringements was being used to compensate for cuts in funding from Whitehall.
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An experimental Wales side lost their first warm-up match 35-21 to Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday.
Gatland will cut the 46-man squad to "36 or 38" this week, before reducing it further on 31 August.
"We've probably got half a dozen places in our minds, we're not too sure about when we do finally select the squad," said Gatland.
"There are going to be some tough calls and we will see how training goes next week.
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"Some players will need to have a pretty good look at their game."
Gatland selected an inexperienced team against Ireland that included four debutants in Ross Moriarty, Dominic Day, Tyler Morgan and Eli Walker.
The squad will travel to north Wales for another training camp this week and Gatland says the defeat by Ireland will have a bearing on his decision-making when he cuts the squad.
"This was an opportunity for a lot of players to go out there and perform so it will definitely have some relevance," he said.
"It was a bit hard for Tyler Morgan. He would have learnt a huge amount from that.
"You've go to put that down to experience. I remember Jonathan Davies came out here against Australia and he looked like a rabbit in the headlights.
"He got better from that and I'm sure Tyler will learn from that experience and Hallam Amos as well."
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There was also a first cap for New Zealand born fly-half Gareth Anscombe, who replaced James Hook.
"I thought the two half-backs who came on did really well," added Gatland.
"Gareth Anscombe played nice and flat, taking the line."
Gatland confirmed that centre and stand-in captain Scott Williams was replaced as a precautionary measure to guard against a "tight calf".
Certain journeys take far longer, such as the two-minutes from Baker Street to Bond Street taking a wheelchair user 33 minutes, Muscular Dystrophy UK says.
In addition, out of 67 stations in Zone One only seven are fully accessible, the charity's research indicates.
Transport for London said it was investing millions of pounds to improve disabled access.
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Sulaiman Khan, 30, from London, took part in the charity's nine-month investigation and says there are "no-go zones" in London he cannot reach in his wheelchair.
Mr Khan, who has congenital muscular dystrophy, said disabled people are forced to make lengthy detours just to reach a destination.
He said: "I've constantly struggled to get to work opportunities and miss out on socialising."
The investigation was carried out by Muscular Dystrophy UK Trailblazers - a network of 700 young disabled people across the UK.
One researcher, Conrad Tokarczyk, said: "There is no step-free station on the Central Line from Ruislip until you get to Stratford. It has forced me to turn down jobs and generally made life more difficult than it should be."
The report investigated public transport access across the UK, including buses, trains and taxis.
Report findings:
Transport for London (TfL) said since 2008, step-free access has been introduced at a further 47 underground and overground stations, bringing the total to 117.
Forty more stations will become step-free in the next 10 years, TfL confirmed.
Gareth Powell, London Underground's director of strategy, said: "More than half of our underground and rail stations will be step-free by 2018 and the Elizabeth line, which includes 40 step-free stations, will open through central London at the same time - transforming access for disabled Londoners.
"In the meantime, we offer every assistance possible."
The horse died at Mount Top Stud in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where he had been based since retiring in 2013.
The gelding won eight races under rules and more than £700,000 in prize money.
"When he was produced right he was almost impossible to beat," said Ian Robinson, founder of owners the Our Friends In The North Partnership.
"He was full of himself this morning, he ate up and drank up then he had a heart attack. It was all over quickly. He didn't suffer, that was the main thing."
The 25-year-old midfielder has scored five goals in his last seven appearances since agreeing a six-month contract in January.
A win over Dumbarton on Tuesday would seal promotion and the Ibrox side want to retain the services of the player.
"We're very close to Harry Forrester committing his long-term future to the club," said manager Mark Warburton.
Forrester, who scored in Saturday's 3-3 draw with Raith Rovers, arrived mid-season from Doncaster Rovers, having played under Warburton at Brentford.
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Meanwhile, Warburton says his side "have to be tighter and harder to beat" after conceding three goals in each of their last three games.
Leading 3-2 at Stark's Park, Rangers were on course to clinch the league on Saturday but lost a late goal to Raith.
"We were very impressive up to that point and there is no doubt we have conceded nine goals in three games, which is unacceptable," said Warburton. "But again, sometimes you can over-analyse.
"The first goal at Falkirk [in the recent 3-2 defeat] was a wonder strike into the top corner, and on Saturday the first goal took a 90-degree spin and the guy hit it on the full with a screaming volley. [Goalkeeper] Wes [Foderingham] had no chance.
"They were two magnificent goals. If you are beaten by those wonder strikes, then that's the random nature of football.
"Nine goals and not one headed goal against us, so there is not an aerial threat that we are exposed to.
"We are looking at what we can do better, and we have to be tighter and harder to beat, that's for sure.
"But I don't think there is one area that we are exposed on at the moment."
Both parties agreed to eliminate all illicit drug production in Colombia should a final deal be reached.
The Farc, which controls large patches of rural Colombia, is believed to be partly funded by money generated by the illegal drug trade.
This was the third on a six-point peace agenda being negotiated in Cuba.
The civil war in Colombia has killed an estimated 220,000 people in the last five decades.
Last year, government officials and the left-wing Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) agreed on land reform and political participation.
As with previous agreements, details of the programme to combat the drug trade will need to be discussed further by special commissions.
Friday's agreement marked the end of the last round of the talks initiated by President Juan Manuel Santos, who is seeking a second mandate in next week's elections.
Earlier, the Farc along with the country's second largest armed group, ELN, said they would observe a unilateral cease fire for the voting.
At a news conference in the Cuban capital, Havana, the Colombian chief negotiator, former vice-President Humberto de la Calle, said the deal was a "fundamental step" towards peace.
"This way we eliminate the petrol that has fuelled the conflict in Colombia for decades," he said.
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Mr de la Calle also said the rebels committed themselves to severing any ties to drug trafficking.
As part of the deal , both parties also agreed on a programme to clear rural areas of land mines.
The Farc negotiator Ivan Marquez said the left-wing rebels insisted on addressing the consequences of the aerial spraying of coca plantations, including reparations for those affected.
The talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, are the fourth attempt since the 1980s to reach peace.
Previous negotiations failed amid disagreements, mutual recriminations and flare-ups of violence.
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.
It did the same after the first violation on Saturday, after which two Turkish F-16 jets were scrambled.
Turkey said the second violation occurred on Sunday.
Nato has urged Russia to end air strikes "on the Syrian opposition and civilians". Russia says it is targeting Islamic State and other Islamists.
Russia said Saturday's violation was for just a few seconds and due to poor weather. It has not officially reacted to Sunday's incident.
Saturday's interception took place near Yayladagi in the southern Hatay region, Turkey says.
A statement by Nato's 28 members, which include Turkey, warned of "the extreme danger of such irresponsible behaviour" and urged Russia "to cease and desist".
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Turkey would have been within its rights to shoot the jets down.
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"The Turkish Armed Forces are clearly instructed," Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Turkish TV. "Even if it is a flying bird, it will be intercepted."
But he played down the possibility of a "Turkey-Russia crisis", saying that channels between the two countries remained open.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric expressed concern at the dangers of having "a lot of different countries and different coalitions" carrying out air campaigns in Syria, saying the situation was "fraught with danger". He urged a renewed focus on a political solution to the conflict.
The Russian air campaign began on Wednesday, with Moscow saying it was targeting IS positions and those of other Islamist groups. Syria said on Monday that the air strikes had been planned for months.
The country's defence ministry said 10 targets had been hit during the course of 15 strikes on Monday. Among the targets Russia said it destroyed were:
Mr Putin has denied that civilians have been killed in the past week, but evidence on the ground has indicated otherwise.
Turkey and other members of the US-led coalition in Syria say the principal target is in fact the Syrian opposition groups fighting President Assad.
Nato said Russian air strikes did not target IS positions, but said it should "focus its efforts" on doing so.
Earlier on Monday, Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of the Russian government's defence committee, said Russia had not ruled out attacking rebel positions using warships.
The Russian incursion into Turkish air space has set alarm bells ringing in Nato with Alliance ambassadors describing it as "irresponsible behaviour".
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has also expressed his concern, noting that this is "precisely the kind of thing" Washington warned about in pressing Russia for talks to avoid mid-air incidents.
Turkish jets shot down a Syrian Mig-fighter in March of last year. Another Syrian aircraft, possibly a helicopter, was shot down last May.
Nato has called on Russia to "take all necessary measures" to ensure that such violations do not take place in the future. American sources claim that, far from being an accident, the Russian pilots knew exactly what they were doing.
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"They needed the assistance of someone", Governor Andrew Cuomo told US television networks on Monday morning.
Hundreds of employees and construction contractors are now being investigated to determine if they provided the power tools used to escape.
"I don't believe they could have acquired the equipment they needed to do this without help," said Mr Cuomo.
Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, used power tools to break out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on Friday night.
The two men cut through the steel back walls of their cell before clambering along a catwalk to reach a series of pipes and tunnels, which they again cut their way through.
The pair then climbed up through a manhole into a nearby street, "disappearing into the darkness some 20 miles (30km) south of Canada", said Mr Cuomo.
The New York Post reported on Monday that a female employee has been questioned and removed from her post.
A source tells the newspaper that Matt "has a way with the ladies" and that this may have played a role in enlisting a female accomplice.
All of the tools belonging to the prison have been accounted for "so far," acting state Corrections Commissioner Anthony Annucci told the newspaper, leading investigators to believe the tools may have come from outside the prison.
The breakout is the first escape from the prison, nicknamed "Little Siberia", in 150 years.
Governor Cuomo said the age of the prison meant that outside builders frequently enter the prison for renovation work, and that it's possible the tools used were provided by one of them.
New York state is offering a $100,000 (£65,000) reward for information.
Matt was given a jail term of 25 years to life for beating a man to death in 1997.
Sweat was serving a life sentence without parole for the murder of Broome County Sheriff's Deputy, Kevin Tarsia.
Mr Tarsia's brother Steven said finding out that his killer had escaped "turns your world upside-down all over again".
Mr Cuomo toured the prison on Saturday and posted pictures of pipes and walls with chunks cut out after he was shown the inmates' escape route.
More than 250 officers are searching for the prisoners, using sniffer dogs and aerial surveillance.
They may have crossed the border into Canada or headed to another state, Mr Cuomo said.
There is "nothing to be afraid of" in Canada, Roland-Luc Beliveau, the mayor of Lacolle in Quebec told CTV on Monday.
"We're well-protected", he said.
Geoffrey Towell and James Dove were working at Harling Farm, East Harling, when they were secretly filmed being cruel to sows and piglets.
Towell, 54, of East Harling, admitted five charges of causing unnecessary suffering to the animals.
Dove, 27, of Arundal Road, Wymondham, admitted two counts of the same charge, at Norwich Magistrates' Court.
Both also admitted failing to protect pigs from suffering contrary to the Animal Welfare Act.
This amounted to one charged of Towell and two charges for Dove.
The cruelty was exposed by a member of the animal rights group Animal Equality who filmed Towell, of Eccles Road, throwing piglets and using a metal bar to beat sows while moving them. In one case a sow was clubbed 35 times.
Dove was filmed kicking the animals.
Sentencing was adjourned until next month.
District judge Peter Veits said there was a possibility that the pair could be jailed.
RSPCA officials attended the farm on 10 February this year after being made aware of the footage.
RSPCA Inspector Ben Kirby said: "We were appalled when we saw the footage of pigs being kicked, beaten and handled so cruelly.
"All animals deserve to be treated with kindness and respect - whether they are pets, wildlife or livestock.
"This has been a very sad case but we are pleased those responsible for this horrific cruelty have been brought before the courts and guilty pleas have been entered."
Members of the Northants Vespa and Lambretta Club are trying to buy the £1,500 scooter, which belonged to former chairman Dennis Lyon.
Mr Lyon, 64, who died two years ago, had decorated the Vespa PX200 with more than 80 mirrors, 20 headlights and other adornments.
His widow Faith is going into a care home and is selling the scooter.
The club, which has 80 members, has already raised £1,000 in two weeks through donations and a charity event but is now looking for help with the "final push".
Sixty shares, which will also allow people to become members of the club's sister group the Northants Vespa and Lambretta Heritage Trust, are available at £25 each.
Shareholders will be able to ride on the Vespa whenever they want and have pictures taken with it. They will also have a say in its future and would profit should it be sold.
Individual donations will cover maintenance and insurance costs.
Club chairman Martyn Peacock said whenever Mr Lyon turned up there would be two or three new ornaments on the scooter.
He said: "Every time I look at it there is something I hadn't spotted before."
The scooter, which is about 14 years old, comes with a sidecar which Mr Lyon added after he was diagnosed with diabetes.
"His love for it was that great he was determined to get over that handicap and so he had a sidecar fitted to the scooter," Mr Peacock said.
If the scooter is saved, the club will display it at Northampton's Picturedrome cinema and take it to events around the county, including an annual ride-out in memory of Mr Lyon, who was a founder member of the club in 2005.
Jeremy Corbyn urged voters to "send a message" to David Cameron but appeared to back away from earlier claims that Labour would not lose seats in England, saying predictions "are not that important".
The PM said a vote for his party would secure services and keep bills down.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said she was taking nothing for granted in Scotland.
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The Scottish First Minister made her party's case for another five years in power at a final election rally in Glasgow. Northern Ireland's five main party leaders have debated for the last time on the BBC.
The polls will be the largest, in terms of the number of votes expected to be cast, before the next general election. All nations and regions of the UK are going to the polls on what has been dubbed "Super Thursday".
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As well as elections to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly of Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly, there will be votes for new mayors for London, Liverpool, Salford and Bristol, as well as for members of the Greater London Assembly.
More than 2,700 seats will also be up for grabs in 124 English council elections, while parliamentary by-elections will be held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside, both won by Labour at the last general election.
All police and crime commissioners in England will be up for re-election.
Ahead of his first UK-wide electoral test and amid renewed speculation about his leadership, Mr Corbyn is under pressure to demonstrate his party is making progress after last year's calamitous election defeat.
Mr Corbyn insisted on Tuesday that his party would not lose seats in England and would improve on its performance in 2012 - when the majority of the seats were last fought - when Labour gained almost 800 seats under Ed Miliband.
The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Mr Corbyn's aides were now suggesting his comments had been "misinterpreted" amid the very real prospect of Labour ending the night between 100 and 300 seats worse off.
Speaking during a visit to Wales, Mr Corbyn said: "What I said was, I was not predicting any losses". With the polls now less than 24 hours away, he said "predictions are not that important".
Mr Corbyn campaigned alongside Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones, who is seeking to hold off a resurgent Conservative Party and win enough seats to enable Labour to maintain its 17-year grip on power there.
"The Tories' failed economic policies mean there is now a multi-billion black hole to fill in this Parliament," Mr Corbyn said. "The Tories can no longer be trusted with our communities so send them a message on 5 May."
As the Welsh campaign enters its final stages, Plaid Cymru said it could call a referendum on further assembly powers if it wins power. UKIP has said it expects to win at least five seats in Wales in what it says will be a major breakthrough.
In England, the Lib Dems and the Greens are hoping to make gains while in London, all eyes are on the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as mayor, with the Conservative Zac Goldsmith trying to extend his party's eight-year rule at City Hall.
On Tuesday evening, David Cameron joined Mr Goldsmith at his final rally of the campaign, saying he was the "right man" for the capital as a whole and Londoners should not be "lab rats" for Labour's experimental economic policies.
Labour candidate Sadiq Khan urged Londoners to choose "hope over fear" and played down suggestions he would be affected by the party's recent troubles, saying: "You won't see Jeremy Corbyn's name or Ken Livingstone's name" on the ballot paper."
BBC Newsnight's political editor Nick Watt says Mr Khan plans to keep Mr Corbyn away from his victory celebrations should he prevail, and the two men would not be seen together for several days.
But Mr Khan's team said Mr Corbyn had been invited to his post-election gathering.
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The Jet Star is the brainchild of Toby Rhys-Davies, who runs a campsite in Redberth, near Tenby.
It sleeps four people and includes all original features, plus wifi and a games console in the cockpit.
Mr Rhys-Davies said he wanted to have the "most unique campsite in the UK."
Speaking to BBC Wales, Mr Rhys-Davies said he had bought the jet last summer, although he remained tight-lipped about where from, and did it up over the winter.
"It's perfect for a couple," he said, "with all the romance of first class travel.
"The reviews have been phenomenal."
Visitors have described their stay as "quirky", "fun" and a "truly amazing experience."
Mr Rhys-Davies has run his site for three years and began by offering Mongolian yurts, but as they increased in popularity, he realised he "had to think outside the box" to make his site unique.
The Jet Star was "a truly unique place to stay," he said.
He is currently working on a flying saucer for the campsite.
"By next year it will look incredible," he said.
Another says her mother has not received a penny toward her support.
Both women told the BBC that they think the chasm between their circumstances highlights the problems within the social care system which they hope will be addressed in the Budget.
Judy Perkins, who lives in Richmond, Surrey, says her mother has accrued more than £10,000 in three years in money she has been given towards her care, but cannot spend.
Her mother, Ruth Angove, 82, is disabled and has no income other than the state pension with an enhanced pension credit and attendance allowance.
She lives alone in the home she owns, is bed-bound and has dementia.
The local council provides her with five and a half hours of home care every day but assesses her contribution to the cost as only £170 a month.
It says that due to government regulations this is the maximum they can take and it then has to pay the rest itself.
"I'm very embarrassed about it," said Mrs Perkins. "It's a real Alice in Wonderland situation."
"While I may be glad my mother is financially more stable, as a taxpayer I find it ridiculous. I feel over-taxed all the time and then see money being thrown away."
Mrs Perkins said she understood that some people may need their attendance allowance for expenses like transport but said her mother could only use a limited amount.
"The consequence is that she has built up a surplus of more than £10,000," she explained.
She is hoping that the Budget will give local government the power to control the money for social care provision and make the system work for those who pay for it, as well as for those who use the services.
Ruth is one of a dwindling group of people - those people whose needs are so great that they qualify for help from councils.
The numbers getting support from local authorities have fallen by a quarter in five years as town hall budgets have been squeezed.
But to get help you also need to be judged to have not enough money to pay for the cost of care yourself.
If she had more savings she would be expected to contribute more and if she had over £23,250 she would have to pay the full cost of her care.
Presumably as she accrues more money, the council will start increasing her contribution.
There are about 850,000 older people in England that are in a similar position to Ruth - in that they get help from their local council.
However, there are four times as many paying for care themselves, relying on family and friends or simply going without.
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Savings, investments and income are assessed, along with the value of your home - unless you or a close relative live there.
In Tyne and Wear, Jane Patterson said she has had to sell everything her mother owned to pay for her care needs.
"I have been forced to sell her house and get rid of her personal belongings as if she was dead," she said.
Miss Patterson's mother is blind and had to move into a care home in 2014, two years after being diagnosed with dementia.
She owned her home, had some savings and as well as her own pension had a small company pension from her late husband.
As her mother's assets were worth in excess of £23,250, Miss Patterson said she had to sell her mother's house to meet the £3,500 per month care home fees.
Miss Patterson said her mother is well-cared for by the staff at the home but has to pay for everything, from her own bedding to her toiletries, while government-funded residents are provided with everything they need.
One care organisation, she said, had told her it relied on self-funding residents to support those under social services care.
"It is not just about money, it's about the moral and decent side of respecting hard-working honest people and not taking advantage," she said.
"If assistance, support and care cannot be free and equal across the board, it does not have to be so criminally expensive.
"It should be free all over United Kingdom not just free in Scotland," she added.
Miss Patterson said she was hoping the budget would introduce a cap on the amount an individual has to contribute to their care.
"I do agree some contribution should be made by the individual if their circumstances allow. So a fair and consistent cap would be more palatable. All my parents did was work and save hard and a fair system would be all they ask," she said.
"We're all going to face the need for care when we're older and as a working woman I am happy to pay towards that from my salary, but there is absolutely no incentive to do the right thing in this country."
The so-called crisis in social care is not just about a squeeze on council budgets, it's also about the impact on individuals such as Jane's mother.
Three quarters of people face paying for care once they pass the age of 65. For one in 10 the costs can exceed £100,000.
But these costs are not just accrued because these people do not qualify for council help.
There is increasing evidence to suggest those who pay for themselves are actually subsidising the council-funded care market.
Self-funders routinely pay more for their care than the fees councils pay. Analysts Laing Buisson believe this is effectively a "hidden care tax".
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Conditions for internally displaced people have "dramatically worsened" and many lack adequate shelter, food, water and healthcare, the organisation says.
It called on the Afghan authorities and the international community to ensure their most urgent needs were met.
Last year 11,000 people were killed or wounded in conflict in the country.
"Even after fleeing their homes to seek safety, increasing numbers of Afghans are languishing in appalling conditions in their own country, and fighting for their survival with no end in sight," said Amnesty's South Asia Director Champa Patel.
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In 2013, there were 500,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Afghanistan, the organisation said. However those numbers have risen sharply since the withdrawal of most Western forces in 2014.
Correspondents say the Taliban has gained in strength and now controls sizeable parts of the country. At the same time, international aid to Afghanistan has dwindled as other crises elsewhere attract greater attention.
Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled abroad in search of a better life.
Meanwhile government corruption, lack of skills and a lack of international interest mean an IDP policy launched in 2014 that guaranteed access to food, water and education has seen almost no implementation, Amnesty says.
Instead, many IDPs live under the threat of being forcibly evicted from both private and government accommodation, it says.
Last June, armed men and police officers opened fire on IDPs demonstrating against an attempted forced eviction at the Chaman-e-Babrak camp in Kabul, killing two people and wounding 10, the new report says.
IDPs also face myriad other challenges, Amnesty says, including:
Amnesty has urged the Afghan government to make implementing its IDP policy a priority.
It also wants international donors to provide more funding and expertise.
Earlier this year the UN asked for $393m (£269m) in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan, but by May less than a quarter of this amount was forthcoming, Amnesty said.
Some 2.6m Afghan citizens now live as refugees outside the country's borders following decades of war.
However President Ashraf Ghani has called on Afghans to stop fleeing and instead stay and rebuild their shattered nation.
The test kit will cost $3,000 (£2,160) and will be sent to buyers in March.
Augmented reality glasses overlay computer-generated images on the wearer's real-world surroundings, unlike virtual reality which replaces the entire field of vision with images.
One expert said augmented reality devices were still at an "experimental" stage.
"I don't expect Hololens to be a mass market product due to its pricing," said Piers Harding-Rolls of IHS Technology.
"Like the early VR headsets, this will appeal to technology enthusiasts with large amounts of disposable income.
"But I think we're a good few years away from compelling consumer AR smart glasses which have the desirable content and are cheap enough to drive a broader interest in the technology."
Microsoft has stressed its developers' edition of Hololens is designed for app creators, to encourage the production of software for the device before it is more widely available.
The company said consumer availability would follow "further down the line".
It also detailed the first seven native programs available for Hololens.
Among them are:
The device will also run a game called Young Conker - a spin-off of cult hit Conker's Bad Fur Day, which told the story of a foul-mouthed squirrel trying to get home to his girlfriend.
A video of Young Conker has been negatively received by fans of the original game, who have eagerly been awaiting a sequel aimed at mature audiences.
"Why would you ever do this? This is by far the worst thing that could possibly happen to the Conker franchise," commented one disappointed gamer on YouTube.
Microsoft said it had chosen Conker because he was "the right size to believably show up in the player's world" and was "famous for breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to the player".
Absent from the list of launch apps was Minecraft, the hugely popular building game, which had featured heavily in Hololens demonstrations and previews.
Microsoft says Hololens will run as a fully self-contained device running Windows 10, powered by an Intel chip.
The company says it has developed a unique "holographic processing unit" that can map the wearer's environment and recognise gestures while rendering images at the same time.
Gestures, glance and control allow the wearer to interact with the software, and the helmet supports Bluetooth accessories - the first of which is a "clicker" button users can hold.
"I think Hololens has the potential to find traction in niche commercial applications where pricing is less of an issue," said Mr Harding-Rolls.
"I see consumer AR as more embryonic than VR and still very much at an experimental stage."
The 39-year-old victim was attacked then held round the neck until she became unconscious.
It happened as the woman was running on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Viaduct Road in Leeds at about 06:00 BST last Wednesday.
Police said a 16-year-old boy arrested on Sunday night had been released without charge.
Fiji-born Naiyaravoro signed a three-year deal to join the Pro12 champions.
But the 23-year-old wing's inclusion in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship squad fuelled speculation he may back out of his contract.
"He's definitely coming to Glasgow to honour his commitments, at least for the first year," said Tyran Smith.
A move away from Australia would rule Naiyaravoro, who is moving to Scotland from Sydney's Waratahs franchise, out of international contention.
The Australian Rugby Union's policy is to pick only those overseas players boasting a minimum of 60 caps and seven years of Australian Super Rugby representation.
"There's a bit of a personal family thing - he's had another baby and his wife was finding it hard for personal reasons," Smith told BBC Scotland.
"She needed his support and moving away was a big decision, but he's honouring his first commitment, then we'll go from there.
"He's been a little bit naive. I've heard all the reports and I've been in contact regularly with him clarifying."
Naiyaravoro was not included overnight in Australia coach Michael Cheika's matchday squad for their opening Rugby Championship game against South Africa.
France-based Matt Giteau, the 92-cap 32-year-old centre, has earned a recall for the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Saturday.
Tries from Malakai Fekitoa and Beauden Barrett put New Zealand 14-3 up after 14 minutes although there looked a question mark over Barrett's grounding.
Robbie Henshaw was already off injured and Ireland soon lost Johnny Sexton and CJ Stander as the All Blacks stretched the game's laws to the limit.
Two Paddy Jackson kicks cut the margin to five before Fekitoa's clinching try.
The Irish couldn't exploit intense third-quarter pressure - despite Fekitoa's sin-binning - with Rob Kearney's inability to off-load as a try beckoned in the 56th minute a key moment after Israel Dagg had fumbled a Simon Zebo kick.
Not for the first time, Rory Best questioned referee Jaco Peyper after Fekitoa's 65th-minute try with the Irish skipper convinced replacement Aaron Crudden had delivered a forward pass as New Zealand scored in their first foray into opposition territory since the break.
A major talking point after this fiercely-contested game is likely to be the performance of South African referee Peyper and his officials.
New Zealand flanker Sam Cane looked fortunate to avoid a yellow card, and possibly even a red, for his early shoulder charge into Henshaw's neck and the All Blacks continued to thunder into tackles for the remainder of the contest.
Scrum-half Aaron Smith and try-scorer Fekitoa were yellow-carded for further high tackles either side of half-time and there looked to be a number of other occasions when the referee could have reached into his pocket.
Prior to the Autumn Internationals, World Rugby warned that "reckless contact" with a player's head could result in red cards which had led to the belief that clampdown on high tackles was likely.
The absence of the Sexton-Henshaw axis for more than three-quarters of the game was a huge blow for the home side, who nevertheless showed immense courage in trying to take the game to the All Blacks, with Devin Toner and Sean O'Brien among numerous outstanding home performers.
However, ultimately Ireland were unable to break down the world champions - notably during the two sin-binnings - with the available again lock Brodie Retallick particularly influential for Steve Hansen's side.
After losing an unbeaten record against the Irish two weeks ago which stretched back 111 years, New Zealand looked to have a stronger hand for the Dublin rematch as Retallick was joined in the second row by Sam Whitlock and Fekitoa, Dagg and Anton Lienert-Brown were also drafted in.
Predictably, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt opted to leave well alone with rampaging flanker O'Brien's inclusion for injured Jordi Murphy the only home change from the Soldier Field selection.
A hit on O'Brien from Barrett's kick-off was a portent of things to come and within three minutes New Zealand had notched their first try as the fly-half's crosskick set up Fekitoa to score following intense early pressure.
As Ireland immediately responded, Barrett produced try-saving tackle to hold up O'Brien over the line while Stander was then denied by desperate New Zealand defence with Sexton slotting the resultant penalty.
Schmidt was left shaking his head after Cane's challenge ended Henshaw's afternoon and things got worse for the Irish in the 14th minute as Barrett burst in between Jared Payne and Conor Murray to score, despite the suspicion that he may not have grounded.
With Sexton's old hamstring injury flaring up, Jackson kicked Ireland's second penalty - their only return during Aaron Smith's sin-binning - and the Ulsterman had an escape as his fumble was knocked on by Barrett with the try-line beckoning.
Jackson's second penalty was a measly return for Ireland's intense pressure after the resumption.
An Irish line-out deep in the New Zealand 22 came to nothing as O'Brien knocked on and Kearney's failure to find a colleague after Dagg's mistake in the 56th minute was even more frustrating for the home side.
The game was then up for the Irish nine minutes later as Lienert-Brown's initial break was followed by fast hands from Barrett and TJ Perenara as the score was delivered on a plate to Fekitoa, amid Irish suspicions of a forward pass.
Ireland welcome Australia to the Aviva Stadium next Saturday while later in the day the All Blacks face France at the Stade de France in Paris.
Ireland: R Kearney; A Trimble, J Payne, R Henshaw, S Zebo; J Sexton, C Murray; J McGrath, R Best, T Furlong; D Toner, D Ryan; CJ Stander, S O'Brien, J Heaslip.
Replacements: S Cronin, C Healy, F Bealham, I Henderson, J van der Flier, K Marmion, P Jackson, G Ringrose.
New Zealand: B Smith; I Dagg, M Fekitoa, A Lienert-Brown, J Savea; B Barrett, A Smith; J Moody, D Coles, O Franks; B Retallick, S Whitelock; L Squire, S Cane, K Read (capt).
Replacements: C Taylor, W Crockett, C Faumuina, S Barrett, A Savea, TJ Perenara, A Cruden, W Naholo.
A victory for the Wallabies over the hosts would give Wales a place in the quarter finals.
Warren Gatland's team face Australia on 10 October, and kicking coach Jenkins says they intend to win.
"The focus for us is firmly on a week Saturday against Australia whatever happens tomorrow," he said.
"I'm not saying I'm rooting for the Aussies.
"What will be, will be as far as I'm concerned, so whatever happens - whether England win or Australia win - we've got to see it one way. We've got to turn up a week Saturday and we've got to win, it's as simple as that."
Wales, England and Australia can all still qualify for the quarter-finals but only the top two in the pool will go through.
With four points for a win, one bonus point for a team that scores four or more tries in a match, and one point if you lose by seven points or fewer, the permutations are many.
If England beat Australia, then the tournament hosts will be favourites as their final game on 10 October is against minnows Uruguay - both Wales and the Wallabies recorded bonus-point victories over the South American side.
A bonus-point win for England would mean the match between Australia and Wales, earlier on the same day at Twickenham, would decide the other qualifier from the so-called pool of death.
There is a scenario that could see Wales and England finish on the same points. If that were to happen, Wales would go through because they won last Saturday's pool match.
Should Australia lose to England and then beat Wales there is also the possibility of all three teams finishing on the same points and then points difference comes into play.
Jenkins was the first player to score 1,000 points in international rugby, and his Wales tally of 1,049 remains a national record.
He said none of the Wales management team were going to watch the England v Australia game, and would himself be watching it at home.
"Whatever happens - if England did lose tomorrow and they go out - we're still going to be looking forward to the game next week because it's an important game for us," he said.
"It's a game that we want to win, we want to top the group and go through as group winners."
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The British Boxing Board of Control warned Haye and Bellew about comments at a pre-fight news conference.
Former WBA heavyweight champion Haye meets WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
"Trash talking is OK but being disrespectful is something totally different," Mayweather told BBC Sport.
"I heard he was talking about the fans. He should focus on the fighter."
Retired five-weight world champion Mayweather, 40, also told a BBC Sport Facebook Live he had "done his part" regarding a much-anticipated fight with Irish UFC star Conor McGregor.
"I'm just waiting - if they really want the fight to happen, let's see," said the American.
WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will fight Great Britain's Amir Khan on 23 April and Mayweather, who outpointed Pacquiao when the two met in 2015, wished them both luck.
"May the best man win," he said. "We saw what both boxers did in their last fights."
The 27-year-old woman was attacked as she walked near the Jelly Bear cafe on Ingram Street at about 03:20 on Saturday.
She managed to break free and was helped home by a group of men who were across the road at the time.
The suspect is described as black, in his 20s, about 5ft 6in tall, of stocky build with short black hair.
He was wearing a dark-coloured jumper and jeans.
Det Con Vhairi MacDonald, of Police Scotland, said: "We are looking at CCTV footage from in and around Merchant City and the city centre in order to gain additional information.
"From our inquiries so far, we know that the young woman was assisted by a group of perhaps five men and it's important we speak to these men as I'm sure they have information which could assist our investigation.
"I am appealing directly to them to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency so that we can trace the man responsible for this crime."
The 27-year-old, who plays for the Lions in Super Rugby and Golden Lions in the Currie Cup, will join Connacht next season.
Boshoff was capped for the Springboks against Scotland in June 2014.
"The rugby Connacht are playing is really exciting and I believe that I can fit in and add something - I can't wait to get stuck in," said Boshoff.
He added: "It's clear that there is a huge amount of passion and ambition there in terms of where they want to go."
Boshoff made his Super Rugby debut in a man-of-the-match performance in the opening round of the 2014 season, scoring all the Lions' points in a 21-20 win over the Cheetahs.
He has scored 214 points in 29 Super Rugby appearances.
Boshoff has played for the Golden Lions since 2013, scoring 465 points in 25 games for the current champions.
Payments will be made to eligible customers under a new compensation scheme to go live in January.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it would be a one-off compensation payment to season ticket holders.
Govia Thameslink (GTR) apologised for "many months of disruption and misery".
Annual season ticket holders will receive a payment equivalent to one month's travel with quarterly, monthly and weekly season ticket holders being able to claim an equivalent payment for the ticket type.
Southern refund: What you need to know
The rail operator said it was also introducing a more generous Delay Repay scheme on Southern and Gatwick Express from 11 December, which would compensate passengers for delays of more than 15 minutes rather than the current 30 minutes.
However, it also said Southern and Gatwick Express fares would rise by an average of 1.8% from 2 January, which it said was in line with other train operators' annual increases.
The RMT union, which has staged a series of strikes on the Southern network in a dispute over guards' roles, branded the fares hike "another kick in the teeth for British passengers".
The DfT said more than 84,000 passengers would be compensated following disruption which it said was caused by Network Rail track failures, engineering works, unacceptably poor performance by the operator and the actions of the RMT.
Rail minister Paul Maynard said: "When things do go wrong it is right that we compensate people who have not had the service that they deserve."
Charles Horton, GTR chief executive, said disruption had followed both industrial action and poor performance. He said: "For that I am truly sorry."
However, union chief Mick Cash said passengers were continuing to pay some of the highest fares in Europe to travel on "rammed-out and unreliable trains".
He said: "Once again the rip-off private train companies are laughing all the way to the bank as they whack up fares and axe staff in an all-out dash to maximise their profits."
Louise Ellman MP, chair of the transport select committee, said the enhanced compensation was "long overdue".
She added: "One month's money back is the very least that Southern railway season ticket holders deserve."
Passengers reacted to the fare increase on Twitter with anger.
Natasha Devan tweeted: "This is utterly unacceptable. We cannot be expected to pay more £ for this shocking service #southern @ABCommuters"
And TheRailwayInspector wrote: "If the service was IMPROVING then maybe I'd be happy to pay more, but if anything, it's worse #southern #Southeastern"
Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald posted that the month's refund was welcome but described it as an admission of government failure and proof that intervention was overdue.
In reply, commuter Nic Davis wrote: "@AndyMcDonaldMP great but the fair [sic] increase is still going ahead. That feels incredibly unfair."
The Southern network is braced for further disruption throughout December with several strikes planned by two unions, the RMT and Aslef.
00:01 Tuesday 6 December to 23:59 Thursday 8 December (RMT)
00:01: Tuesday 13 December to 23:59 Wednesday 14 December (Aslef)
00:01 Friday 16 December to 23:59: Friday 16 December (Aslef)
00:01 Monday 19 December to 23:59 Tuesday 20 December (RMT)
00:01 Saturday 31 December to 23:59 Monday 2 January (RMT)
00:01 Monday 9 January to 23:59: Saturday 14 January (Aslef)
The government said the one-off compensation payment could be paid directly into passengers' bank accounts or claimed as vouchers.
GTR said Southern would contact eligible customers directly and a website was being set up for passengers to apply online if they were not contacted but believed they were eligible.
Customers claiming against quarterly, monthly or weekly tickets must have bought travel for at least 12 weeks between 24 April and 31 December to be qualify for the payment, GTR said.
Modibo Maiga's header from Abdoulay Diaby's cross in the second half left Mali and Guinea with identical records, having drawn each of their games 1-1.
The drawing of lots has been postponed until Thursday, having originally been pencilled in for Wednesday evening.
Guinea had taken the lead when Kevin Constant coolly dinked home a penalty given for handball by Salif Coulibaly.
Mali should have levelled immediately but Seydou Keita's penalty was saved, after Baissama Sankoh was penalised for handball.
However, neither side was able to find a winning goal on an uneven pitch.
The all-important draw will now happen in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) hotel in Malobo at 15:00 GMT, during a meeting of the competition's organising committee.
The names of the two teams will be placed into two balls, before an official is invited to pick one ball - inside which will be the name of the team that has qualified for the quarter finals as group runners-up and will face Ghana on Sunday afternoon.
The last time lots were drawn to decide a team's qualification in this tournament was in 1988 when Algeria profited at Ivory Coast's expense.
Ivory Coast finished top of Group D after beating Cameroon 1-0 - the only match in the group not to finish in a 1-1 draw.
Indeed, a 1-1 draw between the Elephants and Cameroon would have left all four teams having to draw lots.
Mario Rossi: There surely has to be a better way to settle a group then drawing lots. Wouldn't a penalty shoot-out be a better solution?
Sam British: Go to a replay, and if it's still a draw after normal time, go to extra time, and if it's still a draw, go to penalties.
Jake Vincent: All 11 players on each team do thumb war - uneven number of players means first team to six wins goes through!
Dustin Esinhart: Put it on a pin wheel and spin the needle, whoever it lands on wins.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph James Brokenshire said it was "clear" that investigations into more than 3,500 deaths were "not working".
Police are re-investigating all deaths from the Troubles.
A number of ex-soldiers are facing prosecution over killings carried out during the 30-year conflict.
Mr Brokenshire, who took the post last July, said: "It is also clear the current focus is disproportionately on those who worked for the state - former members of the Armed Forces and the RUC."
He said the "vast majority" of police and the armed forces served "with great courage, professionalism and distinction".
He added: "We are in danger of seeing the past rewritten."
The Legacy Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is re-investigating Army killings as part of a review into all deaths during the Troubles.
More than 3,500 people died between 1969 and 1998, of which 302 were killed by members of regular regiments of the British army.
London law firm Devonshire said it was representing between 10 and 15 former soldiers facing prosecution for a number of killings, including those on Bloody Sunday.
The firm said it been told there could be as many as 1,000 former soldiers facing prosecution.
Barra McGrory QC, the director of public prosecutions for NI, recently told the BBC a number of cases had been coming to court due to inquests and referrals from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
He said: "We have taken decisions in three army cases recently, one was not to prosecute and in the other two prosecutions have been initiated."
Beattie, 39, worked with Monk at Swansea City and Leeds United, and joins David Adams, who left Everton in March, on Boro's coaching staff.
The ex-Southampton player retired in 2013 and later had a spell as Accrington Stanley manager.
Former Southend goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan, who also worked at Leeds, has joined as Boro goalkeeping coach.
Monk has also appointed Sean Rush as head of physical performance and Ryan Needs as head of performance analysis.
Middlesbrough, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, will begin their Championship campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 5 August.
Thomas Muller scored a 90th-minute equaliser to take the tie into extra-time, where Bayern scored twice to prevail 6-4 on aggregate.
"If you want to reach the semi-finals then you have to be ready to beat any opponent," Guardiola said.
"But we are there. We made it. A minute later and we would have been out."
The other seven teams in the quarter-finals are Manchester City, Paris St-Germain, Wolfsburg, Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Guardiola's former club Barcelona.
The draw for the quarter-finals takes place on Friday at 11:00 GMT, and the first legs will be played on 5 and 6 April, with the second legs on 12 and 13 April.
NHS Wales chief executive Dr Andrew Goodall urged people to use emergency care only for life-threatening conditions needing immediate attention.
Last winter, A&E pressures led a senior nurse to compare them to a war zone.
Dr Goodall said health bodies and councils had worked on plans, with some health boards recruiting extra staff.
The new winter plans include:
"The health service maintains and reviews plans constantly throughout the year but we all know winter can bring additional pressures," Dr Goodall said.
"Our health boards, councils and the ambulance service have developed integrated winter plans to prepare for winter, particularly during peaks in pressure."
But he stressed that many illnesses could be treated at home with "over-the-counter medicines and plenty of rest".
"When your injury or illness can't be managed at home, your GP practice, NHS Direct Wales, local pharmacy, optician or dentist can help.
"A&E is for serious, life-threatening conditions that need immediate medical attention," Dr Goodall added.
But Conservative Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar warned a better NHS performance was "unlikely" without Labour ministers addressing some "crippling problems".
"The reality is that GP out-of-hours services are in crisis in some parts of Wales, waiting times are too long and the four hour A and E target hasn't been met in six years," he said.
Gloucestershire Police said it launched a large scale response following a report of the boy being put into the boot of a vehicle and driven away.
Officers spent two hours investigating on Sunday before locating the boy and his "extremely apologetic" family.
Social care workers have been contacted by the police following the incident.
A member of the public called the police shortly after 21:00 BST to say their son had witnessed a kidnap on Caernarvon Road.
Two adults were seen picking up the boy from the street before putting him in the boot of a vehicle which was then driven away, the force said.
A spokesman added: "The boy had been in the boot for a few minutes while the car was driven home and the family were extremely apologetic.
"The boy told police he knew it was a prank very early on.
"While we were satisfied there was no criminal intent and won't be taking any police action, due to the inappropriate and potentially dangerous nature of their actions we have referred the family to Gloucestershire County Council's social care team."
After being frustrated by Rovers' spoiling tactics in the first half, the Stags grabbed the lead six minutes into the second as Danny Rose headed home a Joel Byrom corner at the far post.
The home side doubled their lead on 57 minutes as Paul Anderson, chasing a long forward ball, beat the offside trap to stride through on the left and, although Bradley Collins stopped his first effort, he tucked away the rebound into the empty net.
Rovers keeper Bradley Collins came up with two massive saves to make sure his side went in all square at the break.
After just five minutes he stood up tall to get in the way of Lee Angol's finish after he had robbed Lee Collins to run clear.
Then on the half-hour mark he got a good right hand to a powerful Paul Digby header from Byrom's corner.
Home keeper Conrad Logan had only one save to make all game in stoppage time.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Mansfield Town 2, Forest Green Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 2, Forest Green Rovers 0.
Attempt saved. Liam Noble (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Hayden White.
Attempt blocked. Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Emmanuel Monthe (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alfie Potter (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Forest Green Rovers).
Attempt blocked. Omari Sterling-James (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Alfie Potter (Mansfield Town).
Daniel Wishart (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Alfie Potter replaces Will Atkinson.
Attempt blocked. Jimmy Spencer (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Jack Fitzwater.
Dale Bennett (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Paul Digby (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers).
Attempt saved. Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Will Atkinson.
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Daniel Wishart replaces Scott Laird.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Paul Digby (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Omari Sterling-James (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers).
Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Paul Anderson.
Foul by Paul Digby (Mansfield Town).
Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hayden White (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers).
Attempt missed. Omari Sterling-James (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jimmy Spencer replaces Danny Rose.
Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dale Bennett (Forest Green Rovers).
Attempt missed. Paul Anderson (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Luke James replaces Drissa Traoré.
Lead workers, stonemasons, coppersmiths, glaziers and conservators have been busy sprucing up the centrepiece of the 11th Century Buckfast Abbey.
The church was rebuilt in 1932 but the entire abbey and grounds are getting a makeover to mark the abbey's millennium in 2018.
Restoration of the church, with a new limestone floor, is costing about £4m, according to the abbot, David Charlesworth.
Elsewhere, new workshops have been built, a terrace has been added to the restaurant and there are big plans to increase accommodation for visitors.
It is a huge turnaround from the 1980s when the monastery was in serious financial difficulties.
And underpinning it all is the success of Buckfast Tonic Wine, which is made at the abbey.
"Clearly there were financial problems," said Abbot Charlesworth, 62, who has been at the abbey since he was a would-be monk aged 18.
"And there is no great fund in the Vatican that doles out money.
"A monastery is an independent entity which happens to be linked to Rome."
At the beginning of the 1980s, the monastery produced the tonic wine, but "it was not the industry which it is today", said the abbot.
From a team of about 20 lay staff in the 1980s, the abbey now employs 123 across its shops, cafes, maintenance departments and a modern winery, opened two years ago.
The abbey's charitable trust, chaired by the abbot, is a 34% shareholder in the wine's seller, J Chandler and Co, and gets a royalty fee for every bottle sold.
Last year the trust received £6.6m, which includes income from other activities such as the shops, restaurant, a conference centre and accommodation.
The conference facilities are located in the abbey's former prep school, along with an interactive education centre that draws in 11,000 young visitors a year.
The conference centre is on the site of a former preparatory boarding school.
A former monk and headmaster, Gregory Miller, 80, was given a suspended prison sentence earlier this year for making and possessing indecent images of children.
The abbey community at the time spoke of its "betrayal and dismay" and said "there is absolutely no place for this totally unacceptable behaviour".
Ordained priest William Manahan, 80, was jailed for 15 months in 2007 for sexually abusing boys at the school between 1971 and 1978.
Another monk at the abbey, Paul Couch, was convicted in 2007 of two serious sexual offences and 11 indecent sexual assaults against boys at the school and was jailed for 10 years and nine months.
Bishop Christopher Budd ordered an investigation by the NSPCC after Christopher Jarvis, 49, who was employed by the Diocese of Plymouth to investigate sex abuse allegations, was jailed for a year in 2011 after admitting 12 counts involving indecent images.
The school closed in 1994, with the abbey saying it had become financially unviable.
Abbot Charlesworth said that today the tonic wine was the "biggest part" of the abbey's income.
"We use the income to consolidate what we are doing here, particularly to make sure the buildings are in good order."
Father James Courtney, the abbey bursar, is the only monk still involved in the Buckfast production which is staffed by three lay workers.
"I look in from time to time and say you're all doing very well," he said.
"Monks have been making drinks for centuries. Dom Perignon invented champagne and Chardonnay was invented by monks.
"I feel a lot of satisfaction with the winery.
"A lot of hard work and resources have gone into what I think is the right direction."
Adjoining the abbey is a huge former wool spinning plant which the abbey bought earlier this year.
Details of the plant's future are unclear, but the abbey hopes to create more jobs there.
The number of monks has declined - there were about 40 when the Abbot Charlesworth was elected abbot in 1992. Now there are 15.
"Monasteries don't exist in bubbles, they exist in societies," he said.
"It is a society that might talk a lot about spiritual things but it's a pick and mix way of dealing with it
"If I get bored with pilates, yoga, evangelical, fundamentalism, Christianity, Judaism, whatever, I can dump it.
"It's a very restless society and therefore it's very difficult for people to commit themselves to this way of life.
"So if you look at the bigger picture it's not surprising."
He has established a house of "vocational discernment" - a sort of stepping stone into monastic life without any commitment.
There are summer schools too - and other events aimed at bringing more people into the monastery.
And like Abbot Charlesworth, who arrived as a teenager, he hopes that some will stay.
"All these things are bringing people here so they can investigate the potential of Buckfast and whether they have a part in something like this," he said.
"But it is not about numbers, but the spirit of those here."
Some reports said the blast was caused by a roadside bomb and occurred near the town of Mubi, close to the Cameroonian border.
This week Mubi was recaptured from Islamist group Boko Haram, which controls many towns in the region.
In April, the group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok, causing international outrage.
A spokesman for the governor of Adamawa state told the BBC that most of the victims of the bomb attack in Marabar-Mubi, about 30km (18 miles) west of Mubi, were civilians, although five of the dead were said to be soldiers.
Earlier reports put the death toll as high as 35.
A witness told the Reuters news agency that several buses caught fire in the roadside explosion.
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Mubi was captured by Boko Haram last month and was only ousted this week by the Nigerian military with assistance from local vigilante groups and hunters.
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in the area, the BBC's Will Ross reports from the capital of Adamawa state, Yola.
He says attacks by the Islamist extremist group are relentless.
The latest comes two days after at least 78 people were killed in a twin suicide bombing in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Last week Boko Haram killed close to 100 people in two separate attacks - some had their throats slit, others were drowned in Lake Chad.
Boko Haram has been designated a terrorist group by the US and other Western countries.
It was based in Maiduguri after its formation in 2002, but has since been driven out of the city by the military and vigilante groups.
The 30-year-old, who gained Irish citizenship last month, replaces Andy McBrine in the squad following the two weekend defeats by England.
"I've been impressed by his quality with both bat and ball," said Ireland coach John Bracewell.
Ireland start against Bangladesh at Malahide on Friday.
Bracewell added: "He is an intelligent cricketer who can adapt depending on the match situation. He strikes the ball very cleanly, has good technique, and scores all round the wicket.
"His bowling is strong with subtle variations, mixing up his pace and he extracts good turn and bounce from the pitch."
Singh, who plays and coaches at YMCA in Dublin, said the chance to represent Ireland is something he's worked tirelessly towards.
"I'm absolutely delighted with my call up and looking forward to the matches," he added.
"I came to Ireland as a teenager with a hope of wearing the green jersey one day and feel fortunate to have that honour now.
"There's no doubt that I've been helped by strong performances for Leinster Lightning this past few seasons, and this campaign has started well with runs and wickets for Ireland Wolves.
"I'm so proud and grateful to get this opportunity - it'll be a great honour if I make my debut during this series."
On McBrine's exclusion from the squad, Bracewell felt that the Donemana man would benefit from a few matches with Ireland Wolves to get his form and confidence back.
"Andy is still very much in the selectors' minds - he's a strong character," said Bracewell.
Ireland: William Porterfield (Warwickshire, capt), Andrew Balbirnie (Leinster Lightning), Peter Chase (Leinster Lightning), George Dockrell (Leinster Lightning), Ed Joyce (Sussex/Leinster Lightning), Tim Murtagh (Middlesex), Barry McCarthy (Leinster Lightning), Kevin O'Brien (Leinster Lightning), Niall O'Brien (NW Warriors, wk), Sami Singh (Leinster Lightning) Paul Stirling (Middlesex), Stuart Thompson (NW Warriors), Gary Wilson (Derbyshire/Northern Knights, wk), Craig Young (NW Warriors), John Anderson (Leinster Lightning).
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A senior DUP source said it was a heart-related condition.
A party spokesman confirmed that the party leader felt unwell on Monday morning.
"He has been admitted to the hospital for some further tests," the spokesman said. It is understood Mr Robinson, who is 66 years old, was taken by ambulance to hospital.
He has served as first minister in Northern Ireland since 2008.
There are no further details about his condition.
The Verity was carrying 3,000 tonnes of scrap metal when its engine failed four miles off Hartland Point.
Padstow and Appledore RNLI lifeboat volunteers were joined by the Dutch Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter to rescue the crew.
RNLI volunteers spent more than 24 hours at sea helping the cargo ship.
Alan Tarby, Padstow RNLI Coxswain said: 'It was excellent team work from the RNLI lifeboats and the skipper and crew from the Dutch Warship did an amazing job in difficult conditions.'
The former energy secretary and Welsh secretary died at the city's St Richard's Hospice.
Lord Walker was MP for Worcester from 1961 to 1992. His son Robin won the seat for the Tories last month.
He was Environment Secretary and Trade and Industry Secretary under Edward Heath, and Energy Secretary and Welsh Secretary under Margaret Thatcher.
Lord Walker was appointed a life peer after retiring as an MP in 1992.
In a statement, Lord Walker's family said: "As a politician, he always believed in the importance of helping those most in need, combining efficiency with compassion.
"He was a true one-nation Conservative and a patriot. His great personal compassion was always reflected in his private life."
Wales Office Minister David Jones paid tribute to Lord Walker during Wales Questions in the House of Commons, describing him as "a true friend of Wales".
The current Secretary of State, Cheryl Gillan said her thoughts were with the family of Lord Walker, a sentiment echoed by Plaid Cymru's Parliamentary leader, Elfyn Llwyd.
Lord Walker entered Parliament in 1961 and two years later was made parliamentary private secretary to the then leader of the Commons, Selwyn Lloyd.
He was regarded as a close ally of Mr Heath, who brought him into the cabinet in 1970 as environment secretary - making him the first environment minister anywhere in the world.
Mrs Thatcher made him agriculture minister following her 1979 General Election victory.
In 1983 she made him energy secretary, giving him a frontline role in combating the miners' strike of 1984 to 1985.
In 1987 he was moved to Welsh secretary - a post he held until 1990, when he finally bowed out of government.
Liberal ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt said "there is insufficient common ground" to join forces with M5S.
Earlier M5S members voted to leave their current alliance with the UK Independence Party (UKIP). That could weaken UKIP's parliamentary influence.
M5S was also rebuffed by Green MEPs.
M5S founder Beppe Grillo - previously a comedian - said the snub by ALDE was a move by "the establishment", preventing his party from having greater influence.
In a blog post (in Italian), he said: "All possible forces moved against us. We shook the system like never before."
But M5S "will continue its work to create an independent political group for the next European legislature: the DDM (Direct Democracy Movement)", he pledged.
Being in a parliamentary group brings more EU funding and influence to a party than being non-aligned.
Unlike the liberal group, M5S is anti-euro and wants Italy to hold a referendum on whether to keep the single currency. Mr Grillo often criticises the way the EU is run.
Mr Verhofstadt, a veteran campaigner for deeper EU integration, said "there remain fundamental differences on key European issues" between ALDE and M5S.
His decision means ALDE loses the chance of becoming the third-biggest group in the parliament.
Brexit talks role for Belgian EU veteran
UKIP's Nigel Farage voiced satisfaction over the ALDE snub, saying "I didn't expect to be proved correct so quickly".
Earlier he had called Five Star's approach to ALDE "completely illogical".
UKIP's group - Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) - will be much weakened if the Italian MEPs leave.
EFDD has 44 seats in total, including 20 UKIP members and 17 from M5S.
The M5S vote to join ALDE on Monday was 78.5% in favour - that is, 31,914 votes. The party believes profoundly in deciding policy through direct online voting by its members.
Earlier, Mr Grillo argued that with Brexit looming, UKIP would be focused on "the political future of the UK" and British MEPs would not be in the parliament after the 2019 European elections.
He said M5S and UKIP had voted the same way in no more than 20% of cases.
Despite the ALDE snub, it agreed on a joint blueprint for fundamental EU reform with M5S last week.
Both oppose the "grand coalition" that dominates the EU institutions: the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D). Those two blocs got €17.4m (£15m; $18m) and €15.3m in EU funding last year, respectively.
ALDE got €5.7m in EU funding and the EFDD got €3.8m.
The ALDE-M5S blueprint says both agree that the EU of today "is unable to deliver the results that citizens expect in terms of prosperity and protection".
"We need to make the European Union the global champion of civil liberties, fundamental rights and the rule of law," they say.
They also agree that the euro's "underlying flaws" must be fixed. And both call for "a more democratic and transparent" EU.
Perez squeezed Ocon towards a wall at more than 180mph as the Frenchman was trying to pass the Mexican.
The two collided, damaging Ocon's front wing and giving Perez a puncture.
Ocon said: "He is supposed to be a professional with a lot of experience but he hasn't shown it. I will speak to Sergio. I am furious."
The incident on lap 29 was the second time the two had collided in the race and also the latest in a series of incidents between the two this year following Ocon's arrival in the team.
The first incident was very similar but happened in the same place on the first lap, although Ocon actually hit the wall this time and the two cars got away without damage. It was influenced by the fact Renault's Nico Hulkenberg was on their outside.
"Just a stupid race," Ocon said. "The first incident I accepted even if I think he saw me. It is at the start, we are three wide, maybe it can happen.
"But the second one was one too much. He risked our lives in there and he costs points to the team.
"I am always very calm but we have lost a lot of points for the team and I can understand the team is very unhappy with this and if they don't let us race in the future I think this would be normal because every time we can race something happens.
"(In the last race) in Hungary he touched me, he broke my car. I didn't say anything. Here again, same story, so this has to end and I will go speak to him man to man."
Perez said: "First-lap incident was 100% my fault. I didn't have the the right engine mode selected so I had 50% of the power.
"My incident. The second one I think Esteban was too optimistic. There was no need to touch there. He could have lifted and then we could carry on."
Perez said he felt there was no need to impose team orders, but Force India have decided that is what they will do from now on.
Team boss Vijay Mallya said: "As much as I support competitive racing, the repeated incidents between both our cars are now becoming very concerning.
"Under these circumstances I have no choice but to implement a policy of team orders in the interest of safety and to protect the team's position in the constructors' championship."
Chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer said: "We can't afford it to happen more so in the future we will do some things differently so the team controls what happens out on the track.
"We will have to put some more rules in place and take the situation in our control. we will make sure it doesn't happen again."
By embedding tiny tubes in the plants' leaves, they can be made to pick up chemicals called nitro-aromatics, which are found in landmines and other buried munitions.
Real-time information can then be wirelessly relayed to a handheld device.
The MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) work is published in the journal Nature Materials.
The scientists implanted nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes (tiny cylinders of carbon) into the leaves of the spinach plant.
They then delivered the nitro-aromatics into the water taken up by the roots and directly to the leaves in droplets. It takes about 10 minutes for the spinach to take up the water via the roots into the leaves.
To read the signal, the researchers shine a laser onto the leaf, prompting the embedded nanotubes to emit near-infrared fluorescent light.
This can be detected with a small infrared camera connected to a small, cheap Raspberry Pi computer. The signal can also be detected with a smartphone by removing the infrared filter most have.
Co-author Prof Michael Strano, from MIT in Cambridge, US, said the work was an important proof of principle.
"Our paper outlines how one could engineer plants like this to detect virtually anything," he told the BBC News website.
Prof Strano's lab has previously developed carbon nanotubes that can be used as sensors to detect hydrogen peroxide, TNT, and the nerve gas sarin.
When the target molecule binds to a polymer material wrapped around the nanotube, it changes the way it glows.
"The plants could be use for defence applications, but also to monitor public spaces for terrorism related activities, since we show both water and airborne detection," said Prof Strano.
"Such plants could be used to monitor groundwater seepage from buried munitions or waste that contains nitro-aromatics."
Using the set-up described in the paper, the researchers can pick up a signal from about 1m away from the plant, and they are now working on increasing that distance.
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Donald Trump will be the Republican candidate, something few would have predicted a little more than 12 months ago.
And after the Democrats' convention in Philadelphia, we know Hillary Clinton will be their candidate.
Whatever happens from this point on, the outcome will be historic. This is how:
When Barack Obama first walked through the White House front door in January 2009, he was aged 47, and was the fifth-youngest president in history. Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest, at 42 years and 322 days.
The next one will be a fair bit older, whatever happens.
Donald Trump celebrated his 70th birthday on 14 June. If elected in November, he would be the oldest president in history (Ronald Reagan was 69 when he took office).
Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, turns 69 some two weeks before the election, and would become the second-oldest president on inauguration. She would replace William Henry Harrison, who became president in 1841 (and was the last president born on British soil).
Trump v Clinton is the first presidential contest between New Yorkers since 1944, when the governor of New York, Thomas E Dewey, ran against the incumbent, Franklin D Roosevelt.
Whoever wins this time will become the first New Yorker in office in 71 years when the inauguration takes place next year.
(And yes, we know Mrs Clinton was born in Chicago, but she was a senator from New York and lives in the state.)
If Mr Trump wins, we could be looking at the least amount of money spent by a winning candidate for some time.
Federal Election Commission records show he spent $91m (£69m) up to 22 July, of which $50m is his own money.
No other candidate since Al Gore in 2000 ($126m) has spent as little. Hillary Clinton is on some $275m so far, by the way.
Of course, Mr Trump could break out the chequebook given that he has more campaigning to do between now and November, but it looks likely he will come a long way under what Barack Obama spent last time round - almost $556m.
A Trump win would be significant for another reason - no-one has been elected president in more than 60 years without experience as a governor or in Congress.
Even then, the last president with no political experience, Dwight Eisenhower, was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in World War Two, before he was elected to office in 1953.
Before that, Herbert Hoover, who was president from 1929 to 1933, was previously an engineer and humanitarian.
No previous candidate has ever owned a chain of casinos and hotels. But Mr Trump says his experience doing deals, and the fact he is not too tied to the Washington establishment, stand him in good stead.
The long years Hillary Clinton has been on the Washington scene may make it easy to forget one fact: She would be the first female president if elected. She is already the first female candidate for a major US party.
The closest we have got before is when Republican John McCain surprisingly picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008, and when Democrat Walter Mondale named Geraldine Ferraro as his vice-presidential pick in 1984.
Neither won the presidency.
Amazingly, only two Democrats have directly succeeded another Democrat as US president. The most recent was James Buchanan, who was president from 1857 to 1861.
Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson were both vice-presidents who were named president when their predecessors died. They both then went on to win the next election.
A Clinton win, therefore, would bring even more significance to the Democratic Party.
Detectives and investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) want to interview Andy Hill as soon as possible.
Reports that Mr Hill, 51, has left hospital are unconfirmed by police.
Eleven people died when the Hawker Hunter jet plummeted on to the A27.
The former RAF pilot from Sandon, near Buntingford in Hertfordshire, was placed in a medically-induced coma at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after the crash, and was later moved to a specialist hospital.
An initial AAIB report said Mr Hill was thrown clear of the aircraft during the later part of the crash.
It said it was not clear whether he initiated his ejection.
After the crash, the pilot's family issued a statement which said they were devastated and deeply saddened by the loss of life and sent prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected.
A friend also described him as an expert pilot.
The Humanist Society of Scotland (HSS) is seeking a judicial review of the policy.
Earlier this year a United Nations committee called for a change to the guidelines in Scotland.
The government said schools were encouraged to discuss options with parents and children.
It added that religious observance should be sensitive to individual beliefs - including those who have none.
All school pupils in Scotland need parental permission to withdraw from religious activities like assemblies.
But sixth form students in England and Wales, normally aged between 16 and 18, have the right to make their own decision about opting out.
Gordon MacRae, the chief executive of the HSS, said: "Today in Scotland young people are trusted to get married, join the army and vote in elections and for the constitutional future of Scotland.
"However, Scottish ministers still do not trust them to make their own decisions about attending religious observance or to give young people the same rights as those living in England and Wales."
Religious observance must take place in Scottish schools at least six times a year.
In June, a report by the UN committee on the rights of the child highlighted the fact that children in Scotland are not able to legally withdraw from religious observance.
It recommended that laws requiring compulsory attendance at religious worship are scrapped.
However, the Scottish government ruled out a review of the policy.
Now the humanist group have submitted papers to the Court of Session. It believes the government may have acted unlawfully by refusing to ensure their guidance remains in line with international humans rights law.
Mr MacRae said: "For some time now, Humanist Society Scotland has been calling on the Scottish government to update its policy on religious observance.
"I had hoped that if they would not listen to us then at least they would listen to the United Nations children's rights committee.
"We have worked with a number of organisations and individuals over the years to seek to reform religious observance, most notably the Church of Scotland in 2014, with whom we issued a joint call for reform.
"Sadly our efforts to seek progressive reform of this outdated requirement of Scottish education has failed.
"The Scottish government's policy on religious observance is a mess, a classic political fudge. Our young people deserve better."
A spokeswoman for the Scottish government said: "Religious observance should be sensitive to individual beliefs, whether these come from a faith or non-faith perspective.
"Parents are legally entitled to withdraw their children from religious observance in our schools.
"While there is currently no legal basis for children to remove themselves from religious observance, the flexible approach to learning and teaching afforded by Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland encourages schools to discuss options with both parents and their children, this could also include allowing pupils to withdraw from religious observance if they wish."
The Church of Scotland said it supports the idea of a "time for reflection" in schools.
Rev Dr Richard Frazer, convener of its church and society council added: "Such moments do not seek to indoctrinate or give preference to one faith tradition but instead enable shared reflection and a deepening of our understanding of the rich range of spiritual and secular traditions held within our society".
The law may not have changed since 1980 - but the common practice in non-denominational schools has changed hugely.
In the 1980s, it was still common for children in non-denominational schools to start the day with the Lord's Prayer, sing hymns and attend a church service at the end of term.
Today things are very different.
The common practice is to hold what are, in effect, times for reflection - designed to be inclusive of children from all faiths and none. They do not take the form of worship.
Schools will often have pastors representing all significant faith communities in their catchment areas.
While, for example, the local Church of Scotland minister may be a well known figure in the school and may well talk about religious themes - for instance giving a Christian perspective on an issue - they cannot proselytise.
The right of parents to withdraw their children from these activities is enshrined in law - but, of course, a child cannot make the decision to pull out.
A few years back, the Church of Scotland considered the issue of formally turning religious observance into "times of reflection" - one reason for this was that some were concerned parents might withdraw their children because they misunderstood the nature of the events.
Occasionally controversies erupt over the role of religion in non-denominational schools.
Three years ago there was a row when pro-Creationist material was distributed at a primary school in East Kilbride by members of a small American-based church which is active within the town. The headteachers were moved. Later the council toughened its rules.
They lost Dominic Sibley and Kumar Sangakkara at The Oval, with both well taken behind the stumps by wicketkeeper Lewis McManus.
Burns remained watchful in overcast and humid conditions, reaching his hundred off 205 balls with a six and 15 fours.
He departed four deliveries later, caught off Brad Wheal for 101, before bad light play with Surrey on 260-6.
After Sibley (11) and Sangakkara (26) departed, Arun Harinath was caught for nine as he sent a mistimed pull off South African Ryan McLaren to Wheal.
And the home side slumped to 144-4, with Wheal taking his first scalp of the day as Steven Davies was caught in the slips by Will Smith.
However, Burns passed 5,000 first-class runs as he reached his half-century and after two interruptions for bad light, he hit Wheal for a four and six as he went to three figures.
The pace bowler got his revenge in his next over to dismiss Burns but wicketkeeper Ben Foakes' unbeaten 47 saw Surrey past 250 before the light forced the players left the field for the third and final time.
Surrey are third in Division One and need to win to keep in touch with leaders Middlesex, who are 16 points ahead of their London rivals, having played one fewer game.
Hampshire are 14 points adrift of seventh-placed Durham, who have a match in hand, and safety.
Surrey batsman Rory Burns told BBC Radio London:
"It's done quite a bit and to be where we are in the game, we're pretty happy with it, and the next target is to push on to 300 in the morning.
"It was very humid, which helped the ball swing all day, and the pitch was quite fresh as well. It was a good contest.
"I've had a couple of near misses in recent times so to get there (to a hundred), I'm really chuffed.
"It would have nice to go massive, but in the context of the game, that could prove to be a really big score."
Hampshire coach Craig White told BBC Radio Solent:
"It was another frustrating day. On that pitch, in the conditions we had, I don't think we bowled as well as we could.
"We bowled a couple of decent balls in an over, then bowl a poor ball and just release the pressure.
"We got better as the day went on, but if we'd done that first session we could have been batting tonight.
"Saying that, with a new ball first thing tomorrow, if we bowl well, we could bowl them out for 280, that's be the aim."
The UK is on course for an unprecedented 15 years of spending cuts and lost pay growth the Resolution Foundation said.
It will leave the poorest third of households worse off than in the years after the financial crisis, it said.
The Treasury says it has helped poorer workers by increasing the Living Wage.
The Budget watchdog - the Office for Budget Responsibility - forecast that government borrowing for 2016-17 would be £51.7bn - a fall of £16.4bn from its November forecast and £4bn lower than the 2016 Budget estimate.
"While the OBR at least delivered some good news on borrowing, the family finances picture has actually deteriorated since the autumn," said Torsten Bell, director of the Resolution Foundation.
"Britain is set for a return to falling real pay later this year, with this decade now set to be the worst for pay growth since the Napoleonic wars.
"Some households will feel the pinch more than others. The combination of weak pay growth and over £12bn of benefit cuts means that for the poorest third of households this parliament is actually set to be worse than the years following the financial crisis," he said.
According to its analysis of the Budget, the Resolution Foundation, which says its goal is to improve lives for people on low and modest incomes, predicts that average earnings are only set to return to their pre-crisis peak by the end of 2022.
On public finances, it said that despite the downward revision to borrowing forecasts, the UK was only on course to meet the government's objective of eliminating the deficit in 2025.
If it does so, that would be 15 years after the previous chancellor, George Osborne, had started implementing spending cuts and raising taxes.
Speaking on the BBC's Today programme, Chancellor Philip Hammond said he could have stuck to George Osborne's target of balancing the nation's finances by the end of this parliament but "that would have required us to squeeze the economy extremely hard, that would not have been a sensible thing to do".
"It would be a very poor government that said I'm going to ignore what's happening in the real world... the decision to leave the European Union has changed the game and Britain needs to prepare for the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead."
Philip Hammond will find the analysis difficult to dismiss, he approvingly name-checked the think tank in his Budget speech yesterday.
On the big controversy of the day - the tax rise for the self-employed - the Resolution Foundation supports the government.
"The chancellor is right to begin tackling the unfair and expensive tax advantages enjoyed by self-employed workers by increasing the rate of National Insurance contributions they make," the organisation said yesterday.
On this far thornier issue - the incomes squeeze - it is far more waspish, saying that there has been "little policy action" in the Budget or last year's Autumn Statement to solve the crisis.
"The Budget offered the Office for Budget Responsibility and the chancellor the chance to respond to better than expected economic news in recent months, following grim forecasts about the outlook for Brexit Britain back in November's Autumn Statement," Torsten Bell, the director of the foundation, said.
"Both have largely ignored it.
"The big picture from yesterday's Budget is that the big squeezes on both the public and family finances have been prolonged well into the 2020s."
Mr Hammond has a political headache with the controversy over the rise in taxes for the self-employed.
He has an even bigger economic headache caused by stagnant incomes.
British Transport Police (BTP) said additional officers would be at Hull, Leeds and York stations.
The patrols will take place in the evening as people arrive for a night out.
BTP said similar patrols in other areas had resulted in a "significant drop in instances of anti-social behaviour".
The officer in charge of Operation Stronghold, Insp Gary Jones, said it was "about reassuring the public".
"Put simply, Op Stronghold Is about having officers at key locations at key times to reduce crime and keep the travelling public safe," he said.
"We want everyone using the rail network at the weekend to enjoy a safe and secure journey."
The operation will run over the next two weekends.
After their 37-10 defeat by Leinster last weekend, a breakaway Ken Pisi try left much-changed Northampton 13-5 up.
But Adam Byrne's second try and scores from Luke McGrath and Sean O'Brien saw Leinster move 29-13 ahead by the break.
Tadhg Furlong, Sean Cronin, Isa Nacewa (two) and Rory O'Loughlin added further tries as Northampton capitulated.
Leinster's second-half scores increased their run of unanswered points to an astonishing 55 as they inflicted a record European defeat on the struggling Saints.
Northampton's 10 changes included hooker Charlie Clare's inclusion in place of Dylan Hartley following the England captain's six-week suspension for his swinging arm tackle on Ireland flanker O'Brien last weekend.
Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder also left out big names Tom Wood and Louis Picamoles - possibly with a view to next Friday's Premiership game against Sale Sharks.
For much of the first half, Northampton frustrated Leinster at the breakdown but once the three-time European champions found their fluency, they began to walk through the Saints at will.
Leinster's finishing was hugely impressive but the Irish province will be mindful that Northampton's challenge during most of the contest was pitiful.
Byrne's fifth-minute try was a warning of what was to come as a routine overlap was finished off in the corner by the powerful young wing.
However, two Stephen Myler penalties edged the Saints ahead by the 17th minute before wing Pisi ran the length of the field to score after intercepting a Luke McGrath pass near his own line.
But Leinster were back in front in the 29th minute after Saints lock James Craig over-committed himself at a ruck following a semi-fumble by McGrath which allowed the scrum-half to scamper unchallenged over the line.
Byrne ran in his second try after Garry Ringrose dispossessed Northampton try-scorer Pisi on half-way and O'Brien finished off a well-executed line-out maul to secure Leinster's bonus point by the interval.
Leinster's five second-half tries included two Nacewa touchdowns when Saints flanker James Gibson was in the sin-bin for kicking the ball out of a scrum, with Pisi's horrible fumble over his own line to concede the final score summing up Northampton's dismal evening.
The win extends Leinster's Pool Four lead to six points over Montpellier, who face Castres on Sunday, while Northampton's qualification hopes are now over.
Leinster coach Leo Cullen: "There were a lot of things that we could improve on from last week.
"I thought our guys prepared really well and put in a decent performance. We were pretty clinical in taking the opportunities that we created.
"The guys took the challenge from Northampton very, very seriously which was pleasing."
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder: "It was always going to be tough when you bring a side like we did. We made a number of changes coming to play Leinster who clearly are a side who are on fire, we saw that last week.
"We competed well to get ahead but the difference in class showed at the end.
"We're out of Europe. We were always going to struggle. We knew that before the game.
"What we need to do now is refocus. We've got some massive league games ahead of us and they are games we have got to win."
Leinster: Z Kirchner; A Byrne, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, I Nacewa; R Byrne, L McGrath; J McGrath, S Cronin, T Furlong, D Toner, H Triggs, S O'Brien, J van der Flier, J Heaslip.
Replacements: J Tracy for Cronin 48, C Healy for J McGrath 48, M Bent for Furlong 48, R Ruddock for Toner 53, J Conan for O'Brien 57, J Gibson-Park for L McGrath 58, N Reid for Ringrose 64, R O'Loughlin for A Byrne 51.
Northampton Saints: A Tuala; K Pisi, G Pisi, JJ Hanrahan, T Collins; S Myler, N Groom; E Waller, C Clare, K Brookes, A Ratuniyarawa, J Craig, J Gibson, C Clark, T Harrison.
Replacements: J Fish for Clare 63, A Waller for E Waller 67, P Hill for Brookes 51, M Paterson for Craig 51, B Nutley for Clark 41, T Kessell for Groom 72, R Hutchinson for G Pisi 41
Not used: J Wilson.
Sin bin: Gibson (54).
Referee: Romain Poite (Franc)
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The county admitted the offences at a disciplinary hearing on Friday, and the deduction effectively cancels out one of this summer's two Championship wins.
The Foxes had previously endured a 37-game winless run in first-class cricket before beating Essex in June.
"We believe that the sanction imposed is severe," said CEO Wasim Khan.
"[Head coach] Andrew [McDonald] and I have worked hard, and continue to do so, to improve the expected standards and levels of discipline expected of Leicestershire cricketers."
Leicestershire were also handed a suspended £5,000 fine, which will be imposed if the county's players commit two further fixed penalty offences within the next 12 months.
But the points deduction leaves Leicestershire, who beat Derbyshire to secure their second win of the season on Monday, 32 points adrift of eighth-placed Kent at the bottom of County Championship Division Two.
"The conclusion to today's hearing is bitterly disappointing to us considering the superb win earlier this week against Derbyshire and taking into account the significant strides we have made this season," Khan added.
"Clearly more needs to be done, but we will brush ourselves off and remain determined to do everything possible to improve every aspect of the club."
The Silence of the Lambs star will direct an episode in the fourth season of the show, to premiere on Netflix on 2017.
Rosemarie DeWitt, currently to be seen in the Oscar-tipped La La Land, will appear in Foster's episode.
The third series of Black Mirror makes its debut on Netflix on Friday, following its move from Channel 4.
It will be the first of two six-episode series.
Brooker retweeted a link to Variety reporting Foster and DeWitt's involvement with the series, saying: "This is true."
Foster won Academy awards for her performances in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs in 1989 and 1992 respectively.
The 53-year-old has since moved into directing with such films as Little Man Tate, The Beaver and Money Monster.
Black Mirror is described by Netflix as "an anthology series that taps into our collective unease with the modern world".
Bryce Dallas Howard, Kelly MacDonald and Game of Thrones' Jerome Flynn, are among the stars of the show's third series.
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The scheme will appoint a named person, usually a teacher or health visitor, who will be responsible for ensuring the welfare of every child.
It had been due to come into force last August, but the Supreme Court ruled that sections covering information sharing did not comply with the law.
The changes published on Tuesday aim to overcome those concerns.
They will ensure that public bodies can only share information about children if is likely to "promote, support or safeguard the wellbeing" of the child.
Public bodies will also be required to consider whether sharing the information would be compatible with data protection, human rights and confidentiality laws.
Only then will they be given the power to share the information.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the changes would bring "consistency, clarity and coherence to the practice of sharing information about children and young people's wellbeing across Scotland".
He added: "The Supreme Court ruled definitively that the intention of providing a named person for every child to promote and safeguard their wellbeing was 'unquestionably legitimate and benign'.
"But young people and families must have confidence that information will be shared only where their rights can be respected.
"We must ensure that we get it right for every child, but in a way that respects the rights of families fully."
Supreme Court judges ruled in July last year that specific proposals in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act about information-sharing were incompatible with the rights to privacy and a family life under the European Convention on Human Rights.
They said the legislation made it "perfectly possible" that confidential information about a young person could be disclosed to a "wide range of public authorities without either the child or young person or her parents being aware".
Judges at the Court of Session had previously ruled that named persons would have "no effect whatsoever on the legal, moral or social relationships within the family".
They added: "The assertion to the contrary, without any supporting basis, has the appearance of hyperbole."
The appeal was brought to the Supreme Court by the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) coalition, which includes the Christian Institute, Care (Christian Action Research and Education), Tyme Trust and the Family Education Trust.
They had claimed named person would undermine parents by appointing a state guardian for their children, and would stretch resources for protecting vulnerable children by creating a scheme that applied to all children regardless of need.
The Scottish government said after the Supreme Court ruling that it remained absolutely committed to introducing named person, and would bring forward fresh legislation that would comply with the law.
It had originally hoped to do so in time for the scheme to be implemented by August this year - but that has been delayed until 2018.
The Scottish Conservatives, who have been vocal critics of the scheme, said the changes to named person marked a "major U-turn" by the government.
The party said the changes meant that "parents who do not accept the advice of named persons will not be subsequently viewed with suspicion by authorities".
But while welcoming the clarification on data sharing, the Tories said they continued to have "serious concerns" about the legislation.
Simon Calvert of NO2NP said the new rules on information sharing were a "100% climb-down on their original plan of a statutory duty to share information about people's private lives almost without restriction".
Mr Calvert added: "If they'd only listened at the start, they could have saved huge amounts of time and money. They now have to retrain those who have already been trained to implement an unlawful scheme."
Scottish Labour said the implementation of named person had been a "complete mess from the start" and called on the Scottish government to produce a "clear plan to rebuild trust in the scheme".
The Liberal Democrats warned there was a "very real risk that the limited changes now being proposed won't be enough to regain the confidence of families across Scotland."
But the Scottish Greens welcomed the Scottish government changes, which it said meant that "We are now back on track to ensuring children in Scotland are as safe and well supported as possible".
Peter Madsen, 46, denies wrongdoing, saying he had dropped off the reporter - 30-year-old Kim Wall - in Copenhagen before the sinking.
Her partner raised the alarm in the early hours of Friday when she failed to return from the Nautilus vessel.
It was later spotted but sank on Friday morning and Mr Madsen was rescued.
Police have launched a search for Ms Wall, a freelance journalist based in New York and China who has written for the New York Times, the Guardian and Vice Magazine.
Danish media said Mr Madsen had been charged with negligent manslaughter and would be detained for 24 days, following his court appearance on Saturday.
Police would not comment on why charges had been brought before a body had been found.
In a statement to Swedish paper Aftonbladet, Ms Wall's family said: "It is with great dismay we received the message that Kim is missing. We believe and sincerely hope she will be found safe and well."
Her friends and family have been posting widely on social media asking for her whereabouts.
Salvage teams started raising the Nautilus from the seabed in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen, on Saturday.
Police are hunting for witnesses and camera footage to determine whether the missing woman had disembarked after setting off.
Footage aired by Denmark's TV2 shows Mr Madsen getting out of what appeared to be a private boat, giving reporters a thumbs-up sign, saying: "I am fine, but sad because Nautilus went down."
He later told a reporter: "I was out on a rehearsal trip, tinkering with different things in the submarine. Then a defect happened with a ballast tank which wasn't that serious - until I tried to repair it - then it suddenly became very serious.
"After that it took 30 seconds for Nautilus to sink. I couldn't close the hatch or anything. But that might be OK, as I would still be down there then."
Ms Wall had been writing about Mr Madsen and his submarine, which at one stage was the largest privately-made vessel of its kind.
Mr Madsen made headlines in 2008 when he built the home-made submarine, that is almost 18 metres long, by using online crowd-funding.
The 26-year-old Real Madrid forward scored his 43rd league goal to surpass the record previously held by former England and Barcelona striker Gary Lineker.
Bale joins these famous names as the most prolific British and Irish players in Europe's biggest leagues:
Swansea-born John Charles played for Leeds United between 1948 and 1957 before becoming one of the first British players to secure a move abroad.
Charles joined Juventus for a then-record £65,000 transfer fee and the centre-forward went on to score 108 goals in 155 appearances for the Italian Serie A club.
The Wales international netted four goals in 10 games during a brief spell with Roma.
In 1997, seven years before his death at the age of 72, Charles was voted the best-ever foreigner to play for Juventus.
Tony Cascarino proved his goalscoring prowess for Gillingham, Millwall, Aston Villa, Celtic and Chelsea before taking his talents over to France.
The Kent-born Republic of Ireland international joined Marseille in 1994 and scored 70 goals in three seasons with the club, helping them back to the top flight.
A move to AS Nancy-Lorraine followed in 1997, and he added 45 goals to his personal tally.
Striker Tony Woodcock was part of Brian Clough's legendary Nottingham Forest team who won the First Division title, League Cup and European Cup in the 1970s.
He had just been named PFA young player of the year when he was tempted away from his hometown club on a then-record £600,000 transfer to Bundesliga side Cologne.
He scored 44 goals during his seven years in the German leagues, which came either side of a spell with Arsenal.
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Results against group rivals Chad have been erased after their withdrawal on Sunday, meaning only the group winners will make it to next year's finals.
Nigeria have two points and Egypt have four, while Tanzania have one.
A win for Egypt would put them in a strong position to qualify but they could still be caught by Tanzania.
Mathematically the countries could both finish on seven points, although Egypt have a far superior goal difference and a 3-0 win over Tanzania from their match last June.
Each country in Group G now plays a maximum of four qualifiers.
Home success at the Borg El Arab will lift Egypt to seven points and put the Pharaohs out of the reach of Nigeria, who will have just one game (at home against Tanzania) left.
If the Super Eagles win, then they would hold the upper hand but would still need to win their last group game to make sure of qualification.
Nigeria missed out on the last Nations Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea despite winning the 2013 edition in South Africa. Egypt have remarkably not competed at the finals since winning the last of three back-to-back titles in 2010.
Previews of Tuesday's other matches to follow.
A report by the Health Select Committee says health workers should use every opportunity to deal with the problem.
The MPs also call for urgent steps so people understand the wider health benefits of physical activity.
The government says its Change4Life programme is providing widespread free advice on healthy eating and exercise.
But the MPs argue that national and local government and the NHS must do more to prevent people becoming unwell.
That could include regulation of what goes into food, a ban on marketing sugary drinks to children, and much more support for people at risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes, so they do not need bariatric surgery.
"The committee regards it as inexplicable and unacceptable that the NHS is now spending more on bariatric surgery for obesity than on a national roll-out of intensive lifestyle intervention programmes that were first shown to cut obesity and prevent diabetes over a decade ago."
The report emphasises the "huge health benefits" of physical activity. The MPs cite recent research which found that for the most inactive people, walking for 20 minutes a day would have a greater positive impact than not being obese.
"It is vital that the importance of physical activity for all the population - regardless of their weight, age, gender, health, or other factors - is clearly articulated and understood."
The MPs also highlight inequalities in rates of physical activity, in particular the disparity between men and women.
Official figures suggest just 16% of girls aged five to 16 achieve recommended levels of physical activity, compared with 21% of boys.
Some 32% of women meet the recommended threshold for activity. For men, the official figure is 43%.
The report speaks of a "fear of judgement" deterring many women from taking exercise. One witness to the committee, Julie Creffield, described the ordeal of venturing out.
"I have women who tell me they run on a treadmill in their shed because they just don't want to be seen in public, but that is part of the problem. Because we don't see many overweight women exercising in public, other women don't think that exercise is for them."
In a statement, the Department of Health for England said a lot of progress had been made in tackling the issues raised by the MPs.
"Our Change4Life campaign has been providing widespread free advice on healthy eating and exercise, and nearly two million more people now play regular sport than 10 years ago.
"Working with the food industry, we have cut calories, salt and fat in food, and we have also given £8.2bn to local authorities to tackle public health issues like obesity."
Dr John Middleton, vice-president of the Faculty of Public Health, said: "Bariatric surgery generates huge costs to patients, families and the NHS. We need public health policies that can save money by helping prevent people becoming obese in the first place."
Prof John Wass of the Royal College of Physicians praised the select committee's report.
"It is welcome to see the findings of this report recognise the importance and benefits of physical activity beyond weight loss, as previous findings have shown regular physical activity of just 30 minutes, five times a week, can make a huge difference to a patient's health."
Recent analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons suggests rates of bariatric surgery have declined in the past two years.
The 68 year old has terminal pancreatic cancer.
But pain does worry him. His cancer causes excruciating discomfort which can be controlled only through massive doses of morphine-like drugs and other medication.
"I get a really bad thumping pain" he says, "but within half and hour of taking the tablets I feel fine."
Mr Small is on his sixth in-patient stay at Thames Hospice in Windsor, Berkshire.
On several occasions he has been close to death.
Married to Christine for 43 years, the couple say the palliative care at the hospice is superb.
Mrs Small says: "The staff here know Adrian needs very big doses of painkillers - they are used to dealing with it - but when we are in a general hospital the doctors are frightened by the numbers and they won't give him what's needed."
The couple have never considered an assisted death since Adrian's diagnosis.
Mrs Small says: "It's not been about dying it's been about living for two years - everybody deserves the dignity you get here".
But the hospice - which has 17 beds in Windsor cannot help all those who could benefit.
It's Chief Executive, Debbie Raven says: "Every day we have up to 13 people waiting for one our our in-patient beds, so inevitably we have to turn some patients away; we'd like everyone to have access to high quality palliative care no matter where they are."
The hospice does not take a stance on the issue of assisted dying, nor does it judge those who are for or against a change in the law.
The medical director, Dr Cecily Wright says they do sometimes get asked to end a patient's life: "We do occasionally - that request is often coming from a place of great stress and fear.
"It's very seldom just about pain and that's why we use our holistic approach to bit by bit make life easier and better."
I spoke to Adrian and Christine on the eve of a debate on assisted dying in the House of Commons.
Labour MP Rob Marris is proposing a bill which would allow doctors in England and Wales to prescribe a lethal dose to terminally ill patients judged to have six months or less to live.
A judge would review all decisions and rule whether a person was choosing an assisted death free from coercion.
Currently, assisted suicide is illegal under the Suicide Act 1961 and is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
The private member's bill is almost identical to one introduced in the House of Lords last year by the former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, and which ran out of parliamentary time.
It's the first time since 1997 that a bill of this kind has been brought forward in the Commons.
MPs will be given a free vote, but even if the bill gets through its second reading, it is very unlikely to succeed as it lacks government backing.
Campaigners in favour of changing the law point out that about one Briton a fortnight travels to Switzerland to end their life with the help of the suicide organisation Dignitas.
Those opposed argue it would send a message that, if you are terminally ill, taking your own life is something it is appropriate to consider.
The campaign group "Living and Dying Well" said it would expose vulnerable people to pressure to take their own lives.
The Archbishop of Canterbury described assisted dying as one of the "biggest dilemmas of our time", but dismissed suggestions that current laws are not working.
Justin Welby said the evidence around the world is there is a "slippery slope" and once you accept the role of medicine is deliberately to kill people, there would be pressure to go further.
California has just approved similar legislation, modelled on a law in Oregon which allows terminally ill patients to obtain a lethal dose to end their lives.
Tatsuyuki Hishida's wife and fellow gang members found him collapsed and bleeding at a house in Mie prefecture, the Mainichi Shimbun said.
Hishida's hands and feet were reportedly tied, and his head appeared to have been hit with a blunt object.
The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest organised crime group, split in two in September.
Police said the incident was likely related to the split, which saw the emergence of a rival group calling itself the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.
Hishida was the leader of a second-tier Yamaguchi-gumi affiliate group called the Aio-kai, based in the city of Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture.
Tensions have run high between the rival groups since the split, with the Yamaguchi-gumi forced to cancel its annual Halloween party for children in Kobe this year.
The children were escaping the Spanish Civil War, and arrived on a ship from Bilbao.
The ceremony took place in Blackboys, near Uckfield, where 20 children and their teachers lived in a chalet provided by the local community.
Speaking at the ceremony, former refugee, Miren Alsono said: "It's like a dream - now I can die happy."
After the bombing of Guernica in the Basque region of northern Spain in April 1937, a decision was made to evacuate the children to safety.
On 23rd May 1937, the SS Habana docked in Southampton with 3,861 children, 95 women teachers and 15 Catholic priests on board.
The children were housed in a temporary camp on the outskirts of the city and eventually moved into residential homes around the country.
The Basque government insisted the children should not be adopted by families, but stay in groups so as not to lose their national identity.
Former refugee Venancio Zornosa said: "I find it unbelievable to think that 4,000 children between the ages of five and 14 with a number of teachers and senoritas to look after us, we managed to survive with voluntary contributions and that's due to the British people."
Eventually, most of the children were repatriated to Spain but others had no home to go to because their parents had been killed or were in prison, so they made Britain their home.
It will be the first time the show has been seen in central London since 1990.
Set in Depression-era New York, it tells of a young performer, Peggy Sawyer, who gets a shot at stardom when her show's leading lady is injured.
The new production begins previews on 20 March and will be directed by the original show's co-author Mark Bramble.
First staged on Broadway in 1980, 42nd Street was named best musical at the following year's Tony Awards.
Its original London production, whose cast included a young Catherine Zeta-Jones, won the Olivier award for best musical in 1984.
Zeta-Jones was a second understudy on the production who got a chance to perform when both leading lady Barbara King and her first understudy were indisposed.
A Broadway revival in 2001 brought further accolades, including a Tony for musical revival.
The show has since been seen at various UK venues, among them the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2010.
"The original production had the look of a Warner Brothers black-and-white film," said Bramble.
"This time we're doing an MGM Technicolor version of 42nd Street with additional songs and dances.
"The theme of the show speaks louder today than ever before: Follow your bliss and with talent and hard work dreams can come true."
Ruby Keeler played Peggy in the original film, best-known for the scene in which she is told: "You're going out a youngster but you've got to come back a star!"
42nd Street will open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, currently home to the musical version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Casting for the show, which will have its official opening night on 4 April 2017, will be announced at a later date.
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On the third Thursday in November the occasion is celebrated across France with fireworks, music and other festivities.
It marks the arrival of the first bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau wine which are released at 00:01 under French law.
But Swansea, which was popping bottles of Beaujolais long before yuppies were marking the day in their Filofaxes, continues to cling on to the tradition.
Beaujolais is a a sub-region of Burgundy, north of Lyon, and started promoting its freshly pressed wines as "Nouveau" in 1951.
A post-war British public slowly emerging from austerity soon began to develop a taste for the infant red wine; usually served chilled, just six weeks after harvest.
The Beaujolais run reached fever-pitch across the UK in the 1980s, when the competition to land the first bottle back in London saw the winning team employ a Harrier Jump Jet to deliver it.
But why has Swansea been at the vanguard of the Beaujolais Day craze?
Cultural historian Prof Peter Stead believes he might have an idea.
"Swansea provided the perfect storm for Beaujolais Day hysteria; as they say in Miss Marple, we had means, motive and opportunity.
"First of all, what is now known as the No Sign Bar on Wind Street was then owned by former Wales rugby captain Clem Thomas, who had a house in Burgundy, so he could get the Beaujolais into Swansea quickly and cheaply, and make money by bringing the new London craze to Wales.
"At the same time there were other entrepreneurs in the embryonic stages of the 'Gastro Pub' market - like a fellow called Tecero who opened The Brasserie - who had to be seen to be outdoing Clem, by putting on even more extravagant Beaujolais Day events.
"But most of all it fitted the Swansea zeitgeist of the late 1960s. This was a community trying to find its feet as a city - looking to gentrify and intellectualise itself - and Beaujolais Day seemed to capture perfectly the spirit best summed-up in Kingsley Amis's 'Old Devils'."
But by the mid 1990s Beaujolais Day had gone the way of Mr Blobby.
The decline of Shoulder Pad culture had put pay to the idea that greed and excess were good.
At the same time, the 'Beaujolais Nouveau' brand had been sullied by over-saturation with poor-quality weak and acidic products.
So why did the tradition live-on in Swansea? Again, Prof Stead thinks he might have the answer.
"We're a city who love to revel in being not-quite-on-trend.
"There's plenty of Swansea City fans who still in their heart-of-hearts hanker for the days when the club was a bit of a joke, and so clinging on to Beaujolais Day was a sort of two fingers to fashion; we'll carry on doing things our way.
"Plus, with the history of Clem and Mr Tecero, there was a sense that Beaujolais Day was something as uniquely Swansea as it was French."
Whilst Beaujolais Day has made something of a mild resurgence across the UK in recent years, there may still be nowhere outside of London who go in for it quite like the people of Swansea.
It is estimated that last year the event contributed around £5M to the local economy; ranking as the third busiest night in the city, only behind "Black Friday" and New Year's Eve.
Russell Greenslade, Chair of Swansea Business Improvement District said: "Beaujolais Day in Swansea continues to grow in popularity over the years, with many other places now following suit.
"A variety of the business sectors benefit from the day, such as retail, hairdressers, beauticians, and of course hospitality; with many booked up well in advance for the occasion."
But as with all major public celebrations, Beaujolais Day in Swansea comes with its own set of problems.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board are bracing themselves for a busy night across the region's emergency departments, while South Wales Police say they will be closely monitoring the festivities so that everyone can enjoy themselves.
Though before Swansea starts polishing its Beaujolais crown too vigorously, perhaps it ought to stop and take a look east - a little further afield than traditional rivals Cardiff - Japan is the world's biggest export market for Nouveau, buying almost 60 million litres last year alone.
But for the first time in the 65 year tradition of Beaujolais Day, Thursday's celebration coincides with a Super Moon.
Could revellers on the streets of Swansea end up "howling" in more ways than one?
South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said: "Beaujolais Day will have a different feel to a normal night, however, with alcohol being a direct factor in over 50% of all violent crimes, South Wales Police alongside businesses and partners will be out enforcing the law and protecting those vulnerable.
"By reducing alcohol consumption, you reduce the risk of becoming a victim or perpetrator of alcohol related violence. Stay safe and have fun."
Police said they were called following reports of the car being driven erratically on Groathill Road North at about 08:10.
The car, believed to be a Mercedes, then crashed into a caravan in a garden on the same road.
The driver fled the scene. Nobody was in the caravan when the car crashed into it.
The car has now been removed from the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh responded to a report of a car driving erratically on Groathill Road North around 8.10am on Wednesday 14 September.
"The vehicle was subsequently involved in a collision with a stationary caravan on Groathill Road North.
"Inquiries are ongoing to trace the individuals believed to have been inside the vehicle.
"The search activity is being supported by colleagues in the air support unit."
A recent Ofcom report suggested 20% of homes in urban areas struggle with poor 4G phone signal.
In rural areas, it's as high as 80%. Little wonder then Britain languishes at 54th place in the global league table of 4G connectivity, behind Albania, Estonia and Peru.
The hunt is now on for test beds to develop new 5G technology - Bristol, Kings College London and the University of Surrey are all said to be interested.
The government has announced a fresh drive to bring us up to speed for the digital age. It has put superfast connections at the heart of its Industrial Strategy, backed up with investment of £1bn.
Inside the Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol - I discover just how much progress they've already made.
They've designed a small box that emits 5G. The promise is super-fast, super-reliable connectivity wherever you go.
It's an essential component in the driverless car technology they're also working on here. When you're travelling at 60mph in a car reliant on mobile signals for direction, you can't afford to slip into a digital desert.
Lab director, Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, said: "5G is a revolution. It's not just about having a faster connection in our mobile phones - it's also about creating a seamless connectivity with the network and it's about having complete reliability."
"Often in your home you have great connectivity. Your teenagers might be on YouTube while you're watching programmes streamed on iPlayer. Then you get into your car and you don't even get a 3G service. 5G will stop all of this."
As our data demands climb exponentially we need a network that can support them. Now the race is on to design the framework for that digital dream.
The mother's parents argued it would be better for the six-year-old to come to them.
They said that as the victim's family, they shared his loss and were best placed to console him.
But experts told the court it would be better for him to stay in England.
A social worker, a court-appointed guardian and an independent psychiatrist all said it would be better for the boy to stay with his father's sister and her family as he barely knew his grandparents, and did not speak Cantonese.
The case was heard in April, but the judgement was only published this week.
The boy's father had beaten his mother to death a year earlier, in what the judge called a premeditated and carefully planned attack. He maintains his innocence but was convicted in January, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 28-year term. The boy was placed with foster parents.
The grandparents said the mother had been their only child together. The grandmother told the court the boy was the "most precious and most close relative" she now had.
They are wealthy people; the grandfather owns and runs two factories and they have two spacious homes, including a villa by the sea. They had found a private English school for the boy and an English-speaking nanny.
The grandmother described how the murder had disturbed the boy. She had been told he had started throwing stones at classmates and argued he would have a "quieter" environment in China where he would be "at peace".
Their lawyer argued the grandparents and the boy were the "true and only victims" in the case, and they were the best people to console him.
However, the boy had only met his maternal grandparents once before the murder, on a visit to China when he was a toddler. They have no language in common.
A social worker said the boy was worried about going to China because his grandparents were strangers to him and he could not speak Cantonese. By contrast, he was very excited to spend time with his paternal aunt and her family.
A psychiatrist and guardian warned a move to China would be a huge upheaval and adjustment for a child still suffering from a huge emotional and psychological shock.
The judge, Mr Justice Holman, acknowledged that research suggested children in this situation would do better living with the victim's family, rather than that of the perpetrator.
But he said it should not be ruled out "if the prospective parenting family fully and sincerely acknowledge and accept the guilt [of the person who committed the crime] and ascribe no responsibility to the victim".
In this case, the sister accepted her brother was guilty and said she considered him a liar.
The judge said it was of "the utmost importance" the boy maintain contact with his grandparents in China, whether through face-to-face meetings or through Skype.
The 31-year-old finished with a score of 639.30, 60 points more than Mexico's Jonathan Paredes, with fellow Briton Blake Aldridge fifth.
Hunt, from Southampton, was second at the inaugural World Cup in 2014 but failed to make the podium last year.
However, he beat Paredes to claim victory at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in August.
Chelsea beat City 1-0 at the same stage of last season's competition on the way to winning their first major trophy.
Manchester City are the only side left in the Women's FA Cup never to have reached the final before, with Sunderland beaten by Arsenal in 2009.
The semi-finals will be held on Sunday, 17 April.
The final on Saturday, 14 May will again be played at Wembley. A competition-record crowd of 30,710 watched Chelsea beat Notts County 1-0 in the 2015 final, which was hosted at England's national stadium for the first time.
Adam Pickles, 43, spent more than a year in a coma after being attacked by Sean Tinsley in Pattaya in 2012.
Mr Pickles' family said Tinsley, originally from Wolverhampton, had been jailed after an initial not guilty ruling was overturned on appeal.
His mother, Adele, said the verdict meant "justice had been served".
Adele Pickles, from Thorner, near Leeds, said: "We've never felt vengeance or hatred; we've never felt these kind of feelings.
"We wanted to be able to tell Adam that we did everything we possibly could to get that verdict for him and for the sake of his son, Benjamin, so we can say, yes, this happened, but we got justice for him."
Mr Pickles was the head of English at the Regents International School in the coastal town of Pattaya, about 95 miles (150km) south of Bangkok.
He suffered a traumatic brain injury after being attacked with an iron bar in what was believed to be a road rage incident and was flown back to the UK following a campaign to fund his repatriation.
Mrs Pickles said he was no longer in a coma but he was only able to move his fingers and toes and, sometimes, open his eyes.
She said: "We told him the result yesterday and we got a little smile."
Tinsley was cleared of a charge of attempted murder but, following, an appeal he was convicted of assault and jailed.
He was also fined 6.2 million Thai baht (??114,000).
The BBC understands he has up to 60 days to appeal against the verdict and has lodged an application for bail.
Barrister Iain Morley QC, who was assisting the Pickles family, said: "We have no doubt that the family feel great relief from this overwhelming important move."
By linking any move on corporation tax to achieving progress in the inter-party talks, George Osborne has given his cabinet colleague Theresa Villiers something Richard Haass never had when he was talks chair.
In a word, that's leverage. Instead of appealing to the politicians' consciences, Ms Villiers has a rather large carrot to dangle in front of their noses.
Or if they fail to do a deal, the carrot may magically transform into a stick as some parties blame others for passing up on the potential chance of creating 50,000 jobs.
The Osborne test for the local politicians is to show they are "able to manage the financial implications" of devolving corporation tax.
A subsequent question and answer session between Sammy Wilson and the chancellor leaves little doubt that this is code for agreement on welfare reform and balancing next year's budget.
So the parties could do a deal on cutting the number of departments or creating new bodies to deal with the past without reaching the threshold set by the chancellor.
If the politicians do meet the Osborne test, the Westminster government says it will "introduce" legislation before next May's general election.
But with time so tight, introducing a bill does not necessarily mean it will pass into law.
On the face of it, the chancellor's words appear to fall short of the pact agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive and the Westminster government in June 2013 that committed to a "final decision" on corporation tax in the 2014 Autumn Statement and, in the event of a positive decision, a standalone bill "with the aim of it becoming law before the prorogation of Parliament prior to the 2015 General Election".
George Osborne's conditional approach does not seem "unreasonable" so far as First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson is concerned.
His statement has also been welcomed by the Ulster Unionists and Alliance.
But the SDLP has objected to being "strong-armed" by the Treasury and Sinn Féin has accused Mr Osborne of demonstrating "breathtaking arrogance".
Sinn Féin says it won't implement Tory welfare policies just to get the power over corporation tax.
If nationalists stick to that line it looks like there won't be a comprehensive deal in the Stormont talks, and the politicians won't get to take a bite out of the chancellor's carrot.
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Th 16-year-old victim, Brian Phimister, was a passenger in a BMW 3 Series car which left the A966 between Dysart and Coaltown of Wemyss at about 12:50.
He died at the scene while the 18-year-old driver was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment.
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Peter O'Neill made the statement days after a woman was beheaded in south Bougainville.
She was accused of practising sorcery that caused the death of a teacher, local media said.
In parts of the Pacific nation deaths and mysterious illnesses are sometimes blamed on suspected sorcerers.
Several reports have emerged in recent years of accused people, usually women, being killed.
The country's Sorcery Act 1971 criminalises the practice of sorcery.
But critics say it gives the notion legitimacy and has led to an increase in false accusations.
The United Nations has called on the PNG government to strengthen legislation on the issue.
"We're starting to work at it," Mr O'Neill was quoted as saying by Australia's ABC News.
"We have quite a lot of issues on the table, so please give us a chance to work on it.
"Hopefully this session of parliament, but I cannot guarantee it. Realistically, a few sessions away, we will be able to put an act to parliament to stop this nonsense about witchcraft and all the other sorceries that are really barbaric in itself."
In the most recent case, a woman was reportedly decapitated by a mob who accused her of using witchcraft to kill a colleague in Lopele village.
Police said villagers armed with weapons outnumbered police and looted property.
The acting assistant police commissioner for south Bougainville, Paul Kamuai, told ABC News that local forces were unable to stop the violence.
A 20-year-old woman was burned alive in February after she was accused of sorcery.
In 2009, after a string of such killings, the chairman of Papua New Guinea's Constitutional Review and Law Reform Commission said defendants were using accusations of witchcraft as an excuse to kill people, and called for tougher legislation to tackle the issue.
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Notts posted 158-6, Samit Patel scoring 55 and Jeehat Patel taking 4-22.
In reply Fletcher was struck on the head by a drive from Sam Hain and play was held up for more than 30 minutes before Ian Bell's 47 set up a six-wicket win secured on the final ball.
Derbyshire beat Yorkshire in Saturday's other North Group game.
Birmingham looked likely to win as the match entered the closing stages but still needed one run from the last ball after a fine final over from Dan Christian.
However, a fumble by Michael Lumb on a simple run-out chance meant Birmingham scrambled to victory.
The Falcons made it two wins from two in this season's T20 Blast as they defended 165-8 to secure a three-run victory against Yorkshire at Chesterfield.
Adam Lyth scored 68 from 53 balls as Yorkshire started strongly, but leg-spinner Imran Tahir took 3-18 from his three overs to keep the innings in check.
Yorkshire needed 18 off the last over, but captain Tim Bresnan (24) was caught at cover off the final ball by Luis Reece as they finished on 162-7.
Wayne Madsen had earlier hit 42 from 28 balls with Daryn Smit adding a rapid, undefeated 30.
Two of the Congolese troops denied charges of raping minors, while a third denied a charge of attempted rape, the prosecutor said.
More than 100 people have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by UN and French forces in CAR.
French prosecutors have opened a new enquiry into the case, AFP reports.
The troops were deployed to end conflict which broke out in 2013.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he was "shocked to the core" by the latest allegations, which include bestiality.
The Congolese troops appeared before a military tribunal in Ndolo, a prison north of the capital Kinshasa, on Monday, AFP news agency reports.
The trial was a "a good step to end impunity" among peacekeepers, said Ida Sawyer, an advocate for campaign group Human Rights Watch.
Twenty-one Congolese peacekeepers are accused of sexual abuse in CAR. They are being tried in groups of three and this is the second such trial.
Meanwhile, Tanzanian peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse in DR Congo have been hit with paternity claims from alleged victims, said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Associated Press news agency reports.
The Tanzanian peacekeepers were being investigated following allegations that they had sex with minors, and paid for sex.
The troops were part of an elite force which had the rare mandate of launching offensive action against rebel groups in the mostly lawless eastern DR Congo.
Mr Dujarric said the 11 included four from the mission's current deployment and seven from a previous contingent, AP reports.
In CAR, one advocacy group said last week it had passed on new reports to the UN that a French commander made four girls have sex with a dog.
The UN said it was investigating 108 new reports of abuse in the country.
Last year, there were 69 allegations of child rape and other sexual offences by peacekeepers from 10 missions.
Forces were deployed in 2014 to help restore order in CAR after the president was overthrown the previous year and sectarian violence gripped the country.
In early March, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for the repatriation of peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse.
Last August, the UN envoy to CAR, Babacar Gaye, was sacked amid multiple allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers.
An independent panel called the UN response to the allegations "seriously flawed" and a "gross institutional failure".
It accused senior UN officials of abusing their authority by failing to take action over allegations of abuse by soldiers from France, Equatorial Guinea and Chad.
But you just need to look across Britain's high streets to see how integral department stores are to the fabric of retail.
While they may now compete against shopping centres for consumer spend, it's worth noting that these are often anchored by retail giants such as House of Fraser, Debenhams and John Lewis.
While the glamour and seduction associated with the early days of Galeries Lafayette and Selfridges may have faded a century on, shoppers today still have a fierce affection for department stores, whether that's their local independent store, a nationwide partnership such as John Lewis or an iconic favourite like Liberty.
So what is it about them that make them so treasured by millions of shoppers?
Department stores are a treasure trove of merchandise spanning categories such as clothing, beauty and homeware. Products are not only own label but are from a variety of well-sourced and diverse bunch of brands.
John Lewis, for instance, stocks 350,000 products across its 46 department stores.
Or how about the independent department store Barkers in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, which stocks everything from bed linen to cooking equipment.
"People can spend a few hours at our store," says managing director Charles Barker. "It's very convenient to customers to have such a lot of things under one roof."
Also, shoppers love department stores for their selection of merchandise.
"Given the size of the store, department stores have the ability to flex their ranges and give space to the sectors and brands that offer the most growth opportunities," says Maureen Hinton, group research director at retail consultancy Conlumino.
"This means they can tap into consumer trends and react far quicker than own brand stores."
Department stores are a social hub, a destination where friends can meet for a browse before settling down for afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason, or a cocktail at Harvey Nichols.
This was the case for two retired female nurses I meet heading for tea and cake at House of Fraser's tearoom on the fifth floor of the Oxford Street.
"We both live at opposite sides of London so we usually meet up and go to John Lewis, then come here for a bite to eat and a gossip," says one of the women who declined to be named. "It's a lovely day out."
For many, the high-end department store is still associated with glitz and glamour - and an element of exclusivity.
With its iconic Tudor-style building - built from the timbers of two Royal Navy warships - Liberty in London continues to impress shoppers, while Harrods with its high-end brands is seen as one of the capital's most extravagant department stores.
Far from being purely shopping stores, department stores are destinations filled with experiences.
Selfridges is a pioneer in creating retail theatre, constantly testing new and innovative ways to engage its customers, whether that's through a pop-up cinema, installing a temporary fragrance lab, where customers could buy bespoke perfumes based on their personality and or by launching a silent shopping area with meditation sessions.
House of Fraser regularly holds events such as beauty master classes across its portfolio of stores. "It creates a great atmosphere and a good shopping experience for the customer," says House of Fraser chief executive Nigel Oddy.
Nowhere - in terms of retail - screams Christmas as much as department stores. Shoppers flock to catch a glimpse of the imaginative and show-stopping windows from the likes of Harrods and Selfridges.
"As retailers work to outdo each other, department store Christmas windows have become a big-budget spectacle and a destination all on their own," says Petah Marian, senior editor of retail intelligence at trend forecaster WGSN.
"Holiday windows have become part of many consumers' Christmas tradition."
Aside from the creative displays, the highly-anticipated Christmas adverts pretty much come courtesy of the department stores.
John Lewis in particular continues to tug on Britain's heartstrings with its annual Christmas offering.
Indeed last year advert, The Man on the Moon, racked up an impressive 22 million views across the retailer's social media channels in the first week of launch alone.
Customer service can often clinch business, and it's here that department stores often win over their single brand rivals.
Browsing the cooking appliances section at John Lewis, Paddington resident Cecilia Tsoi tells me she enjoys the customer service at department stores, particularly John Lewis, which she visits nearly everyday.
"Unlike some high-end stores, there's nice people here, they're really friendly and helpful."
Over at Selfridges, Catherine Carlow, armed with her new purchase - a Michael Kors bag - tells me one of the reasons she likes shopping at the retailer is because of the high-level of customer service.
"Good service is important, no matter how much you're spending," she says.
This also translates online, with the bigger department stores investing heavily in creating a strong multichannel offer.
"Customers can order up to midnight online and pick up their order from midday the next day," says House of Fraser's Nigel Oddy.
Yet while shoppers certainly still love a department store, the format faces intense competition from single stores and from online.
"In UK retail there are far too many players and so department stores must provide a relevant, inspirational and aspirational shopping experience," says independent retail analyst Richard Hyman.
In the words of the Harry Selfridge, founder of Selfridges: "Give the lady what she wants."
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A win would have put Switzerland through to the knockout stages but they were left with work to do to get out of Group A after failing to take several early chances.
Haris Seferovic was the main culprit, missing two clear-cut opportunities before Bogdan Stancu's second penalty of the tournament gave Romania an 18th-minute lead.
Russian referee Sergei Karasev pointed to the spot after Stephan Lichsteiner grabbed a handful of Alexandru Chipciu's shirt inside the box, and Stancu netted despite stumbling as he struck the ball.
With Romania remaining dangerous on the break, Switzerland dominated possession but had to wait until the 57th minute to equalise.
A corner was only half-cleared to Admir Mehmedi and he met the bouncing ball with an unstoppable first-time strike from 12 yards.
Switzerland brought on highly rated teenager Breel Embolo for the final half hour to try to win the game, but Romania were resolute and kept alive their hopes of automatic qualification with one game to go.
Relive Wednesday's Group A and Group B games
Just as in their first group game against Albania, it was Switzerland's finishing that let them down after some neat build-up play.
Seferovic showed a lack of composure in front of goal, first to fire wide from inside the area and then to shoot straight at Romania's goalkeeper when Xherdan Shaqiri slid him through.
Blerim Dzemali was also guilty of a bad miss, somehow heading wide after running on to Lichsteiner's looping cross.
Vladimir Petkovic's side deserved something for their enterprising forward play, however, and they got it thanks to Mehmedi's spectacular leveller.
This was a familiar story for Romania too - for the second successive game, a sweet strike cost them points.
But this display was much better than in their Dimitri Payet-inspired defeat by France in the opening game of the tournament.
Chipciu was a constant threat with his pace down Romania's left flank and they came close to a second goal when Cristian Sapunaru swivelled to shoot against the post when a free-kick dropped at his feet.
Anghel Iordanescu's side may only have one point from their first two matches, but they will be confident of beating Albania in their final game and finding a way into the last 16 themselves.
Romania's goalscorer is a 28-year-old striker for Turkish side Genclerbirligi who, with two goals, is an unlikely early pacesetter in the race to be the tournament's top scorer.
Stancu is more of a deep-lying forward than a fox in the box - but he does take Romania's penalties.
Just as in his side's opening game a few miles across Paris at Stade de France, he got his chance from the spot and did not disappoint his side's noisy fans who have stayed in the city all week.
He slipped as he took it, but still found the bottom corner to become the first player to score two penalties at a European Championship finals since Spain's Gaizka Mendieta at Euro 2000.
France can become the first team to reach the last 16 if they beat Albania in Marseille later on Wednesday.
The hosts are the next opponents for Switzerland in Lille on 19 June. Romania play Albania in Lyon on the same day.
Match ends, Romania 1, Switzerland 1.
Second Half ends, Romania 1, Switzerland 1.
Breel Embolo (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
Dragos Grigore (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Andrei Prepelita (Romania).
Substitution, Switzerland. Shani Tarashaj replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
Foul by Valon Behrami (Switzerland).
Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
Corner, Romania. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steliano Filip (Romania).
Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
Dragos Grigore (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Romania. Florin Andone replaces Bogdan Stancu.
Substitution, Switzerland. Michael Lang replaces Blerim Dzemaili.
Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steliano Filip (Romania).
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ovidiu Hoban (Romania).
Attempt blocked. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Torje.
Attempt missed. Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Dragos Grigore (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ovidiu Hoban (Romania).
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gabriel Torje (Romania).
Attempt saved. Gabriel Torje (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Johan Djourou (Switzerland).
Claudiu Keseru (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Reigan Knight and Liam Phillips, both 17, were killed when the Ford Escort they were passengers in crashed in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as it was being followed by police on 27 December.
Reigan's family said he was an "amazing son who had so much potential".
"There is now a space in our family that can never be filled," Liam's family said.
On Friday, about 300 people attended a candlelit beach vigil for the two boys, with many launching sky lanterns in their memory.
Reigan's family said they could not "describe the agonising pain and heartbreak we are experiencing now".
"The thought of going through life without you is unbearable. You were such a kind, charming, loving, confident, handsome, well-mannered young man who was such a character," they added.
Liam's family said he would be "dearly missed by all that knew and loved him".
A 16-year-old from Great Wakering has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and will next appear in court later this month.
A 17-year-old boy from Shoebury, who was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs, has been released on bail.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the crash.
Ross Monaghan, 35, was shot in the back in a targeted attack at around 09:05 on Monday, 16 January.
He had dropped his child off at St George's Primary in Penilee when a man pushing an buggy pulled out a gun.
Police returned to the area one week on, to seek more information about the attack from parents of school children.
Between 25 and 30 uniformed and CID officers were outside the school and in Muirdykes Road between 08:00 and 09:00.
Det Ch Insp John Kennedy confirmed Mr Monaghan had left the country since the attack.
"We've briefly spoken to him but at this stage we have to re-interview him," he said.
"It's very difficult when he's in Spain at the moment."
Ross Monaghan was cleared of killing gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in 2012 after a judge ruled there was no case to answer due to insufficient evidence.
After the shooting, images of the man thought to be the gunman were published by the Scottish Sun newspaper.
The man, who can be seen pushing a buggy near the school, was wearing a blue padded jacket, blue jeans, a dark woollen bobble hat and a woollen scarf pulled up around his face.
The suspect is also believed to have been in the area, outside the school, on Friday 13 January 2017, with the buggy.
Det Ch Insp John Kennedy said detectives were trying to establish if anyone witnessed the gunman running with the buggy from the scene.
He said: "We don't think he went into a house in the Penilee estate.
"We're of the opinion that he left the area in a car, probably driven by another male."
Evans had won a record 10 successive titles before Hong Kong's Ng, 25, beat her in the semi-finals in 2015.
The 30-year-old's win at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds will likely secure an invite to qualifying for next year's men's World Championship.
"I'm over the moon and glad to win the title back," she said.
"There was more pressure on Ng this year as defending champion. I struggled a bit but I stuck in there."
Last year, Evans lost 10-8 to 1997 world champion Ken Doherty in the first qualifying round for the World Championship, as she looked to become the first woman to reach the main draw.
Ng will this week face Peter Lines in her opening-round qualifier at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Wigan made a great start as, triggered by young debutant James Worthington's early try, the hosts went 20-0 up in 20 minutes, Lewis Tierney, Liam Marshall and Tommy Leuluai all crossing too.
But Bill Tupou's 11-minute hat-trick saw Trinity go 22-20 up at half-time.
Danny Kirmond, Liam Finn, who kicked six goals, and Jacob Miller all added to Mason Caton-Brown's first-half try.
The transformation came when Wakefield responded to the concession of Wigan's fourth try by bringing on Anthony England and David Fifita to give more power to the visitors' pack.
But they could not have envisaged quite such a turnaround as, from Tupou's first touchdown in the 25th minute, followed by Caton-Brown, the big winger bagged two more to double his try tally for the season to six by the 36th minute.
Finn, whose conversion of Tupou's hat-trick try gave Trinity the lead for the first time, missed just once, although allowed the luxury of a rare re-taken conversion to Miller's late try.
Centre Worthington and winger Marshall, who took his tally to 16 for the season, both added a second try after the break.
But George Williams landed only two of his conversion attempts, prompting a late change of kicker to Marshall, to exacerbate Wigan's woes as they suffered a fourth home defeat of the season.
They remain a distant eight points off top spot, while Wakefield, up into fourth, remain six points behind leaders Castleford, who won comfortably at Leigh.
Wakefield had lost on all their previous eight visits to Wigan, but it is only 13 months since they ran in 11 tries on home soil at Belle Vue to win 62-0, their record win against Wigan.
Wigan boss Shaun Wane revealed that Joe Burgess and Joel Tomkins have a chance of playing at Hull on Saturday, while Liam Forsyth will be in contention after missing the game with a head knock. But the only real positive he took was the two tries for 20-year-old former Wigan St Judes junior Worthington, who scored with his first touch on his first start for his home-town club.
Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"Wigan teams should never be giving up a 20-0 lead, no matter what. But no excuses from us. We were beaten by the better team.
"We were a bit out of juice. They are a big team. We came into it a bit lethargic and you just have to try and manage their big bodies.
"We gave a few penalties away and just didn't make those one-on-one tackles. We fell apart and missed too many one-on-ones. We made some poor defensive errors and put ourselves under pressure.
"James Worthington is a Wigan kid. I only told him he was playing on Sunday and he was very nervous. To score with his first touch was fantastic. He made a couple of defensive errors but took his tries really well."
Wakefield coach Chris Chester:
"For the first 20 minutes, we couldn't control the ball. We were completing at 50 per cent. Then, from 20 minutes we went 11 sets from 11.
"We were worthy winners. It was a top performance. That Wakefield team 12 months ago would have been done by a cricket score, so I'm really pleased we came back in the game and got a massive result for this club.
"It's a hard place to come. We have been on the end of some big scores when we've played Wigan over the last few years. To come here and show that character really shows how far we've come.
"We are not too bothered about the table at the moment. We just want to make sure that we are competing and entertaining every week."
Wigan: Tierney; Davies, Isa, Worthington, Marshall; Williams, Leuluai; Nuuausala, McIlorum, Sutton, Wells, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Powell, Tautai, Navarrete, Field.
Wakefield: Grix; B Tupou, Lyne, Gibson, Caton-Brown; Miller, Finn; A Walker, Wood, Huby, Ashurst, Kirmond, Sio.
Replacements: Williams, England, Arona, Fifita.
Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL).
The league leaders won 4-1 at Firhill 10 days ago and Archibald says his team did not make life difficult enough for Celtic on that occasion.
"You believe every game's different," Archibald said.
"They know the things they did poorly in that game and if we can rectify them then it gives us a chance."
Archibald believes it is "possible" their opponents could go through the league season unbeaten - they have won 15 and drawn one of their first 16 games - but says the onus is on other Premiership clubs to end that run.
"It will be tough for them [to remain unbeaten]," he said. "They have got a tough run of fixtures coming up.
"I'm not saying it's not possible, but it's down to the rest of the teams to stop that happening. We'll give it a go.
"You saw Hamilton had a late flurry at the end of the game [last Tuesday], just at 1-0, but one thing you take from Hamilton and Dundee's performances is that you don't give them any goals.
"They had to work for their goals and that's something we didn't do out there [in the 4-1 defeat], we gave away two goals after half-time which gave us a mountain to climb."
Thistle are currently bottom of the Premiership by one point, but a draw at Celtic Park would lift them up to 10th and a win would take them up to eighth.
Archibald's players have taken confidence from their second-half display against Hearts on Saturday, when they equalised and might have gone on to win the game if it had not been for the goalkeeping of Jack Hamilton.
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Thistle also switched from the back three they have been using in recent weeks to a back four, showing a versatility that Archibald believes might help against Celtic, who have also changed formations this season.
"It's a good tool to have, that versatility in the squad and the personnel, trusting them and knowing we can do that at half-time," the Thistle manager added.
"It helped on Saturday. I don't know if it affects Celtic as much as it does us, because even if they are a three or a four at the back, they have a lot of bodies forward. It definitely helps us, because we can shuffle bodies about to stop them."
Winger Christie Elliott says the Jags needs to build on the second-half performance against Hearts.
"It will be brilliant for us to stop that [Celtic's run] and get the three points, which is more important for us," said Christie, who takes heart from scoring against Fraser Forster in March 2014, only weeks after the former Celtic goalkeeper's record run of clean sheets was ended.
"We go into every game knowing three points is vital for us. A good run and you're back into the top six."
Luke Gambin scored twice in the second half as the Bees moved level on points with seventh-placed Blackpool.
Notts arrived without a goal in three league games but they took the lead after 15 minutes, Michael O'Connor's whipped cross nestling into the top corner of Jamie Stephens' net.
But Barnet struck back in the 30th minute when John Akinde was allowed to turn and shoot and Bira Dembele followed up to score after Adam Collin's fine save.
Vadaine Oliver hit the bar for County just minutes later but the scores remained level until half-time.
Barnet dominated the early exchanges of the second half and the pressure told in the 64th minute when Gambin's deflected shot wrong-footed Collin.
The Malta international doubled his tally 10 minutes later, connecting with Curtis Weston's cross to finish off a fine counter-attacking move.
County responded in the 77th minute when Jonathan Forte followed in on substitute Graham Burke's well-hit 20-yard shot but it was not enough.
Report provided by the Press Association.
Match ends, Barnet 3, Notts County 2.
Second Half ends, Barnet 3, Notts County 2.
Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael O'Connor (Notts County).
Foul by Sam Muggleton (Barnet).
Richard Duffy (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Substitution, Barnet. Ben Tomlinson replaces John Akinde.
Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet).
Carl Dickinson (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Mauro Vilhete (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carl Dickinson (Notts County).
Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet).
Louis Laing (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Barnet. Sam Muggleton replaces Luke Gambin.
Bira Dembélé (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Mauro Vilhete.
Goal! Barnet 3, Notts County 2. Jonathan Forte (Notts County) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Graham Burke (Notts County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal! Barnet 3, Notts County 1. Luke Gambin (Barnet) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Curtis Weston.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Elliot Johnson (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Edwards (Notts County).
Substitution, Notts County. Graham Burke replaces Genaro Snijders.
Foul by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Barnet).
Carl Dickinson (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Matt Tootle (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luke Gambin (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Tootle (Notts County).
Luke Gambin (Barnet) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Barnet 2, Notts County 1. Luke Gambin (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro.
Attempt missed. John Akinde (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Elliot Johnson (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Substitution, Notts County. Aaron Collins replaces Adam Campbell.
Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
Attempt blocked. Luke Gambin (Barnet) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Curtis Weston (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
James Stephen Mullan, 35, from Kennaught Terrace in Limavady, admitted assaulting the man on 18 June 2014.
The court was told police were called to the injured man's address where he told them he had been assaulted.
He had noticeable injuries including a lump on his head.
He also received injuries around his eye and police sent him to hospital.
The victim told police he was walking along Kennaught Terrace in the town when the defendant approached him and said "I don't like you".
He then punched the man to the ground, bit his thumb and stamped on his head.
When police spoke to Mullan he admitted being involved in the incident and said he had punched the man four or five times.
A defence solicitor said it was "a very sad case" and added that his client accepted he should not have done what he did.
District judge Liam McNally said that Mullan had a bad record and he had to take into account the seriousness of the offence.
He said Mullan had subjected the man to "an unmerciful beating".
He was sentenced to five months in prison.
Joshua Bradley, 19, was attacked in Thurland Street in the early hours of 8 February.
The jury was instructed to find Muhamed Adnan, 22, of Middleton Boulevard, not guilty of murder by Judge Gregory Dickinson at Nottingham Crown Court.
Mr Adnan had already admitted violent disorder and will be sentenced at a later date.
Two others - Richard Johnson, 24, of Hyson Green, and Zaiem Zulqurnain, 19, of Aspley - remain on trial accused of murder.
Saturday marks one year since a Saudi-led coalition of Arab air forces began carrying out airstrikes on rebel forces in Yemen.
In the space of those 12 months, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates, at least 3,200 civilians have been killed and 5,700 wounded, with 60% of the casualties inflicted by air strikes.
Talks have been under way in Riyadh to find an end to the war.
But even if it stopped tomorrow and did not resume, Yemen today is a shattered country with chronic problems and a traumatised population in need of aid for years to come.
So how did it start, who is fighting whom, and how could it end?
The conflict began six months before the air strikes, in September 2014.
Houthi rebels, angered by what they saw as a corrupt and discriminatory government, marched down from their mountain base in the north, seized the capital, Sanaa, and placed the UN-recognised President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi under house arrest.
He later escaped and fled the country to neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Within six months, the Houthis had taken over the whole of western Yemen while the retreating and demoralised government forces abandoned most of the east to al-Qaeda.
The Houthis, who represent only a minority of Yemenis, achieved their lightning success by allying with their former enemy, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Ousted by the Arab Spring protests that began in 2011, Mr Saleh stayed on in Yemen and retained the loyalty of much of the army and security forces.
Despite fighting six inconclusive wars against the Houthis while he was in power, he saw them as his chance to wreck his successor's rule as president, so he effectively put his troops at their disposal.
The Saudis, already feeling a degree of paranoia at the growing influence across the Arab world of its arch-rival, Iran, became convinced this was all a bid to install an Iranian proxy militia in Yemen.
In March 2015, Saudi Arabia's young and as then untested defence minister convened a hastily put together coalition of Arab air forces. And, on 26 March, the air strikes began.
The Saudis and their principal allies, the United Arab Emirates, may have hoped their overwhelming firepower (the Houthis have no air force) would quickly bomb the rebels back to the negotiating table.
This has not happened. After 12 months of mounting casualties, the Saudi-led coalition has only a small bridgehead - and a temporary declared capital - in the southern port of Aden.
Yemeni soldiers loyal to President Hadi have been retrained and re-equipped by the Saudis and Emiratis and have been battling the Houthis in the key city of Taizz.
In much of the east of Yemen, law and order has collapsed to be replaced by armed militias, including violent jihadists.
There have been reports, denied by the Saudis, that some Sunni jihadists have joined forces with the Saudi-led coalition to fight the Houthis, who are Shias.
In Europe, there is a growing chorus of opposition to the air strikes, with the European Parliament voting overwhelmingly to call for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia.
Both the US and UK supply aircraft and weaponry to Saudi Arabia, including the precision-guided Paveway 4 missile.
The Saudi military insists it chooses its targets carefully and that it goes to great lengths to abide by international humanitarian law and the law of armed conflict.
But there have been numerous and well-documented reports of civilians being hit, including, this month, a crowded marketplace near the town of Hajjah, where more than 100 people were killed.
Yemeni government sources say the next round of peace talks will be held in Kuwait, starting on 17 April.
In March, there was a delegation of Houthis in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Earlier attempts by Oman to broker a peace deal in Muscat and later talks in Geneva have failed to bridge the gap between the various sides.
There is currently "a cessation of hostilities" with UN-brokered talks on the horizon.
In the past these have quickly broken down and few are holding out high hopes at this stage.
It is often said that wars end when both sides are exhausted and can no longer see an advantage to be gained by fighting on. (This is how the eight-year Iran-Iraq war ended in 1988).
Sadly, Yemen's combatants do not appear to have reached that stage yet.
The Saudis have the money and the firepower to continue the air war, but they are sensitive to mounting international disapproval.
The Houthi rebels know any ground offensive to evict them from the capital, Sanaa, would result in a street-to-street bloodbath that would inflict intolerable casualties on any Saudi-led force.
So, for now, Yemen is in a state of semi-stalemate with neither side a clear victor.
Yemeni researcher Nawal Al-Maghafy, who has spent time on the ground witnessing the destruction of her country, believes the war has damaged Yemen beyond repair.
"Put simply," she says, the war is tearing Yemen's social fabric apart.
Today, children are putting down their school bags and picking up guns and rifles instead, in alarming numbers.
Faced with a future without prospects, many are opting to join extremist organisations such as al-Qaeda - or even so-called Islamic State.
Yemen, she adds, is likely to remain highly unstable for years, if not for decades.
No longer satisfied with being the dominant network for our humble species, Facebook is now courting a different type of user: bots. And eventually you'll be able to talk to them as if they were your mates.
"Could you transfer £100 to my brother, please?" you might one day ask your bank. Or maybe, "Do you have any blue shirts in my size?"
Sometimes they'll ask you things too, with something like: "Do you want to hear today's top stories?"
Right now the conversations will be structured - with Messenger bots suggesting things you can say. But the goal is natural conversation, and it could be a huge step.
If what Facebook has promised today at its F8 developer conference comes to pass, the effect on our everyday lives could be enormous. It could be, according to Facebook's head of messaging David Marcus, a return to more personal interactions.
"Before the internet era, everything was conversational," he told the BBC.
"But then we traded conversations for scale."
One of the bots being launched on the service today will be from Spring, an artificially intelligent concierge service.
"Spring is actually going to build an experience where everything is automated except customer service," Mr Marcus explained.
"It's bot for 99.9%, but then if you have a problem, a human can actually jump in and sort out your problem.
"That's the best of both worlds."
There are obvious concerns to all this, and I'll get to those in a second, but first here's how it will work.
Messenger Platform, as Facebook calls it, is the firm's latest application programming interface (API).
An API is a way for companies like Facebook to give external developers the access and know-how to make things on their platforms.
It's a big opportunity - the company's first API, which allowed anyone to create apps on Facebook, led to the birth of multi-billion dollar companies including Farmville creator, Zynga.
There are already bots on Facebook - you can book an Uber through it in the US, for instance - but the crucial news today is anyone is now free to make their own bot. Which is why some are seeing today's announcement as the start of another Facebook gold rush.
The bots will live within Facebook Messenger - an app that was spun off from the main Facebook app in 2014 in a manner which angered users but makes a lot of sense now as Messenger looks set to become a bigger deal than just instant messaging.
While developers will be free to create their own uniquely intelligent bots, they will all be fundamentally powered by Facebook's Bot Engine. Think of it as the centralised brain.
As time goes on, Bot Engine should get smarter and more used to human interaction meaning, in theory, that all the bots will collectively get smarter and more "human".
It's the Bot Engine, a constantly evolving product of almost a billion people's interactions, that might give Facebook a massive advantage over others in the bot game such as Apple, Google and Microsoft.
Other announcements at F8 included:
Facebook is a platform that users already talk on constantly.
It's a platform that already knows what you like, what you want, and what you may desire in the future.
Bringing bots into this mix could be a real game-changer.
Or it might be a disaster.
First - the obvious: Users might not like the idea of companies acting like people in spaces usually reserved for conversations with our friends.
This will probably be made more irritating given that Facebook plans to let businesses find you on Messenger if they already have your mobile phone number.
Then again, another way of looking at that "feature" is that it'll be fast and easy to find the companies you already interact with in the real world.
Cue calls for boycotts of Facebook, and raging that the service will be irreparably destroyed by this new feature. But it will probably pass - history tells us that Facebook's users rarely know what's good for them.
But a real concern must lie with security. Unauthorised access to your Facebook account used to mean a dodgy status update or two, but now a breach could have truly devastating consequences.
With one Facebook log-in, a hacker could have friction-free access to a whole host of accounts you may have set up on Messenger.
Having everything under the one Messenger roof presents unprecedented risk for our personal data, surely?
"Yes and no," says Mr Marcus.
"The reality is when you think about the number of people who are on the Facebook platform, and how well protected their account is compared to general practice around the world, we feel good that we have best-in-class protections that will protect those accounts better than most companies at a smaller scale can.
"We'll continue to build better and better systems. We always recommend that every user turns on two-factor authentication that we offer everyone.
"I certainly have."
Two-factor authentication on Facebook requires you to enter a code which has been texted to your mobile phone, as well as your password, to log in.
Despite Mr Marcus's clear advice, Facebook will not be enabling two-factor authentication by default, even though it is far more secure.
The truth is, if it did, people would complain. It's inconvenient. But it's safer. Your call.
Microsoft's boss Satya Nadella declared recently that "bots are the new apps".
And while we'll have to wait a little to see if Facebook's bots can live up to the expectations set at F8, it's rapidly becoming clear that the app era is winding down. Or more specifically, the era of having dozens of apps on your phone is coming to an end.
Mr Marcus pointed out a recent study by Forrester Research which estimated that 80% of the typical US smartphone user's time was spent in just five apps. Five!
Of the millions available to us, we just get stuck into using a few.
Bots within those big apps will perhaps be the only way some companies will be able to attract our business through our smartphones.
Mr Marcus has said Facebook has no plans to take a cut of transactions made through Messenger. Money will instead be made through advertising - pay more, and get your bot seen by more potential users.
So brace yourself, everyone. The bots are coming, and they desperately want to be your new best mate.
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He was found in the River Taff close to Taffs Mead Embankment in June.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and the family of the infant have yet to come forward.
South Wales Police previously said they believed the boy died at birth.
The match on Saturday, 22 April kicks off at 12:15 GMT and the TV coverage will also be streamed on the BBC Sport website.
The other semi-final between Celtic and Rangers, also at Hampden, kicks off at noon on Sunday, 23 April.
As well as live radio commentary, there will also be highlights on Sportscene on Sunday evening.
Aberdeen and Hibs reached the semi-final courtesy of wins over Partick Thistle and Ayr United, respectively, while Celtic saw off St Mirren and Rangers thrashed Hamilton Academical.
Saturday, 22 April
Aberdeen v Hibernian (12:15 GMT)
Sunday, 23 April
Celtic v Rangers (12:00 GMT)
Bergsson, 51, is standing for election as president of the Icelandic Football Association this weekend.
He thinks the game would be better off having more ex-players running it.
Having Neville and Lampard involved would "strengthen the image and decision-making of the professional game," he told BBC World Service.
Bergsson was speaking a day before MPs debate a motion of no confidence in the Football Association because of its failure to reform.
"It is so important to have a clear insight into football and what really matters, whether it be coaching, management or facilities," Bergsson added.
"You need to know what makes a football club work and the team perform. If anyone has that experience, it is a footballer, who has trained and played from the age of seven and gone on to be a professional."
Former Manchester United defender Neville, 41, is back at Sky TV after an ill-fated spell in charge of Valencia, while ex-Chelsea midfielder Lampard, 38, announced his retirement on 2 February after spending 18 months in Major League Soccer with New York City FC.
Bergsson cites Bayern Munich as the example to be followed.
Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and president Uli Hoeness both played for the club and won major international honours with West Germany.
Bergsson, who also spent six years at Tottenham, has put his name forward as Iceland's new football chief after Geir Thorsteinsson decided to stand down in 2016.
"I want to build on the good work that has been going on with Icelandic football in recent years," said Bergsson.
"Beating England and doing so well at the Euros in France last year was fantastic and our women's team is going to the Euros in Holland this summer. We want to try and have success like that again."
The Mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be in orbit shortly after 0800, Indian time. It is, without doubt, a considerable achievement.
This is a mission that has been budgeted at 4.5bn rupees ($74m), which, by Western standards, is staggeringly cheap.
The American Maven orbiter that arrived at the Red Planet on Monday is costing almost 10 times as much.
Back in June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi even quipped that India's real-life Martian adventure was costing less than the make-believe Hollywood film Gravity.
Even Bollywood sci-fi movies like Ra.One cost a good chunk of what it has taken to get Mangalyaan to Mars.
$74m
Cost of India's Mangalyaan mission
$671m
Cost of Nasa's Maven Mars mission
Launched on 5 Nov 2013
Weighs 1,350kg
Closest point to Mars 366km
So how has India done it? For sure, people costs are less in this populous nation, and the scientists and engineers working on any space mission are always the largest part of the ticket price.
Home-grown components and technologies have also been prioritised over expensive foreign imports.
But, in addition, India has been careful to do things simply.
"They've kept it small. The payload weighs only about 15kg. Compare that with the complexity in the payload in Maven and that will explain a lot about the cost," says Britain's Prof Andrew Coates, who will be a principal investigator on Europe's Mars rover in 2018.
"Of course, that reduced complexity suggests it won't be as scientifically capable, but India has been smart in targeting some really important areas that will complement what others are doing."
Mangalyaan has gone equipped with an instrument that will try to measure methane in the atmosphere.
This is one of the hottest topics in Mars research right now, following previous, tantalising observations of the gas.
Earth's atmosphere contains billions of tonnes of methane, the vast majority of it coming from microbes, such as the organisms found in the digestive tracts of animals.
The speculation has been that some methane-producing bugs, or methanogens, could perhaps exist on Mars if they lived underground, away from the planet's harsh surface conditions.
It is a fascinating prospect.
So, even though Mangalyaan has a small payload, it will actually address some of the biggest questions at the Red Planet.
Western scientists are excited also to have the Indian probe on station.
Its measurements of other atmospheric components will dovetail very nicely with Maven and the observations being made by Europe's Mars Express. "It means we'll be getting three-point measurements, which is tremendous," says Prof Coates.
This will enable researchers to better understand how the planet lost the bulk of its atmosphere billions of years ago, and determine what sort of climate it could once have had, and whether or not it was conducive to life.
I have read a lot about the criticism of Mangalyaan and India's space programme.
There's an assumption among many, I guess, that space activity is somehow a plaything best left to wealthy industrial countries; that it can have no value to developing nations.
The money would be better spent on healthcare and improved sanitation, so the argument goes.
But what this position often overlooks is that investment in science and technology builds capability and capacity, and develops the sort of people who benefit the economy and society more widely.
Space activity is also a wealth generator. Some of the stuff we do up there pays for stuff down here.
The industrialised nations know it; that's one of the reasons they invest so heavily in space activity.
Consider just the UK. It has dramatically increased its spending on space in recent years.
The government has even identified satellites as being one of the "eight great technologies" that can help rebalance the UK economy and drive it forward.
India wants a part of this action, too, and in Mangalyaan and its other satellite and rocket programmes, the nation is putting itself into a strong position in international markets for space products and services.
The scan appeared to have been taken from a Gmail account belonging to a White House employee, a spokesman said.
Other confidential information was published online, including travel details, names, social security numbers and birth dates of members of staff.
The White House said it had not yet verified the documents.
DCLeaks.com, a hacker group which last week published personal emails from an account belonging to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell's emails, claimed responsibility for the hack.
The US attorney general, Loretta Lynch, said the incident was "something that we are looking into". White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the breach "should be a wake-up call for all of us".
Mr Earnest said that the employee targeted by the hackers was a contract worker and not a permanent member of staff.
He said: "At this point I cannot announce any sort of conclusion that's been reached about the individual or individuals that may have been responsible for the cyber breach that resulted in this information being leaked."
Read more: Is Russia hacking the US election?
The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the President and First Lady, said it was "concerned" about the apparent hacking.
"The Secret Service is concerned any time unauthorised information that might pertain to one of the individuals we protect, or our operations, is allegedly disclosed," said communications director Cathy Milhoan.
In July, hackers released a string of emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), prompting the resignation of chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. State-sponsored Russian hackers have been accused of behind the DNC leaks.
And on Friday, internet giant Yahoo confirmed that hackers stole information from about 500 million users in 2014, in what appears to be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history.
Rother District Council allocated £51,000 in its draft 2017-18 budget for lifeguard provision at Camber Sands in East Sussex.
A council committee has now recommended the funds be approved as part of the authority's budget setting next month.
The scheme would see RNLI lifeguards on the beach from Whitsun until the end of the school summer holidays.
The popular sandy beach can attract up to 25,000 people "on a fine day", according to the council.
Among those who have demanded action are relatives of five young men who died during a day-trip to the beach last August.
A month earlier, two others also lost their lives.
Tony Leonard, district council executive director of business operations, said: "Safety at Camber is kept under constant review."
He said that prior to last summer, the beach always had a very good safety record.
But he added: "The beach is three miles long and up to 700m wide at low tide, therefore it can never be completely risk-free."
Full inquests into the deaths are awaited. Mr Leonard said the council would act on any recommendations the coroner might make.
A decision on whether to introduce the service will be put to a council vote on 27 February after being considered by its cabinet on 13 February.
Five men from south-east London died on 24 August:
Two others also lost their lives in July:
Two of its best coaches have been poached by Australia off the back of the best Olympics Britain has had on the diving boards.
Ady Hinchliffe, instrumental in the gold medal won by Jack Laugher and Chris Mears in the 3m synchro - and the silver medal earned by Laugher, is now down under along with Andy Banks, who coached Tom Daley during his formative years and was made an MBE in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Many within the sport feel British Swimming, which overseas all aquatic sports in Great Britain, did not do enough to keep two men with over 40 years of experience between them.
It is to be hoped the new chief executive, Jack Buckner, who takes up his post in September, will try to coax both Hinchliffe and Banks back to coaching programmes in the UK after Tokyo 2020. Both still have a great deal to offer the sport in Great Britain.
That's not to say Britain is bereft of talent in that department. Far from it. Edwin Jongejans, a Dutch former international diver, and Marc Holdsworth are continuing the legacy in Leeds, and there are also great programmes and excellent coaches in places such as Sheffield, Southampton and Edinburgh.
One thing Rio did do is take a large part of the focus off Tom Daley.
With Laugher's exploits, and Daley's capitulation in the semi-finals of the 10m competition following record-breaking preliminaries, the mantle of top dog in terms of expectation falls firmly on the shoulders of the 22-year-old from Yorkshire.
Laugher has rebuilt his career brilliantly since his own Olympic nightmare in London. A knee buckle in the 3m competition made the BBC's Top 50 bloopers from London 2012, but he hasn't looked back - much of that down to Hinchliffe.
Laugher and Chris Mears are a very special synchro partnership. I nicknamed them 'The Likely Lads' at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as they are like the modern embodiment of the sitcom characters from the '60s and '70s. Men Behaving Badly might have been a better analogy, but their chemistry within diving is unique, and the scenes that followed their success in Brazil last summer summed up what the pair are really like.
Mears savours every competition, as well he might. In 2009 he ruptured his spleen during training for the Youth Olympic Festival in Australia and was given just a 5% chance of survival. He was told he would never dive again. Fast forward seven years and there he is at the top of the Olympic medal rostrum. Truly one of the more remarkable stories in sport.
Will he and Laugher be able to back up Olympic gold with first at the World Championships?
China's Cao Yuan and Xie Siyi won three of the four World Series events this year, with the British pair runners-up in all of those competitions. Laugher and Mears do have a higher-tariff programme than the Chinese pair, and if they get it right, as they did so spectacularly in Rio, it could be a close-run thing.
Don't rule out Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilia Zakharov either. They won the World Series event in Canada back in April.
Britain's highest-profile diver ever is looking to put his individual woes in Rio behind him. His excellent bronze medal with Dan Goodfellow in the 10m synchro was rather overshadowed by what occurred on the final day of competition at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.
Had it turned out differently it's unlikely we would be seeing the 23-year-old at the Worlds, or even at another Olympics.
Speculation was rife, though never confirmed by the man himself, that success in Rio on the 10m board would have led to his retirement from the sport. Newly married to Dustin Lance Black, and with many things he wants to do away from the rigours of plunging at 35mph into a pool, Daley has, nonetheless, set his sights on Tokyo - if the body will stand it.
Daley, in common with many platform divers, has suffered back problems over the years (you'll notice in Budapest how many of the competitors are held together with the equivalent of medical sticky tape).
On his day, as he's proved at world and European level, Daley can be the number one diver. But it's an incredibly competitive event - as well as China, the USA, Australia, Mexico and now France have athletes who can get medal positions. One dropped dive out of six can mean curtains for a top-three place.
Tonia Couch has been the trailblazer for Britain's women in recent years, but that looks set to change with the emergence of her synchro partner Lois Toulson.
The 17-year-old from Leeds is the new European champion in the 10m individual, accumulating a world-class 330.75 points in Kiev last month to make the rest of the world sit up and take notice.
As she prepared to compete in Hungary, she said: "I am not totally satisfied with my dives yet. I gained a lot of experience for the World Championships."
Not content with that gold, Toulson partnered Matty Lee to triumph in the mixed synchro, which is not, as yet, an Olympic event. That goes to underline the fact she is a very special individual, and Holdsworth's expert guidance will allow her to blossom still further.
Another pairing from West Yorkshire, Ruby Bower and Phoebe Banks, also won European gold - in the platform synchro, ahead of the very experienced Russian Yulia Timoshinina and partner Valeriia Belova.
Like Toulson in her main event, Bower and Banks finished strongly, showing that all-important mental strength which will be key to their ambitions of success at Tokyo 2020.
Girl power, it seems, has arrived for Great Britain in a big way on the 10m board, and Laugher and Daley may have to share the limelight before too long.
But knowing and observing the infrastructure of British Diving over the past 20 years, everyone feeds off each other's success, so any egos are kept firmly in check.
And finally, just a word for Yona Knight-Wisdom.
Not a member of the GB team in Budapest, but Jamaica's only Olympic diver, who exceeded expectations by qualifying for Rio last August.
Leeds-born, of Jamaican and Bajan parents, Knight-Wisdom is an unconventional diver in so many senses, not least the fact that he's 6ft 3in and over 14st.
He'll be hoping to make the semi-finals of the 3m springboard event and, having reached the last 18 at the Olympics and finished second at one of the World Cup events last year, that is certainly within his compass.
Authorities had warned that there could be a 'storm surge', which would have caused serious flooding.
Storm surges aren't common, but they can happen when strong winds and high tides combine to bring more water on land and cause flooding.
The Environment Agency was worried it would happen on 13 January during the night, but the said that that a change in wind direction meant that the surge had happened before high tide, so the waves weren't as bad.
Thousands of people had been evacuated from their homes in Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk, and Yorkshire.
Not everywhere escaped flooding, and homes and businesses were affected in Hornsea in Yorkshire, but flooding wasn't as bad as expected.
Authorities said that it was good they had prepared for the worst, and they thanked everyone who had volunteered to help.
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Tim says he's most looking forward to spending time with his family, breathing fresh air and the feeling of rain splashing on his face again.
However, he's got a long way to go before he touches down on Earth, 400 kilometres to be precise!
Ayshah's been finding out more about the journey astronauts make when they travel back home to Earth.
The former Sunday School teacher from Coleraine, County Londonderry, was jailed in 2011 for the double murder she helped to commit 20 years earlier.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates miscarriage of justice claims, has refused to refer her case to the Court of Appeal.
It exhausts options to reopen the case.
Stewart was at the centre of a high-profile murder trial after Colin Howell - the dentist with whom she once had an extra-martial affair - confessed to police that they had conspired to kill both of their spouses.
The victims were Stewart's 32-year-old husband, Trevor Buchanan, who was a police officer, and Howell's 31-year-old wife, Leslie.
Their bodies were found together in a fume-filled garage in Castlerock, County Londonderry, in May 1991.
For almost two decades, police believed they died in a suicide pact after discovering their spouses were having an affair.
However, the case became a murder investigation in 2009 when Howell contacted police and confessed to both murders.
He pleaded guilty the following year and was jailed for at least 21 years.
Howell told police Stewart took part in the murder plot and gave evidence against her during her trial.
In March 2011 Stewart was convicted of both murders and was later ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years in prison.
She has since mounted a series of attempts to overturn the verdicts.
In January 2013, her appeal against her conviction for murdering Mrs Howell was dismissed and she abandoned her challenge to being found guilty of killing her first husband.
However, her lawyers applied to the CCRC in an attempt to have the conviction for murdering Mrs Howell referred back to the Court of Appeal.
But after studying her case, the body refused and made a final determination that Stewart's application should be closed.
She can only make a fresh request if new evidence emerges.
Stewart's solicitor, Kevin Winters, confirmed the case was not being referred back at this stage, but did not rule out future legal action.
"We are considering the CCRC's ruling and we are currently engaging with the PSNI on matters of a sensitive nature which require further investigation and may result in a further application to the Court of Appeal," he said.
What they're arguing about is what they think free schools will become.
Are they stalking horses for selling-off state education in England to the private sector? Or are they a test-bed for a more innovative way of running schools?
Will they be a template for creating more school choice? Or are they outriders for a fragmented, deregulated school system that side-steps local democracy?
But when you peel off the ideological wrapping paper, a free school is not really any different from many other schools.
They are academies that have been set up from scratch. They are state-funded, they don't charge fees, and they're not selective. In that respect, they are indistinguishable from a majority of secondary schools in England, which are now academies.
In announcing that the Conservatives want another 500 free schools, Mr Cameron admitted that these schools were "often not understood".
Part of the confusion might have been the initial emphasis on schools being set up by parents, driven by local demand.
The use of "parents" is always a good selling point in education, because we assume they mean parents like us, rather than those other parents we don't agree with as much.
But either way, parents are busy people, and in practice it's no great surprise that many free schools are now really being set up by academy trusts, which are in the full-time business of running schools.
The idea that traditional education providers shouldn't have a monopoly on setting up schools is a key ingredient in the free school philosophy, but it's harder to put into practice.
And if an academy trust sets up and runs a school, alongside a portfolio of other academies, within an academy chain, is it a "free school" or just another academy.
In political terms, academies were initially created by Labour and continue to be supported by Labour - and the narrowness of the distinction between an academy and a free school says something about the narrowness of the distinction in education policies.
In the end, parents want to have good schools for their children, they're not overly troubled by the rotating nameplate, which in recent years might have included grant maintained, specialist, city technology, academy or free school.
So how do free schools compare in terms of quality?
Because they sit across a political faultline, there are polarised views on standards in free schools. Polarised, but not particularly revealing.
The common characteristic of free schools is that they are new and haven't replaced existing schools. So what should they be measured against?
Schools are deemed as successful when they have sustained high results or else if they have shown big improvements. Neither really apply for new schools.
The education select committee says the evidence of inspections is still too small scale to draw any meaningful conclusions.
And when these schools are being set up by different groups in different parts of the country, success or failure in one school isn't necessarily relevant to another free-standing school hundreds of miles away.
If a new school opens in a deprived area and the results are mixed, what does it show? And if does well and begins to attract more ambitious, affluent families, is it fair then to accuse a school of "creaming off" or skewing the intake?
Such consumer behaviour in education is always double-edged. If we do it ourselves, it's doing the best for our children; but if other people behave that way, it's the pushy, sharp elbows of the middle class.
Where it does become more thorny is the question of where free schools should be located.
Here there is a much clearer tension between the idea of innovation and parental demand and the more practical pressures of needing a strategically-planned provision of places.
The other consequence of being a flagship policy is that free schools get a disproportionate amount of attention.
Even if the Conservatives achieve another 500 such schools in five years, it will mean about 900 free schools, out of a total of more than 24,000 other schools.
They might make the on-camera cameo Cameron speeches, but will they be there for the unglamorous heavy-lifting on school improvement?
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free schools approved or open
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more planned within 5 years under Conservatives
255 free schools currently open
163 approved or open free schools are secondaries
154 approved or open free schools are primaries
190 approved or open free schools are in London and the south east
The other big numbers ticking away in the background are the rising numbers of families looking for places for children.
The population surge that has seen primary schools adding thousands of new classrooms has now moved upstream to secondary schools.
There will be a huge demand for more school places. Whatever they're called.
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Leboeuf, a fellow 1998 World Cup winner, says he never thought the "shy" Zidane would become a coach because he "wasn't a leader" in the dressing room.
"It seems that when Zinedine Zidane touches something, it becomes golden," said ex-Chelsea defender Leboeuf.
Real are aiming to retain the Champions League against Juventus on 3 June.
Since being appointed coach of the Spanish club in January 2016, Zidane has also led Real to the Club World Cup and European Super Cup.
A three-time Fifa World Player of the Year who played for Real from 2001 to 2006, Zidane had no experience of coaching at the top level when he took over from Rafael Benitez at the Bernabeu.
He had been coach of the club's B team and was a key member of the backroom staff under Carlo Ancelotti, who led Real to a 10th European title in 2014.
Leboeuf told BBC World Service: "When Real Madrid decided to name him as head coach, he came into the dressing room as the guy who won the World Cup and had worked hard for the club and won the Champions League with a fantastic volley in Glasgow [in 2002], so he had the respect of the dressing room.
"But I think his work alongside Ancelotti as an assistant, and then his work in charge of the reserve team, gave him enough experience to get into the job."
Leboeuf says he expects Zidane to be the next France coach as "it's hard to stay for long at Real Madrid" under the presidency of the Florentino Perez.
"I don't know when [current France boss Didier] Deschamps will decide, or when the federation will decide to get rid of him, but we all feel that Zidane will be the next national coach," he said.
"That is, if he wants to, because if he carries on being successful with Real Madrid then he won't take the job even if the seat is free.
"It's very hard to stay as Real Madrid coach for a long time, Mr Perez is very impatient. When it's possible, Zidane will join the national team, that's for sure."
The latest indicator of public opinion, released on Sunday by the respected Datafolha institute (in Portuguese), shows that 68% of Brazilians support the impeachment of President Rousseff. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the case against the under fire leader, that figure "feels" about right and Ms Rousseff is on the ropes, in the political equivalent of a bare-knuckle fight for her survival.
Where did it all go wrong?
A decade ago Brazil was the darling of the developing world. A nation whose economy was booming, not just because it was selling raw materials and commodities to China but because it was building its own high-tech industries, training its own engineers and becoming a genuine global "player". Upwardly mobile Brazil soon shoved the UK aside to become the world's sixth largest economy.
Economic and social improvements went hand in hand. An innovative welfare programme called "Bolsa Familia" (Family Allowance), with its emphasis on nutrition and education, helped to lift an estimated 40 million Brazilians out of poverty.
It was no surprise when, in 2006, the popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected as president nor that, four years later, his chosen successor Dilma Rousseff became Brazil's first female leader.
Roll forward to 2016 and the sheer anger and hatred demonstrated towards Ms Rousseff and Lula in recent weeks as hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets of cities across Brazil, showed how bad things have become for the governing Workers' Party.
Many of the old, divisive, traits of Brazilian society have come spilling out as this crisis has escalated.
Rousseff faces a perfect storm
The almost exclusively white, middle class demonstrators who have been demanding the removal of President Rousseff and the jailing of Lula have a long-held enmity towards the Workers' Party and its left wing economic policies. A small minority of protesters at anti-government events also openly call for a return of military rule.
This is still, despite the gains of recent years, a country with deep divisions between rich and poor, black and white.
At pro-government rallies, the crowds are mixed-race and largely from working-class backgrounds - people who have benefited in recent years from those innovative welfare polices.
They denounce calls for the president's impeachment as nothing more than an attempted coup against a democratically elected government.
What the Petrobras scandal is about?
Fiercely loyal, in particular to Lula, government supporters seem almost blind to mounting evidence of rampant corruption and illegal deal-making during his time in office.
That Car Wash investigation, or Lava Jato, is focused on Brazil's huge state-controlled oil company, Petrobras. It has uncovered billions of dollars of kickbacks, implicating several politicians and some of Brazil's top business leaders.
But, by ordering the brief detention and questioning of Lula and by releasing phone taps between him and Ms Rousseff, have the Car Wash investigators overstepped the mark and risked "politicising" their probe?
The common consensus, among independent observers - rather than partisan supporters in this polarised country - is "yes".
In the coming weeks it is hugely important that the team of largely young investigators, based in the southern city of Curitiba, shake off that perception.
There is evidence to suggest that politicians have tried to influence the investigators' work but, led by judge Sergio Moro, they must show they are actively pursuing corrupt individuals regardless of political allegiance.
The probe has certainly reinforced one perception - that politicians of all colours blatantly milk the system dry, enjoying near total impunity. Meanwhile, ordinary folk are left to deal with the consequences of an economy now deep in recession, rising inflation and a fear of losing many of the gains of recent years.
One recent political debate illustrated this point well as lawmakers in Congress last year approved a modified bill to reduced the age of criminal responsibility.
Residents of many Brazilian cities, including Rio de Janeiro where the geography of the city means that rich and poor live cheek-by-jowl, had become understandably exasperated and scared by rising levels of violent crime.
Many "cariocas" (Rio residents) passionately supported calls for a reduction in the age of criminal liability for certain crimes from 18 to 16. Without really pausing to ask what were the causes of rising crime, city residents argued that long prison sentences and tougher laws were the only way to deal with the gangs of poor black youths who sometimes disrupt the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.
Yet the same middle class residents from Rio's "south zone" seem less bothered about the blasé way in which one of their elected representatives in Brazil's Congress carries on regardless, despite numerous allegations of corruption and evidence of secret Swiss banks accounts with more than $5m (£3.5m).
That Congressman, Eduardo Cunha, is the speaker of the lower house in Brasilia. As such he enjoys privileges and legal guarantees that people accused of much lesser crimes could only dream of.
More than 150 members of Congress and government officials are currently facing serious charges including bribery, corruption and money laundering. Yet, all of them, including Mr Cunha - who denies the charges against him - can only be tried in Brazil's Supreme Court where the backlog of cases is huge and where they often expire.
The impeachment process against President Rousseff may gather pace. She may decide that she has no other choice but to resign if, by losing the support of coalition parties, she can no longer rule effectively. Or she may try to punch her way out of it.
But perhaps the biggest threat to Brazil's future as a country with genuine freedom of opportunity is if the anti-corruption investigations are quietly watered-down or even suspended.
In such an eventuality the only winners would be the same political and business elites who have ruled this country for decades.
He said he supported women having successful professional careers - but stressed that this should not be an "obstacle" to having children.
He was addressing Turkey's Women and Democracy Association in Istanbul.
His comments were the latest in a series of controversial remarks about women and their role in a society.
Earlier this week, President Erdogan called on Muslims to reject contraception and have more children.
In a televised speech on 30 May, he stressed that "no Muslim family" should consider birth control or family planning.
"We will multiply our descendants," said Mr Erdogan, who became president in August 2014 after serving as prime minister for 12 years.
His AK Party has its roots in Islamism and many of its supporters are conservative Muslims.
Mr Erdogan himself is a father of four.
He has previously spoken out against contraception, describing it as "treason" when speaking at a wedding ceremony in 2014.
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Gerrie Lawrie, 41, was reported missing after failing to catch her flight home in August last year. Police found her in her apartment.
Papers from Glasgow Sheriff Court show £495,000 of assets were left behind to her sons and parents.
She also requested her antiques and Elvis memorabilia be sold at auction.
This is except for four "life-size famous mannequins" which have to be displayed in a museum.
Tributes were paid on a special Facebook page after her death with people expressing their condolences.
And Ms Lawrie's friend John Helms said: "I'll remember Gerrie as a beautiful, happy, friend who loved life and the people around her."
If Labour form the next government, Ed Miliband said he would act immediately to curb "massive" rent hikes which have forced some people out of their homes.
New tenants in England would have the right to find out what predecessors paid to help negotiate the "best deal".
The Conservatives say rent controls "destroy investment in housing".
Critics warn capping rents could reduce investment in new housing.
As the last full week of campaigning before the 7 May election gets under way, a clutch of polls suggested there remains little to choose between the Conservatives and Labour, with most experts still predicting a hung Parliament with no party winning outright.
A Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday has given the Conservatives (33%) a four-point lead over Labour (29%) while an Opinium poll for the Observer has the Conservatives on 34% and Labour on 33%.
A You Gov poll for the Sunday Times put Labour (34%) two points ahead of the Conservatives (32%).
Housing is a key election battleground, with all the major parties promising to build hundreds of thousands of new homes over the next five years to address what campaigners say is a chronic shortage of new housing stock.
On Sunday, Mr Miliband will set out Labour's policies for helping "generation rent" - the millions of people who the opposition say have been priced out of the housing market in recent years and are trapped in short-term, often insecure rental agreements.
Labour have already announced plans to extend the typical tenancy agreement from a year or less to three years following a probationary period of six months. Estate agents will also be banned from requiring fees from tenants before they move in.
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But the Labour leader said he wanted to do more to stop the estimated 4.5 million households renting privately from being "ripped off".
He is pledging to cap rents during the course of the standard three-year tenancies so they cannot rise by more than the CPI measure of inflation, which is currently 0%, while allowing flexibility for them to be reduced.
While market rates will still apply at the start of a contract, tenants will have a legal right to know what the previous tenant paid, which Labour says will put them in a stronger position to negotiate and make substantial rent rises between contracts less likely.
Labour says three-year tenancy agreements should become the norm, with landlords having to give two months' notice before asking a tenant to leave and only if they have a "good reason" to do so. The rent cap would not apply to those who have agreed shorter contracts with their landlords, such as students or business people needing flexibility.
The party claims rents are, on average, £1,200 higher than they were in 2010, with some tenants in London facing double digit rises in a single year.
The UK rental market is far less regulated than its European counterparts, Labour argues, with one shadow minister recently comparing the London market to the "Wild West"
Confirming that Labour would legislate for the changes in their first Queen's Speech, Ed Miliband said action was needed to help those "struggling to meet the costs of putting a roof over their head".
"Some are having to move all the time, ripping up the roots they have laid down at work or with friends, even having to change their kids schools," he said.
With house prices reaching record levels in south-east England in recent years, more and more families are renting from private landlords.
It's estimated that nearly four and a half million households in England currently live in private rented accommodation. That's double the number a decade ago - and now accounts for one in five of all households.
Ed Miliband has already said he would give tenants more security by introducing three-year tenancies. Landlords would have limited grounds for regaining possession during this time - but tenants could still leave by giving a months notice.
Now the Labour leader is going further by pledging to freeze rents in real terms for the duration of the three-year tenancy.
Rents would still be set at a market rate initially but landlords would have to tell prospective tenants what they had charged previously to help in negotiations. Both the British Property Federation and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have warned that rent controls could reduce investment in the supply of new rented housing.
"Labour has a better plan. The security of three-year tenancies for all who want them with rents capped, so they can fall but not rise by more than inflation. The rights they need to negotiate a decent deal with landlords and stop rip-off letting fees."
Labour is also warning "rogue" landlords that they face losing tax relief enabling them to offset 10% of their annual rental income against falls in the value of furniture and appliances.
If properties are not adequately maintained, Mr Miliband said landlords would not be able to claim all of the so-called "wear and tear allowance", arguing they should not be "subsidised for providing accommodation that fails to meet basic standards."
He added: "This is a plan for a stable, decent, prosperous private rental market where landlords and tenants can succeed together."
Conservative communities minister Brandon Lewis said Mr Miliband was "re-launching a policy that descended into chaos when it was first announced".
"Rent controls never work - they force up rents and destroy investment in housing leading to fewer homes to rent and poorer quality accommodation.
"The only way to have affordable rents is to continue to build more homes."
The Conservatives have placed increased home ownership at the heart of their housing plans, pledging to extend the Help to Buy Scheme to 2020 and extend the Right-to-Buy scheme to up to 1.3 million tenants of housing associations.
Under their plans, housing association tenants would get the same discounts to buy their homes as council tenants currently enjoy.
The Liberal Democrats are promising young people still living with their parents a loan to help pay for a deposit on a rented home of their own.
They can declare their love for a suitor and end their marriages, as long as the community knows about the impending split in advance. They can even elope.
It is a far cry from large swathes of Pakistan where a conservative Islamic outlook dictates how women behave and the rights they have.
But in the Kalash valley a more liberal approach prevails, partly because of its unique religion and culture. The Kalash people are not Islamic - they worship a pantheon of gods and goddesses and hold exuberant festivals inspired by the seasons and the farming year.
"In our religion, you can choose whoever you want to marry, the parents don't dictate to you," says Mehmood, a 17-year-old Kalash girl who accompanied me as we scaled a labyrinthine puzzle of small houses set into the mountain face.
In this close society, one person's roof is somebody else's veranda. Little staircases connect one house to another and it felt like climbing into a tree house in the clouds.
Through the wooden window frames and ladders of the houses were panoramic views of immense jagged stones and gloriously green mountains surrounding this secluded valley.
Sahiba, a happy-go-lucky, 20-year-old with two children, lives in one of these houses and she told me about how she ran away with her husband during one festival.
"I met my husband the way I'm talking to you... I got to know him for three years before marrying him," she said.
"When there is a festival whoever the girl is in love with she can run away with him... and that's how I left with the man who is now my husband."
She explains how after they ran away together they went to stay at his parents house.
"You can stay for as long as you want, there's no specific time, but finally after two months we got to my parents house and after that we got married."
It's an unconventional courtship but this is an unconventional place. Certain tasks are still segregated. Women generally do the housework while the men do trade and labour work. Both men and women farm.
The Kalash attitude to gender is also defined by notions of purity. Some rituals can be executed only by men. The temple itself near the area of the seasonal spring festival is off-limits to women as well as Muslims.
Women must wash clothing and bathe separately. And during their menstrual cycle and in pregnancy women live a separate house outside the village. They can go to the fields to work, but they are not meant to enter the village.
Yasir, one Kalash man, said: "Women are considered impure, but women are highly respected in society.
"There are only a few things women are not meant to do."
Indeed marriage and divorce is simpler for women than for men. Jamrat, 22, left her husband after a year and now lives with another man at his parents' house. Her ex-husband converted to Islam, re-married and moved to a neighbouring village.
But there are financial considerations too.
"The second husband needs to give double the amount of money the first husband gave at the time of the marriage because for the first husband it's like he lost his money AND his wife," she says.
If the woman does not re-marry, the ex-husband has the right to retrieve the money from the bride's father. Although Jamrat is technically not married to her new partner, he nonetheless had to give 60,000 rupees ($700; £425) to the first husband.
The Kalash women I met in Rumbur and Balanguru are bold and outspoken. They look you in the eye when talking and do not hesitate to speak their mind.
In this small village - far above the hot chaos of Pakistan's main cities and towns - the patriarchy that informs most aspects of life in the rest of the country is clearly non-existent.
Robertson Homes said the project at Craig Dunain would be one of the most complex ever attempted in the city and would cost about £13m to complete.
It has submitted plans to Highland Council to create 26 townhouses and 30 apartments.
The former hospital was damaged by fire in September 2007.
Robertson Homes said its Gleann Mor House construction project would provide work for more than 100 people.
About 40 firefighters took 12 hours to bring the blaze in 2007 under control.
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The PM was talking about this week's anti-corruption summit in London.
"We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world," he was overheard saying.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, elected last year after vowing to fight corruption, said he was "shocked".
And a senior Afghan official said the characterisation was "unfair".
After Mr Cameron's comments, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: "But this particular president is not corrupt... he's trying very hard," before Speaker John Bercow said: "They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?"
The conversation took place at Buckingham Palace at an event to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, attended by political leaders and other public figures.
At a garden party later on Tuesday, the Queen herself was caught on camera making unguarded comments about the Chinese government.
She told a senior police officer that she had heard the Chinese had been very rude to Britain's ambassador to China during President Xi's state visit last year. The Queen also agreed that the Chinese state visit had been a testing time for the police and told the officer it was "bad luck" that she had been in charge of security at the time.
James Landale, BBC diplomatic correspondent
On the face of it, it is perhaps one of the most undiplomatic things a prime minister could say - to describe two countries as fantastically corrupt just hours before their leaders visit Britain.
The prime minister's remarks were outspoken and unguarded but they were not untrue. Both Afghanistan and Nigeria come high on lists of the world's most corrupt nations.
And later in the conversation, the prime minister agreed with the Archbishop of Canterbury that President Buhari of Nigeria is not corrupt himself and is trying very hard to tackle the problem.
A Downing Street spokesman noted both men had written openly about the subject in a collection of essays being published this week.
So this was a truthful gaffe, another moment when the prime minister was caught on camera saying something ostensibly embarrassing.
Labour said Mr Cameron had egg on his face. But, as Downing Street acknowledged, the cameras were very close to the prime minister and his anti-corruption summit is now very firmly in the headlines.
In Transparency International's 2015 corruption perception index, Afghanistan was ranked at 167, ahead of only Somalia and North Korea, Nigeria was at 136.
With his remark, the archbishop was believed to have been referring to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who won elections last year promising to fight widespread corruption.
In response, Mr Buhari said his government was deeply "shocked and embarrassed" by the PM's comments. Speaking through his spokesman, he suggested that Mr Cameron must be referring to Nigeria's past notoriety for corruption before his coming to power last year.
The Afghan embassy in London said tackling corruption was one of President Ghani's top priorities and "bold" action had been taken.
"We have made important progress in fighting systematic capture in major national procurement contracts and are making progress on addressing institutional issues as well as issues related to impunity... Therefore calling Afghanistan in that way is unfair."
No 10 said the presidents of Nigeria and Afghanistan had "acknowledged the scale of the corruption challenge they face in their countries".
The government will host world and business leaders at the summit on Thursday in London, aiming to "galvanise a global response to tackle corruption". Speaking ahead of the summit, Mr Cameron said: "For too long there has been a taboo about tackling this issue head-on.
"The summit will change that. Together we will push the fight against corruption to the top of the international agenda where it belongs."
But Labour said a Tory government "hosting an anti-corruption summit is like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop".
"The government is refusing to take meaningful action to close Britain's constellation of tax havens, which together constitute the largest financial secrecy network in the world," said shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott.
Transparency International said the UK's record was mixed and concrete action was needed on tax evasion and secrecy in the wake of the Panama Papers disclosures, stopping tainted firms from bidding for public contracts and protecting whistleblowers who expose corruption.
Last year Mr Cameron was recorded talking about Yorkshire people "hating each other" - and he was previously caught revealing how the Queen "purred" with pleasure when he told her the Scottish independence referendum result.
Nicola Farningham claimed she was a single mother but was living with her husband Paul at their Dundee home.
A court was told the mother-of-four had been forced to sell her house to start paying back the money.
Farningham, 39 admitted a charge under the Tax Credits Act committed between 15 May 2005 and 14 July 2014.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard previously that she was employed as a tax credits advisor in HMRC's Dundee call centre, advising the public about child and working tax credits.
Depute fiscal Eilidh Robertson told the court that an HMRC investigation was launched in 2014 following a tip-off.
She said: "The investigation into the accused established that she had married Paul Farningham on 7 September 2007 and that they had four children together.
"The accused and Mr Farningham had shared a joint bank account since 2004 and a joint mortgage for their property which they bought together in 2005.
"When she was interviewed the accused said they had not been co-habiting at any stage despite buying a property and having four children."
The court was told that a compensation order of £40,410 to be paid within six months had been agreed.
Kevin Hampton, defending, said: "Subject to the house being sold she will pay more towards the outstanding debt.
"She understands she is in a very difficult position today, given length of time and the amount involved.
"This was not to fund an extravagant lifestyle or excessive spending.
"This money all went towards bills, primarily child care."
"This has had and will have a devastating effect on her."
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Farningham for 21 weeks and told her: "It's a sad and familiar tale.
"Ultimately though, it's a fraud on public finances."
The driver and passenger were in a people carrier which was in collision with a lorry and a third vehicle in the early hours, Surrey Police said.
Other people who were travelling in the HGV and the third vehicle managed to escape uninjured after the crash at Junction 12 for the M3, near Chobham.
Officers have not yet named those who died but have informed their relatives.
M25 closures causing major disruption continued for about seven hours after the collision, which happened at about 03:10 BST, but the motorway has now fully reopened.
Police and Highways England worked to recover the vehicles for investigation work.
Anyone who saw what happened or who has dashcam footage is urged to contact Surrey Police.
Sanjeev Chada, 43, from Ballinkillen, County Carlow, was further remanded in custody when he appeared before a district court in County Roscommon.
The bodies of Eoghan Chada, 10, and his five-year-old brother, RuairÃ, were discovered in a vehicle driven by their father in County Mayo on Monday.
Their father was charged with their murders on Thursday night.
Mr Chada had sustained minor injuries when the car he was driving crashed into a wall at Rosbeg, near Westport, on Monday.
He was treated at Mayo Hospital, but was later discharged and arrested.
On Friday, Mr Chada faced Harristown Court in Castlerea for a brief hearing, less than 14 hours after his first appearance at a special sitting of Swinford District Court, charged with the two murders.
Police applied for the accused to be remanded in custody for two weeks.
Mr Chada's solicitor told the judge he was concerned that his client should be looked after and inquired about the possibility of psychiatric help.
The judge directed appropriate medical treatment for Mr Chada, but not a psychiatric report.
Mr Chada is to appear at Harristown Court again on 16 August.
A joint funeral for Eoghan and Ruairà is set to take place on Friday.
The Motherwell boss will not be in the dugout for the games against Kilmarnock and Aberdeen following the incidents at Dundee's Dens Park on 5 November.
McGhee will incur a ban for a third match if he again breaches Scottish FA disciplinary rule 203 this season.
Two further charges against McGhee were dropped at Thursday's hearing.
These were adopting "aggressive behaviour towards a match official; and/or" adopting "aggressive behaviour towards a steward".
Well lost the match in Dundee 2-0, with both goals coming after a controversial incident in the first half.
The visitors claimed the ball had crossed the line when Dundee goalkeeper David Mitchell collided with a post while clutching an over-hit Scott McDonald cross.
Prior to the outcome of McGhee's hearing, Motherwell player-assistant manager James McFadden was asked at the club's media conference about the possibility of the manager's absence from the dugout.
"It won't really change," said McFadden.
"The manager, contrary to belief, is quite reserved on the touchline and I'm the one that does all the shouting.
"I think the team will be set up the same way, the structures will be the same and it will just be a continuation of what's been happening anyway."
However, McFadden admitted McGhee's absence from the technical area could hinder his chance of playing.
The 33-year-old played for Motherwell's under-20s this week to maintain his fitness in case he is called upon.
"I hadn't been playing so I was just making sure I was ready if required, because we've got a lot of games coming up and in case we get any injuries," explained McFadden.
"But I need to be ready just in case because we are quite short on numbers and I want to still play. We'll just see how that goes."
He called on the Commons speaker to intervene after waves of MPs were seen tapping away during Philip Hammond's statement and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's response.
Mr McDonnell urged MPs to listen to the debate - and comment afterwards.
He also criticised Budget jokes at Labour's expense, saying the country needs a chancellor not a comedian.
In an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain he said: "I don't think it is appropriate, but it happens right the way across the parties... they are all tweeting away.
"Actually what they are doing - and I can understand why they are doing it - they are listening to the debate and they are having their own running commentary.
"My view is you concentrate on the debate - you make your comment afterwards."
"I think it is something the Speaker might want to comment on because actually, I think it is discourteous," he said.
Mr McDonnell also criticised Mr Hammond for using his Budget speech to make a serious of jokes aimed at the Labour leadership.
Among Mr McDonnell's jokes was one where he said the Labour leader was "so far down a black hole that even Stephen Hawking has disowned him", in a reference to the scientist's criticism earlier in the week.
Mr McDonnell told the BBC: "I thought it was nasty, but also to be frank, I want a chancellor in charge of our economy, not a stand-up comedian.
"Yesterday was not the day, when you are inflicting suffering on people by raising National Insurance, you're not addressing the NHS crisis, you're not tackling the problems we have in social care.
"It was not a day for jokes like that - it was more stand-up than it was serious economics."
The Lions, who were victorious under Gatland in Australia in 2013, travel to world champions New Zealand next year.
Lions chief executive John Feehan has said Gatland is the leading contender to take charge again.
"If they want to select Warren, we'd feel good about that," Phillips said.
"It's because Wales are performing well and he's coaching well."
Gatland's role with the Lions saw him miss the 2013 Six Nations but his assistant Rob Howley guided Wales to the title with a 30-3 victory over England in the final game.
His principal rival for the 2017 Lions job is widely seen as Ireland's Joe Schmidt, with Scotland's Vern Cotter yet to taste Six Nations success and England's Eddie Jones only just installed in his new national job.
"None of us would want to stand in the way of Warren getting that role," Phillips, who succeeded Roger Lewis as WRU chief, added.
"Although he's possibly one of the best coaches in the world, it would make him an even better coach because he would get a whole new set of experiences and we'd benefit from those in the years after he comes back.
"If he is asked, that's hopefully because we have performed well in the Six Nations."
The decision will be made after the summer tours by the four countries involved. The 2017 tour manager John Spencer indicated that two or three candidates are likely to be interviewed.
Morgan has also played for Reading, Luton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Southend United, MK Dons, Chesterfield, Oxford United and Woking.
The 32-year-old had a spell with Italian side U.S. Ancona 1905 earlier in the season before signing for Warren Feeney's side.
"The manager is someone I have known for a good number of years," Morgan said.
"I'm hoping that I can now get match fit and help the team progress and push on in the league."
"I feel that I have been playing consistently throughout my career and now I want to push
on and score a few goals during my time here with Newport."
Francis McCabe Jr was injured and there are concerns he may lose an eye. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
It is reported a device exploded as he tried to remove a poster from a lamppost outside Crossmaglen.
It is thought the poster claimed that a second individual was a security forces informer, or "tout".
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the attack followed a campaign of intimidation against people "who have taken huge personal risks advocating accountable policing".
Police set up a cordon at the scene on Thursday while the site of the explosion was examined.
Parts of what is believed to have been an exploded pipe bomb have been taken away for further examination, a PSNI spokesman said.
The Blaney Road and Corliss Road, which were closed for several hours, have now reopened.
Insp Lorraine Dobson said: "I would like to again thank the public for their co-operation and I would reiterate that if anyone notices any suspicious objects in the area, they should not touch them.
"Rather, report it to police immediately."
Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) unions are scheduled to walk out for 24 hours from 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
Conciliation service Acas said representatives from both unions and LU will attend, despite the RMT suggesting earlier that all discussions were over.
The dispute is over staffing numbers.
Transport for London (TfL) has warned the majority of central London Tube stations will be closed and there will be "limited services" in outer London, if the strike goes ahead.
Talks between both unions and LU had broken down on Friday afternoon with BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards describing the sides as being "miles apart" over an agreement.
After discussions had ended, RMT general secretary Mick Cash accused LU of "failing to come up with any serious plans to tackle the staffing and safety crisis".
"Instead of resolving the issues Tube bosses have chosen instead to ramp up the rhetoric with threats to mobilise a strike-breaking army of 'ambassadors'," he said.
TSSA representative Mel Taylor, who was at the talks, said TfL's proposals for increasing staff levels were "just not enough".
"We're now in a total crisis situation so there needs to be something fairly drastic immediately as well as a longer-term solution to staffing on the Tube".
TfL previously said it would address the recommendations of a recent report which found the closure of ticket offices had caused "significant issues" for Tube passengers.
Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer for LU, said there was "no need" for the strike as more workers were already being employed and "around 500 staff will be recruited for stations this year".
"All of this will ensure that our customers feel safe, fully supported and able to access the right assistance in our stations at all times," he said.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he had "instructed TfL to work around the clock throughout the weekend to continue negotiating."
He said progress had been made with "a good deal on the table" and urged unions to call the strike off.
Thomas Bennett, 24, originally from Plymouth, tried to save the life of a 19-year-old in Honolulu.
The teenager was on a 14th storey window ledge at the University of Hawaii from which both men fell, leaving Mr Bennett dead and his friend seriously injured.
A coroner in Plymouth has concluded he died accidentally.
The pair are believed to have been attending a party when the incident happened in the early hours of 16 August.
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According to witnesses, they were holding on to a glass pane for support when it shattered, causing both of them to plummet to the ground.
Mr Bennett was born in the UK but was brought up in the US, in Philadelphia, where he lived for 14 years.
Three years ago he moved to Hawaii, where he worked as a landscaper.
His funeral was held in Plymouth, where his mother still lives.
He is believed to have been attending the party of a friend, Ted Guillory, at the Hale Wainani dormitory on 16 August shortly before the start of the new university term.
Coroner Ian Arrow called Mr Bennett a "brave and noble" man and recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Speaking after the inquest his mother said she had forgiven the 19-year-old whose attempt to jump led to the fall.
Lesley Heard, 51, from Plymouth, said: "We have messaged each other several times but I felt it was really important to tell him that I knew it was an accident, that he was under great pressure at the time and I didn't blame him."
Along with his mother Mr Bennett leaves behind his father Chris and siblings Annaliese, Emily, Ross and Isabelle.
The Ambassador car used to be one of India's most prestigious vehicles beloved by government ministers. But it has been out of production since 2014.
It is not clear whether Peugeot will revive the brand.
Based on the British Morris Oxford, the Ambassador was for three decades India's bestselling car.
Peugeot has long been keen to get a foothold in India and was one of the first foreign car makers to enter the country in the mid-1990s when the economy first was liberalised.
The Ambassador was from the 1960s to the mid-1980s a status symbol in India and was the only mass produced luxury car on the market.
Although not renowned for its good looks, the car did win plaudits for its spacious interior and sound suspension, which was ideally suited to Indian roads. It was also one of the first diesel cars to appear in India and one of the first to have air conditioning.
But its downfall was as spectacular as its rise - dropping from sales of more than 20,000 models in the mid 1980s to about 2,000 in 2013-14 when production was suspended.
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The car was also renowned for its idiosyncrasies.
The handbrake rarely worked properly - instead spawning a generation of drivers that could easily do hill starts deftly balancing the accelerator and brake.
The indicator controls were often mounted in unusual positions, its brakes were notoriously soft and its steering lock was virtually non-existent.
They were all part of the fun this week at one of Europe's largest agricultural events.
The 85th Irish National Ploughing Championships took place over three days in Tullamore, County Offaly.
And with a record attendance of 283,000 - including Olympic rowing silver medallist celebrities Gary and Paul Donovan - organisers declared the event the most successful ever.
Marie Byrne from Kilkenny was among the thousands of exhibitors showing off her rather unusual invention: a sheep spa.
The unique contraption allows sheep to have a bath and a pedicure (well, powder bath and a foot treatment for foot rot), get their minerals and have a good old scratch on the scratching post.
It wasn't all ploughing and sheep shearing at this year's event: the tractor football match was extremely popular with attendees.
And, as well as sheep-shearing and dancing, there was also a fashion show element to proceedings.
Wellies and tweed were the order of the day on the catwalk.
Greater Manchester passengers will be the first to get the new payment format, to be introduced in 2015.
The scheme will also be rolled out in Tyne and Wear, Merseyside, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire as well as Nottingham, Leicester and Bristol, according to transport chiefs.
Oyster cards launched in 2003 in London, where buses are now cashless.
In the West Midlands, nearly 30 operators are already part of the Swift smart multi-operating ticketing scheme.
Greater Manchester is rolling out its "get me there" travel card across its Metrolink trams.
The bus initiative involves the Stagecoach, First, Arriva, Go Ahead and National Express companies.
In a joint statement, the chief executives of the companies involved said the move would deliver a "wider benefit than the capital's Oyster system".
They said: "Millions of people in our biggest city regions will benefit from this transformational initiative to provide London-style smart ticketing.
"Bus operators share the aspirations of our city regions to become growing economic powerhouses and we know high quality public transport is an important part of making that happen."
The Gulls let in two second-half goals to exit the competition at the first-round stage for the first time since they dropped to non-league in 2014.
"We're a good side when we stick to a game plan," Nicholson told BBC Devon.
"In the first half we executed it and should have been 3-0 up at half-time, but didn't take our chances."
Nicholson continued: "What changes in the second half I don't know. You have to go out and keep doing what you've been successful doing and eventually you'll get your goal.
"I'm disappointed to be out, we were the architects of our own downfall."
The game was Torquay's first without on-loan Forest Green striker Kieffer Moore, who scored five goals in Torquay's previous four league games.
"All the questions are going to be 'is it all about Kieffer Moore?'," added Nicholson.
"It's not. The lads had the chances there, they did the game plan in the first half and they were looking good.
"They have to realise that you cannot go away from doing the basics right. If you do that and you start thinking you're better than what you are, then what's just happened will happen to you."
Ignacio Echeverría, 39, saw the attack unfolding at London Bridge on Saturday night, and rushed to help the woman.
Friends with him at the time told his family what had happened.
Reports say Mr Echeverría is not listed among the dead. His sister has gone to London hospitals, but there is no news of him being among the injured.
In a message on Facebook his father Joaquín Echeverría urged members of the public to help find his son, posting details of Ignacio.
At least one other Spaniard is in a London hospital, lightly injured after the terror attack at London Bridge.
Reports say Ignacio Echeverría came upon the scene at London Bridge while cycling back from a park with two friends, with whom he had been skateboarding.
In a Facebook post, his father said: "They saw him lying on the floor on the sidewalk after defending someone with his skateboard."
Apparently Ignacio did not have ID on him at the time. The Spanish embassy and HSBC Bank, his employer in London, are helping to search for him.
On Saturday night three men rammed their van into pedestrians on London Bridge, then went on a stabbing rampage at nearby bars and restaurants, before police shot them dead.
They killed seven and wounded dozens more, of whom 21 are now critically ill in hospital.
The attack has been claimed by so-called Islamic State. At least one of the killers had shouted "this is for Allah!" during the attack, witnesses said.
The charges were dropped just weeks before the 2009 election which led to Jacob Zuma becoming president.
Ruling on the case brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance, the judge said the decision to drop the charges was "irrational".
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) now has to decide if it wants to reinstate the charges.
Mr Zuma always denied the allegations which are linked to the government arms deal worth billions of dollars.
Last week, a judge-led commission of inquiry found no evidence of corruption or fraud by any government officials at the time.
"Today is a great victory for the rule of law and ultimately we believe that Jacob Zuma must face prosecution and this judgement certainly affirms the view that we've always held," Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said after the ruling.
"I congratulate my colleagues who've worked exceptionally hard on this case; it's been a long battle."
Analysis: Pumza Fihlani, BBC News, Johannesburg
This may be the latest in a series of legal blows to President Jacob Zuma but it is not yet time to celebrate for the opposition DA, which brought the case.
The NPA will have to decide if it wants to reinstate the charges. As the judge ruled the NPA's prosecution of this case has been heavily politicised - and it is not clear whether it will want to take on the president.
Mr Zuma, 74, may be under increasing pressure from opposition parties to step down but he is not going without a fight. In spite of the knock to his public image, he still has a place in the hearts of many in South Africa. The ruling ANC secured a huge victory in the 2014 election - many of the votes coming from rural South Africa where these court battles have little influence and Mr Zuma knows that.
An opposition attempt to impeach him earlier this month failed because they simply do not have the numbers. The president would take note only if voters rose up against him - local elections later this year will be the real indication of whether any ground has shifted. But until then, he and the ANC see these court battles as attempts by a few to force him from power undemocratically.
It was dubbed the "spy tapes" case after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped the charges in 2009.
The authority said new phone-tap evidence suggested political interference in the investigation.
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) said the High Court's ruling did not deal with the merits of any allegations against the president.
"The ANC has consistently supported the legal maxim that justice delayed is justice denied. This matter has dragged on for close to a decade and the ANC is pleased therefore that it now appears closer to resolution, seven years since the NPA decision," it said in a statement.
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Judge Aubrey Ledwaba said Mr Mpshe had "found himself under pressure" when he decided to discontinue the prosecution and "consequently made an irrational decision".
"Considering the situation in which he found himself, Mr Mpshe ignored the importance of the oath of office which commanded him to act independently and without fear and favour.
"It is thus our view that the envisaged prosecution against Mr Zuma was not tainted by the allegations against Mr McCarthy.
"Mr Zuma should face the charges as outlined in the indictment."
This is the latest legal setback for the South African president.
Last month, South Africa's highest court found that he had breached the constitution by failing to repay public money used to upgrade his private home.
It backed an earlier ruling by an anti-corruption body that said $23m (£15m) of public money had been improperly spent on Mr Zuma's rural home in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province.
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South Carolina had 15 weather-related deaths, six of them as a result of floodwaters sweeping over vehicles.
Tuesday was the first dry day in Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, since 24 September, but a full recovery is still a way off.
Authorities are warning residents that more evacuations are possible.
Masses of floodwater are flowing toward the ocean, compromising dams and displacing people.
"God smiled on South Carolina because the sun is out," said South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
That is a good sign, she added but with a note of caution.
"We are going to be extremely careful. We are watching this minute by minute."
The 15th person killed in flooding in South Carolina was named as 30-year-old Sampson Pringle.
His body was recovered from a lake on Tuesday morning.
Earlier in the day, a coroner identified a man found drowned in his car as Richard Nelson Milroy, who was 82 and lived in Columbia.
In Charleston, streets are closed and sandbags are piled up to keep floodwaters out.
Safe drinking water was still hard to come by on Tuesday, with 40,000 homes lacking potable water in Columbia and another 375,000 residents being told to boil water before using it.
Torrential rains in the Carolinas are being aggravated by a weather system connected to Hurricane Joaquin in the Caribbean.
One weather station in Columbia recorded 17 inches (43cm) of rain on Sunday.
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina, which allows for state and local authorities to receive federal funding for flooding help.
The 23-year-old signed from Atletico Madrid for a club record fee of £15m following Fernando's Llorente's move from Sevilla.
Borja said: "We can adapt and play with two strikers or just one, whatever the boss asks from us."
The record signing will not play in Swansea's season opener at Burnley.
Borja added on Llorente: "We don't know each other personally but I've been told he's a really good guy.
"I'm sure we'll both work together well and do whatever's best for the team."
Borja was born in Madrid and came through the academy at Atletico, but has spent the past five seasons on loan away from the Vicente Calderon.
"Of course there's a bit of frustration I didn't play much at Atletico," said Borja, who scored 18 goals last season in La Liga for Eibar.
"I grew up there, went through the ranks and wish I'd had more of an opportunity in the first team."
Despite competition from La Liga and Premier League sides for the Spaniard's signature, Borja says his decision to join Swansea was not difficult.
"Swansea showed the most interest, they seemed to want me more than anyone else," he said.
"It's a great club who have a lot of confidence in their players and I really want to make a good impression here."
Unlike 31-year-old Llorente, who was a part of his Spain's 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012-winning squads, Borja has yet to earn a senior call-up for his country.
But he hopes to emulate ex-Swans striker Michu, who went on to earn a cap for his country after a prolific season with Swansea.
"Michu did a great job at Swansea which eventually earned him a place in Spain's squad," said Borja.
"If only I could score as many goals as he did, helping the team in every possible way, for the good of Swansea, but also to put myself in the frame for national selection too."
Troops loyal to Russia have taken control of the region and the pro-Russian parliament has voted to join the Russian Federation, to be confirmed in a referendum.
Crimea is a centre of pro-Russian sentiment, which can spill into separatism. The region - a peninsula on Ukraine's Black Sea coast - has 2.3 million people, a majority of whom identify themselves as ethnic Russians and speak Russian.
The region voted heavily for Viktor Yanukovych in the 2010 presidential election, and many people there believe he is the victim of a coup - prompting separatists in Crimea's parliament to vote for joining the Russian Federation and a referendum on secession.
Crimea: Ukraine's next flashpoint?
Russia has been the dominant power in Crimea for most of the past 200 years, since it annexed the region in 1783. But it was transferred by Moscow to Ukraine - then part of the Soviet Union - in 1954. Some ethnic Russians see that as a historical wrong.
However, another significant minority, the Muslim Crimean Tatars, point out that they were once the majority in Crimea, and were deported in large numbers by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1944 for alleged collaboration with Nazi invaders in World War Two.
Ethnic Ukrainians made up 24% of the population in Crimea according to the 2001 census, compared with 58% Russians and 12% Tatars.
Tatars have been returning since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 - causing persistent tensions with Russians over land rights.
Crimea profile
It appears to be heading that way with a referendum due on 16 March.
The region remains legally part of Ukraine - a status that Russia backed when pledging to uphold the territorial integrity of Ukraine in a memorandum signed in 1994, also signed by the US, UK and France.
Crimea is an autonomous republic within Ukraine, electing its own parliament, with a prime minister appointed with approval from Kiev. But now Crimean MPs have appointed a pro-Moscow leader, Sergei Aksyonov, who wants Crimea to unite with Russia, and has called the referendum.
Voters will be asked two questions?
What does the ballot paper say?
Are you in favour of re-uniting Crimea with Russia as a constituent part of the Russian Federation?
Are you in favour of restoring the Constitution of the (autonomous) Republic of Crimea of 1992 and retaining the status of Crimea as part of Ukraine?
Under Ukraine's constitution, "issues of altering the territory of Ukraine are resolved exclusively by an All-Ukrainian referendum". Equally, Crimea is entitled to call what are termed local referendums.
There seems little doubt of a Yes vote. Kiev has dismissed the referendum as illegal, but is hardly in a position to stop it going forward. And the West says it will not recognise the result.
Failing the legal test
Thousands of pro-Russian troops are in control of Crimea. Moscow denies they are Russian soldiers, calling them Crimean "self-defence" forces - though correspondents say they are too well-trained and equipped to be an irregular militia.
President Vladimir Putin has defended Crimea's decision to stage the referendum as "based on international law".
Russia has a major naval base in Sevastopol, where its Black Sea fleet is based. Under the terms of the lease, any movement of Russian troops outside the base must be authorised by the Ukrainian government.
There have been reports of Russian envoys distributing Russian passports in the peninsula. Russia's defence laws allow military action overseas to "protect Russian citizens".
Mr Putin has obtained parliamentary approval for troop deployments not just in Crimea, but Ukraine as a whole. Moscow, which regards the new authorities in Kiev as fascists, could send troops to "protect" ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine. That would enrage nationalists in western Ukraine, who hold positions in the new government.
Western powers have strongly condemned the Crimea takeover. Nato is unlikely to react militarily, but has sent extra fighter planes to Poland and Lithuania and is conducting exercises.
The US and EU are considering sanctions, but President Putin may believe that they will not last - as was the case after the Georgian war of 2008. Then, Georgian forces were routed by the Russian military when trying to retake the Georgian breakaway territory of South Ossetia. Russian forces are still in control, and Moscow has recognised both South Ossetia and a second Georgian region, Abkhazia, as independent.
Comparing Crimea and South Ossetia (Eurasianet)
Crimea has been fought over - and changed hands - many times in its history.
The occasion many will have heard of is the Crimean War of 1853-1856, known in Britain for the Siege of Sevastopol, the Charge of the Light Brigade, and the nursing contributions made by Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
The war was a result of rival imperial ambitions, when Britain and France, suspicious of Russian ambitions in the Balkans as the Ottoman Empire declined, sent troops to Crimea to peg them back. Russia lost.
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Mr Biden sent the letter to BuzzFeed, praising the young woman for sharing her account with the public.
The unnamed victim's impact statement was read by millions after it was published by BuzzFeed last week.
In a response to her message, Mr Biden wrote that he was "filled with furious anger" over what happened to her.
"You were failed by a culture on our college campuses where one in five women is sexually assaulted - year after year after year," Biden wrote in the letter, entitled, An Open Letter to a Courageous Young Woman.
"The millions who have been touched by your story will never forget you".
The victim, now 23, read her statement aloud to her assailant, 20-year-old former Stanford University student Brock Turner, after he was convicted of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious.
Mr Turner, a former swimmer at Stanford, was found guilty in March of three felony charges.
Prosecutors said that in January 2015, two witnesses tackled Mr Turner to the ground after seeing him sexually assault a woman, who was lying unconscious.
But a judge expressed concern about the impact prison would have on Mr Turner, sentencing him to six months in county jail. He had faced up to 14 years in prison.
Mr Turner is also required to register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life.
Mr Turner's father issued a statement to the court before the sentencing, saying his son was paying a steep price for only "20 minutes of action" and did not deserve a long sentence as he had no prior criminal history.
Mr Turner's sentence and his father's letter sparked public outrage on social media, prompting calls for the judge to resign.
Nearly a million people have also signed a petition to recall the sentencing judge, Aaron Persky, for what they described as a "lenient sentence."
The cast of the TV show Girls have also made a video backing the woman and other victims of sexual assault.
Mr Biden, who is involved in the White House campaign against campus sexual assault, is the latest public figure to speak out on the case.
"It must have been wrenching - to relive what he did to you all over again. But you did it anyway, in the hope that your strength might prevent this crime from happening to someone else", Mr Biden added. "Your bravery is breathtaking."
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Former Aston Villa manager Little, 62, returned to the director of football role at the Jersey Football Association after leading the team to victory over Guernsey in May's Muratti Vase.
Cassidy took charge for a friendly against Clyde after Little left.
He was also Jersey's assistant manager when the island side represented England at the Uefa Regions' Cup.
Cassidy, whose first matches as manager will be on a two-match trip to France, has kept on the same coaching staff but will appoint a new assistant manager soon.
He told BBC Radio Jersey: "I'm really proud. I'm looking forward to getting the squad together for France and getting the two matches under our belts and then it's about planning for the Island Games which I've wanted to be involved in after we won gold in 2009.
"I want to try to emulate that and get that feel good factor into Jersey football and continue the great work we've done this year already."
As well as the senior team, Cassidy will also take charge of the Jersey Under-21 side.
It was time for UK Muslims "to step up to the plate" after the attack in London that claimed the lives of four people, he said.
Prime Minister Theresa May said earlier it was wrong to call the attack Islamic, it was "Islamist terrorism - it is a perversion of a great faith".
The Greens' Jonathan Bartley called Mr Nuttall's comments "abhorrent".
Describing the atrocity as "an appalling act of terrorism", Mr Nuttall said it was no coincidence it had taken place a year after suicide bomb attacks on the Brussels airport and underground system, which killed 32 people.
He said the attack had been a matter of "when not if".
"As long as we have this cancer within our society of radical Islam it will always happen - it will happen again - it needs to be sorted out," Mr Nuttall said.
"It's not that easy, but we need to ensure the Muslim community itself, who in many cases will know who these people are living among them, they need to stand up to the plate and they need to report these people to the police as soon as possible."
Mr Nuttall called for cuts to police numbers to be reversed as "we're living in a dangerous world".
"It wasn't as if the guy had a machine gun or anything like that - it was pretty basic, and I think maybe security does need to be improved," he said.
But Omer El-Hamdoon, deputy secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, called for an end to what he described as the cycle of blaming Muslims every time there was a terrorist attack, saying the situation "should not be allowed to scare us, to disrupt us or divide us".
"At the end of the day, Muslims are just as much victims of terrorism as anybody else," he said.
"As Muslims, we're part of British society, and we do condemn this attack and we make sure we do say that very clearly."
Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said: "Every time you think UKIP can't sink any lower, they do.
"It is abhorrent that Paul Nuttall is trying to capitalise on this terrible tragedy to create division between communities.
"Just a brief look around him would have revealed to Nuttall a resilient multicultural society coming together to reject violence."
Then again, maybe they wouldn't have needed to. Words seemed superfluous when the images were so stark.
On one side, the joy and undiluted relief of the Wallabies who got out of jail in the end with a mixture of their own never-say-die, some wretched refereeing and a cataclysmic Scottish line-out.
Down the other end, sporting horror. The Scots stood rooted to the spot at the death, in shock and disbelief at how close - how outrageously and painfully close - they had come to pulling off a seismic victory.
We'll get to the anger that followed. We'll deal with Craig Joubert, the referee, but before we go there let's go back to a Scottish line-out with two minutes left to play.
Scotland had the lead, 34-32. They had just inflicted further damage on an Australian scrum that had gone from wrecking ball against England to something more akin to a pop-gun against the Scots. They had the ball in the hands of their replacement hooker, Fraser Brown, and they had control of their destiny.
The rain was falling and the darkness had closed in. In the mind's eye we could remember this kind of scene from before, at Murrayfield, when grim conditions accompanied some famous Scotland victories.
The weather, the floodlights, the aesthetic seemed perfect. It was just this line-out. This one, decisive, maybe historic line-out.
It had gone wrong 15 minutes earlier and it had cost Scotland a converted try. This time it had to be the percentage call; safe ball thrown to the front or middle, gathered and protected like a new-born baby while the clock ticked down all the while. Only it wasn't.
The ball was called long and the ball was lost. Australia had hope again - and a chain of events was set off that ended with those images of devastation in the aftermath.
What happened next will be the source of bitterness and rancour until the end of time. Craig Joubert is now, to Scots, the rugby equivalent of Butcher Cumberland.
It wasn't just the fact that he got his call hopelessly, and head-wreckingly, wrong in giving Australia the match-winning penalty. It should have been a scrum, not a chance for Bernard Foley to drive a dagger into the heart of the Scots.
It wasn't just the fact, either, that before the fateful line-out that led to the fateful penalty Joubert had missed a late tackle on Stuart Hogg and then, inexplicably, declined to go and check it on the big screen. Why would he not check it? It's the dying seconds of a World Cup quarter-final. You check it.
Joubert was a catastrophe for many reasons. A sin-binning for Sean Maitland early in the second half was another ludicrously harsh call. Australia would have had their own gripes, no question. They, too, had plenty of cause for protest, but winners don't protest. Winners advance and say nothing.
The South African's piece-de-resistance came right at the end, though. Not the Hogg incident or the penalty that should have been a scrum, but his sprinting from the field on the full-time whistle, like a scalded cat, without having the respect to stand and shake hands with two monstrously brave sets of players and, yes, take the heat of the crowd into the bargain.
Joubert ran away. On a day that contained so many heroic performances, his last act was to turn on his heels and disappear.
This was a day of days, but also a day that will haunt Scotland. It was a reprise of what happened to Ireland in the quarter-final of the 1991 World Cup against the same opposition. Like Scotland, the Irish only had to wind the clock down to win a sensational victory. Like Scotland, they couldn't do it.
One of the Irish players that day, their prop Des Fitzgerald, said recently that he still has nightmares about it, still wakes up in a cold sweat at the memory of it all. Twenty-four years later and haunted. That's the fate that awaits Scotland.
We could be here all day talking about what they got right and how far removed this performance was from much of the garbage Scotland has produced in the last 16 years. They had huge men in so many parts of the field and there is light ahead. The sun will come up tomorrow even if Greig Laidlaw's players have the curtains drawn and don't want to see it.
They're heartbroken, but they're pounding forward as a team. They're young and have much to learn about the street-smarts of life at this level, but there's enough progress to get you excited.
Alas, not enough to get them further in this World Cup.
On the day, they overcame an early hammer blow from Adam Ashley-Cooper and powered their way into the game. They had a magnificent edge, a power that Australia found hard to quell.
And, at last, they had possession. Lots of it. They drove hard and direct at the Wallabies and Peter Horne went over at the side of a ruck. Then, Foley dropped a ball and Scotland nailed a scrum and Laidlaw's dead-eye put his team 13-5 ahead after the first quarter.
Some of us started to lose faith after that. Not the players, but many others. Australia wing Drew Mitchell scored, then Michael Hooper got on the end of a driven line-out maul and yet again the Scottish defence was split open. The fatalists sat back in their chairs and waited for the pummelling that never came.
Scotland still had the lead at the break, but it went when they messed up a restart - that old chestnut - and Maitland saw yellow for a deliberate knock-on that was not deliberate.
The Gods seemed to be speaking and they didn't appear to be talking Scotland's language. The Wallabies had three tries and a six-point lead. Logic told you that they would motor on from there. They didn't. They weren't allowed.
What was thrilling was the psychology of Vern Cotter's team. They were like the creature in the swamp in those B-list horror movies. Just when you think it's dead the hand comes up out of the water and the nightmare begins anew.
That's how it was for the Wallabies. They couldn't shake Scotland free. When Foley was charged down by Finn Russell, who put Tommy Seymour over in the corner, Twickenham rocked to the tune of a one-point game.
It was now a full-blown classic, a game that will never be forgotten. Hogg made a try-saving tackle on Ashley-Cooper and lifted the siege. Australia came again. Scotland's line-out malfunctioned and they were made to pay for it. Tevita Kuridrani crashed over, Foley added the extras and the gap was six points once more.
Scotland's Swamp Thing stirred again. A penalty from Laidlaw, an intercept try from Mark Bennett, a stadium that was electrified, a world game that was about to be rocked to its very core.
And then those closing minutes. The hit on Hogg ignored. The hellish line-out. The penalty that should never have been. The sweep of Foley's boot forty-three seconds from the end of the 80 minutes that settled it once and for all.
Joubert exited, but he was the only one. The rest of us stood and marvelled at two teams who emptied themselves on the battlefield. Two teams but only one winner. Australia are looking forward to a semi-final against Argentina. And Scotland? They'll be looking back for an awfully long time.
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Cambridge Conservative Chamali Fernando said the choice of carrying a card or wearing a more visible indicator should be a matter of choice.
Barrister Ms Fernando said she had defended people with autism or other conditions who had faced problems.
The National Autistic Society said it already issues alert cards.
At a Cambridge hustings event called Keep Our NHS Public, Ms Fernando said wider use of identification would help to prevent any misunderstandings.
"Police, social services or hospitals dealing with people with conditions that affect their ability to communicate can decide they are being obstructive or evasive," she said.
"They do not realise the person may have a mental health or other condition. The way they behave often affects the way they are treated.
"Carrying some kind of identification shows they have a particular condition so allowances can be made.
"There are also different ways of doing this without stigmatising the person, such as carrying a card with details of the condition but in some cases by wearing a coloured wristband."
Julian Huppert, standing as Lib Dem candidate for Cambridge, tweeted: "I think it was a spur of the moment thing rather than a prepared policy."
Rupert Read from the Green Party and Daniel Zeichner from the Labour Party were also present at the NHS debate.
The National Autistic Society said some people with autism like the security of carrying information about their condition to share with the police or transport officials, if they get into any difficulty and are having trouble communicating.
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Eleven men died when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed on the A27 in Sussex during the Shoreham Air Show in 2015.
A series of memorial sculptures will be installed along the banks of the River Adur, close to the scene.
The designs, which are in the very early stages, will honour the victims and their families, the first responders and the local community.
They include 11 lights which will be lit all day and night, an arch formed of 11 individual arches, "discrete areas of relatively solitary seating" and bespoke oak seats.
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The families of those who died have been consulted throughout the planning process.
Artists Jane Fordham and David Parfitt have been commissioned to design and create the memorial, which will cost £180,000 to construct, funded by public bodies and local businesses.
Adur and Worthing Councils' joint strategic committee will consider recommendations relating to financing the development of the memorial on 4 April.
It is hoped the final elements of it will be installed for the third anniversary of the tragedy on 22 August 2018.
A further 13 people, including the pilot Andy Hill, were injured in the disaster.
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report earlier this month concluded the jet crashed because it was too low to perform an aerobatic manoeuvre.
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The association has welcomed a new law which now makes it illegal to smoke in a car when children are present.
But Dr Peter Bennie, BMA chairman for Scotland, said ministers should go even further.
Legislation aimed at protecting children from second-hand smoke was unanimously passed at Holyrood in 2015.
Smokers' rights campaigners have dismissed the change as pointless "virtue signalling".
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell said the "poisonous chemicals in second-hand smoke" were particularly dangerous to children.
People caught breaking the new law could face a fine of up to £1,000.
Dr Bennie said the ban on smoking in cars with children was an "important first step".
"Children are still developing physically and, as a result, are more susceptible to the harmful effects of second-hand smoke," he said.
"When someone smokes in a vehicle it creates a concentrated source of exposure to second-hand smoke.
"An outright ban on smoking in vehicles would ensure that adults, and particularly vulnerable adults, who may be unable to object to others smoking while they are present, are also protected. This would also be easier to enforce."
The law came about via a members' bill by then Lib Dem MSP Jim Hume in the previous session of parliament, and came into force at midnight.
Mr Hume, whose mother died of cancer caused by second-hand smoke, introduced the Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) Bill and won unanimous backing from MSPs.
A similar law came into force in England and Wales in 2015, although there have been difficulties over enforcing the ban.
Responding to the call by the BMA for a complete ban on smoking in vehicles, the director of pro-smoking pressure group Forest, Simon Clark, condemned the idea as "needlessly illiberal".
He added: "If a driver is on his own there's no reason at all to ban smoking in cars.
"It's a private space and should be treated like someone's home."
More than 10,000 remembrance crosses and tributes from other faiths have been planted at the Welsh national field of remembrance, which will be open until 19 November.
This year also commemorates the centenary of Mametz Wood at the Battle of the Somme.
First Minister Carwyn Jones was among those attending a service at the field.
He read the poem Mametz Wood by Owen Sheers, with Wales Office minister Guto Bebb reading the Exhortation in Welsh.
The Last Post was sounded by a Royal British Legion bugler followed by a two-minute silence.
A performance by the Military Wives Choir Defence Academy completed the service.
Each of the tributes planted in the Cardiff Castle field of remembrance carries a personal message to the fallen.
Thirty-five children from St Nicholas Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan were among those who planted crosses in the field paying tribute to those who had lost their lives.
Class teacher Jason Downey said it was the children's way of saying "thank you".
"It is very important that the youngsters don't forget the sacrifices that were made on their behalf and that are still going on in the world today, so they appreciate what was done for their freedom," he said.
John Dart, who joined the Welch Regiment Territorial Army in 1963, said those who were killed in service in his family were always in his thoughts.
He said: "This is just the tip of an iceberg that runs deep into the history of the men and women who lost their lives so that we can stand here free."
Billy John, 82, from Cardiff, who served in the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers, said he would always remember his friends who died during the war.
Cardiff's field is one of six across the UK, which will see 120,000 tributes planted.
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Seven candidates are competing to represent the Republican Party.
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The winner of the conservative primary seems assured to make the presidential run-off, where he or she is likely to face far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Polls suggest that the Republican candidate would win that election. With the governing socialists unpopular and divided, it seems unlikely that any left-wing candidate will survive the first round,
The centre-right primary will be held in two rounds. The top two candidates in Sunday's vote will face each other in a second ballot a week later.
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Parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mothapo said the decision followed a security assessment that confirmed "a security threat existed" against Makhosi Khoza.
Ms Khoza has been a prominent critic of President Jacob Zuma and corruption within the governing ANC.
Last week she received a death threat saying she had 21 days left to live.
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On Tuesday, at a ceremony to mark Nelson Mandela's birthday, Ms Khoza, 47, called President Zuma a disgrace.
He has faced numerous allegations of corruption, all of which he denies.
She was addressing civil society groups, unions and business leaders pressing for Mr Zuma's removal during a no-confidence vote to be held next month, Reuters reports.
There is no suggestion that he is connected to the death threats.
The ANC branch in Ms Khoza's home province of KwaZulu-Natal has called for her to face disciplinary action, South African media report.
Mr Zuma is due to stand down as ANC president in December and there are numerous factions competing to succeed him.
Whoever takes over would lead the party into the 2019 elections.
Milton Nkosi, BBC News, Johannesburg
The death threats received by Makhosi Khoza have sent a chill down many a spine here in South Africa.
The nation is in shock that an MP's life can be in danger simply because she has been critical of President Jacob Zuma's style of leadership.
The threats she has been receiving via text messages seem to be taking the country back to the dark days of the political violence which claimed thousands of lives in the lead-up to the country's first democratic elections, in 1994.
This reinforces what anti-apartheid struggle hero Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told me when she said "something is seriously wrong in our country".
Barry McNamee's left-foot shot took a slight deflection over Mark McNulty's head for the opener after 17 minutes.
Sean Maguire provided the pass for Karl Sheppard to finish with aplomb into the left-hand corner on the half hour.
Gearoid Morrissey fired home a 35-yard right-foot piledriver on 36 but Jimmy Keoghan was sent-off after the break.
Midfielder Keoghan received two yellow cards in the space of a couple of minutes midway through the second half.
Derry started the game brightly and almost took the lead through Ronan Curtis's low drive but McNulty saved with his fingertips, after which the ball hit the post and rolled across the line, before being cleared.
McNamee broke the deadlock with his seventh goal of the season, but Sheppard equalised and Morrissey struck home the spectacular winner.
In the second half, Ger Doherty saved from Stephen Dooley, while Aaron McEneff and Conor McDermott were off-target with efforts.
The Candystripes put the pressure on late on as they went in search of an equaliser but substitute Mark Timlin side-footed the ball straight at McNulty, who also denied Rory Patterson.
Derry remain fifth in the table despite a second successive defeat, with Cork runaway leaders at the top, 18 points ahead of Dundalk.
The 31-year-old leg-break bowler played 11 times in the competition for Northants last season, taking 12 wickets at an average of 24 runs.
Prasanna has appeared in 34 one-day and 14 Twenty20 internationals, including February's series against Australia.
"The more match-winners on your teamsheet the better," head coach David Ripley told BBC Radio Northampton.
"It's his consistency with the ball, he's been bowling the power-play against Australia and doing a good job of that.
"There's some Sri Lankan cricket but at this stage it looks like he can pretty much do the whole competition, which is positive for continuity."
Goods including diamond rings and a pendant were taken from the house in Troqueer Road some time between 08:00 and 17:00 on Tuesday.
The total value of the items taken has been estimated at around £5,000.
PC Alison Burke appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time of the theft to contact them.
In some cases, the hike in BP reading was enough to tip a patient over the threshold for needing treatment.
The difference may be because patients feel more anxious when they see a doctor - the white coat effect, say the University of Exeter researchers.
Their work is published at BJGP.org.
The researchers studied more than 1,000 patients whose BP readings had been taken by both doctors and nurses at the same visit.
Lead researcher Dr Christopher Clark said the study findings suggested doctors might not be best placed to monitor blood pressure.
He said: "Doctors should continue to measure blood pressure as part of the assessment of an ill patient or a routine check-up, but not where clinical decisions on blood pressure treatment depend on the outcome.
"The difference we noted is enough to tip some patients over the threshold for treatment for high blood pressure, and unnecessary medication can lead to unwanted side-effects."
Blood pressure can fluctuate throughout the day. Having one raised reading does not necessarily mean you have high blood pressure. Feeling anxious or stressed when you visit your GP can raise your blood pressure, the NHS advises.
Increasingly, to get more accurate readings, doctors are giving patients portable testing kits that measure blood pressure at home over the course of a day and night.
Spotting and treating high blood pressure is important to lower the risk of future complications such as heart attacks and stroke.
Katharine Jenner, of Blood Pressure UK, said: "Many people feel slightly anxious when going to see a doctor, even though having a blood pressure check is simple, quick and painless, it is interesting to see it quantified in this study."
She said guidelines recommended home monitoring of blood pressure as well as in the clinic.
The 21-year-old, who is 6ft 5ins tall, has made 19 appearances for the Spireites this season, scoring once.
He could make his debut for the Stags in Saturday's home game against League Two promotion hopefuls Portsmouth.
"I want to help Mansfield get over the line and into the play-offs, work hard, help my new mates and get some goals," Dieseruvwe told the club website.
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Mr Bird had faced a disciplinary hearing over his relations with former party candidate Natasha Bolter.
In a statement, UKIP said it found no evidence to support the allegation.
It added that Mr Bird, who had been suspended on full pay, would leave his job due to the "unfortunate publicity" surrounding Ms Bolter's complaint.
Ms Bolter accused Mr Bird of propositioning her after he oversaw her completion of an exam for prospective candidates.
He denied that version of events, claiming he had a "consensual relationship" with her.
A disciplinary hearing was held earlier this month. UKIP said an independent HR consultancy had handled the inquiry.
The party said it accepted Mr Bird's statement that the relationship was consensual and agreed his actions "did not compromise the integrity of its candidate selection process".
It added: "Given the unfortunate publicity stimulated by media speculation, it has been mutually agreed to bring Mr Bird's fixed-term contract of employment to an earlier conclusion. The party would like to thank Mr Bird for his contribution and valued service over the past five months."
Mr Bird remains on the UKIP candidates list but will not now try to stand for Parliament.
He said: "I am very glad that the party has investigated and dismissed the allegations of sexual harassment and any impropriety regarding the selection of Ms Bolter as a candidate.
"I wish UKIP every success in the election campaign. I remain a member and keen supporter of the party and I will continue to make every effort to help our candidates to victory in May."
BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said it would be fascinating to know what Ms Bolter made of the outcome.
He added that the "big political question" would be whether the "internal allegations and wrangling" would damage UKIP's general election prospects.
Ms Bolter declined to comment.
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He had to go through a special ceremony called an Inauguration on Friday.
On the historic day our very own Leah was in the capital Washington DC to see how it all went.
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The 21-year-old, who was subjected to a gender test following her win at the 2009 Worlds, went through in two minutes 00.71 seconds.
Britain's Lynsey Sharp, American Alysia Johnson Montano and Kenyan defending champion Pamela Jelimo also all comfortably qualified.
Sarah Attar, Saudi Arabia's first woman track athlete, was last in her heat.
She was given a standing ovation at the Olympic Stadium as she went over the finishing line.
"Semenya ran quite well there, but [to] the winner Montano of the United States: this is how not to run an 800m race. Setting off quite quickly then slowing down is a silly tactic because it makes you more tired than you need to be. The women's 800m is more about judgement than setting a pace."
Sharp, 22, was chosen ahead of four other British athletes who had run faster qualifying times, but she said her controversial selection had not been weighing on her mind.
"I've said all along that I tried to block it out and not take it as added pressure," said Sharp, who ran 2:01.41 to advance. "I'm in great shape."
Semenya became global news when she was asked to take a gender test by athletics' governing body IAAF in the aftermath of winning her world title.
Doubts were raised over her gender because of her muscular physique, running style and sudden improvement in times.
Semenya was suspended for 11 months by the IAAF but was cleared to return to the track in July 2010.
She won silver at last year's World Championships in Daegu despite a back problem.
"It was a tactical race," said Semenya, who carried South Africa's flag at the opening ceremony in London, after her 800m heat. "I wanted the race to be a fast one.
"I have to run a sub-two (minutes) race to be a contender."
So unless Greek savers miraculously decide to cease withdrawing cash from their accounts, Greek banks would find themselves in serious straits as soon as Monday - because the banks have become dependent on ELA, approved by the ECB but supplied by the Bank of Greece, to provide the cash to depositors who want their money back.
"We think the Greek government will have no choice but to announce a bank holiday on Monday, pending the introduction of capital controls," said a source.
Capital controls are restrictions on how much customers can withdraw from banks. Until now, the Greek government has been signalling that it does not want to introduce this restriction on the way banks can operate.
The expected decision by the ECB to terminate emergency lending to Greek banks stems from yesterday's decision by the eurogroup of finance ministers that there is no way now of preventing Greece tumbling out of the current bailout programme on Tuesday and also of defaulting on a €1.5bn (£1.1bn) due payment to the IMF on the same day.
So, with Greece no longer participating in a formal rescue programme, it is seen as impossible for the European Central Bank to continue extending credit to Greek banks - because the solvency of the Greek state would be in doubt, and the solvency of banks is so intimately linked to the solvency of the state.
The prospect of banks being forced to close tomorrow, or, if they're not, of a devastating run on them, represents the most painful episode in Greece's financial and economic crisis, since it blew up in 2009.
It is also the greatest perceived threat to the integrity of the eurozone since it was created in 1999.
If the Greek government refuses to shut the banks, the European Central Bank - as regulator of eurozone banks - could recommend that all branches of Greek banks outside Greece be closed to preserve cash.
But since Greek banks could get their hands on cash in branches outside the Greek mainland, closing overseas branches but not Greek branches would be seen as favouring Greek residents over customers in the rest of the world.
So the European Central Bank has made its historic decision not to increase Emergency Liquidity Assistance to Greek banks.
You can read the statement here.
It means Greek banks run the horrendous risk of running out of cash, if they open for business as normal tomorrow.
The Governor, Yannis Stournaras, of the Bank of Greece said: "The Bank of Greece, as a member of the Eurosystem, will take all measures necessary to ensure financial stability for Greek citizens in these difficult circumstances."
The presumption in central banks and regulatory authorities around the EU is that this means there will be an exceptional bank holiday tomorrow - pending the imposition of limits on withdrawals from accounts (or capital controls).
Goodness only knows what mayhem will ensue if banks open as normal.
There are some who believe the Syriza government won't impose capital controls, and would then endeavour to lay the blame for the ensuing financial carnage at the door of the ECB, one of the government's major creditors.
But the economic price for this kind of political point-scoring would be massive, to put it mildly.
The RNLI will provide the service at Three Cliffs Bay on Gower after a campaign for improved safety was carried out by the community.
They will be on the beach during school holidays and in the peak summer months.
The family of Benny Collins, who drowned at the beach last July aged 40, have supported the patrols, along with plans to improve safety signs.
Another man - Jason North, 42, of Macclesfield, Cheshire - also died last June while trying to get his children out of the water.
The picturesque beach has become more and more popular and now attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.
Stuart Thompson, RNLI lifeguard manager, said the sea conditions could be "dangerously unpredictable" and at certain times there could be rip currents.
"A designated swimming area will be set up with red and yellow flags where people can enter the water under the supervision of fully-trained lifeguards," he added.
The Collins family said in a statement: "Benny was a strong rugby player, physically very fit and an able swimmer and yet did not escape tragedy in the Three Cliffs' waters.
"While we would not encourage people to swim at Three Cliffs Bay, we encourage people to only ever consider going into the water if lifeguards are present and only in designated areas."
Across Wales, RNLI lifeguards helped more than 900 people on 32 beaches last year.
This year, seven more beaches will have lifeguards provided by the charity - including Three Cliffs Bay as well as beaches in Porthcawl and Denbighshire.
The number of people missing has risen to 51 after police cross-checked information with fire crews, officials quoted by Kyodo news agency say.
About 3,000 rescue personnel are in the area but heavy rain has suspended search operations.
Torrential rains have led to the evacuation of up to 100,000 people.
On Friday afternoon all searches in the area were called off when the shape of nearby hillsides appeared to change, raising fears that more landslips could be on the way.
"Operations in (two districts) were halted as hills there were becoming misshapen," a Hiroshima police spokesman is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
The landslides happened after the equivalent of a month's rain fell in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning, Japan's weather agency said.
Dozens of homes in a residential area close to a mountain on the outskirts of Hiroshima were buried.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says with the leap in the death toll, the eventual number of victims could be close to 100.
Among those killed was one 53-year old rescue worker who died when a second landslide struck after he had already pulled several people to safety.
Reports said he was killed while holding a toddler he was trying to rescue. A father was handing his small son to the rescue worker only to see both engulfed as a fresh mudslide swept down the mountain.
"There was a really strange smell, a very raw, earthy smell. When we opened a window to see what was going on, the entire hillside just came down, with a crackling noise, a thundering noise," Reuters news agency quotes one woman who survived as telling local television.
She and her husband fled moments before mud gushed through their house, leaving boulders where they had been sleeping, Reuters says.
Correspondents add that a number of children are thought to have perished in the disaster.
Much of central and southern Japan is mountainous, with many homes nestled into steep slopes.
Last year, a typhoon triggered landslides on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, that left 35 people dead.
A study of the slimy lining of the bowels, published in the journal Science, showed mucus had a role in calming the immune system.
The team at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York, believe it may be useful in diseases in which inflammation runs rampant in the intestines.
The human body naturally produces around a litre of mucus every day.
Researchers at the hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine were investigating why the lining of the bowel does not react to the trillions of bacteria which call the human intestines home. Elsewhere in the body, the immune system would launch a brutal attack against such invaders.
The team investigated the interaction between the mucus produced by the intestines and the immune system.
They showed that a mucus was not only acting as barrier between bacteria and immune system, but a component of the mucus was also calming the immune response. Sugars, or glycans, stuck to the a mucus protein called MUC2 were having the effect.
Lead researcher Dr Andrea Cerutti told the BBC: "We were able to show its ability to dampen the immune reaction in a specific type of immune cell, a dendritic cell, which orchestrates the immune response.
"But these are just initial studies; we know very, very little about mucus."
One area the team think mucus could help in is some bowel problems.
Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis are all poorly understood diseases, but do have inflammation, a part of the immune response, as a common feature.
Dr Cerutti said mucus was often disrupted in these patients and suggested that it may be possible to use mucus as a treatment.
One vision is to artificially synthesise mucus, although this is not currently possible, or a drug which can stimulate the same effect in the lining of the gut.
Whether such approaches to boost the mucus layer of the guts would help patients with bowel disorders is still unknown.
Mucus is not unique to the digestive system. It lines the lungs and streams out of the nose during a cold.
There is speculation that it could be producing similar immune-calming effects in the respiratory system and may be playing a role in allergies and asthma.
Dr Cerutti said even cancer may be affected by mucus: "Several aggressive tumours, such as colon, ovarian, and breast cancers produce mucus, including MUC2.
"Mucus produced by malignant cells may prevent protective immune responses against the malignant cells."
Prof Jon Rhodes, from the department of gastroenterology at the University of Liverpool, said: "There's a massive amount of work in this intriguing paper and it's fascinating to read.
"To extrapolate this to just swallowing mucus would be hopelessly naive, but what might actually be interesting to speculate is that when the nature of the glycans are better understood it could lead to a very exciting and new type of therapeutic"
Labour MSP James Kelly has tabled a members' bill aiming to have the "illiberal" act scrapped, claiming it does nothing to tackle sectarianism.
All opposition parties support the move and defeated the government in a prior debate on the topic at Holyrood.
The justice committee is studying the plan and wants input from the public.
Ministers say repealing the act without a viable alternative would "send entirely the wrong message".
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act (OBFA) became law in 2012, carried by the votes of the SNP's then-majority government, despite opposition from all other parties.
After the SNP lost its majority in the 2016 election, opposition members immediately moved to have the bill repealed, maintaining that it is poorly written, unnecessary in light of existing legislation and unfairly targets football fans.
Mr Kelly brought forward a member's bill aiming for total repeal, saying ministers were "simply out of touch".
He added: "The Football Act is now well into injury time as organisations prepare to go before MSPs and explain the damage this act is doing. It's time Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP listened to the public and repealed this bad law."
As one of the first steps in the legislative process, the justice committee is gathering views on the repeal bid.
They have posed questions including whether people agree with repealing the act, whether it has been successful in tackling sectarianism and whether repeal would "create a gap in our laws".
Convener Margaret Mitchell said: "The act has aroused strong and opposing views about its necessity and effectiveness. The justice committee is keen to hear the full range of opinions about this significant proposal to remove a law from the statute books."
The government has defended the legislation, arguing that opponents have not put forward alternative measures.
Community Safety Minister Annabel Ewing said "hateful and prejudicial behaviour associated with football" and "online threats of violence and hatred" continued to be a problem.
She told MSPs: "Repealing the 2012 Act in the absence of a viable alternative will send entirely the wrong message to the public - that expressions of prejudice and hatred at football matches are somehow condoned and decriminalised.
"This government stands on the side of the tens of thousands of football fans throughout Scotland who simply want to go to a football math with their family and friends and not be surrounded by tainted, prejudicial and hateful behaviour."
Ms Ewing added that Labour's "strange set of priorities" in wanting the legislation repealed showed "contempt" for people "targeted by hateful, prejudicial and abusive behaviour".
It was followed by a service at the Minister to mark the 75th anniversary of the organisation.
The ATC is a national force with about 1,000 squadrons divided into 36 wings. Members are aged between 13 and 20.
Wing Commander Brian Daniel said the celebrations were "a special occasion for us".
Civic dignitaries from Bradford, Sheffield, Kirklees, Calderdale, Rotherham, Wakefield and Barnsley were among those who attended the event.
Cadets paraded on a route starting from Waterdale, through Wood Street, High Street and Frenchgate to the Minster.
The accomplished musician all but confirmed his entry into the race on Friday, releasing a YouTube video where he plays the presidential anthem Hail to the Chief and then nods.
Mr O'Malley is the third entrant for the Democrats, and will face Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and prohibitive favourite Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
There's a certain amount of irony in Mr O'Malley's decision to challenge the former secretary of state. As Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas of the Associated Press point out, the Clintons assisted in the governor's rise to prominence, with Bill Clinton once saying that he wouldn't be surprised if Mr O'Malley eventually became president.
"When O'Malley faced a tough race for governor in 2006, the Clintons held fundraisers and starred at rallies for him," they write. "In the final days of that race, Bill Clinton answered pleas from O'Malley aides to appear in a campaign ad - stopping in an airport to tape an endorsement of his 'good friend'."
Now, however, Mrs Clinton and Mr O'Malley are political adversaries - albeit on a very tilted playing field. According to the latest polls, Mrs Clinton has the support of nearly 60% of Democratic primary voters, while Mr O'Malley barely registers.
The former governor is well credentialed, writes the New Republic's Brian Beutler, but it's difficult to see how he can gain much traction against the Clinton juggernaut.
"In any party, there's usually an appetite for an outsider to challenge the establishment, but this year there doesn't seem to be much hunger for a different establishmentarian to supersede the frontrunner," he writes.
And then there's the fact that Mr O'Malley has had one of the more rocky run-ups to a presidential announcement in recent memory.
First, last fall, a little-known Republican candidate beat his hand-picked successor to the Maryland governorship in what was generally considered the biggest upset of the mid-term elections.
Then, in April, Baltimore erupted in racial unrest following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Practically overnight what had been a bullet point on Mr O'Malley's resume - his successful crackdown on violent crime while the city's mayor - became a possible liability.
Up until then Mr O'Malley had touted his "zero tolerance" policy of prosecuting smaller violations of the law in order to prevent larger ones. In recent days, however, critics have said that this policy encouraged overly aggressive law-enforcement tactics that helped contribute to the toxic distrust between the police and Baltimore's black community.
"O'Malley fashions himself as a no-nonsense crime fighter, but his city has not only become a national monument to urban devastation, but it is experiencing one of its worst murder sprees in years," writes McClatchy's David Lightman.
A Baltimore civil rights group called Baltimore Bloc has said that it will demonstrate during Mr O'Malley's Saturday announcement in a park overlooking the city's downtown.
"O'Malley didn't do nothing for Baltimore," Duane Davis, one of the protest organisers, told the Baltimore Sun. "He created a prison system in Maryland. That's his legacy."
If there is any space to challenge the former secretary of state, it's likely to be on her political left - an area Mr Sanders, a self-professed socialist focusing on income inequality, is trying to exploit.
According to Fivethirtyeight.com's Harry Enten, however, Mrs Clinton actually rates as more liberal than Mr O'Malley.
While Mr O'Malley does have a solid record of liberal accomplishments as Maryland governor, he's never been seen as a ideological true believer.
"It's not just that he's a notoriously leaden public speaker; it's that, as progressive as his governing record is, he's oddly reluctant to champion liberal values in the terms many on the left crave," writes Slate's Alec MacGillis. "He is, by his own account, not a tribune but a technocrat, not an orator but a doer."
Nevertheless, HA Goodman lays out the case for Mr O'Malley's candidacy in the opinion section of Friday's Baltimore Sun.
"The former Baltimore mayor and two-term governor offers a genuine alternative to the status quo within Washington and a real threat to any GOP challenger - especially Jeb Bush," he writes. "Mr O'Malley, unlike Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, isn't linked to perpetual scandal and criticism, nor is he beholden to foreign donors, investment banks or a family surname."
The former governor, he writes, has consistently been on the right side of progressive issues - such as gay marriage, marijuana decriminalisation, international trade agreements and the Iraq War - where Mrs Clinton has waffled.
Mr O'Malley has himself attempted to differentiate his candidacy from that of Mrs Clinton's - both by emphasising his relative youth (52 versus 67) and the baggage that comes with the Clinton last name.
"Let's be honest here, the presidency of the United States is not some crown to be passed between two families - it is an awesome and sacred trust to be earned and exercised on behalf of the American people," he said in March.
At least so far, however, rank-and-file Democrats seem satisfied with the prospect of another Clinton occupying the Oval Office.
Just as beauty pageants designate a runner-up "in case the winner can't fulfil her duties", Mr O'Malley's greatest appeal to Democrats may be as a back-up plan if Mrs Clinton's campaign were to catastrophically implode.
"He's a legitimate national candidate," Democratic strategist Scott Ferson told the Hill, a Washington political newspaper. "If Hillary for some reason doesn't become inevitable, some candidate will have a shot to step in, and he could be that person."
In the history of US politics, stranger things have happened. And Mrs Clinton's image has taken a number of hits recently, following questions about donations to her family's non-profit foundation and her use of a private email server while secretary of state.
If Mr O'Malley is going to fulfil the presidential prediction Mr Clinton made many years ago, however, a great many developments are going to have to break his way. And, at least so far, fortune hasn't done him any favours.
The Asylum maze has been part of Thorpe Park's annual Fright Nights for more than eight years.
Campaigners claim having actors chasing people around an asylum stigmatises mental illness.
Thorpe Park said the attraction was not offensive or a realistic portrayal of a mental health institution.
A petition organised by Katie Sutton, a mental health nursing student at the University of Salford, has attracted more than 900 signatures.
Miss Sutton said she first became aware of the maze through Twitter.
"Thorpe Park kept repeating to people that there weren't sufficient complaints. I thought if we can get actual forms of people bothered about it, then it might help."
She said the matter had been discussed in one of her university classes and "everyone in the room was absolutely horrified".
The charity Rethink Mental Illness has carried out a poll on Twitter to gauge people's views.
Paul Jenkins, its chief executive officer, said: "While some people clearly feel very strongly about this, opinion has been mixed.
"While of course there's nothing wrong with a bit of Halloween fun, explicit references to 'patients' crosses a line and reinforces damaging stereotypes about mental illness."
In September, supermarket chains Tesco and Asda withdrew two Halloween outfits after they were criticised for stigmatising people with mental health issues.
Asda dropped its "mental patient fancy dress costume", and Tesco later withdrew its "psycho ward" outfit.
In a statement, a Thorpe Park spokeswoman said the negative comments were not "universally representative".
"This is primarily a matter of context. The maze is not something you happen upon when out shopping," she said.
"This maze is also in its eighth year of operation and is an obviously extreme and simulated experience which draws on classic horror film content.
"It is not intended, nor is it deemed to be by those who have actually experienced it, to be in any way offensive or to be a realistic portrayal of a mental health or indeed any other institution."
Nine police officers were killed when militants led by Gen Abdukhalim Nazarzoda launched the assaults. Operations against his group are continuing at the Romit gorge, about 50km (30 miles) east of Dushanbe.
Why would a senior security official attack his own colleagues, seize weapons and hide in a gorge with his followers?
It is important to note that the government is providing very little information, which makes these attacks hard to analyse.
Mr Nazarzoda was a field commander during the civil war in the 1990s and fought government forces as part of the United Tajik Opposition (UTO).
After a peace agreement in 1997, he joined the army and became a commander. Other members of the UTO, which had a 30% quota under the peace deal, joined the government. But the integration into the state structures was never smooth.
Edward Lemon, a doctoral student at the University of Exeter who studies Tajikistan, says President Emomali Rakhmon has gradually moved against his former opponents and consolidated power across the country. The breakdown of power-sharing agreements occasionally leads to violence.
Thus an attempt to arrest former warlord Mirzahuja Akhmadov in 2008 resulted in an ambush in which the head of special forces was killed.
Later on, however, Mr Akhmadov supported government operations against other former field commanders - a move which secured him immunity from prosecution, at least for the time being.
When influential commander Mullo Abdullo, who had not been seen for almost a decade, returned to Tajikistan in 2009, authorities launched a special operation to capture him in what it described as a counter-narcotics campaign.
During the operation Mirzo Ziyoyev, former emergency minister and one of the leaders of UTO, was shot dead. Mullo Abdullo was eventually killed in 2011.
Thus, as Mr Rakhmon's power grew over time, he became bolder in removing former field commanders who still had their armed supporters who could challenge him.
And lately, the government has cracked down on the opposition Islamic Renaissance Party, which was at the core of the UTO during the civil war. Its leader fled the country fearing persecution and the party has been effectively banned.
Some observers view the case of Mr Nazarzoda as yet another example of the government's growing crackdown on anyone who can oppose the regime.
However, Mr Nazarzoda has not been close to the opposition in the past decade. According to Parviz Mullojanov, a Dushanbe-based political analyst, he was not involved in politics and did not pose any threat to the president.
Besides, field commanders do not have the political or military powers they had before, he says.
So motives behind the deputy minister's decision to take up arms and turn against the government are not clear. However, suggestions that the attacks are a reflection of growing Islamic radicalisation should be treated with caution.
"Despite the regime's concern over radical Islam, the reality is that almost all of the recent conflicts in the country have been less about religion and more about local politics," says Mr Lemon.
Whatever the reasons for the attacks, the government clearly feels it needs to take action.
In 2012, when a group that was under the command of a former warlord killed a security service general in the east of the country, the government sent hundreds of troops with heavy equipment and armoured vehicles. Officially, 30 rebels and 17 soldiers were killed.
This time again, the government will want to punish the gunmen in a similar manner. They will try to deliver the message that anyone who opposes the government will be destroyed.
Edmund, 21, who this week climbed to a career-best ranking of 48th, beat the Argentine 6-3 5-7 6-4.
The British number two last week reached the quarter-finals of the China Open, which was won by Andy Murray.
Wawrinka, 31, is the third seed in Shanghai and attempting to win his fifth title of 2016.
The Sun reported four of the five band members would be getting back together in 2016 - without Victoria Beckham - for an international tour.
But on her radio show, Bunton insisted "nothing's happening at the moment".
Journalist Dan Wootton, who broke the story, later tweeted "no official announcement will come until later this year".
Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Bunton were reported to be planning a reunion tour, 20 years after their first hit Wannabe in 1996.
"If anything happens and it's concrete, and we decide on something, I will let you know," Bunton said on Heart FM on Friday morning.
Mel C tweeted: "Woke up this morning wondering whether I need to start practising my backflips???!!!"
To which Bunton replied: "Do I need to put my pigtails in?!?!?"
Last week, Mel B told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show that "it's about time" for the group to get back together.
She followed up her comments on US TV's Today Show on Tuesday: "When you say it's our 20th anniversary coming up, it does make you think, 'Oh, my gosh, it really has been that long'." she said.
"Hopefully, we'll gather the troops around, and we'll get to do something to celebrate it next year. It's in my plan, I don't know about anybody else's."
The Spice Girls - dubbed Ginger, Posh, Baby, Scary and Sporty - sold more than 75 million records and had nine number one singles, becoming a cultural phenomenon when they emerged on to the pop scene in the 1990s.
Their debut album, Spice, made them the fastest-selling British act since the Beatles.
Halliwell left the group in 1998, amid rumours of a division among the five women. The remaining four continued to perform, but the group eventually split in 2001.
After much speculation they reformed for a 47-date tour in 2007. They performed together again at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
All five embarked on solo careers with mixed results, and have forged careers in TV and radio.
Mel B, a former UK X Factor judge, is currently a judge on America's Got Talent, while Bunton co-hosts Heart London's daily breakfast show with Jamie Theakston.
Luke Durbin, 19, was last seen in Ipswich on 12 May, 2006 after a night out in the town.
Nicki Durbin renewed her appeal for "anyone who has any information" to come forward.
Det Insp Kevin Hayward, from Suffolk Police, said the investigation "remains an open and active enquiry."
His mother said: "Myself and the police believe that it is someone local who is withholding that information and I beg them just to come forward."
The joint Norfolk and Suffolk major investigation team has previously said it believed Luke had been unlawfully killed".
Luke was captured on CCTV, walking across Dogs Head Street towards the bus station at 04:00 BST. That is the last known sighting of him.
Ms Durbin hopes her "cheeky, very clever... and very loving, talented" son is still alive, but "doesn't think that's realistic".
Last September, a £20,000 reward for information was issued and in December police issued photographs of a Volvo 440, similar to one seen in Ipswich town centre at the time of his disappearance.
There have also been numerous appeals by the police and Luke's family, including a BBC Crimewatch appearance in November 2013.
Ms Durbin has joined a choir set up by the charity Missing People, which supports families in her situation.
A single is being released on 20 May which the charity hopes will highlight its work in supporting families looking for their relatives.
The Bank said that the outlook for global growth had weakened, which was depressing the risk of inflation.
Economists think that indicates rates will not rise until the second quarter of next year and perhaps later.
The Bank once again held UK interest rates at the record low of 0.5%.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, led by governor Mark Carney, voted 8-1 to keep rates unchanged.
UK interest rates have now remained on hold for six-and-a-half years.
In its quarterly inflation report, the Bank of England said "the outlook for global growth has weakened since August". It blamed emerging market economies for that weakness, saying growth in those regions had "slowed markedly".
While the Bank expects inflation to to rise above its 2% target in two years, it says that risks "lie slightly to the downside" during that time period. In other words, inflation may not rise as quickly as the Bank forecasts.
Mark Carney gave what many would see as a bum steer in July that interest rates would be going up around the turn of the year.
The implication was unambiguous: we should prepare for the end of the era of near-zero interest rates, that has prevailed since early 2009.
Well today the Bank of England gave an equally unambiguous signal that the moment of truth for an interest rate rise has been delayed by ten or 12 months, to the latter months of 2016.
For City traditionalists, Mark Carney's predilection for giving so-called "forward guidance", which seems to date to have habitually gone awry, may have damaged his authority a bit.
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In what has been dubbed Super Thursday, the Bank released its quarterly inflation report and minutes from its previous policy meeting as well as the latest decision on interest rates.
The minutes revealed that for the third month running, Ian McCafferty was the only member of the Monetary Policy Committee to vote for a rise in interest rates.
In a news conference, Mr Carney described the UK economy as "robust" and "resilient".
However, the weakness of the global economy, particularly emerging markets, has made the Bank of England cautious about the outlook for inflation.
Lower costs for energy, food and other imports are likely to keep consumer price inflation below 1% until the second half of next year, according to the Bank.
Economists are saying that the latest reports indicate that the Bank of England remains relaxed, or dovish, over an interest rate rise.
"This is a lot more dovish than most people were expecting," said Paul Diggle from Aberdeen Asset Management.
"That magic first rate rise has been kicked into the long grass once again. Only a few months ago, the Bank was saying that inflation wasn't picking up because of the low oil price. Now it's emerging markets. You have to wonder what their next reason will be," he said.
In the news conference, Mr Carney was asked about the continued rise of house prices and unsecured credit growth.
He said he was "conscious" of those moves, although he pointed out that standards of lending in the housing market had improved and the number of distressed households had continued to go down.
But the Institute of Directors (IoD) said there was cause for concern.
"There is genuine apprehension over asset prices, the misallocation of capital and consumer debt," said the IoD's chief economist, James Sproule.
"Borrowing is comfortably below the unsustainable pre-crisis levels, but with debt once against rising there is a need for vigilance.
"The question is, will the Bank look back on this unprecedented period of extraordinary monetary policy and wish they had acted sooner? The path of inaction may seem easier today, but maintaining rates this low, for this long, could prove a much riskier decision tomorrow," he said.
Despite that concern, most economists do not see a rate rise until well into next year.
Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight said: "The first interest rate hike from 0.50% to 0.75% is still most likely to happen in May 2016 - but the risks now seem to be that the increase could be later than this rather than before it. As things currently stand, an interest rate hike in the first quarter of 2016 looks unlikely".
Vicky Redwood, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, takes a similar view: "As a result of all today's announcements, we are comfortable with our view that rates will rise in Q2 next year (and subsequently increase very slowly)".
The animal is one of the instantly recognisable dinosaurs thanks to a row of sharp bony plates along its spine.
The skeleton on display at London's Natural History Museum is 80% complete.
Palaeontologists have now found the dinosaur, nicknamed 'Sophie the Stegosaurus', would have weighed about 1.6 tonnes.
'Sophie' had all her bones scanned into a computer, so scientists could work out how much weight each bone could have carried.
This would have made it similar in size to a small rhino.
But then the specimen may have been aged just six or seven when she died.
Had she survived into adulthood, the beast would have been much bigger.
The 35-year-old has become a back-up keeper at the Terriers and has not featured since January 2016.
Murphy, who has two caps for the Republic of Ireland, has played for eight clubs during his career including West Bromwich Albion and Coventry.
He is available for the Shakers' trip to Scunthorpe on Saturday.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Rob Lainton has signed a contract that will see him remain with Bury for the remainder of the season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.
Two houses were badly damaged in the blaze at Tirellan Heights in the city.
The fire broke out at about 05:45 local time and six people escaped from the two houses.
Nearby homes were also evacuated as fire fighters worked to extinguish the flames. There were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Carwyn Jones said the company behind the Ebbw Vale motor racing project had accepted it would restrict ministers' other spending plans.
The Heads of the Valleys Development Company (HoVDC) told BBC Wales that the statement was "incorrect".
The Welsh Government said the company "did not necessarily agree" with the decision but "accepted the rationale".
Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price has written to the first minister and presiding officer saying this is a "very serious mater" and calling for the remarks to be corrected on the floor of the chamber.
In June, the Welsh Government refused a request to guarantee £210m - almost half of the project's £433m cost - on grounds of risk to the taxpayer.
During First Minister's Questions on Tuesday, Carwyn Jones said HoVDC had accepted that if the Welsh Government was to underwrite the project the sum would appear on the government's balance sheet.
Mr Jones has previously said it meant his government would lose £373m of capital funding.
Replying to a question from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, he said: "There was a meeting between the company and officials after the decision.
"It was explained to the company what the issues were, and they accepted it.
"They clearly haven't spoken to her because the company accepted the issue with regard to the issue of being on balance sheet and the risks that that posed to us - they did not argue with it.
"Could I suggest she talks, perhaps, to the company to take their view on this?"
HoVDC said it first became aware of government concerns about capital funding implications in a meeting three days after the cabinet decision.
Chief executive Martin Whitaker told BBC Wales: "We made it clear that we did not agree with this assessment.
"Clearly that statement is incorrect. The meeting the First Minister refers to happened after the cabinet made the decision which lends a lot of credence to the fact that the future of this project should at the very least have been discussed beforehand, or the cabinet meeting adjourned to enable discussions with the developers."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "At the meeting with Circuit of Wales, our officials explained to the company that in line with ONS [Office for National Statistics] and HMT [Her Majesty's Treasury] guidance, their proposed project structure was likely to be classified in way that would mean it sitting on our balance sheet.
"While the company did not necessarily agree with this decision, they accepted the rationale on which it was made."
HoVDC said it had not been contacted by the Welsh Government as part of the process of releasing its "due diligence" report on the project.
Mr Jones told the Senedd the process of talking to organisations involved had begun.
A decision was made after an inspection on Friday to prevent Tranmere fans making the journey to Surrey.
A new date for the fixture at Kingfield Stadium has yet to be announced.
Tranmere are currently third in the table, just two points behind leaders Lincoln City, with Woking just one place, and a single point, above the relegation places.
Hamilton was on a final run when he suffered a front brake failure heading into Turn Two and ran wide, missing his chance to set a definitive lap time.
He was 0.269 seconds down on Vettel, who has a 14-point championship lead.
Hamilton can start at best sixth in Sunday's race after being hit with a five-place grid penalty for an unauthorised gearbox change.
Mercedes discovered a problem with Hamilton's gearbox after the previous race in Azerbaijan and informed governing body the FIA on Tuesday, but the issue became public only on Friday evening at the Red Bull Ring.
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Teams have to run a gearbox for six consecutive events but Hamilton's has had to be changed before that period expired.
Even without the penalty, it looks like Mercedes have a serious battle on their hands with Ferrari this weekend, with Vettel impressively fast throughout final practice after struggling on Friday.
Mercedes said Hamilton's problem with be rectified before qualifying, which starts at 13:00 BST.
Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas was third fastest, 0.423secs slower than Vettel but 0.096secs quicker than the second Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were fifth and sixth on their home circuit in the Styrian mountains, home region of Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
The Haas cars were seventh and eighth quickest, ahead of the Toro Rossos of Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz.
The McLarens of Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso were 13th and 15th, sandwiching the Renault of Jolyon Palmer.
Vandoorne is using an upgraded Honda power unit known as the 'phase three', which is said by insiders to be worth about 10bhp over the previous specification.
Alonso had to revert to the phase two engine on Saturday after a problem was discovered with his MGU-H, the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo.
A man in his early 20s jumped in front of the victim's small, black, four-door car before the attack at Brighton Hill Retail Park in Basingstoke on Friday.
Hampshire Constabulary said the offender was with another man outside Harvey's Furniture store when the attack happened at about 14:50 GMT.
The force said it was appealing to the victim to come forward.
The offender was described as having short, dark hair and was wearing jeans and a jacket.
Ryan Morrish was jailed for six years for causing the deaths of Calvin Trevena and Ann Varran, both 51.
Truro Crown Court heard Morrish lied about his car being stolen after the crash near St Agnes, Cornwall.
Morrish, 27, from Redruth, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol and perverting the course of justice.
The force of the impact threw Ms Varran over a hedge and her body was found in a field next to the B3277.
Mr Trevena's body was found in a ditch.
The couple were walking home in the early hours of 2 August 2015 at the end of St Agnes Carnival.
After the accident Morrish dumped his white Audi S4 in a lay by and set about "spinning a tale" to deceive police.
He left numerous messages on friends' phones asking them if they had taken his car to try and back up his story.
The court heard Ms Varran and Mr Trevena were friends of Morrish's family and had gone on a skiing holiday with them earlier in the year.
In a statement read out in court Ms Varran's son Matt Bonnar said: "I couldn't believe it was you who had caused us so much pain."
Morrish, a manager at Morrish's Fish and Chips shop in Redruth, was sentenced to six years in prison and disqualified from driving for six years.
Following the hearing Mr Bonnar told the BBC: "They absolutely loved each other, the only thing I can take away from this is that they are together."
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The Episodes star, whose West End credits include Jumpy and The Little Dog Laughed, plays Pepa in the comedy, which focuses on the lives of a group of female friends in Madrid.
She tells BBC arts correspondent Tim Masters how she discovered her singing voice.
One review for Jumpy says you played a "woman on the verge of a breakdown". How much was Jumpy a preparation for this?
Someone said to me that life is not lived forwards like you're in a car or a train. Life is lived backwards like you're in a rowing boat and all you do is pull the oars and you go into your future and things float past. We never know what's ahead.
Maybe Jumpy was a very good training ground telling the story of someone who is disintegrating before your very eyes, but you know there is a buoyancy of hope. I think there are similar elements in this story but the script that Jeffrey Lane has put together from the film is so funny and tight and comedically assured.
They have been so exciting and interesting and revealing. It turns out that I have a strong core voice and a massive tongue that doesn't help. Who knew? It's not something I'm proud of. We've spent most of our time trying to get my massive tongue out of the way because it reduces the place where the sound is formed.
I really love seeing musicals because I sit there thinking I could never do that. What they do is so extraordinary. It's a whole career of expression and calibrating and modifying - it takes a whole lifetime.
I'm calling [Women on the Verge] a play with music, which is how I get through it. I'm doing a different thing. I come to it from an actor's perspective rather than a singer's. The approach is different. Hopefully the sound is not too different.
Pepa is an amazing human being who has the heart of a lioness and the faithfulness of a swan. But the confusion of a rat in a lab - running around trying to understand the fault line in her experience of life. She's clever and funny and heartbreaking and has an extraordinary yearning about her.
The title is exposing and misleading. It's also about how all people are involved in what happens when women come to a crisis point. It's not a show for women. It happens to be about a group of women and a lot of other men as well. It's a story that would appeal to anybody because we are all on the verge of potential disintegration. We're all just walking a very narrow line between normality and insanity.
I did go and see [Kinks musical] Sunny Afternoon at the Hampstead Theatre before it transferred. It was a magnificent night in the theatre, I sat there thinking I could never do that. I'd love to get to see Made in Dagenham because Gemma Arterton is fantastic.
I tend not to get into the business of competing or comparing. As a friend of mine said to me, "Compare and despair" - because whatever you do you're going to end up elated or destroyed.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown will open at London's Playhouse Theatre on 12 January 2015, with previews from 16 December 2014.
The winger raced in from distance to open the scoring, before a stunning break from Sam Tomkins set up his second as Wigan led 12-0 at half-time.
Pat Richards kicked a penalty to extend the lead before Darrell Griffin crashed over to give the Rhinos hope.
But Charnley had the final say after bursting onto Sean O'Loughlin's pass.
Victory over the Rhinos was the perfect way for Wigan to bounce back from their surprise home defeat by Huddersfield in their opening game.
I knew the players would respond and they have done
Meanwhile, Leeds' first defeat since losing to the Warriors in last August's Challenge Cup final was hardly the preparation they were looking for ahead of next Friday night's World Club Challenge against Manly Sea Eagles.
But it was certainly a dream evening for Charnley, whose only previously Super League hat-trick was on loan spell with Hull KR two seasons ago.
He was denied an early try by video referee Richard Silverwood for obstruction before opening the scoring when he finished off a fine passing move involving Thomas Leuluai, Tomkins and Darrell Goulding.
Tomkins then sliced through the Leeds defence to send in Charnley for his second try, Richards adding a penalty to his two conversions soon after the restart to give Wigan a 14-0 lead.
Griffin charged over from five metres for his first Leeds try to cut the deficit but Charnley made the game safe with an easy touchdown to complete his hat-trick after O'Loughlin had combined superbly with Brett Finch and Leuluai.
Wigan coach Shaun Wane:
"It was a big improvement. I'm very content tonight. I knew the players would respond and they have done.
"It's been a tough week. I couldn't wait for this game to come and neither could the players.
"Last week against Huddersfield, that wasn't us. Today we showed a lot of character, guts, enthusiasm and a lot of skill against a very talented Leeds team.
"It's about making sure we turn up with the same attitude against Bradford next week."
Leeds coach Brian McDermott:
"Wigan were always going to be tough today. We talked about this being a 12-round world title fight and it had a feel to that. We just couldn't land enough punches.
"I thought Wigan were good. They beat us to the ball, they beat us to the tackle, they beat us to the ground and they had a better kick chase, not by a huge margin.
"I didn't think we were massively poor but there were too many areas where we were off tonight.
"I wasn't excited by anybody's performance but I wouldn't say anybody was poor."
Wigan: S Tomkins; Charnley, Goulding, Hughes, Richards; Finch, Leuluai; Mossop, McIlorum, Flower, Hansen, Hock, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Lima, Tuson, Lauaki, Spencer.
Leeds: Webb; L Smith, Ablett, Hardaker, Hall; Sinfield, McGuire; Bailey, Burrow, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Delaney, Hauraki.
Replacements: Leuluai, McShane, Griffin, Clarkson.
Attendance: 15,370.
Referee: Thierry Alibert (France).
Eaton, which builds and operates masts for mobile phone networks, has also signed a deal with Mobinil in Egypt, an arm of Orange, to buy 2,000 towers.
The company installs telecom networks and persuades rival mobile phone operators to share the same tower, thereby cutting costs.
Chief executive Terry Rhodes said: "Sharing masts is good for everybody."
Investors in the latest round of financing for Eaton Towers include Capital Group Private Markets, the firm's controlling shareholder, plus a consortium led by Ethos Private Equity, a leading South African fund manager, and Standard Chartered Private Equity.
Eaton Towers currently operates networks of mobile phone masts in seven countries, including Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. Now Egypt will be added to the company's footprint in Africa.
"We've signed other deals in West and East Africa which will be concluded soon," says Mr Rhodes, who also believes it is getting easier to convince rival mobile phone companies to co-operate and share infrastructure.
"Five or six years ago there was a reluctance, but I think that the increased load on the networks, as more customers come on, want more services and particularly more data, then networks need to do more to cut their costs and focus on their services. They've all agreed, all the major ones have done this, that sharing their towers is a good way to go," he says.
Some estimates put economic growth for many countries in Africa at about 5% this year and and that will lead to more people having money to spend on mobile phones.
"The mobile business, like services in general, benefits from two deep drivers of change that are especially important in Africa - population growth and urbanisation," says Francois Conradie, an economist at NKC in South Africa.
"It's a profitable sector and will continue to be so, even more so as mobile data and smartphone technology penetrate more widely and deeply on the continent. Disposable incomes are going up, while technology and services are getting cheaper, says Mr Conradie.
Sales of smartphones, devices that access the internet, have long since over taken purchases of traditional mobile phones in the world's richer countries, but that is not yet the case in Africa.
However, many predictions point to that happening in the continent within three to five years.
When it does, the experts are convinced more Africans will use social media websites than today and it is interesting to note that a majority of people just use their mobile phone to send SMS text messages.
According to the research group Pew, only one in five phone users in sub Saharan Africa access social networking sites through their devices.
Eaton Towers' Mr Rhodes believes affordable phones will make the difference. "I think the key is getting the price points down to make smartphones more affordable for more and more consumers," he told the BBC.
Fewer people are using landlines in Africa and that may soon be restricted to major corporations and official government offices.
Is the era of the landline coming to an end?
"I think with a few exceptions, say South Africa or Egypt, it's already a thing of the past, frankly," says Mr Rhodes.
Then again, it is worth remembering he has a vested interest in seeing the demise of landlines.
The former BBC Doctor Who assistant pulled off a red wig to reveal a shaven head at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
The stunt came during a presentation on Marvel's upcoming movie Guardians of the Galaxy, which will also star Zoe Saldana and Benicio Del Toro.
Gillan, from Inverness, will play a ruthless space pirate called Nebula. The film will be released next year.
Comic-Con is one of the world's biggest celebrations of comic books and movies based on them.
English actors Henry Cavill, who played Superman in Man of Steel, and Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield also appeared at the event.
Shooting on Guardians of the Galaxy, about a group of aliens tasked with the protection of Earth in the 31st Century, is due to begin this month.
The film forms part of Marvel's so-called "Phase 2" movement, following an initial raft of superhero movies that culminated with 2012 blockbuster Avengers Assemble.
Star-Lord, Gamora and Drax the Destroyer are among the characters who will feature in James Gunn's movie.
Gillan played Amy Pond opposite Matt Smith's Doctor Who.
The actress has also been given the lead part in a film about a haunted mirror.
In the horror film, Oculus, she will play Kaylie whose brother is convicted of murdering their parents.
Kaylie believes an antique looking glass was responsible.
Jimmy Aspinall "could only watch from the side pen" near the crush, a family statement said.
The inquest jury in Warrington heard James Aspinall, 18, was one of 96 people to die in the tragedy.
The statement, written by his mother Margaret Aspinall, said a "darkness fell" on the family in 1989.
Mrs Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, had her statement read out by her son David.
He told the coroner: "A darkness fell over our family on April 15, 1989. It's only being here now, being allowed to describe what a decent human being James was, that it's finally given our family a shard of light in to that darkness."
James, who worked as a clerk at a shipping firm on Merseyside, travelled to the game by coach with a friend, Graham John Wright, who also died. His father travelled separately.
Jurors have been listening to background statements about how the Hillsborough disaster affected individual families.
A statement about Michael Kelly, 39, was read by his brother Steve.
He said: "In death he became body number 72, also the last to be claimed by his family, yet another statistic. His name was Michael David Kelly.
"I want to remove that sequence of numbers from him. I'm here today to reclaim my brother."
He told the jury his brother was "a real man, a father, son, brother and friend".
Sue Roberts, sister of Graham, 24, paid tribute to the "family, friends and survivors" of Hillsborough who have died since 1989.
She said Graham was planning to marry his fiancée in 1990, they had chosen a house to buy and were due to sign a contract.
Ms Roberts, secretary of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said: "Both my parents are now reunited with their son which, sadly since his death, was all they ever wanted."
Peter Harrison, a 15-year-old schoolboy from Liverpool, was described by his mother Patricia Harrison.
In a statement read by a lawyer, she said her son received a Liverpool season ticket for Christmas, which was buried with him.
She said: "What happened was terrible. But we all try to remember the good times we had with Peter. I often go to this room which still has his bed and bedside table."
Karen Staniford read a statement about her brother Gary Church, 19. He was a joiner who lived with his family in Seaforth.
She described him as "typical little boy" who enjoyed football and a "hard worker" who often did 14-hour days.
Profiles of all those who died
Ms Staniford said: "To this day I live just a few doors from the home my family and I shared with Gary as we were growing up and each day I look out of my window expecting Gary to come home".
In a further statement, Tracey Phelan spoke about the effect of losing her brother Paul Hewitson, 26, from Liverpool.
She said: "Each year as April 15 drew near we would see our mum and dad's sadness increase and the grief that was so clearly etched on to our mum's face became more apparent.
"Her heart was broken and remained broken for the rest of her life. Paul was the apple of his mother's eye. He was the light of her life."
Paul Murray got tickets for the game for his 14th birthday - just three days before the disaster.
When they came in the post he leapt into the air shouting "This is the best day of my life", his mother Edna told the inquest.
The church choirboy from Stoke-on-Trent supported the Reds because his grandfather was a Liverpudlian. His old schools have named their football competitions after him.
Kevin Tyrrell, 15, from Runcorn was a "football mad" teenager, his father Frank Tyrrell said in a statement read by the boy's uncle.
He was having trials for Tranmere Rovers and played in their youth team.
His father added: "In the early hours of 16th April 1989, after identifying Kevin, as I went to touch my son I was told that I couldn't as he now belonged to the coroner.
"He didn't. He belonged to me and my wife and he was Gary and Donna's brother and to his aunties, uncles, cousins and friends he was Tizzer."
The daughter of Henry Burke, 47, told the jury how she wished she could have held his hand when he was lying on the pitch, "like he had held my hand through my life".
Christine Burke said the father of three, a builder from Liverpool, was "old school" and they were brought up to have manners and respect for others.
She added: "He was always there for us to protect us, guide us and advise us".
Philip Steele, 15, from Southport, had gone to the match with his father Les.
His mother Dolores said her husband, who has since died, never came to terms with the fact that he was at Hillsborough but was not able to save his son.
She added: "My first thought each morning is of Philip as well as the last thought at night. When I think of our lovely son his laughter rings in my ears."
Peter Burkett, 24, from Birkenhead, was a kind and gentle young man, his sister Lesley Roberts said.
Her brother, who worked as an insurance clerk in Liverpool, had walked her down the aisle on her wedding day five months before he died.
She added: "When he smiled it warmed your body through to your soul."
A statement from David Benson's mother was read out to the jury. The 22-year-old from Warrington was working as a rep for a timber company when he died.
Mr Benson was a young father at the time of his death and if he had lived "would now be a grandfather".
Gloria Benson added: "To this day David is sorely missed."
At the end of today's hearing the coroner, Lord Justice Goldring, addressing the jury said: "It's been both very upsetting and yet an uplifting day, has it not?"
The inquests, set to last a year, were ordered after new evidence revealed by the Hillsborough Independent Panel led to the original inquest verdicts being quashed.
The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
Wales dominated the first quarter with tries from Shaun Evans, Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams.
But Ireland stormed back with touchdowns from Adam McBurney and Jacob Stockdale to make it 17-15 at the break.
Bill Johnston's boot and Stockdale's second on 67 minutes meant that Giles' late corner touchdown was not enough.
Ireland's goal-kicking was the crucial factor with Johnston's extra accuracy crucial, while number eight Max Deegan was man-of-the match.
Wales take two losing bonus points from the encounter but will have to defeat top seeds New Zealand as well as Georgia to have any chance of reaching the semi-finals.
Wales captain Tom Phillips told BBC Wales Sport: "I think discipline is where we need to improve, there were far too many penalties and they fed off our mistakes.
"Going up in the first 20 minutes doesn't make any difference when you lose a match, there was definitely some good in that but you've got to win the game.
"There were going to be handling mistakes because we were behind, trying to get the points but mistakes happen and that's just part of rugby.
"We've tasted victory [in the Six Nations] and how we respond to defeat is going to be the measure of the team. We've got four games left [in the group and play-offs] and how we bounce back is the measure of us as a squad."
Wales U20: Rhun Williams (Cardiff Blues); Tom Williams (Ospreys), Joe Thomas (Ospreys), Harri Millard (Cardiff Blues), Keelan Giles (Ospreys); Daniel Jones (Scarlets), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys); Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Blues), Dafydd Hughes (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Tom Phillips (Scarlets, capt), Shaun Evans (Scarlets), Harrison Keddie (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: Liam Belcher (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Fawcett (Scarlets), Leon Brown (Newport Gwent Dragons), Seb Davies (Cardiff Blues), Josh Macleod (Scarlets), Declan Smith (Scarlets), Jarrod Evans (Cardiff Blues), Billy McBryde (Scarlets).
Ireland U20: Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster); Matthew Byrne (Terenure / Leinster), Shane Daly (Cork Con / Munster), Conor O'Brien, (Clontarf / Leinster), Hugo Keenan (UCD / Leinster); Bill Johnston (Garryowen / Munster), Stephen Kerins (Sligo / Connacht); Andrew Porter (UCD / Leinster), Adam McBurney (Ballymena / Ulster), Conor Kenny (Buccaneers / Connacht), Cillian Gallagher (Sligo / Connacht), James Ryan, (Lansdowne / Leinster; capt), Greg Jones (UCD / Leinster), David Aspil (St.Mary's RFC / Leinster, Max Deegan (Lansdowne / Leinster).
Replacements: Vincent O'Brien (Cork Con / Munster), Vakh Abdaladze (Clontarf / Leinster), Ben Betts (Young Munster / Munster), Sean O'Connor (Cashel / Munster), Kelvin Brown (Shannon / Munster), Niall Saunders (Harlequins), Johnny McPhillips (Queens University / Ulster), Jimmy O'Brien (UCD / Leinster).
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealan)
Assistants: Cwengile Jadezweni (SA), Philip Watters (Eng)
TMO: Trevor Fisher (Eng)
Coffee pods were a "distinct and growing product", the Office for National Statistics (ONS) declared.
The pods are used to make a cup which tastes like real coffee, but can be made in a matter of seconds.
However, nightclub entry fees and re-writeable DVDs are among the costs removed from the calculations.
Microwave rice, in either a pouch or a tray, has been added as it reflects a long-term trend towards prepared foods.
Other items to be added include a large chocolate bar. Although the inflation basket already includes a small chocolate bar, the ONS said this was an underrepresented category.
Cream liqueur, meat-based party snacks, nail varnish and women's leggings have also been included for the first time.
"Women's clothing is an under-covered area of the basket," said the ONS.
In
Women's leggings, coffee pods, cream liqueur
In
Microwave rice, nail varnish, large chocolate bars
Out Nightclub entry,Re-writeable DVDs, CD Roms,prescription lenses
Items being dropped from the list include rewriteable DVDs, which were " a declining technology", and CD-Roms.
Consumers tend to use them much less, as software can be downloaded directly.
The price of getting into a nightclub has also been removed from the list, as the number of clubs is declining, the ONS said.
New entries last year included e-cigarettes, music streaming subscriptions, and craft beer.
Among the items dropping out in 2015 were satellite navigation, as drivers switched to traffic apps on phones, or bought cars with sat navs already built in.
Some of the changes represent new consumer trends, but other changes have been made for technical reasons, to reflect price changes more accurately.
Each party set forth a pitch to voters for the coming council vote, clashing over local issues as well as constitutional ones.
Nicola Sturgeon campaigned alongside SNP candidates for both the council and general elections in Leith.
She said "council elections should be about local services", urging people to back her party to protect local services.
She said: "One of the key pledges at the heart of our manifesto is community empowerment. We want to see at least 1% of all council budgets devolved right down to community level, so that through participatory budgeting local people get the opportunity to say how that money is spent.
"I think it speaks volumes that you've got the Tories and Labour going around the country saying that local elections are all about independence - they haven't put forward a single positive policy."
Ruth Davidson gave a speech in Edinburgh, declaring her Scottish Conservatives to be "ready to serve" right across Scotland.
She said her party would prioritise devolution to local areas, criticising an "SNP power grab which has sucked power out of local communities".
She said: "We say at this election: let's restore energy, vitality and power to those cities, towns and villages.
"Because that's where Scotland's powerbase really lies - not in Holyrood or Nicola Sturgeon's first ministerial office. It's in our communities, in the lives and actions of people across our country."
Labour's Kezia Dugdale also gave a speech in Edinburgh, telling voters to "send the SNP and the Tories a message" in Thursday's elections.
She said each Labour councillor would act as "a local champion" who would protect local services against both the Edinburgh and London administrations.
She said: "On Thursday, send the Tories a message - tell them that Scotland does not want their austerity.
"And send Nicola Sturgeon a message as well. Tell her to abandon her plan for another divisive referendum and get on with the day job.
"You can protest against the Tories and protest against plans for a second referendum on Thursday with one vote. By voting Labour."
The Scottish Greens urged teenage voters to turn out on polling day.
Ross Greer, who was elected as an MSP aged 21 in 2016, said: "Young people lose out because too few of us turn out on polling day. This is the first local election where 16 and 17-year-olds can vote and it's an opportunity to change things.
"Our councillors make decisions about local schools, housing, public transport and a whole range of areas which have a huge effect on young people's lives. Green councillors would stand up, not just to defend these services but to improve and invest in them.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie hit the streets in Leven in Fife, telling voters about his party's "unique" position on the UK and the EU.
He said the momentum was with the Lib Dems heading into Thursday's elections.
He said: "We're growing in support and we're going to gain more seats, because people want a local champion for their community, not a cheerleader for independence.
"We're standing up for Scotland's place in the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom's place in Europe - we've got a unique position, and that's why more and more people are coming to the Liberal Democrats."
Fe fydd gwylwyr Y Salon ar S4C wedi synnu o glywed acen de Lloegr Kirsty wrth iddi droi o Gymraeg i Saesneg i egluro mai un o Chatham yng Nghaint ydi hi go iawn.
Mae hi'n teimlo'n gartrefol iawn yng Nghaernarfon ac yn defnyddio Cymraeg yn ei gwaith bob dydd erbyn hyn yn un o siopau barbwr prysuraf y dre.
"Oni'n dod yma ar gwyliau ac oni bob tro'n lyfio fo. Oedd petha'n newid yn Kent, oedd na ddim lot o waith so nes i deseidio symud i fama achos oni'n lyfio fo.
"Mae Nain yn dod o Nebo ond oedd hi di byw yn Kent am flynyddoedd. Mae ochr Taid yn Saesneg i gyd, ma ochr Dad yn Saesneg i gyd - dydi Mam a Dad ddim yn siarad Cymraeg o gwbl.
"Mae pobl yn deud mod i'n swnio fatha Only Way is Essex. Nadw dwi ddim!"
Fe fu Kirsty yn byw yn yr ardal am gyfnod byr pan oedd hi'n blentyn gan fynd i Ysgol Baladeulyn, Dyffryn Nantlle, am ychydig flynyddoedd.
Ond symudodd y teulu nôl i Gaint ac anghofiodd yr iaith heblaw am ambell 'nos da' a 'sut wyt ti'.
Pan symudodd nôl roedd hi'n benderfynol o'i siarad eto ac mae wedi gwneud hynny ar ei liwt ei hun heb unrhyw wersi ffurfiol.
"Pan nes i symud yma oni'n gorfod fforsio fy hun i ddysgu fo eto," meddai.
"Oedd pawb yn cymryd y mic. Ond os ma rywun yn cymryd y mic ma'n neud i chdi isho neud o mwy yndi?
"So bob yn ail air o'n i'n gofyn 'sut ti'n deud hyn?' a 'sut ti'n deud hynna?' ac yn sgwennu bob dim i lawr ar y ffôn."
Roedd llawer o bobl yn ei hannog, ond nid pawb: "Oedd rhai o nheulu Cymraeg i'n deud 'Stopia trio siarad Cymraeg, ti'n swnio'n sili, jyst siarad Saesneg, 's'na neb yn meindio.'
"Oeddan nhw'n rybish, oeddan nhw'n deud wrtha' i am jyst stopio siarad Cymraeg ac os oedd o'n rwbath pwysig, siarad Saesneg. Ond wedyn ti byth yn mynd i ddysgu nagwyt?"
Roedd un o'i chwsmeriaid yn y siop hefyd o Gaint ac mi fyddai o a Kirsty bob amser yn siarad Cymraeg efo'i gilydd er mawr syndod i bawb arall oedd yno: "Oedd pawb yn gofyn pam ydach chi'n siarad Cymraeg efo'ch gilydd, mae'n haws ichi siarad Saesnag yndi?
"Ac o'n i'n deud 'Ydi, ond dani'n byw ar eich territory chi felly dani'n siarad eich iaith chi'.
"Dwi jyst yn lyfio'r iaith a mae'n bechod nad ydan ni ddim i gyd yn siarad o.
"Os tisho byw yn rwla, ti'n siarad yr iaith - os ti'n symud i Sbaen ti'n siarad Spanish, o ti'n symud i Italy, ti'n dysgu Italian, so pam mae'n wahanol fama?
"A dwi ddim yn dallt, os ti'n mynd o dre [Caernarfon] i rywle fel Bangor, hyd yn oed, mae pawb yn siarad Saesneg!
"Dwi ddim yn gweld y pwynt o fyw yng Nghymru os ti ddim yn siarad Cymraeg - i fi dyna ydi part of the attraction.
"Os fyswn i'n cael fy ffordd fy hun fyswn i'n cael pawb i siarad Cymraeg - pawb!"
Mae brawd Kirsty yn byw yn Yr Alban a ddim yn deall gair o Gymraeg erbyn hyn.
Ond i Kirsty mae ochr Gymreig y teulu wedi bod yn ddylanwad mawr.
"Pan oni'n byw yn Kent oedd gen i ddim ffrindia Cymraeg so Saesneg oedd bob dim," meddai.
"Oedd pobl yn cymryd y mic allan ohona fi ac yn galw 'Taffy' arna fi pan o'n i'n tyfu i fyny. Oni'n embarassed.
"Ond wedyn yr hyna' oni'n mynd, ac yn arfer dod i fama ar wylia, oni fatha 'Ia, a be?'
"Wedyn oedd rhai ohonyn nhw'n deud wrtha fi 'Os ti'n licio nhw hynna faint pam ti ddim yn symud yn ôl yna?'
"Ac oni fel 'Iawn, 'na i!"
Roedd lot o ffrindiau Kirsty nôl yng Nghaint yn meddwl ei bod yn tynnu coes wrth sôn am siarad Cymraeg a ddim yn gwybod am fodolaeth yr iaith.
"Pan nathon nhw dod yma ar wyliau a clywed fi'n siarad oeddan nhw'n shocked a fatha, oh my god.
"Mae lot ohonyn nhw di bod yn trio watsiad Y Salon ar teli a ddim yn gallu cael y subtitles so ma nhw'n gorfod watsiad yr holl beth heb ddallt gair ohono fo!
"Yr unig beth oeddan nhw'n ddallt oedd Mam yn deud 'Get out of my pub!'"
Mae hi'n dal yn gorfod gofyn i gwsmeriaid beidio â siarad Saesneg efo hi ac yn cyfaddef bod gallu deall y sgyrsiau difyr a'r cyfrinachau sy'n cael eu datgelu yn y siop yn rheswm arall dros fod eisiau siarad Cymraeg.
"Dwi'n rhy fusneslyd i beidio dysgu - dwisho dallt!"
Mae hi'n teimlo bod gogledd Cymru yn lle gwell i fyw wrth i waith brinhau yng Nghaint a hithau ddim yn teimlo ei bod yn ddiogel i gerdded y stryd yno chwaith.
Mae pobl yma'n llawer mwy ffeind hefyd yn ôl Kirsty ac yn codi llaw a dweud helo ar y stryd - roedd pawb yn rhy brysur yn Chatham meddai.
"Does neb yn stopio i ddeud helo a dwi'n licio hynna - dwi'n berson chatty!"
Y Salon, S4C, Nos Wener, 08:25
Sion Davies, 25, died after being shot with the weapon and falling from a third-floor balcony.
Anthony Munkley, 54, and Lee Roberts, 34, were each handed life terms at Mold Crown Court in June 2015 after being convicted of his murder.
An appeal court judge has now ruled their 28-year minimum jail terms reflected their "appalling" crimes.
The pair were found guilty of the "punishment murder" of Mr Davies, who was killed in Caia Park over a drugs debt.
Munkley lured Mr Davies to his home where he set in train an "orgy of violence", firing bolts from a crossbow, London's Appeal Court heard on Friday.
Roberts - Munkley's "muscle" - joined in the attack, repeatedly slashing at Mr Davies with a knife and inflicting seven deep wounds.
Mr Davies was pinned back to the balcony of the flat before toppling to the ground below, said Lord Justice Lloyd Jones.
He managed to crawl away from the scene but later died from head injuries he had suffered.
Lawyers for Munkley and Roberts argued their minimum jail terms were "unduly harsh".
They pointed out no firearms were used, also citing Roberts's fragile mental state, including paranoid personality traits.
But Lord Justice Lloyd Jones, who was sitting with Mr Justice Stewart, noted how Roberts had stopped taking his related medication around the time of the killing.
He also highlighted the violent nature of Roberts's knife assault, although Munkley had "instigated" the attack.
"The (sentencing) judge was entitled to treat the extreme ferocity and the sustained nature of the attack as aggravating factors," said Lord Justice Lloyd Jones.
"We have concluded that these severe sentences were no more severe than was necessary to reflect the appalling nature of these crimes."
The transfer concludes a lengthy process in which Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has been given more of these tasks.
Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada have started lawsuits, saying the decision needs Congressional approval.
The handover is scheduled for today.
Icann keeps an eye on the core addressing system of the internet, known as DNS, via a subsidiary called the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
DNS translates the names that humans use to navigate the web into the numbers computers use.
Since the early days of the internet, a division of the US Commerce Department, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has been involved in approving changes to the core DNS servers.
The NTIA's involvement in this process is due to come to an end on 30 September.
Attorneys general in the four states have challenged the transfer, claiming that it cannot go ahead because US politicians have not formally approved it.
In addition, says the lawsuit, the NTIA does not have the power to broker such a deal and it has not consulted the American public about the decision.
The lawsuit also alleges that the transfer does not put in place sufficient protections for the .gov and .mil domains that serve the US government and its military.
The NTIA said it would not comment on the legal challenge.
A judge is due to make a decision on the lawsuit today.
If the judge dismisses it, Icann will assume sole control of DNS.
The plan to stop US involvement in the administration of DNS has won attention from the US Senator Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Both claimed the handover would dent the freedom of speech online and give Russia and China more control over the net.
Icann has dismissed these claims, saying: "The US government has no decreased role. Other governments have no increased role."
Maris, 20, was released by Barnsley this summer after playing four first-team games, and has had loan spells at Nuneaton, Guiseley and Lincoln.
Gregory, 21, came through the Crystal Palace academy and spent part of last season on loan at Leyton Orient before being released by the Eagles in May.
The pair join following the signing of winger Piero Mingoia on Thursday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Police, paramedics, the fire service and air ambulance were called to an area off Duke Street in Hadleigh on Saturday morning.
As reported in the Ipswich Star, he was pulled from the water and attempts were made to resuscitate him. He was taken by ambulance to Ipswich Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police are not treating the incident as suspicious.
Two people are in custody after the row on the corner of Saunders Road, Penarth Road and St Mary Street at 15:00 BST.
A 27-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of affray and a 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of using threatening behaviour.
There were no injuries and police said it was not linked to Justin Bieber's concert at the Principality Stadium.
The arrests were made about 400 metres (1312ft) from the stadium, where about 40,000 people are expected for the Canadian singer's Purpose World Tour.
Chf Insp Justin Evans tweeted: "Man arrested in Cardiff in possession of a machete. To be clear - a dispute between 2 people and is not linked to the Justin Bieber concert."
South Wales Police said it was an isolated incident that had been resolved.
The Islands instalment of Sir David Attenborough's series has received 3.83m requests on the catch-up service.
The first episode of BBC Three's drama series Thirteen is the second most-requested show of the year to date, having notched up 3.22m requests.
England's Euro 2016 clash against Wales is the third most-requested programme at present, with 2.84m requests.
The opening instalment of BBC One drama The Night Manager occupies fourth place in a list of the 10 most requested individual episodes on BBC iPlayer in 2016 released on Thursday.
It is followed by the second episode of Planet Earth II - Mountains - which has received 2.71m requests to view since its initial broadcast on BBC One on 13 November.
The BBC's figures reveal 2016 has been the biggest year yet for the BBC iPlayer, which received 243m monthly requests on average.
October and November saw the highest number of daily requests the service has ever seen, with each month recording an average of 11.7m.
Charlotte Moore, director of BBC content, said 2016 had been a "record-breaking year" for the corporation's in-house on-demand portal.
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The 2m-high (6ft 6ins) human figure will be at Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge, from May for a year.
The statue will be one of five around the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the Landmark Trust in 2015.
Historian Caroline Stanford said it will be Gormley's only solo exhibition in the UK next year and other locations were still to be announced.
Ms Stanford, who is head of engagement at the Landmark Trust, said the statue would be a "wonderful" and "thoughtful" presence at Kimmeridge and said: "It is a fantastic project to be working on with one of the generation's greatest artists.
"Everyone will be able to make up their own minds. We hope they will really enjoy everything about it."
Peter Wharf, Purbeck District Council's planning committee chairman, said it had divided opinion and added: "There was pleasure to have something so potentially attractive to tourists coming into town, but there was also concern about the potential for destabilising the cliff."
The artwork was approved by the council's planning committee on condition the foundations were dug by hand to avoid disturbing the cliff.
Mr Wharf said: "A robotic Angel of the North is how one person described it."
The temporary planning permission will expire in May 2016.
The Landmark Trust is a charity that restores at-risk buildings and lets them out for holidays.
It has rescued 200 buildings in the past 50 years.
Jann Mardenborough crashed his Nissan GTR Nismo in the first race of the season at the Nurburgring Nordschleife.
The team said the 23-year-old was upset by what had happened.
He has been released from hospital, along with two injured spectators, and Nissan Nismo said it is co-operating with the investigation.
"Everyone at Nissan would like to again extend their deepest sympathies to the family of the deceased and to the spectators who were hurt," the team said in a statement.
"Nissan would also like to thank everyone for the support they have shown for the fans involved, the team and for Jann Mardenborough."
Mardenborough's car flipped and left the track at high speed as it negotiated the Flugplatz section of the circuit on Saturday.
After crashing through the trackside fencing, it landed on its roof in a spectator area.
Mardenborough, whose father Steve played football for Wolves, Coventry, Cardiff and Swansea, began racing in 2011 when he beat 90,000 entrants to win the GT Academy, a video game competition.
He has since competed in the British GT Championship, Le Mans 24-Hours and the 2014 GP3 series.
Joan Smith, 44, admitted a charge of attempted plagium after she tried to steal the eight-month-old infant from a pram on a bus in Holburn Road in November.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the child's mother reported the incident and that she had been frightened.
Sheriff Graeme Buchanan deferred sentence for background reports until later this year.
The court heard the child's mother saw Smith place both her hands on the infant's arms and tried to lift the baby out of the pram.
The pram straps prevented the child from being removed. Smith then left the bus.
The child's mother told officers that she strongly believed that the woman would have taken her baby if the child had not been strapped in.
Scottish Power says no new framework has been created for wind farms for when subsidies come to an end in April.
The company is involved in a "wind-rush" to build turbines before the Renewables Obligation is scrapped.
UK ministers said their position on the issue remains unchanged.
Under the Renewables Obligation scheme - due to come to an end for all onshore wind projects in April 2017 - UK electricity suppliers get a subsidy for agreeing to source an increasing proportion of the electricity they supply from renewable sources.
It is funded by levies added to household fuel bills.
Scottish Power Renewables said it wanted agreements - known as Contracts for Difference - to be issued so firms have some security for future investments.
The UK government said a commitment was made at the General Election to scrap onshore wind subsidies.
But Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power Renewables, said the "support" he was urging did not mean "subsidy".
He told BBC Scotland: "What we are asking for for onshore wind is a level playing field.
"There's a new mechanism in place for offshore wind, called contracts for difference. For gas investment the government have created a capacity mechanism.
"We're asking for a contract to help underpin some of the risk of making these big, long term investments. We're not asking for a subsidy."
Scottish Power said it was employing thousands of people in construction jobs as it builds its largest ever number of wind farms.
A total of 221 new turbines will go online in the year to March 2017, taking the total amount of electricity it creates rising to 2,000 Megawatts.
With 400 offshore turbines, it said wind would then create the equivalent amount of energy to Longannet Power Station at its peak.
The Scottish government is committed to delivering the equivalent of 100% of electricity demand through renewables by 2020.
Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that the policy had the potential to "disrupt" that aim.
He added: "We've made great progress. We've achieved 56% of that figure by 2015, which was ahead of schedule, but we're now seeing changes since the 2015 UK general election where the UK government is derailing potentially a very important industry, not just in Scotland but other parts of the UK as well and that's of great concerns to us."
Ministers at Holyrood are due to publish a draft energy strategy in January next year.
The UK government's stance is being supported by the campaign group Scotland Against Spin.
Spokeswoman Linda Holt said: "I think we're saturated. You talk to people who live in the countryside who are surrounded by wind farms, they think we've got enough turbines.
"We're already producing too much wind electricity in Scotland for us to be able to use ourselves so it's either being exported or when it's windy it's being constrained off."
Contracts for Difference are used to stimulate emerging green energy developers by guaranteeing a minimum price for what they generate.
Such a contract for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station was signed in September.
Although big players like Scottish Power will probably continue to build wind turbines, some fear smaller firms will suffer.
Lindsay Roberts, from the industry body Scottish Renewables, said: "Onshore wind is already one the cheapest and most popular forms of power generation. However the UK government has locked future development out of the energy market.
"Their own advisors say if we are to stand any chance of meeting our climate change targets we need to at least double our renewable energy capacity.
"So it's vital that the UK government tells us what the future of onshore wind is going to be and that they allow it to compete in that energy market."
A UK government spokesman said: "We are fully committed to providing secure, affordable and clean energy for the UK's homes and businesses.
"The renewables industry has been a strong success in Scotland thanks to UK Government support. Last year we invested a record £13bn in renewables across the UK, with Scotland continuing to benefit significantly from that support."
The storm brought winds of more than 85mph (140km/h) to North Carolina and a quarter of a million people have been told to evacuate New York city.
British Airways has cancelled all its flights between London and New York for the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday.
The Foreign Office has advised Britons caught up in the hurricane to follow the advice of the local authorities.
British nationals should leave the area if advised, it added.
British Airways said it was keeping the progress of Hurricane Irene under "constant review".
A spokeswoman said: "Due to the predicted impact of the storm, we have taken the decision to cancel a significant number of services to the eastern seaboard.
"Flights to and from New York JFK and Newark will be particularly badly affected after the local authorities made a decision to completely close the airports for much of the weekend."
A statement on the BA website said: "As Hurricane Irene moves towards the east coast of the USA we are starting to cancel flights to and from a number of US cities.
"Please check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport."
BA axed flights to the Bahamas earlier this week as a result of the hurricane.
Virgin Atlantic has cancelled flights to and from New York as well as some Boston services over the weekend.
The airline warned that some people might have to wait more than three to four days to return home from the US.
"We are focusing all our energy on a recovery plan to bring people back home. Because flights are already very full it will be a little while before everybody is accommodated," it said.
The Foreign Office said travellers could monitor the progress of the hurricane on the US National Hurricane Center website, the Met Office's StormTracker, and local and international weather reports.
The overall level of travel advice to the US had not changed and there were no restrictions in place, it added.
The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) said up to 10,000 British holidaymakers could currently be in New York.
New York was the single most popular long-haul destination in the world for Britons, the organisation said.
An Abta spokesman said: "If anyone can't get back on their original flight and they're booked with a European airline, the airline will make sure they're looked after with nights in hotels and day-to-day expenses so people won't be out of pocket.
"People on package tours will be in the same position."
Irish airline Aer Lingus said all flights scheduled to operate between the Republic of Ireland and New York and Boston on Sunday had been cancelled.
The carrier said passengers, who are being kept informed by text and email, could change their travel dates on its website.
In total, more than two million people in the US have been ordered to leave their homes ahead of the massive category one storm.
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned that Irene remained a "large and dangerous" storm.
A first death caused by the hurricane has been reported in North Carolina.
States of emergency have been declared in North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Doctors are trying to save the baby of a 36-year-old expectant mother who was killed by a snow plough in New York.
A sheriff in Georgia has "cancelled" Valentine's Day celebrations because of the bad weather.
The winter has left the Great Lakes of the US Midwest almost completely frozen for the first time in two decades.
More than 440,000 households were still without electricity by Friday morning, mainly in Georgia and South Carolina, down from 1.2 million.
The weather system is predicted to taper off as it crawls farther north from New England.
A milder storm is expected to dump up to 3in (7cm) of snow on the East Coast over the weekend, reports the National Weather Service.
Road conditions in some areas were still treacherous. Thirty people were injured, five severely, in a multiple vehicle pile-up near Philadelphia on Friday morning.
Officials said it would take many hours to clear damaged vehicles, including lorries. The crash spawned a traffic jam stretching for five miles (8km).
Many schools remained closed in eight states from Virginia to Maine, while the federal government in Washington DC opened two hours late after shutting down completely on Thursday.
Almost 1,500 flights were cancelled on Friday, compared with 6,500 a day earlier. All flights were grounded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday.
The storm dumped around a foot of snow across the region, though some areas, such as upstate New York, saw up to 27in of the white stuff.
The weather system, nicknamed Pax by meteorologists, has been blamed for at least 25 deaths, according to an Associated Press tally, mainly from road accidents.
Pregnant Min Lin, 36, died after being struck on Thursday by a snow plough as it reversed outside a shopping centre in Brooklyn, New York City.
She was taken to a hospital, where her nearly full-term baby, weighing 6lb 6oz, was delivered by caesarean section.
The child is in a critical condition in a neonatal intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said.
No immediate charges were brought against the driver.
The fresh spasm of foul weather has delayed tens of thousands of deliveries of Valentine's Day flowers.
"It's a godawful thing," Mike Flood, owner of Falls Church Florist in Virginia, told the Associated Press news agency. "We're going to lose money. There's no doubt about it."
A sheriff in north-eastern Georgia, meanwhile, said he was cancelling Valentine's Day because of the bad weather.
In an apparently tongue-in-cheek Facebook post, Sheriff Scott Berry declared the Oconee County region a "No Valentines [sic] Day Zone".
He said all men in the area were exempt from having to buy chocolate or other gifts for their partners until next Tuesday.
It has been a particularly icy winter in the US, with almost back-to-back bitter cold snaps.
The Great Lakes - which hold nearly a fifth of the freshwater on the world's surface - are currently 88% covered with ice.
The last time they came this close was in 1994, when 94% of the lakes' surface was frozen, said the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 73-year-old man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on 26 April.
The entertainer and quiz show host - who has an OBE for services to showbusiness and charity - was released on bail pending further enquiries.
A police statement said he was questioned about an alleged assault on a young boy in the late 1970s.
Mr Tarbuck's arrest came after information was passed on by Metropolitan Police officers working on Operation Yewtree, North Yorkshire Police said.
The force stressed that this arrest "is not part of Yewtree, but a separate investigation" by North Yorkshire Police.
Operation Yewtree was set up following the death of Jimmy Savile in 2011, when hundreds of sex abuse allegations came to light about the former DJ.
A spokesman for the police force said: "North Yorkshire Police can confirm that a 73-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a historic child sex abuse investigation in Harrogate.
"The man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on Friday 26 April 2013.
"Following questioning, he was released on police bail pending further inquiries.
"The complaint relates to an incident that occurred in the late 1970s when the victim was a young boy."
Liverpool-born Mr Tarbuck has spent more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, beginning his television career in 1964 with the show It's Tarbuck 65!
He went on to be a regular feature of prime time television in the 1970s and 1980s, hosting a number of quiz shows, including Winner Takes All and Full Swing.
Last November he performed in The Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate the show's 100th anniversary.
On Tuesday, Mr Tarbuck cancelled a solo appearance at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, East Sussex, scheduled for 18 June, citing ill health.
Mr Tarbuck's daughter is the actress and television and radio presenter Liza Tarbuck.
The 120 soldiers from the 5th Battalion The Rifles will set up a UK headquarters in the country before the remaining troops arrive in April.
The defence secretary said they would deter "Russian aggression".
The UK is taking a leading role in Nato's "enhanced forward presence" operation, aimed at reinforcing the alliance's eastern border.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC it was the biggest UK military deployment in Europe since the end of the Cold War and formed part of a long-term, open-ended commitment to deter Russia.
He said deploying troops was necessary "because of the increased Russian aggression that we've seen and the need to reassure our allies on the eastern side of Nato".
But Sir Michael insisted it was a "defensive deployment" and was not "designed to provoke or escalate".
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said the troops say they are well prepared for a range of threats, and the UK government is aware that Russia might use misinformation, fake news and other provocations during their deployment.
The first wave of soldiers flew from RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, on Friday, and were met at Amari air base in Estonia by the country's defence minister, Margus Tsahkna.
British Challenger 2 tanks, AS90 self-propelled guns, and armoured vehicles are also en route to Estonia, having been loaded on to a ferry in Germany and will arrive next week.
The UK-led Estonia battlegroup is one of four Nato multinational deployments to eastern Europe.
Other Nato armies are sending forces to Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, where 150 UK personnel will also be sent as part of a rotating deployment.
Separately, the Royal Air Force has committed to providing Typhoon jets to bolster air defences in Romania for four months, as part of Nato's southern air policing mission.
Russia has already described the positioning of Nato forces near its border as a threat.
Each December, meteors appear to radiate from a point near the star Castor, in the constellation Gemini.
In early morning hours, that is located westward and overhead in the northern hemisphere and nearer the horizon in the southern hemisphere.
Many sky watchers saw dozens of "shooting stars" per hour, made easier to see by darkness provided by the "new moon" phase of the lunar cycle.
The shower comes about each year as the Earth passes through the path of an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.
The asteroid leaves behind a trail of rocky debris that the Earth ploughs into - debris moving at 35km per second through the atmosphere, burning up in what have been described as spectacular displays.
"The sky was completely clear here," reported Ivan Hawick in the Shetland Islands.
"I could see eight meteors in one minute at times. One I saw was burning so bright - it was a lovely blue colour."
According to the International Meteor Organization, the "radiant" - the apparent point from which the meteors seem to come - was visible from sunset in far north of the equator; the constellation rose above the horizon at about midnight local time in the southern hemisphere.
The Geminids are less well-known relative to other annual meteoric performances such as the Perseids, in part because December weather often threatens a clear view of the show.
The 7.8 magnitude quake caused casualties in India, Bangladesh, and Tibet as well as in Nepal.
Those affected ranged from local people to the region's many tourists and climbers on Mount Everest.
Some of those affected told the BBC what they had witnessed on this devastating day.
Kathmandu has been very badly affected by the earthquake. Some areas are completely destroyed.
I am in the Thamel area and the Hotel Budget has been completely demolished with more than 50 guests inside.
I have been helping to pull people and bodies out of the rubble, along with my friend. We pulled a child out with its grandmother earlier. They did not survive.
I am most sad. It has been a very bad experience and a terrible and very difficult day.
I was at home when it happened and I was so frightened. I went out on to the street and saw people on the ground and buildings collapsed.
I went to help as much as I could. There are not enough rescue teams here. The hospitals are out of control. We need help.
I was sitting in my house watching TV when the quake struck.
It was terrifying. Everything in the house started falling down. I quickly ran outside, as did all my neighbours.
We have been standing outside on the street since. My neighbours and I have been holding hands thanking God we are ok.
Many houses have collapsed and people are injured. There is also water everywhere from burst pipes and it is leaking out of the houses in the area.
Many ambulances have passed by to help the injured.
We may have to sleep out here tonight. The weather has improved, thankfully, but we're still too afraid to go back into our houses.
There are still mild tremors every 15 minutes.
When we felt the earthquake, we jumped in the doorway of our hotel. We knew what to do, coming from California.
There were people running out of our hotel. They just fell to the ground.
A wall about 8ft (2.5m) high came down over the road - thankfully no one was crushed.
Within 15 minutes there were four aftershocks. There were power lines across cars.
We headed down the main street where a school's entire facade had come off.
There were military and workers unearthing rubble and pulling out bodies.
There was a triage set up in the middle of the street. The non-seriously injured were wrapped up and put aside for later treatment.
It was the biggest earthquake I've ever been in. It felt like it went on for two minutes.
Everyone here is just super-confused.
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The employee was arrested at the law firm's Geneva offices after the company provided information to prosecutors.
The employee is accused by the firm of theft of data, unauthorised access and breach of trust.
Thousands of documents were leaked from Mossack Fonseca in April, revealing systematic offshore tax evasion.
Mossack Fonseca says it has not broken any laws or destroyed any documents, and says all its operations were legal.
It is not known at this stage whether the alleged data theft cited by prosecutors this week is linked to the leak in April, dubbed the "Panama Papers".
The Panama Papers were investigated for months by hundreds of investigative journalists, including staff from the BBC.
The Geneva prosecutor's office began a criminal inquiry in April into the Panama revelations.
The anonymous source behind the Panama Papers spoke out in May, offering to help law authorities make prosecutions in return for immunity.
In a 1,800-word statement, "John Doe" said he had never worked for a spy agency or a government and cited "income equality" as a motive for the leak.
It is not known whether the source had any contact with law enforcement officials after his statement.
Eleven million documents held by the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca were passed to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, which then shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. BBC Panorama and UK newspaper The Guardian were among 107 media organisations in 76 countries which analysed the documents. The BBC does not know the identity of the source
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He put a note on Twitter to say ' Thanks for all your phone calls and your invitations to your TV talent show. Sorry if my first answer wasn't clear enough but I don't want to be in this competition.'
Contestants in talent shows can apply directly to be on them but sometimes people are approached by the TV company and encouraged to take part.
Britain's Got Talent said:
'We travel the length and breadth of the country to find the best talent to make them aware of the show and auditions. We do then encourage acts to apply but any such acts will be required to audition on the same basis as any other applicant and normal programme rules apply.
So why did Tom turn down the chance to go on BGT? He's been telling Jenny.
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The prime minister said the government would provide a further £7bn for extra places for rising numbers of pupils.
Mr Cameron said hundreds more secondary schools would become academies.
Labour's Tristram Hunt said Tory claims to protect funding were "unravelling" and represented a "real-terms cut".
On school funding, the prime minister promised to protect "flat cash" per pupil spending, but this would reduce in value with inflation.
Mr Cameron said this would mean "difficult decisions", but the government had demonstrated that with greater efficiency "more could be achieved with less".
But Mr Hunt said: "The truth is that you can't protect schools when you have plans to take spending as a share of GDP back to levels not seen since the 1930s."
David Laws, the Liberal Democrat schools minister, said the financial commitment from David Cameron was "unbelievably weak".
He said it would mean a real-terms cut for schools and "deep cuts" in spending on pre-school and post-16 education.
The director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson, said the proposal represented a "watering down" of a ring-fenced budget.
"There will just be a cash protection, so real-terms falls over the next Parliament," he said.
The Association of Colleges said restricting the budget protection to schools was "desperately disappointing" for further education and sixth form colleges.
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primary schools
3,150
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81% primaries outstanding or good
18% primaries inadequate or requiring improvement
70% secondaries outstanding or good
29% secondaries inadequate or requiring improvement
On school standards, the prime minister said the government "won't tolerate failure" and would raise achievement in 3,500 schools rated "requires improvement" by Ofsted.
They would have new leaderships imposed - such as being taken over by academy trusts. Struggling academies would be switched to other academy sponsors.
Schools labelled as "requires improvement" are above the lowest "inadequate" rating, but below the levels of "good" and "outstanding".
Mr Cameron, speaking at Kingsmead school in north London, said that every secondary school in this "requires improvement" category would be expected to become an academy.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan earlier told the BBC: "This is not about saying heads would automatically be replaced.
"Where a school doesn't have the capacity to improve itself, and many do, or where they don't have a plan that is going to lead to that school being rated good or outstanding, then one of the answers might be to get new leadership in."
Almost a quarter of secondary schools, about 720 schools, are rated as requiring improvement. About 16% of primary, more than 2,600 schools, would be affected by the proposals.
"No-one wants their child to go to a failing school and no-one wants to them to go to a coasting school either," said Mr Cameron.
"'Just enough' is not good enough. That means no more sink schools and no more 'bog standard' schools either.
"Our aim is this: the best start in life for every child, wherever they're from - no excuses."
Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, attacked the proposals as "ill informed" and a decision to "declare war on schools".
"David Cameron has chosen to do what it is easy - score points off teachers and play with structures - rather than what is difficult but effective - work with the profession to improve the quality of teaching," said Mr Hobby.
But the CBI backed plans to improve "critical building blocks" such as English and maths.
"We can no longer tolerate a long tail of poor achievement that leaves many young people struggling and too many employers needing to help them catch up," said CBI director-general, John Cridland.
Mary Bousted, leader of the ATL teachers' union, criticised the plan as "self-serving, publicity-seeking nonsense".
Teachers' unions highlighted that last week the cross-party House of Commons education select committee found no clear evidence that academies had "raised standards overall".
In particular MPs said there was no evidence of improvement from primary academies and called on the government to commission research as a matter of urgency.
Schools which are already academies and which fall into the "requires improvement" category face being taken away from their existing academy chain and run by another.
Ofsted's annual report shows more than a third of sponsored academies, both primary and secondary, are currently rated as requiring improvement, a higher proportion than local authority schools.
Free schools which are in this rating could also be handed over to another academy group.
The areas more likely to be affected are those with the highest proportion of pupils not attending "good" or "outstanding" schools.
For primary schools this would be Medway, Doncaster, Bracknell Forest and East Sussex.
At secondary level, Ofsted's figures show it would be the Isle of Wight, Hartlepool, St Helens and Oldham.
The label "requires improvement" was introduced by Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw, replacing what had previously been the "satisfactory" category.
On Sunday, head teachers' leaders had reacted angrily to suggestions that primary schools could be failed or heads replaced if any pupils failed to pass a times table test.
Mrs Morgan announced plans for tougher primary maths tests, including that all pupils should know their 12 times table.
Ministers announced two years ago that primary pupils would have to learn the 12 times table by the age of nine and it became a requirement in the updated curriculum.
Mrs Morgan's target is for England's schools to catch up with international competitors and to enter the top five of the PISA tests in English and maths by 2020.
Labour's Tristram Hunt argued that the quality of teaching was the key to raising school standards to match international competitors.
"Many parents will be shocked to learn that David Cameron's government has changed the rules to allow unqualified teachers into the classroom on a permanent basis, leading to a 16% rise in the last year alone."
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David Cameron has promised a future Conservative government would protect England's schools budget in cash terms, but per pupil funding would not keep pace with inflation.
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Mark Manning, 54 and of Brighton Road, Lancing, was last seen on 19 April 2014. His family have said it was "out of character" for him to disappear.
Since then police have searched a lake in Worthing, but found nothing.
A 49-year-old man, who was arrested on Tuesday, has been released on bail until 25 June.
The first man, 38, was arrested on 6 May. He has been released on bail until the same date.
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A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a bomb disposal expert from West Sussex who has been missing for more than a year.
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The authority came into being on Saturday, at the same time as Hungary assumed the six-month EU presidency.
The new media law can also require journalists to reveal their sources on matters of national security.
It has been criticised by rights groups and questioned by the UK and Germany.
The Tilos radio station said it was being investigated by the National Media and Communications Authority, the NMHH, for playing the song, Warning, it's On, by Ice-T at 1730 local time.
The NMHH said the song should only have been broadcast after 2100.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said the new law "endangers editorial independence and media pluralism".
It said the new law leaves key terms undefined, including the "protection of public order", which - if violated - requires journalists to reveal their sources.
All five members of the media authority, the NMHH, are members of or are linked to the Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Mr Orban has defended the new law, saying it does not contain any measures not already in force in other EU member states.
Under the new law, broadcasters and newspapers can be fined up to 200m forints (??615,000; $955,000) for violating "public interest, public morals or order".
Britain and Germany have both urged Hungary to clear up concerns about the law.
"Freedom of the press is at the heart of a free society," said a spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office.
"We hope that the Hungarian Government will soon resolve this issue satisfactorily and that it will not impact adversely on the successful delivery of the Hungarian EU Presidency."
And deputy German foreign minister Werner Hoyer told the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper: "We must rigorously ensure that fundamental rights are protected in the European Union beyond any doubt. Press freedom is one of those rights. If it is questioned, that must be resolved."
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Hungary's new media authority has begun investigating a radio station for playing a song by rapper Ice-T which it said "could influence the development of minors in a negative way".
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He denies nine offences against six complainants spanning more than two decades.
Mr Fox - known as Dr Fox - appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court before Senior District Judge Howard Riddle.
The judge said there should be further preliminary hearings on 23 July and 2 October, and he renewed Mr Fox's unconditional bail.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
The allegations span the period from 1991 to 2014 and the youngest alleged victim was 13 at the time.
Two allegations relate to a motor show in 1991, one at Chessington World of Adventures in 1996, and the others at the offices of Capital Radio and Magic FM.
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DJ Neil Fox will stand trial on sex charges on 5 November, a London court has ruled.
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The 33-year-old made his Ulster debut in 2008 and has scored 745 points in 113 appearances for the Kingspan Stadium team.
Humphreys has also played for Leicester Tigers and London Irish.
"My body is telling me it's time to stop - I feel blessed to have enjoyed such a long career, the highlight of which is winning 100 Ulster caps."
Humphreys has played eight times for Les Kiss' men this season, including four starts, and has scored two tries.
"Throughout his rugby career, 'Mini Humph' has been one of the stand-out attacking 10s in European Rugby," said Ulster operations director Bryn Cunningham.
"However, it is possibly his organisational and communication skills with players around him, often unseen by those watching, that made Ian such an influential person to have around the team."
The former Ballymena Academy student enjoyed successful stints in England with Leicester (2005-2008) and London Irish (2012-2014).
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Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys has announced he will retire from the game at the end of the season.
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The move comes 24 hours after Coulibaly accused Egypt's most successful club of treating him "like a slave".
Coulibaly's arrival in England last week prompted the Cairo Red Devils to lodge a complaint with Fifa, saying he was absent without permission.
But Coulibaly, who played for Kilmarnock in Scotland's top flight during the first half of the 2016/17 season - issued a statement on Twitter, saying he had no choice but to walk out on his contract, which runs until 2020.
They treated me like a slave all because of money
The 22-year-old accused one of African football's most iconic clubs of confiscating his passport and making his family feel uncomfortable practising their religion.
"I had to flee the first chance I had hold of my passport. They treated me like a slave all because of money," said Coulibaly.
Al Ahly have since issued a statement confirming the termination of Coulibaly's contract and vowed to investigate any allegations of mistreatment.
Ahly chairman Mahmoud Taher said: "Ahly totally rejects Coulibaly's allegations; these are all faulty accusations which never happened."
Coulibaly joined the eight-time African champions last January from Kilmarnock and played 12 matches, scoring six goals.
But he claimed his team-mates refused to pass the ball to him and would be willing to accept accept a ban from football rather than return to Cairo.
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Egyptian club Al Ahly have terminated Souleymane Coulibaly's contract after the Ivory Coast forward's decision to remain in the UK.
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"I remember getting my first car when I was 17," Bingham, the world number 10, told BBC Sport. "I used to drive to Ilford to practise with Ronnie O'Sullivan, Steve Davis and Ken Doherty.
"It was like a YTS scheme, I suppose."
Some scheme. The apprenticeship obviously worked and all four could be reunited for Tuesday's World Championship quarter-finals.
The serious business takes place on the Crucible baize, with 38-year-old Bingham facing 'the Rocket', a five-time world champion.
Six-time champion Davis could well be in the commentary box, as could Doherty - the 1997 Crucible winner.
The two onlookers will be casting their eyes over a legend of the game and a player who really has come of age in the past four years.
Bingham only won his first ranking event, the 2011 Australian Open, at the age of 35. But he is now firmly established among the sport's elite.
He has won three tournaments this year, the same as Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy, and has made it through to the last eight at snooker's showpiece event for the second time in nine World Championship appearances.
However, his mates were not convinced he was destined for great things when he left school at 16.
"I remember doing my last exam at school, and I went up the club and knocked in my second 100 break - so I wasn't good then," recalled Bingham, nicknamed 'Ball-run'.
"I wanted to be a pro snooker player but a few of the friends who I still see said 'you'll never be good enough'.
"They thought I would be a waster. But eight months later they saw me and said 'wow'. I was making 100s every day because I wasn't at school and I was practising all the time."
Basildon-born Bingham only started playing at the age of 13 but he was soon hooked and his passion remains as strong as ever.
"I am a snooker fan - always have been since I got into it and always will be," said Bingham. "I go on holiday and on the the first day I want to get home because I want to practise.
"I drive my wife Michelle mad. She says, 'we have just got here, chill out'. I see a pool table and can't help myself. I think 'I've got to have a go'."
Bingham briefly jokes about being a hustler, but the financial rewards of his recent success at a time when snooker's schedule is packed means he is making more than a decent living without tucking up oblivious holidaymakers.
In that scenario, his low profile - despite being one of the game's leading players - could come in handy.
But he would dearly love to be mentioned in the same breath as O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and Murphy.
Improving on his record at one of snooker's main events and making a very good season "great" or "exceptional" would help.
"Maybe a few players don't get the credit they deserve," added Bingham. "But I am happy to do my own thing.
"Looking at my records in the big three, the Masters I have never got past the last 16, the UK I have got to the semis in the last two years and the Worlds I haven't got past the quarter-finals.
"Maybe it's my own fault that I am not mentioned and go under the radar because I have not done what I should have done.
"But I want to do well for me. And the Crucible is a place where I would love to do well. I put this tournament on a pedestal."
Bingham came close to reaching his first final in one of snooker's big three in this season's UK Championship, taking a 4-1 semi-final lead over O'Sullivan before losing 6-5.
And it was O'Sullivan who ended Bingham's Crucible hopes in 2013, dishing out a 13-4 defeat.
"I think the key is not to go 7-0 down before you start," said Bingham, half-chuckling, half grimacing at the memory. "You have to take your chances and I had chances in six of the first seven frames.
"But Ronnie is the best player in the world - he's a different breed."
Bingham, dad to three-and-half-year-old Shae and step-daughter Tiegan - "11 going on 20" - has remained very grounded despite a fine season.
"My little boy loves it," said Bingham. "He has his own snooker table now. I came home after five hours of practising the other day and he just said 'daddy, snooker'."
Perhaps there could be another Essex potter in the making, to follow in the footsteps of O'Sullivan, Davis, Ali Carter and S. Bingham senior?
Hamilton Academical 3-0 Dundee
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hearts
Rangers 2-3 Hibernian
Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen
St Johnstone 4-1 Motherwell
Partick Thistle 0-1 Celtic (Fri)
Brechin City 2-2 Livingston
Dundee United 2-1 Queen of the South
Dunfermline Athletic 5-1 Inverness CT
Falkirk 1-1 Dumbarton
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The body of Shana Grice, 19, was found at a house in Chrisdory Road, Mile Oak, after she failed to turn up for work on Thursday morning.
Sussex Police said a 27-year-old man had been bailed until 29 September pending further inquiries.
Her parents have paid tribute to a "kind, thoughtful, caring daughter".
Ms Grice worked in the accounts department of Palmer and Harvey, a company in Hove.
Det Supt Jason Taylor said: "This remains an ongoing investigation and has understandably come as a shock to the local community.
"Our thoughts are with Shana Grice's family and friends and we would ask anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area, no matter how insignificant you may think it was, to get in touch."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been notified of Ms Grice's death as police had been in contact with her and "other people" previously, Sussex Police said.
The Japanese carmaker sold 7.5 million in the first three quarters of 2015, beating Volkswagen's 7.43 million and General Motors' 7.2 million.
After six months of the year, VW was ahead of Toyota, in pole position for the first time.
VW's emissions scandal emerged towards the end of September.
The discovery of software that was able to mislead emissions tests on diesel cars may have more effect on VW's sales in the remainder of the year.
Toyota's sales for the first nine months were 1.5% below the level at the same stage last year.
Toyota first overtook GM to take the top slot in 2008 and has kept it every year since, except 2011 when GM was the top seller after a tsunami in north-eastern Japan disrupted Toyota's production.
Separately, there was relief for General Motors on Sunday when it reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union, averting a threatened strike.
Details of the four-year labour deal were not released. It will now go to a vote of UAW leaders and then the union's 52,700 workers at GM.
"We believe that this agreement will present stable long-term significant wage gains and job security commitments to UAW members now and in the future," said UAW president Dennis Williams.
The union had threatened that it would terminate its existing contract at midnight Eastern time on Sunday, meaning there could have been a strike.
The white Range Rover Revere - with a starting price of £75,000 - was seen parked near Harrods in west London and daubed with angry messages by what appears to be a scorned lover.
"Cheater" was painted on both sides of the vehicle while the words, "Hope she was worth it" were marked on the rear window and bonnet.
Klo who took the photos said she saw a woman spray-painting the car.
"I have no idea who she was - she was just going crazy.
"No one tried to stop her. She just left afterwards."
The words, "It's over", were also on the car, suggesting the end of any relationship.
It is not known who the car owner is but he or she will get a shock when they finally return to their vehicle.
Clean Power Properties hoped to build a plant in Cwmgwili for a pyrolysis unit which uses heat treatment of organic waste to generate gas and electricity.
The company said it would reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
More than 330 letters of objection were sent to the council, with about 500 people signing a petition against it.
A protest was also held before the planning meeting to discuss the plant, which would have been the first of its kind in Wales.
Llanelli MP Nia Griffith, who joined the protest, previously said residents "don't really want to be the guinea pigs here."
The planning meeting heard Clean Power Properties had submitted applications for 12 sites across the UK, but none had yet been built.
Councillors raised concerns during the meeting about potentially harmful emissions and the possibility that waste and rubbish from all parts of Wales and England could eventually be processed at the site.
Council leader Emlyn Dole said it was the "last thing" Carmarthenshire needed while trying to build a tourism industry.
Clean Power Properties has been asked to comment on the decision.
It previously said the plant would have generated up to 18 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power more than 20,000 homes.
Newport's Conor Wilkinson hit the post twice in a goalless first half, before Jordan Tillson met Lee Holmes' free-kick to put the hosts in front.
Boden equalised with five minutes left as he headed in from close range for his 12th goal of the season.
Exeter stay 13th in the table, while Newport are now seven points clear of the relegation zone.
The grey Audi A4 failed to stop on the A1 near Catterick and sped north to Scotch Corner then back south on Tuesday, said North Yorkshire Police.
It weaved in and out of traffic and hit several other vehicles before it was stopped after being boxed in by police cars near Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
A large quantity of cannabis was found and two people arrested, said police.
A man aged 31 and a woman aged 22, both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, remain in police custody.
The girl is being looked after by social services, said police.
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It was about 16:30 BST on Tuesday when officers started to follow the car and a police helicopter was involved in the pursuit.
Subsequent house searches also led to the recovery of more drugs and the investigation is ongoing, said police.
The force tweeted the picture of the car having come to a halt.
No one was hurt in the incident and police are appealing for witnesses.
Writing in the Mail On Sunday, he says the corporation's reputation is on the line and it must face up to the truth.
Lord Patten apologised to those victims who alleged abuse by the TV presenter were not aired by Newsnight.
The Sunday Times says ex-BBC director general Mark Thompson's office was alerted about the Savile abuse claims.
A BBC spokesperson said: "Mark Thompson has repeatedly made clear he had no personal knowledge of the allegations."
Savile's nephew Roger Foster has told BBC Radio 5 Live about how "devastating" the allegations have been for his family.
It is thought Savile, who died last year aged 84, may have abused scores of young girls and some boys, some on BBC premises, over a 40-year period.
About 300 people may have been victims of sexual abuse, according to Scotland Yard.
Savile is alleged to have carried out abuse at a number of institutions, such as the high security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary.
The TV presenter and DJ, who was knighted in 1996, was a UK household name in the 1970s and 80s.
In his article for the Mail on Sunday, Lord Patten says the BBC "risks squandering public trust" and its "reputation is on the line" because one of its stars was apparently a sexual criminal.
"Like many who work for the BBC, I feel a sense of particular remorse that abused women spoke to Newsnight, presumably at great personal pain, yet did not have their stories told as they expected," he says.
He also asks whether anybody knew of the abuse allegations.
Lord Patten goes on: "Can it really be the case that no one knew what he was doing? Did some turn a blind eye to criminality?
"Did some prefer not to follow up their suspicions because of this criminal's popularity and place in the schedules?"
The BBC Trust chairman also stresses he has instructed current BBC director general George Entwistle staff must "co-operate fully" with the inquiry, led by former Sky News chief Nick Pollard, into the handling of the Newsnight report.
"The sooner the report emerges the better, but no one should lean on Mr Pollard to cut corners," he warns.
"We want and need a full account of what happened, wherever its conclusions lead. The Trust will publish it and take whatever steps are necessary.
"The BBC must tell the truth and face up to the truth about itself, however terrible."
Elsewhere, the Sunday Times says the former BBC director general's office was formally alerted about the allegations twice - in May and September.
Mr Thompson left the corporation in September to take up a post in the New York Times.
In May, a newspaper journalist contacted the head of Mr Thompson's office about the Savile allegations, but was told to speak to the BBC press office - according to the Sunday Times.
His rise to fame and the allegations against him
The head of Mr Thompson's office told the paper she did not inform him about the allegations, which are also said to have been laid out in a rejected freedom of information request a few months earlier.
Responding to the article, Mr Thompson's spokesman said he "was not aware of the conversation," adding "he was on holiday at the time and this brief conversation was not relayed to him, either then or subsequently".
The Sunday Times also reports a separate occasion in September, in which an email was sent from ITV - which was investigating Savile - to the BBC editorial policy department and Mr Thompson's office.
A BBC spokesman confirmed the email had been received and sent on to both departments. He added: "We cannot say definitively it did not go anywhere else."
Mr Thompson's spokesman told BBC News: "Mark does not recall being briefed and took no part in the response to the email in early September from ITV relating to its Jimmy Savile documentary. This response was handled by colleagues in BBC Journalism.
"As Mark has made it clear, he had no involvement in the decision not to proceed with the Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile."
Allegations of sexual abuse against Savile have continued to mount since claims were first made public in ITV's documentary at the beginning of October.
On Saturday, Savile's nephew Roger Foster told the BBC he had not believed the allegations at first, but so many had surfaced he was now "convinced that the vast majority of them are true".
He said he could not understand how his uncle, who did so much charity work, "could have such a dark side to him".
The BBC has announced two inquiries as a result of the Savile abuse claims, and a further review into the current sexual harassment policies at the BBC.
On Monday, former Court of Appeal judge Dame Janet Smith will begin a review into the culture and practices of the corporation during Savile's time there, and will also examine whether the BBC's child protection and whistleblowing policies are fit for purpose.
The independent Pollard inquiry is already examining the BBC's management of the Newsnight Savile investigation.
In 1947 Howard Hughes's H-4 Hercules was the largest, heaviest and most expensive plane ever built.
Yet aside from a one-mile test flight at 70ft (20m), the Spruce Goose - as it was nicknamed by critics - never flew.
A team at Wrexham's Glyndwr University says they have proved Hughes was right to insist it could have flown.
In 1942 billionaire aviator, engineer, philanthropist and entrepreneur Howard Hughes won the contract to design a plane for the United States Air Force which could fly troops across the Atlantic, thus avoiding Nazi U-boats.
It had to be able to carry 750 troops or one Sherman tank up to 5,000 miles and at a cruising speed above 250 mph at up to 21,000ft (6,400m)
An additional challenge was to make the plane's body out of wood in order to conserve stocks of metal, hence its nickname of the Spruce Goose.
Shortages of materials and in-fighting with business partner Henry Kaiser meant that the only prototype ever built was not completed until 1947, two years after the war ended.
Hughes was summoned to the War Investigations Committee to explain the $22m cost.
With the plane's wingspan at 320ft (97m) and weighing-in at over 400,000lbs (180 tonnes) when loaded, many of the congressmen doubted that the Spruce Goose would ever have been able to fly at all.
Glyndwr University decided to pursue an answer to that question using its £200,000 Merlin flight simulator.
Flight simulator technician Nick Burdon said after calibrating the machine by feeding in the characteristics of everyday aircraft, the university team decided they needed more of challenge.
He said: "For any fan of aviation the answer to the Spruce Goose mystery is the holy grail, so it seemed the ideal quest to set ourselves.
"There's a big aeronautical difference between a test flight at 70ft and cruising at 21,000ft, so the fact the Spruce Goose flew once means relatively little.
"At such low altitude it would have been subject to ground effect, meaning that the closer to the ground it was, the greater the lift and the less the drag would have been on the wings.
"There's more finessing to be done to our model, such as the drag effect of the individual components and the fact that it was made almost entirely of wood, but the early indications are that it was a perfectly sound design.
"It wouldn't have been an easy plane to fly, because if you don't keep the wings entirely level then it has a tendency to go into a spiral which could have potentially ripped off the wings.
"But in the right hands, I believe it could do everything Howard Hughes maintained it could."
Yet Mr Burdon says righting historical wrongs is not the only purpose of the exercise.
He said: "Now we know we can push the boundaries of the modelling software, it will help Glyndwr's aeronautical engineering students come up with the next generation of aircraft design.
"Who knows, possibly something even as radical as the Spruce Goose?"
Away from aviation, Hughes became famous for dating Hollywood stars including Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers, as well as financing and directing movies.
His life-long battle against obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's 2004 film The Aviator.
Meanwhile the Spruce Goose itself survives in preservation at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon, USA.
Israel deployed its Patriot missile defence system and media reported the target was a drone.
The earlier strike had damaged what Syrian rebels said was an arms depot run by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.
Israel said the explosion was "consistent" with its policy.
But it stopped short of confirming it was responsible.
The Israeli military Twitter account then announced it had intercepted the later "target" over the Golan Heights on the border with Syria, without elaborating.
The military declined to confirm the target was a drone.
Israel regards Hezbollah, and its key backer Iran, as its biggest threat. It went to war with Hezbollah in 2006 and the group has grown considerably more powerful since then.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, reported that the powerful blast was heard across the capital at dawn on Thursday and that it was believed to have happened near the main road that leads to the airport.
Syrian state news agency Sana said several missiles had been fired at a military site south-west of the airport, causing explosions that resulted in some material losses.
Pro-government Al-Mayadeen TV cited sources as saying that missiles had been fired by Israeli jets flying inside the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Two senior rebel sources based in Damascus told Reuters news agency that the missiles had hit an ammunition depot in a closed military area that was used by Iran-backed militias operating alongside the Syrian army, led by Hezbollah.
Appearing to confirm Israeli involvement, Intelligence Minister Israel Katz told Israeli Army Radio: "I can confirm that the incident in Syria corresponds completely with Israel's policy to act to prevent Iran's smuggling of advanced weapons via Syria to Hezbollah in Iran. Naturally, I don't want to elaborate on this."
"The prime minister has said that whenever we receive intelligence that indicated an intention to transfer advanced weapons to Hezbollah, we will act."
The Israeli military declined to comment on the reports, however Israel is thought to have bombed arms shipments intended for Hezbollah several times since the Syrian conflict began.
In a rare step last month, the Israeli military confirmed that its jets had struck several targets inside Syria in a raid that prompted the Syrian military to fire a number of ground-to-air missiles, one of which was intercepted over Israeli territory.
On Wednesday, a high-ranking Israeli military officer briefed reporters that approximately 100 missiles intended for Hezbollah had been destroyed in the raid.
23 April 2017: Alleged Israeli attack on a training camp used by militia in Syria's Golan Heights region, kills three members of the Syrian pro-government National Defence Forces, according to the group.
17 March 2017: The Israeli military says its aircraft attacked several targets in Syria and shot down a Syrian missile.
22 February 2017: Israeli aircraft reportedly bomb several Syrian air bases near Damascus, including a Hezbollah convoy travelling with the Syrian army.
12 January 2017: The Syrian government accuses Israel of firing several rockets on the Mezzeh air base from the Sea of Galilee.
30 November 2016: Israeli aircraft fire missiles on the Syrian town of Saboura, west of Damascus, according to Syrian military sources.
18 January 2015: Six Hezbollah fighters and several Iranian soldiers, including a general, die in suspected Israeli air strikes in Syria's Golan Heights region.
19 December 2015: Suspected Israeli missiles hit Jaramana district of Damascus, killing nine Hezbollah fighters, including leading figure Samir Qantar.
In a letter to the Guardian, Nigel Dodds said that the Tories were in danger of "abusing" the House of Commons over Scotland.
He said he was both "alarmed" and "concerned" about the election campaign in England.
He also warned about the risk of fuelling "nationalist paranoia".
Mr Dodds' comments in a letter published in the Guardian on Monday, could affect the prime minister's hopes of remaining in office.
A recent YouGov/Sunday Times poll suggests Mr Cameron would need DUP support to stay in Downing Street.
The DUP could hold an influential number of votes if the general election results in a hung parliament.
Mr Dodds, who was leader of the DUP group in the last parliament, has already outlined demands from a potential government partner and has not ruled out working with Labour or the Conservative Party.
In his letter, Mr Dodds said the UK needed "responsible politicians", adding that "the current state of the campaign greatly concerns me".
He said the SNP was his first concern.
"In a hung parliament, regardless of ideology, these are not politicians set on stability and good government," he wrote.
Nevertheless, he defended the right of Scots to vote in the Commons.
"That's why we fought and won the referendum: to enshrine the rights of Scots to go on sending representatives, fully equal to every other, to Westminster," he said.
"Glib and lazy talk about SNP MPs somehow not being as entitled to vote in every division in the Commons as any other British MP, simply fuels nationalist paranoia".
Mr Dodds was highly critical of Tory moves to build up the SNP as a way of damaging the Labour party in Scotland.
In his letter, his focus was on the Conservative Party's tactics, particularly the idea of offering English votes for English laws, (Evel).
He claimed that using William Hague to "drum up support for Evel" was "not just a flawed political tactic, it's also a constitutional mess".
Mr Dodds said the House of Commons could not be used as "a part-time English Assembly"
"It's the union parliament and abusing it in this way wouldn't and couldn't answer England's real needs," he said.
Nigel Dodds is a candidate for Belfast North. Also standing in the constituency are Fra Hughes, Independent; Gerry Kelly, Sinn Fein; Alban Maginness, SDLP; Jason O'Neill, Alliance Party and Gemma Weir, Workers Party.
Mr Dodds' party is defending eight seats in Northern Ireland. It hopes to recapture Belfast East, the seat formerly held by DUP leader and first minister Peter Robinson for 31 years, up to 2010.
Thick black smoke billowed over Cowes when the major blaze broke out at Medina Village on Monday.
Classic vessels, including the Dunkirk "little ship" Vere, and racing yachts are believed to be among the wreckage.
Boat building firm owner David Heritage said they were "irreplaceable".
Two fire crews remain on the scene damping down and extinguishing hotspots. A police cordon is also still in place.
An investigation into the cause of the fire, believed to have started in a car workshop, is under way.
Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue group manager Dean Haward, said: "It was a significant fire with a lot of direct heat damage. The steel structure has buckled so we've got some partial collapse and a lot of contents destroyed."
With high winds affecting the area, part of the site remains cordoned off following the blaze which, at its height, spread to an area of about 100-sq-m (1,076-sq-ft) and was being tackled by more than 50 firefighters.
About 150 people work on the estate, which has a total of about 40 units.
A number of classic vintage craft were undergoing restoration work in adjoining workshops.
Martin Nott had been restoring a vintage 1902 Gaff Cutter, Witch, which was included in the National Register of Historic Vessels.
"We watched the building collapse around it, so assume there is nothing left," he said.
Patrick Moreton, of Moreton Marine a specialist in yachting woodwork, said his workshop and boats were a "total loss".
Mr Heritage, whose boat building workshop narrowly escaped the fire, said it had been a "terrible day".
"We were just praying our building didn't get it. But some people have lost everything - there are some beautiful old boats being restored that have just gone - they are irreplaceable," he said.
"People have been really supportive - that's the sailing community, they understand."
Vere, a 1905 cruiser used in the Dunkirk rescue, was also being stored at the boatyard as part of a restoration project that began in 2008.
It was used to rescue 346 men from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1941 - among the most of any of the so-called "Little Ships".
Ian Campbell, from the Vere Restoration Trust, had spent £80,000 trying to bring the boat back to its former glory.
He said: "As far as I can tell from the aerial photographs she's just a pile of ash."
Also destroyed in the fire were racing yachts being stored for a regatta in April.
On Facebook, Etchells regatta chairman David Franks said: "Approximately 14 Etchells appear to have been destroyed in the fire... We have already sourced equivalent replacements for nearly all of them."
He said boat-building would resume at a neighbouring facility, which was unaffected by the fire, and the 2016 World Championship being held on the Solent later this year was still set to go ahead.
Martin Drake-Knight, owner of clothing firm Rapanui, which employs more than 20 people, said his firm's warehouse had filled up with smoke when the fire broke out.
"The rear door of the warehouse was being licked with flames in the early stage. From what I could see, the roof had collapsed so I believe the majority of the building has subsequently been destroyed," he said.
Organisers of the Cowes Carnival charity, which stages processions throughout the island during the summer months, said new floats built to mark its 120th anniversary had been destroyed in the blaze.
Phil Jordan, Isle of Wight Council member with responsibility for the fire service, said: "We will be talking to businesses to see how the authority can play a role in helping businesses and rebuilding the area in general."
Residents in nearby Thetis Road and other streets were evacuated from their homes and taken to a yacht club which had been set up by Isle of Wight Council as a temporary place of shelter.
Local councillor Lora Peacey-Wilcox said the community was "in a state of shock".
"We've had boatbuilding since the 1800s and to have a fire of this size is just such a shock. We are extremely grateful to the emergency services for acting so swiftly.
"The community will come together to alleviate the situation, as they always do."
No-one was seriously injured in the blaze but two people referred themselves to St Mary's Hospital in Newport for the effects of breathing in smoke.
Spalding Flower Parade ended when two local authorities said they could no longer fund it.
Organisers hope Springfields Festival and Tulipmania will mark its tulip-growing past and other produce.
They said it was important to keep in touch with its heritage.
Springfields Horticultural Society, the main organiser of the annual flower parade, said the new smaller event in May at Springfields Festival Garden was created not to loose Spalding and South Holland's tulip growing heritage, the parade floats and community engagement.
The festival will also feature music, dance, a craft fair, train rides, a children's fun-fair and a classic car show.
David Norton, from the society, said: "We need to look forward and look at a festival that will celebrate the modern South Lincolnshire based around food, flowers and the general produce we make in the area and not just tulips.
"We're hoping to keep in touch with our heritage... it's important for people to know how Spalding and South Holland was such an important tulip and now a daffodils growing area."
He hopes two or three static floats will be re-created and decorated with tulips to keep the link to the flower parade.
Jonathan Peden, who was in his 30s, was killed in the incident on Thursday morning at Queen's Place in Lurgan.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) said it was investigating.
Upper Bann MP David Simpson said he had visited the scene and had spoken to the owners of the company.
"There is absolute devastation at this tragedy," he said.
"I will be continuing to help all concerned through this difficult time."
Mr Simpson added that he knew Mr Peden's family well.
"My thoughts and prayers are with them."
Scientists at Newcastle University are trying to help women who are at risk of passing on serious genetic disorders to have a healthy child.
Last year the UK approved laws to permit the procedure, which involves using donor DNA from a second woman.
The study in Nature found the technique will lead to normal pregnancies.
The process, known as "early pronuclear transfer" involves removing the parents' key genetic material from an embryo within hours of fertilisation, leaving behind the woman's faulty mitochondria.
The parental DNA, which contains all the key genes responsible for character and appearance, is then transferred into a donor woman's embryo, which has its nucleus removed but contains healthy mitochondria.
Last year the UK became the first country to approve laws to permit the procedure.
A study involving more than 500 eggs from 64 donor women found that the new procedure did not adversely affect embryo development and significantly reduced the amount of faulty mitochondria being passed on.
Prof Doug Turnbull, director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Disease at Newcastle University and a co-author of the study, said: "This study using normal human eggs is a major advance in our work towards preventing transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease."
Prof Mary Herbert, also from the centre, added: "We are optimistic that the technique we have developed will offer affected women the possibility of reducing the risk of transmitting mitochondrial DNA to their children".
But the studies showed the technique was not always successful. The amount of faulty mitochondrial DNA transferred during the procedure was less than 2%.
However, one in five of the stem cell lines created from the embryos showed an increase in carryover of defective DNA from the original embryo.
Prof Turnbull said: "Our studies on stem cells does express a cautionary note that it might not be 100% efficient in preventing transmission, but for many women who carry these mutations the risk is far less than conceiving naturally."
Mitochondria are tiny structures which sit outside the nucleus of the cell and convert food into useable energy.
Genetic faults in the mitochondrial DNA mean the body has insufficient energy for key functions. This can cause a huge range of serious illnesses including muscle weakness, hearing loss and multiple organ failure.
The structures are always passed on from mother to child and have their own small amount of DNA, but it does not affect appearance or personality.
Clare Exton, aged 36, from south Derbyshire, who carries faulty mitochondria, is hopeful that the Newcastle team may be able to help her have a healthy baby.
Her mother Norma had multiple health problems due to mitochondrial disease and died aged 58.
Clare told me: "Mum got increasingly weaker over the years. She suffered epilepsy, deafness, heart and breathing problems and was very unsteady on her feet."
Clare is partially deaf and wears hearing aids due to the faulty mitochondria she inherited. Her health is regularly monitored at the Centre for Mitochondrial Research in Newcastle.
She said: "Everyone wants to have a healthy child, but how my mum suffered it makes me even more determined that any baby I have is not affected by this terrible disorder.
"Knowing that the treatment would prevent the condition passing down future generations would be wonderful."
Marie Austin is another patient at the Newcastle clinic. She is partially deaf due to due to faulty mitochondria and also suffers fatigue and mobility problems. Marie's son Adam died aged 12 from organ failure due to severe mitochondrial disease.
Marie said: "Adam was a very positive smiling boy but he had very serious health problems from the aged of eight which got progressively worse. I have a daughter, Kaitlyn, who's 11 and she seems to be healthy for now. I really want her to benefit from this new treatment so in years to come she can have a child who is unaffected and I can have a healthy grandchild."
The technique used in Newcastle would mean that the healthy mitochondria of a donor woman would combine with the DNA of the parents.
It would result in babies with 0.1% of their DNA from the second woman, and this genetic material would pass down subsequent generations.
The publication of the safety data was the last piece of scientific data required by the UK regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
An expert panel appointed by HFEA will now consider the results of the study.
If it supports the findings then the team at Newcastle Fertility Centre will be able to apply for a licence to offer the procedure to women at high risk of passing on inherited mitochondrial diseases.
Offenders will face fines - as much as 50,000 roubles (£829; $1,400) for organisations, or up to 2,500 roubles (£41; $70) for individuals.
Where disputes arise a panel of experts will decide exactly what counts as a swear word.
Books containing swear words will have to carry warnings on the cover.
Russia's Vesti news website says that, according to sociologists' research, swearing is common in two-thirds of Russian companies.
The law will take effect from 1 July and will not apply to cases of swearing at performances before that date.
A leading pro-Putin film director and now MP, Stanislav Govorukhin, was one of the new law's architects.
The law harks back to the conservatism of the Soviet period, when the Communist Party required artists and writers to avoid "decadent" Western fashions and to stick to traditional values.
Traders who fail to give consumers warnings about swearing in videos or other audiovisual products will risk having their licences withdrawn.
It is not clear whether the ban on swearing in the media will also extend to Russian users of international social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
Details of the unification fight were confirmed by the Belfast boxer's Matchroom management team on Wednesday.
Burnett clinched the IBF title at the Belfast venue in June with a landslide points win over Bristol's Lee Haskins.
Zhakiyanov survived two first-round knockdowns to become WBA champion by outpointing Rau'shee Warren in Ohio.
The Kazakhstan fighter, 30, who defeated the American in February, is trained by Ricky Hatton, who Burnett worked with before moving to Matchroom.
The IBF moved quickly to declare 25-year-old Burnett the unanimous winner over Haskins after one judge initially incorrectly awarded the verdict to the Englishman after mixing up the boxers.
"I'm very excited. This is the path I've always believed in and asked for - to be not just a world champion but a great world champion and this is exactly the fight that propels me into that position," said Burnett.
"I've done a lot of work with him in sparring but back then I was a kid and hardly had any fights and he was fighting for the European title. I know what it's like to share a ring with him but he doesn't know what it's like to share a ring with the current Ryan Burnett.
"A lot has changed since we last sparred for me but not with him. It's good to have that bit of knowledge, I know a few things about him. That can only work in my favour."
Promoter Eddie Hearn added: "I'm so proud firstly to be part of history in bringing this huge unification to Belfast but also of Ryan Burnett for taking on this huge challenge.
"Following his great win against Haskins for the title, it would have been so easy to come back to Belfast with a standard defence but Ryan wants to be great and make history and this fight against Zhakiyanov can do just that."
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Howard Beverland's sixth-minute own goal gave the Ports the lead at Seaview but he atoned by levelling on 20 before Colin Coates' headed winner on 53.
Linfield failed to join the Crues on 11 points as Mark Haughey's header was cancelled out by Kris Lowe's goal.
Cliftonville ended a two-game losing run with an unconvincing 2-1 win over 10-man Ballinamallard United.
Darren Murray put the Reds ahead on 32 minutes shortly after Ballinamallard's Liam Flatley had received a straight red card for a challenge on Jason McGuinness.
The home side levelled in first-half injury-time as Adam Lecky poked home after Reds keeper Jason Mooney had dropped a cross.
A Ryan McConnell own goal restored Cliftonville's advantage before Jason McCartney missed a 78th-minute Ballinamallard penalty.
Crusaders were far from their best against Portadown but were still deserving winners at Seaview.
The Crues started at a high tempo with Gavin Whyte blazing wide an immediate chance but were shocked on six minutes as former Coleraine man Beverland headed a Mark Carson cross past his own keeper O'Neill.
Beverland was on the scoresheet at the other end 14 minutes later as he looped a header over a flat-footed David Miskelly.
The Ports keeper was possibly at fault for the equaliser but he made two great saves before the break to deny Michael Carvill as the home side dominated.
Coates was left totally unmarked to emphatically head a Carvill corner past Miskelly in the 53rd minute but the home side were unconvincing for most of the remainder of the contest.
Crusaders did produce some late pressure as Philip Lowry somehow steered wide after Miskelly had denied Jordan Owens before the Ports keeper beat away a fierce Whyte free-kick.
In injury-time, Portadown had a penalty shout turned down as referee Tim Marshall waved aside claims that Michael Gault had handled.
Dungannon Swifts were full value for their point at Windsor Park and almost snatched victory late on as Roy Carroll had to save with his legs to deny Alan Teggart after the keeper's own poor clearance.
Linfield manager David Healy was scathing about his team's efforts in what he described as an "unacceptable performance".
"We didn't play well enough, didn't move the ball quickly enough, didn't create chances and were defensively poor," said Healy.
"Dungannon worked harder than us and wanted a positive result more than we did. We didn't show enough quality to break them down. We had no spark and no creativity."
Mark Haughey headed the Blues into the lead on 38 minutes as he connected with a Josh Carson corner but Kris Lowe was able to tap in an equaliser just after the restart after a superb run and cross by Andy Mitchell.
Blues boss Healy introduced midweek signing Kris Bright, Paul Smyth and Ross Gaynor in the second half but the trio made little impact.
Swifts manager Rodney McAree was delighted with his team's display.
"We were brave, tried to keep our foot on the ball and a lot of credit must go to our players for being as confident as they were," said McAree.
"We had a plan, kept our shape and gave the players a chance to express themselves."
Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle's main emotion was relief after his team had to work hard to overcome 10-man Ballinamallard United at Ferney Park.
"We didn't use the pitch to our full capabilities. (But) This result gives us something to build on at least," said Lyttle after his side's 2-1 victory.
Ballinamallard, who now have only one point from their opening five games, competed well throughout despite Flatley's 27th-minute dismissal.
Murray put the Reds ahead five minutes after Flatley's departure but the Mallards were on terms in first-half injury-time as Cliftonville keeper Mooney's dash to field the ball on the edge of the box saw him dropping the ball to the feet of the grateful Lecky, who made no mistake.
With midfielder Shane McCabe marshalling Ballinamallard superbly, Cliftonville appeared to be running out of the ideas in the second half but they got the break they needed on 65 minutes as the unlucky McConnell header a cross from Reds substitute Chris Curran into his own net.
Ballinamallard were then presented with a glorious chance to equalise for a second time but McCartney appeared to be out-psyched by the sight of giant Reds keeper Mooney as he steered the penalty wide after a stuttering run-up.
Men in Ullapool took on fishermen from the USSR in the kick-about in 1984.
The fishermen had to borrow boots for the game, which caused a storm in western media because of the heightened tensions between the East and West.
The pictures taken by Frank Hempel, then a resident of East Germany, are on display at Ullapool Muesum.
The images form part of a new exhibition recalling visits to Ullapool by "klondykers", factory ships that would anchor in Loch Broom to process mackerel.
Dozens of klondykers from all over the world, including the former USSR, arrived in the loch between the 1970s and early 90s.
Dubbed Scotland versus the Soviet Union, the game in 1984 saw the Eastern Bloc crewmen borrow boots from local people so they could play.
It was condemned by the media in the UK, USA and Australia. Ullapool Museum said the match was seen as a threat to western society.
Cold War events during 1984 included a collision between a US aircraft carrier and a Soviet nuclear submarine, and the USSR's boycott of the Olympics in Los Angeles.
Noel Hawkins, one of the residents of Ullapool involved in setting up the exhibition, said it was the first and last time such a football game was played in the village because of the attention it gained.
The idea for the exhibition followed a recent visit to the Highlands by Mr Hempel from Naumburg in Germany.
During a trip on the tourist boat Summer Queen, Mr Hempel mentioned to Mr Hawkins, a crewman on the vessel, that he had been a teenager from Soviet East Germany on one of the klondykers.
Mr Hawkins had worked as a ferryman in Ullapool delivering stores to the factory ships.
Mr Hempel now visits Scotland every year with his wife Beate and daughter Lena.
Ullapool Museum curator Helen Avenell has recorded the former klondyker talking about his earlier visits to the west Highland port.
She said: "As word spread that we were planning an exhibition about the klondykers, many people in the village that had worked with the ships and businesses supplying stores, personnel and ferrying came forward to share their recollections as well as pictures and memorabilia."
The memorabilia includes a sealed bottle of Russian vodka that was brought ashore in the 1980s.
Led by 20-year-old Sima Azimi, the Shaolin Wushu club practises on a snow-covered mountaintop to the west of Kabul.
Developed from ancient Chinese martial arts, the sport of wushu sees these young women moving fluidly, slicing the air with silver swords.
After learning the sport in Iran, Sima won medals in competition and says: "My ambition is to see my students take part in international matches and win medals for their country."
Despite the popularity of martial arts in Afghanistan, women's sport is severely restricted.
All of the women in the club are Hazara, a Dari-speaking, mainly Shia group. They have generally more liberal social traditions that allow them to practise sports outside the home.
In addition to the regular dangers of life in Kabul, these women face intimidation and abuse. One member, Shakila Muradi, says: "There are many people harassing us, but we ignore them and follow our goals."
Sima has been teaching in Kabul for about a year, training at the club's gym with her father.
This gym has a large poster of stuntman Hussain Sadiqi, a Hazara martial arts champion who fled to Australia to work in film.
Her father declares his pride in his daughter. "I am really happy that I helped, encouraged and supported Sima," he says.
The exhibition called Dispersing the Night was created by Brazilian sculptor Ana Maria Pacheco who said the sculptures illustrate the suffering of exile, migration and displacement.
At the centre, a young man carries an older man on his back, with 10 figures reacting in the shadows.
The exhibition can be seen on display until 23 July.
Jacquiline Creswell, from Salisbury Cathedral, said the themes of the exhibition were "hope, an optimistic attitude, and a firm belief in the positive side of human nature".
"Ana Maria's work makes us aware of our vulnerability as well as illuminating our humanity," she said.
"It allows us to reflect on the way we frail, brave humans deal with our journey of life, its many contradictions and dimensions of reality - the imperfectability of existence."
Ana Maria Pacheco said she had been inspired by Virgil's ancient poem The Aeneid, in which a Trojan Aeneas carries his lame father on his back, leading refugees from the burning ruins of Troy.
"The shadows, the figures in the black, belong to the night; they are the memories that we carry within us in the depths of our mind," she said.
"The two leading figures, the father and son, are on their way to a new horizon, a new life, leaving the catastrophe of war behind them."
The art work has previously been on display at Chichester Cathedral and her prints are held at the Tate gallery in London.
Father-of-four Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, was described as the "right-hand man" in the operation involving specially adapted vehicles and using ports from Essex to East Yorkshire.
He will be sentenced at a later date.
Co-defendant Dennis Vogelaar, 28, was found not guilty by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Olof Schoon, 38, and 51-year-old Richard Engelsbel, had already pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.
Schoon was described as "the central player" in the operation, which saw a fleet of fully taxed and insured ambulances created in the Netherlands under the pretence of transporting patients to the UK.
Fake invoices and paperwork for false patient transfers to The Royal London Hospital were produced by Schoon's company, despite the hospital having no records of any trips, with false addresses and phone numbers for patients also made.
The scheme ran from April last year until all four men were arrested after a raid by officers from the National Crime Agency in Smethwick in June.
At the time of the arrests, Schoon was believed to have made 39 separate journeys.
We have called them 'fake' ambulances because they weren't used for their intended purpose, but they were the real thing. The drugs smugglers were making so much money they were able to buy a small fleet of vehicles and have them all painted in their "company" livery to make them look like genuine medical transport vehicles.
The conspirators - all Dutch nationals - pretended to run a business repatriating sick British patients for insurance companies. They created fake invoices and receipts and they even hired people to pretend to be patients. It is possible the same vehicles were used to transport narcotics along different routes in Europe.
This was a sophisticated and well funded operation that successfully imported a huge quantity of class A drugs before it was discovered.
Following the arrests, officers uncovered four more ambulances in a raid on two premises in the Netherlands, with analysis finding 45 trips to locations in Essex, London, Manchester, Merseyside, the Midlands and West Yorkshire.
In total an estimated £420m of high-purity drugs with a street value of £1.6bn are believed to have been smuggled into the UK.
Prosecutor Robert Davies said the smugglers acted "arrogantly" in carrying out their deals.
"This was a top-level, audacious, and - up to the point of interception and the arrests - successful and lucrative criminal conspiracy," he said.
The court heard Bijlsma was the "right-hand man" in the operation to bring large quantities of drugs into the UK.
When officers examined the ambulance, they found concealed compartments behind metal rivet panels containing colour-coded parcels.
Inside was 193kg of cocaine worth £30m, 74kg of heroin worth £8m in individual deals, and ecstasy tablets and crystal worth £60,000.
Bijlsma had said he was paid 250 euros (£176) per journey by Schoon to be his "co-driver" and handyman on 16 trips across the Channel.
When his DNA was found on a rivet gun and gloves in one of the hidden compartments, he claimed it was because he had used them, adding he was too "dirty" to go into the "sterilised" part of the ambulance reserved for patients.
The trek from York to East Sussex is due to end on 14 October - the 950th anniversary of the famous clash.
A Saxon-style encampment has been set up in Hyde Park, where there are weapons, food and pottery demonstrations.
The group, which is travelling on foot and horseback, left left York last month.
One actor said: "We've just beaten the most fearsome Viking general the world has ever seen.
"Yes, we're feeling confident."
King Harold defeated a Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire, on 25 September, 1066, before travelling south to face the Normans.
On 14 October, he fought and was killed at the Battle of Hastings -the bloodshed of which was later immortalised in the Bayeux Tapestry.
UK inflation may not pick up in the second half of the year, and there are risks of fallout from emerging economies, he said in a speech.
Should those risks materialise, a rate cut would be a viable option, he said.
UK interest rates have been held at a record low of 0.5% for more than six years.
Softening employment figures and weakening surveys on manufacturing and construction output suggested growth in the UK could slow in the second half of the year and inflation might not pick up as expected.
Furthermore, problems in emerging markets could be a drag on UK growth and the headwinds from those economies were unlikely to abate any time soon, Mr Haldane added.
He described recent events in Greece and China as "the latest leg of what might be called a three-part crisis trilogy."
"The balance of risks to UK growth, and to UK inflation at the two-year horizon, is skewed squarely and significantly to the downside," Mr Haldane said.
The case for raising interest rates was "some way from being made", he added.
"Were the downside risks I have discussed to materialise, there could be a need to loosen rather than tighten the monetary reins as a next step to support UK growth and return inflation to target," he said.
However, former Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance was scathing about Mr Haldane's analysis.
"Sorry to say but Andy Haldane's spouting rubbish here," he tweeted. "Cutting interest rates from all-time low is unnecessary. Doing so when economy in 7th year of recovery totally foolish."
"Andy Haldane seems to have no concept of longer-term need for interest rates to strike balance between savers and investors," he added.
According to Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight, Mr Haldane has "cemented his place as the arch-dove" on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
"While there is currently considerable uncertainty as to when the Bank of England is likely to start raising interest rates, Andy Haldane's stance looks isolated within the MPC," said Mr Archer.
His views seem to be at odds with fellow MPC member Ian McCafferty, "who has voted for an interest rate hike from 0.50% to 0.75% at both the August and September MPC meetings".
"Furthermore, Martin Weale and Kristin Forbes have both indicated their belief that interest rates will need to rise sooner rather than later," he added.
World number one Murray last played in Indian Wells on 12 March, and will resume against Gilles Muller or Tommy Robredo on Wednesday.
"I would not be playing if I felt I was taking a risk," said the Scot.
Djokovic, ranked second, said he "feels great" after coming back with a win in the Davis Cup last week.
Like Murray, the Serb missed last month's Miami Masters with an elbow issue and will play his first clay-court match of the year when he takes on Frenchman Gilles Simon.
"It's normal for an athlete to go through [injury] ups and downs," said Djokovic, 29.
"I trust myself and the effort I put into my game. I have to believe I'll get the results I'm hoping for.
"All of my thoughts next week will be on this event. I won it in 2013 and 2015. I'm hoping this is the place to have a new start to the season."
Murray returned to the court in an exhibition match against Roger Federer in Switzerland on 10 April, and has since been preparing on the Monte Carlo clay.
"When I started serving again, I had to progress very slowly, but in the last couple of days I've been serving pretty much close to the speed that I would normally," said Murray, 29.
"My elbow has reacted well, so I feel good about it.
"I will have had pretty much five days before my match of serving at the right speed, so I think it will be fine."
Murray has a lot of points to defend as he looks to extend his time at the top of the rankings - he lost to Rafael Nadal in last year's Monte Carlo semis before reaching the final in Madrid, winning in Rome and finishing runner-up at the French Open.
Stan Wawrinka is seeded third in Monte Carlo, with nine-time champion Nadal seeded fourth.
Roger Federer has chosen to skip the clay-court season until the French Open, which begins on 28 May.
More boastful than the Brits, successive US presidents have trumpeted the notion of American exceptionalism.
Prime ministers, in a more understated manner, have also come to believe in British exceptionalism, the idea that Westminster is the mother parliament, and that the UK has a governing model and liberal values that set the global standard for others to follow, not least its former colonies.
In the post-war Anglo-American order those ideas came together. In many ways, it was the product of Anglo-American exceptionalist thinking: the "city upon a hill" meets "this sceptred isle".
Nato, the IMF, the World Bank and the Five Eyes intelligence community all stemmed from the Atlantic Charter signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in August 1941.
The liberalised free trade system that flourished after the war is often called the Anglo-Saxon model. The post-world global architecture, diplomatic, mercantile and financial, was largely an English-speaking construct.
In recent weeks, however, the Anglo-American order has looked increasingly weak and wobbly. The unexpectedly messy result of the British election makes it look still more fragile, like a historic edifice left tottering in the wake of a major quake.
There is uncertainty in Westminster, and something nearing chaos in Washington because of Russian probe at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Neither Britain nor America can boast strong and stable governments. Neither have the look of global exemplars.
In the six weeks since Theresa May called her snap election, the global tectonic plates have shifted fast, leaving Britain and America increasingly adrift.
Donald Trump, during his first international trip, refused to publicly endorse Article V of the Nato treaty and publicly scolded his allies over financial burden sharing.
He found himself isolated at the G7 summit in Sicily. Then, on his return to Washington, came the announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Paris agreement, a decision of massive planetary and geopolitical import.
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Here, America First meant America alone, and Trump seemed to revel in his neo-isolationism - as he did when he withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership early in his presidency.
For Britain, the diplomatic impact of Brexit has also become clearer in recent weeks. EU leaders have bluntly outlined how they will set the terms of the divorce settlement, in what looks more and more like a diktat than an amicable separation.
The 27 remaining members of the EU have also made it clear they intend to penalise the UK.
When Jean-Claude Juncker met Theresa May at Downing Street shortly after she called the election, he was evidently dismayed by her approach.
"I'm leaving Downing Street 10 times more sceptical than I was before," the EU Commission president reportedly informed his host.
As one senior EU diplomat put it to me: "Britain has shot itself in one foot. We intend to shoot you in the other."
The British prime minister, by failing to win an election she didn't have to call, has weakened her bargaining position still further. Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has already called the UK election: "Yet another own goal."
In recent weeks it is not only the UK's relations with the EU that have become more strained. Its cherished trans-Atlantic alliance has also been subject to some unforeseen stress tests.
I never expected to report that Britain would stop sharing sensitive intelligence with the United States, but that was the story we broke in the aftermath of the Manchester bombing.
Then, following the London attack, came Donald Trump's Twitter assault on the London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Again, in the pre-Trump world it would have been unthinkable for a US President to mount such a vicious attack on a British mayor in the wake of a UK terror attack.
Sir Christopher Meyer, Britain's former ambassador in Washington, seemed to capture the public mood when he noted: "Trump makes me puke."
The prime minister steered clear of delivering a stiff public rebuke to the President over his attack on Mayor Khan, presumably out of fear of angering Donald Trump and jeopardising a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
Perhaps this also explained why she didn't join with Germany, France and Italy in signing a joint declaration slamming Trump's Paris decision.
But again that emphasises Britain's weakness. The special relationship has always been an asymmetrical relationship but now it seems even more lop-sided. It speaks of the UK's post-Brexit diplomacy of desperation.
The trans-Atlantic alliance will eventually have to deal with a longer-term problem that will outlast the Trump administration. One of Britain's great uses to Washington in recent decades has been as a bridge to the European Union.
It's why Barack Obama lobbied so hard for a 'remain' vote ahead of last year's referendum. Under future US presidents, it is easy to imagine a German-American alliance supplanting the special relationship.
Voids in global leadership are immediately filled, and we've seen that happen at warp speed over the past few weeks. Brexit has galvanised the European Union. The election of Emmanuel Macron has revitalised the Franco-German alliance, giving it a more youthful and dynamic look.
Post-Paris, a green alliance has emerged between Beijing and Brussels. More broadly, China sees the chance to extend its sphere of influence, positioning itself on environmental issues as the international pace-setter. Even before Mr Trump took the oath of office, this looked more likely to be the Asian Century rather than a repeat of the American Century.
Europe eyes an enhanced role for itself, too. "We Europeans must really take our fate into our own hands," declared Angela Merkel during a speech in a Bavarian beer hall after the disastrous G7 summit.
In a pointed dig at America and Britain, she also warned that the days when Germany could completely rely on others are "over to a certain extent".
More and more, the German chancellor looks like the leader of the free world, something that would have required a massive leap of imagination in the years immediately after World War II, when the English-speaking liberal global order was taking shape.
Winston Churchill, during the 1946 speech in Fulton, Missouri, in which he coined the phrase "special relationship" (and also the "iron curtain"), noted: "It is necessary that constancy of mind, persistency of purpose, and the grand simplicity of decision shall guide and rule the conduct of the English-speaking peoples in peace as they did in war. We must, and I believe we shall, prove ourselves equal to this severe requirement."
Right now, both the United States and the United Kingdom seem to be failing that Churchillian test.
These English-speaking nations no longer speak with such a clarion voice, and the rest of the world no longer takes such heed.
A new world order seems to be emerging that is being articulated in other tongues.
Daniel Hazelton, 30, his brother Thomas Hazelton, 26, Adam Taylor, 28, and Peter Johnson, 42, were killed at Great Yarmouth on 21 January 2011.
They were crushed under 13 tonnes of steel when a structure collapsed.
Sean Freeman, who was in charge of the building work, said forms were not correctly completed.
He worked for Encompass Project Management, which was in charge of the building work at Claxton Engineering in North River Road.
He said two directors of Encompass, Paul Brand and David Groucott, had discussed paperwork concerning the project.
Mr Freeman said Mr Brand had said one of the forms, concerning a construction design management co-ordinator, could not be completed as the company had no-one qualified for that duty.
Mr Freeman said he took the document to display at the site and didn't notice the omission.
The Hazelton brothers and Mr Johnson were from Stanton, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and Mr Taylor was from nearby Rickinghall.
All worked for Hazegood Construction, the ground works and steel works contractors, and had been building a test facility at the site.
The inquest, at Sprowston Manor Hotel, near Norwich, had heard the men had been seen not wearing hard hats.
Procurement manager Mark Aylen told the hearing he had asked the men about this and that they had claimed the hats had a tendency to fall off.
Matt Hazelton, brother to two of the men and a friend of the others, is a director of Hazegood Construction.
He told the inquest that the dead men were all good, skilled, experienced workers.
He said he had been involved in writing the "method statement", detailing how the work would be carried out.
Questioned about the collapse of the sides of the excavation, he said it was not deep enough for there to be a danger of it collapsing and hurting anyone.
David Groucott, a director of Encompass, declined to answer some questions about site safety, documentation and build procedures.
But asked if he had called Matt Hazelton, telling him the build was going "really well", he said: "Yes."
He said the structure looked like it was being properly put up, and that he had "no concern or inkling" it might collapse.
Mr Groucott said he not only worked but socialised with the dead men, and that he would never have allowed them to get involved if he didn't think the site was safe.
The inquest is scheduled to end on Friday.
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The event in St Petersburg, organised by the pro-Kremlin Rodina party, heard strong criticism of the West's support for the Ukrainian government.
Those attending included the ousted leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin, Udo Voigt from the German neo-Nazi NPD, and Greece's Golden Dawn.
A small anti-fascist protest outside the venue was dispersed by police.
Organisers say the event, the International Russian Conservative Forum, is aimed at promoting "traditional values" and uniting nationally-orientated forces in Europe and Russia.
Opponents say it is a contradiction for Russia to host such a meeting while the Kremlin criticises what it sees as "fascist" tendencies in the Ukrainian government.
At one stage only two of its 14 platforms were open, and points were being manually operated.
Network Rail confirmed all lines had now reopened and said station staff were monitoring the situation.
A spokesman for the rail operator apologised and warned disruption would last until the end of the day.
Cross Country Trains has assured passengers affected by the delays that they can apply for ticket refunds via its website.
Earlier, all lines were blocked and Cross Country Trains said none of its trains were currently moving in the area, as engineers worked to restore services.
Passenger Hattie Revans who was travelling from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare to get to work, described the situation as "quite stressful", and said "the longer this takes the more money I lose".
On Twitter, fellow passenger Shabana Hussain said Network Rail was "making commuter lives hell" and it was "not good enough".
Steve Payton described the situation as "total chaos" and Dale Miller called it "an absolute joke".
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The scheme is said to have earned the gang as much as $90m (£52m) per tournament and could have been operating for four World Cups.
Some of the tickets seized were meant for sponsors, while others had been allocated to Brazil team officials.
Police believe some of the tickets were sold to foreign tourists.
Twenty simultaneous search warrants were enforced on Tuesday morning in an operation named "Jules Rimet".
Jules Rimet was a president of the international football governing body, Fifa, and initiated the World Cup tournament in 1929. The original World Cup trophy - given to Brazil in perpetuity after their third World Cup triumph in 1970, and subsequently stolen - was named after him.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Rio de Janeiro, says police were reportedly investigating the gang's operations in Brazil for the last three months ahead of the raids.
Among items seized during the arrests were 100 tickets, computers, US dollars, mobile phones and documents.
Police said the man they suspect of being the leader of the gang, Mohamadou Lamine Fofana, was an Algerian national who "had free access to restricted Fifa areas".
Fabio Barucke, a senior police officer involved in the investigation, said that there were "clues which lead us to believe he could have ties to someone from Fifa".
"His car had a sticker which gave him access to any private Fifa event", Mr Barucke explained.
According to Mr Barucke, the suspects confessed to running the scam at four World Cups.
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Those arrested could face charges of money laundering, criminal association and illegally selling tickets.
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Despite only winning the show 14 months ago, the singer will not have her contract renewed.
Sam confirmed the news on Twitter.
She reassured her fans, telling them not to worry about her because she's "happy" and has "lots of exciting things happening".
The singer is the third former X Factor act to leave Simon Cowell's label in the last 12 months.
In June last year, Leona Lewis left the label after seven years - having signed a deal with Island Record.
A week later, 2012 winner James Arthur announced he was no longer with the label having denied rumours he had been dropped.
Sam Bailey won in the tenth series of the competition in 2013 and went on to continue the talent show's tradition of claiming the Christmas number one with her debut single Skyscraper.
Four months later her debut album, The Power of Love, went straight the top of the UK chart.
The achievement makes her the only third female winner to see their debut single and album go to number one.
That's something only Alexndra Burke and Leona Lewis have done before.
Sam Bailey is currently at the tail-end of a UK tour and recently released her first autobiography.
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Yn 2022 bydd Ysbyty Felindre yn cael ei ailwampio'n llwyr a bydd y datblygiad newydd yn cynnwys canolfan gefnogi.
Mae Canolfannau Maggie yn annibynnol, ond maent yn gweithio gyda'r Gwasanaeth Iechyd ar draws Prydain.
Dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Iechyd, Vaughan Gething: "Mae nifer ohonom yn adnabod rhywun sydd wedi brwydro yn erbyn canser ac wedi gweld yr effaith y mae'r cyfan yn ei gael ar y claf, ei deulu a'i ffrindiau.
"Ry'n ni'n ymwybodol bod mwy o bobl yn dioddef o ganser yng Nghymru. Ry'n ni'n falch fod mwy yn goroesi ond ry'n ni'n gwybod bod wastad mwy o waith i'w wneud yn y maes."
Mae canolfan debyg yn bodoli yn Abertawe eisoes. Yn ôl Laura Lee, prif weithredwr Canolfannau Maggie, mae mwy o bobl wedi bod yn teithio cryn bellter er mwyn derbyn y gefnogaeth sy'n cael ei chynnig yng nghanolfannau Maggie.
The airman, from Dunfermline in Fife, disappeared while on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in September.
A bin lorry collected refuse a short time later from the area the RAF Honington gunner was last seen.
Suffolk Police said officers were trawling through 60 tonnes a day at the site in Milton, near Cambridge.
The search is now in its third week and is expected to take up to 10.
A team of eight trained search officers is searching more than 920 sq m (1,100 sq yd) of waste to a depth of 8m (26ft) and has trawled through 845 tonnes so far.
Despite earlier claims, the force said the decision to search the site was not prompted by data provided by an intelligence firm, hired by Mr Mckeague's family.
Mr Mckeague's mother Nicola Urquhart brought in McKenzie Intelligence Services after she expressed concerns with the police investigation.
Its managing director Forbes McKenzie said data provided about Mr Mckeague may have helped direct police to the landfill site.
But, police said they had planned to search the site before it was revealed a bin collected from the area where Mr Mckeague was last seen was heavier than first thought.
A spokeswoman said: "Officers have been liaising with the company that provided the [bin weight] data to check and re-check the information provided.
"This has involved them going back through thousands of lines of raw data to check the information, leading to the error being found.
"This was not in any way linked to data provided by MIS, the private company employed by Nicola Urquhart."
Mr Mckeague, 23, was last seen at about 03:25 BST on 24 September.
Police seized a bin lorry in the early stages of the investigation, but no traces of Mr Mckeague were found in the vehicle and the landfill site was not searched at the time.
Its route appeared to coincide with the movements of Mr Mckeague's mobile phone.
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 will trace the history of the chart and feature contributions from past Radio 1 DJs and pop legends.
The Joy of the Single, meanwhile, will feature Jack White, Norman Cook, Neil Sedaka and others talking about the vinyl 45 rpm record.
The documentaries will be broadcast on BBC Four on 16 and 23 November.
"The singles chart and the single itself are the key drivers of pop," said executive producer Mark Cooper.
"While both documentaries suggest we are leaving one era of music-buying behind, hopefully these programmes celebrate the world we grew up in... and also point to the future."
On Radio 2 Tony Blackburn will present two special Pick of the Pops shows, playing the best-selling song from each of the 60 years in chronological order.
The Official Charts Company has also been commissioned to produce a series of special charts for Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show, to be revealed from 12 to 16 November.
The bespoke countdowns will include songs by bands whose names begin with "The" and the most successful tracks in a foreign language.
The first number one, Al Martino's Here in My Heart, was published in the NME on 14 November 1952.
Richard Pearson, 56, from Sunderland, passed off 14 drawings and pictures to a gallery in Northumberland, leaving it more than £50,000 out of pocket.
He admitted fraud and forgery charges at Newcastle Crown Court and was jailed for three years and seven months.
Cornish was known for his paintings of industrial life in the North East.
The court was told Pearson was caught out after he made a "school boy error" when he used post-decimalisation prices on a fake receipt he claimed was from the 1960s.
Prosecutor Mark Giuliani said: "What was instantly and readily apparent was rather than being in pounds, shillings and pence it was in decimal pounds and pence."
The telephone number he used was also too long to be real.
Four of the fakes were sold on to private collectors, who the gallery in Corbridge has since had to refund.
Previously Pearson pleaded guilty to nine charges of fraud, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument with intent between December 2011 and February 2014.
Jailing him, Judge Edward Bindloss said the fakes were "convincing" and had caused confidence in the art market to diminish.
The family of Mr Cornish were present in court and in a pre-prepared statement said they hoped the conviction and the destruction of the fakes would restore confidence within the market.
Paul Currer, defending, said Pearson wanted to apologise for his behaviour and would pay back the money through a fleet of cars he gained from an inheritance.
Prosecutors said they would use the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover the money he owed.
Cornish, who died in August 2014, was a former miner who learned his craft at an art course run for pitmen at Spennymoor Settlement in County Durham.
His works have sold for five-figure sums.
Ramzan Kadyrov, son of assassinated President Akhmad Kadyrov and a dominant figure in Chechen politics, was nominated for the Chechen presidency by Russian President Vladimir Putin in spring 2007 and approved almost unanimously by the Chechen parliament. He was sworn in in April.
His predecessor, Alu Alkhanov, had been moved to a post in the Russian government some weeks earlier.
Ramzan Kadyrov became prime minister in March 2006 after his predecessor, Sergei Abramov, was severely injured in a car crash.
Too young to run for president after the death of his father - he was then 27 and the required age under the Chechen constitution is 30 - he backed Alu Alkhanov in the 2004 election and took the job of deputy prime minister.
Mr Kadyrov has sworn to avenge his father. Human rights groups have criticised the violent activities of a powerful militia known as the "Kadyrovtsy" consisting of thousands of paramilitaries with the avowed mission of wiping out rebel forces.
Mr Kadyrov denies accusations that the force is behind many of Chechnya's killings, abductions and worst crimes, although he has admitted that there are some "rogue elements" among them.
Austrian police investigating the killing of a former bodyguard of Mr Kadyrov in Vienna said in 2010 that they believe he ordered the killing. Mr Kadyrov strongly denies any involvement.
A rebel fighter in his youth, he now speaks in lavish praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is the local leader of the United Russia party.
Mr Kadyrov defends himself against critics of his record on human rights, insisting that iron rule is required to bring stability. As prime minister, he oversaw the development of numerous reconstruction projects.
He describes himself as a believer in traditional Islam.
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Germany wasted several chances before and after Mario Gomez scored the game's only goal in Paris.
The Czechs' loss meant Northern Ireland go through as one of four best third-placed teams as they have a better record than Albania and Turkey.
Michael O'Neill's side will face Wales or hosts France in the last 16.
Northern Ireland finished the group stage with three points, the same number as Albania and Turkey, but boast a better goal difference than their rivals.
They have reached the knockout stages of a major tournament for just the third time in their history.
Despite losing, Northern Ireland's fans were in boisterous mood as they stayed inside the Parc des Princes long after the final whistle.
The players were given a rousing reception by the fans in green shirts who sang themselves hoarse from the start of the match.
They looked in trouble early on when Germany - who win Group C ahead of Poland on goal difference - created a number of golden opportunities.
But resolute defending, outstanding goalkeeping and a bit of luck saw NI's defence breached on just the one occasion.
O'Neill's side would have suffered a heavier defeat but for the heroics of Michael McGovern.
The keeper, who is out of contract after two years at Hamilton, pulled off a series of magnificent saves and has never conceded more than one goal in any of his 14 appearances for his country.
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But another fine record - Northern Ireland having let in just one first-half goal in their last 22 matches - did not survive at the Parc des Princes.
Their resistance was broken by the recalled Gomez, who struck his 28th international goal, turning in Thomas Muller's touch from 10 yards out.
Germany could easily have been out of sight by the break, McGovern making some fine stops and Muller heading against the base of the post and seeing a shot strike the crossbar.
The world champions never looked like surrendering their lead, and should really have added to it early in the second half.
Mario Gotze was thwarted by another superb save by McGovern while the well-positioned Gomez was wasteful at the near post.
Just nine of Germany's 28 shots were on target and McGovern's eight saves kept his side's goal difference at level for the tournament, which proved key in their qualification.
Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern: "I was busy but it was mentally very hard - I'm immensely proud. We knew every goal was crucial so wanted to keep keep it at one and maybe nick a goal of our own.
"Germany had a slow start but they were excellent today, we could not get out. I've never had such a busy night and I've never played against such quality opposition."
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill: "Nobody sets up their team to just defend but you look at the Germany team and you see Bayern, Real Madrid and so on… it's not in my nature to set the team up to lose 7-0. But we earned the right to be here. I'm immensely proud that we are even playing here against the world champions in Paris.
"We knew the group would be difficult. What we saw tonight was a team that refused to be beaten by a big margin and did everything possible to stay in the game.
"Over the three games we deserve to be in the last 16. What we went through tonight will prepare us for anything in the next round and our players will be ready for whoever."
Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1.
Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1.
Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a headed pass.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Steven Davis.
Attempt saved. Mario Gomez (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Attempt missed. Jonas Hector (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Corry Evans.
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Michael McGovern.
Attempt saved. Mario Gomez (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mario Gomez (Germany).
Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Northern Ireland. Steven Davis tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
Substitution, Germany. Benedikt Höwedes replaces Jérôme Boateng.
Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany).
Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Ward.
Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
Substitution, Germany. Bastian Schweinsteiger replaces Sami Khedira.
Sami Khedira (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
Foul by Mats Hummels (Germany).
Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Jonas Hector (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jamie Ward (Northern Ireland).
Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mario Gomez.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Conor Washington.
Lawyers for former President Dilma Rousseff, who was removed from office in May, filed court documents which they say prove the claim.
The controversy centres around whether a payment of a million reals (£235,300; $295,000) was made to the leader.
Brazil's currency fell 5.7% amid fears that the president will be embroiled in corruption investigations.
Brazil's president removed from office
Dilma Rousseff fights for political survival
Brazil impeachment: Key questions
Mr Temer was Ms Rousseff's vice-president before being promoted after her dismissal.
She was impeached in September after claims she moved money between government budgets, which is illegal in Brazil.
The country's top electoral court has spent months investigating whether illegal funds were used in Ms Rousseff's 2014 re-election campaign for the Workers Party (PT).
If this happened, her entire ticket's win could be reversed - meaning Mr Temer, a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), would also be removed from office.
At the heart of the allegations is a donation of a million reals made by Otavio Azevedo, the former CEO of construction firm Andrade Gutierrez.
Mr Azevedo testified as part of a plea bargain that the money was a bribe given to Ms Rousseff.
But the documents her lawyers filed allegedly show that Andrade Gutierrez transferred the cash directly to the PMDB's general campaign finance fund. A cheque for the same sum was then allegedly paid into Mr Temer's personal campaign fund.
Ms Rousseff's lawyers say that Mr Azevedo lied and that the bribe went to Mr Temer, who should therefore be impeached.
Mr Temer has stated that Ms Rousseff was head of the ticket and held all responsibility for any wrongdoing.
His party said the donation was legal and was declared before the electoral court.
Natalie Hemming, 31, was last seen alive in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire on 1 May. She was found dead on 22 May.
Paul Hemming, 42, pleaded not guilty to murder, alleged to have taken place between 30 April and 4 May, when he appeared via video link at Luton Crown Court.
He is due to stand trial in October.
Mr Hemming, of Alderney Avenue, Newton Leys, was remanded in custody.
Ms Hemming's body was found in a wood at Chandlers Cross, 30 miles from their home, on 22 May.
The Irish Guards will play in the junior championship in London after being narrowly voted in by the county board.
The Irish Post reported that chairman Noel O'Sullivan used his casting ballot to accept the club after a tied vote.
British security forces were banned from playing Gaelic games until 2001 under Rule 21.
The controversial rule also prevented security force personnel from becoming members of the association, until it was abolished 14 years ago.
The Irish Guards are the first Army regiment to become an affiliated club in the GAA's history.
"Very simply for me I can see both sides. I can appreciate the way people feel," Mr O'Sullivan said.
"But we have to move forward, don't dwell on the past."
The regiment, nicknamed the Micks, will play under the Irish name Garda Eireannach.
The club will be open to anyone living in the area surrounding its base in Hounslow, west London.
The Irish Guards applied to formally join the GAA as a club several months ago after moving to London from its previous base in Aldershot.
Their application was presented to the county board meeting on Monday by Sgt Ken Fox, from County Waterford.
Fifteen players have already put their names down to play, including some Irish-born former minor and under-21 players and soldiers from Fiji and South Africa.
Part of the Irish Guards application to join the GAA referenced how the Fijians wanted to play a "strong, physical game that would suit them".
Mr O'Sullivan replied: "And that's what they'll get."
They will initially play Gaelic football and are said to be considering offering hurling to members in the future.
A spokesman for the British Army said: "The armed forces have a strong sporting background and the Irish Guards are no exception.
"With a strong link to Ireland there is no doubt that there are some highly capable GAA players in the ranks keen to show their prowess at competition level."
The regiment was formed on 1 April 1900 by Queen Victoria.
The Army says it was in recognition of many courageous acts carried out by Irish soldiers in the Second Boer War.
The Irish Guards' colonel-in-chief is the Duke of Cambridge.
The regiment now draws most recruits from Northern Ireland but also takes in soldiers from the Republic of Ireland and many communities across Britain with strong Irish connections.
Eric Codling, 55, a father of two, was killed by the car driven by Emma Egan, 26, on Whirlowdale Road, Sheffield, in November.
Karen Codling, Eric's wife, said: "He's not here, there's nobody to have a hug. He was a brilliant dad."
The tribute raised money for charity and promoted a road safety message.
Cyclists rode over three routes of differing length to remember Mr Codling and to highlight the need for safe cycling.
Organiser's said next year's Ride for Eric was already being planned.
Egan was jailed for four years at Sheffield Crown Court in July after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
The court had heard Egan was driving at about 70mph in pursuit of her boyfriend who had just jilted her.
More than 4,500 former players had sued the National Football League (NFL), saying it hid the dangers of concussion-related trauma.
Some case lawyers say they want to get money to players now by settling the deal.
Others believe the settlement is not enough and the NFL should pay more.
The deal has already been granted preliminary approval by Judge Anita Brody, district court judge in Philadelphia where the settlement agreement was filed.
But she asked that it be revised by Friday to include wider compensation coverage, according to lawyers.
The settlement is designed to cover players who develop dementia or neurological problems related to concussions suffered during their professional careers.
In total it is expected to cover about 20,000 now-retired NFL players over the next 65 years.
But lawyers have questioned why it does not cover future pay-outs for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), seen by some as the injury synonymous with football-related concussion.
The condition, which can cause depression, rage and other mood disorders, can only be diagnosed after death.
However some scientists believe there may be tests for the living within 10 years.
"We have been screaming that CTE is the most serious... injury that will occur to these players over time," said Chicago lawyer Thomas Demetrio.
Judge Brody rejected a previous deal last year, saying it would not be sufficient to cover 20,000 NFL retirees.
A 32-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and a head injury at a house in Scarborough Road on 30 May.
The victim remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Northumbria Police said John Mario Thompson, 29, and David Francis, 28, were arrested on Wednesday night on suspicion of attempted murder.
A 42-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Their hit, La Bicicleta, won last year's Grammy Latino.
Cuban musician Livan Rafael Castellanos claims that Shakira and Vives copied a line and part of the chorus of his 1997 song Yo Te Quiero Tanto.
The complaint was filed at a court in Spain, where Shakira lives.
A spokesman for the court said the case centred around an intellectual property problem and focuses mainly on the melody and the lyrics of the choruses of both songs.
In La Bicicleta (or The Bicycle) Shakira and Vives sing "que te sueno y que te quiero tanto" (I dream of you and love you so much).
The Cuban artist, known as Livam, sings "yo te quiero, yo te quiero tanto" (I love you, I love you so much).
El Mundo newspaper in Spain reported that the two sides had a meeting in October but they failed to reach a settlement.
AFP news agency says Shakira's team has refused to comment on the case.
Leader Angela Merkel called it "a good day", while markets rallied in relief.
But the Constitutional Court imposed conditions including a cap on Germany's contribution, which it said could only be overruled by the German parliament.
Critics had argued that the ESM commits Germany to potentially unlimited funding of debt-ridden eurozone states.
Some 37,000 people had signed a petition to the court asking it to block the ESM, and make it subject to a referendum.
Since Germany is due to contribute 27% of the fund, it cannot proceed without German ratification.
But, after weeks of deliberation, the court's Chief Justice Andreas Vosskuhle said it "rejected the injunctions", since there was a "high probability" that the ESM did not violate the constitution.
By Stephen EvansBBC News, Berlin
You could see the relief clearly: charts for stock prices jumped the moment the judgement was made public.
The positive sentiment was as much about what didn't happen as what did. If the panel of judges had blocked the ESM, there is little doubt that it would have halted the bailouts of eurozone countries in difficulty, and financial markets would have taken it badly.
The judgement, though, is qualified. The most significant string attached is that any raising of Germany's contribution could only be done with the full consent of parliament.
In the current political climate, there would be much opposition to any more money from Berlin. A recent poll showed that more than half of Germans wanted the judges to block the ESM, so there is no mood for digging deeper into pockets, should it be necessary.
However, he said ratification of the treaty could only be allowed under certain conditions.
He continued: "No rule of the treaty must be interpreted in a way which would result in higher payment obligations by Germany, without the consent of the German representative."
Correspondents said that meant that any future increase in the size of the 500bn-euro (£400bn) fund, or of Germany's contribution, could only be permitted with the express agreement of Germany's parliament.
When added to the money already committed to the existing temporary fund, Germany is liable for about 190bn euros.
The decision clears the way for Germany's President, Joachim Gauck, to sign the ESM and the fiscal pact - which is meant to enforce budget discipline - into law.
Correspondents said there would be huge relief in Brussels and European capitals at the verdict.
By Stephanie FlandersEconomics editor
"Today, Germany is once again sending a strong signal to Europe and beyond: Germany is assuming with determination its responsibility as the biggest economy and as a reliable partner in Europe," Chancellor Merkel told parliament in Berlin hours after the ruling.
"This is a good day for Germany and it is a good day for Europe," she said.
Spanish, Italian and German share indexes all rose after the ruling, while the euro continued its recent gains to post a hit a new four-month high against the dollar, at $1.29.
The borrowing costs on Spanish and Italian 10-year bonds fell.
Analysts suggested that, combined with European Central Bank plans to buy the government bonds of struggling countries, Europe now had the tools it needed to combat its financial crisis.
"Within less than a week, the eurozone has finally received its long sought-after impressive bazooka," said Carsten Brzeski, an economist with Dutch bank ING.
"As a result, eurozone governments have now received more time to do their homework, implement reforms and austerity measures," he said.
However, new recordings show mothers and calves "whisper" to each other, seemingly to avoid attracting predators.
The quiet grunts and squeaks can be heard only at close range.
By calling softly to its mother, the calf is less likely be overheard and preyed on by killer whales, scientists believe.
Dr Simone Videsen of Aarhus University in Denmark is part of a team of scientists who tracked eight baby whales and two mothers to learn more about the first months of a humpback whale's life.
They used special sound and movement recorders, which were attached to the whale's skin via suction cups.
"We were really surprised because humpback whales are really vocal normally and they have these long songs," she said.
"But when you look at the communication pattern between mother and calf you see that they're often silent and they do produce these weaker signals."
She said it was the first time that communication signals between mother and calf had been recorded in this way.
The researchers believe mothers and calves communicate quietly to avoid being overheard by killer whales or male humpback whales who are in search of a mate.
Calves must stay close to their mother to feed and grow before they set off on their long annual migration to the food-rich waters of the Antarctic.
The nursery grounds of tropical waters are key to their survival. Here, they must feed and build up fat stores to sustain them as they travel 5,000 miles across open water in rough seas.
The findings will help in the conservation of this habitat, say the researchers, who studied a population of whales outside Exmouth Gulf off West Australia.
"From our research, we have learned that mother-calf pairs are likely to be sensitive to increases in ship noise," said Dr Videsen.
"Because mother and calf communicate in whispers, shipping noise could easily mask these quiet calls."
There are two major humpback whale populations, one in the northern hemisphere and the other in the south.
Both breed in tropical waters and then migrate to the Arctic or Antarctic to feed.
Humpback whales are slow to reproduce; pregnancy lasts for 11 months and calves stay with their mothers until they are one-year-old.
The research is published in the journal, Functional Ecology.
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The 12 were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces in an anti-terror operation on Sunday.
Egypt says it mistook the tourists for Islamist militants, whom its forces were pursuing in the Western Desert.
It has apologised, but has insisted the group were in a restricted area. Local sources deny the claim.
Egypt has been battling Islamist militants for years, with attacks escalating since the 2013 ousting of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Until recently most of the fighting has taken place in the Sinai Peninsula with occasional attacks taking place in Cairo and other cities.
Two of the dead have been identified as Luis Barajas Fernandez and Maria de Lourdes Fernandez Rubio.
Another one of those dead is believed to be Rafael Bejarano Rangel, whose relatives were told by tour organisers that he was among those killed.
Reyna Torres, who heads the Mexican foreign ministry's department for the protection of nationals abroad, said forensic test were still being carried out on the other bodies.
Ten people, among them six Mexicans were also injured in the attack.
Mexico's Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu is travelling to Cairo with some of the relatives.
The tour group had been travelling in a convoy of four 4x4s near the Bahariya oasis, a popular tourist location. The organisers said they had stopped for a picnic when the group was attacked.
The interior ministry said an Apache helicopter targeted the tourists "by mistake".
Egypt's ambassador to Mexico City, Yasser Shaban, said the tourists' 4x4 vehicles resembled those used by the militants the security forces were chasing.
David Diaz Bejarano, the nephew of Rafael Bejarano Rangel, said his relatives regularly travelled to the area.
"They've been going to Egypt for the past 10 years and every year they go to this place once or twice," he told BBC Mundo.
He said that his uncle's idea of travelling to the Western Desert was to find space to reflect. "It was a spiritual journey," he said.
Mr Bejarano Rangel's mother, Maricela Rangel, is among those wounded.
According to relatives, Ms Rangel was the one who had been organising the trips from Mexico to Egypt for a decade.
They said that she had been using the same group of guides, whom she trusted.
Correction: An earlier version of this story mistakenly stated that the relatives had already arrived in Egypt.
In May, a lower court convicted him of culpable homicide and sentenced him to five years in jail for driving over and killing a man sleeping on a pavement.
But the appeals judge ruled there was not enough evidence.
Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest stars, appearing in more than 80 Hindi films, and has a huge fan following.
It was only when the judge insisted that Salman Khan must be present before the verdict was read out, that the actor hurried to the court in south Mumbai on Thursday, the BBC's Yogita Limaye reports from Mumbai.
"The appeal is allowed and the decision of the trial court is quashed and set aside. Salman Khan is acquitted of all charges," news agency AFP quoted the Bombay high court judge Anil Ramchandra Joshi as saying.
The prosecution "failed to establish [the charges] beyond reasonable doubt", the judge added.
The actor, surrounded by his family members, broke down after hearing the verdict, the Press Trust of India reported.
He tweeted his thanks to his supporters:
September 2002: Salman Khan's car runs over five people sleeping on a Mumbai street, killing a homeless man and injuring four others
October 2002: Khan charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder - arrested but granted bail
May 2003: Court rejects his plea to drop culpable homicide charge
June 2003: Bombay high court drops culpable homicide charge; Khan is then tried for rash and negligent driving
October 2007: Prime witness, a constable who served in his security detail, dies
March 2015: Khan tells the court he was not drunk and his driver was behind the wheel
May 2015: Khan found guilty, given a five-year jail sentence
Thursday's verdict is the latest twist in a case that began 13 years ago when Khan's Toyota Land Cruiser car veered off the road, killing one man and seriously injuring four others.
During his trial in the lower court, Khan had argued that his driver had been behind the wheel, but the judge said it was the actor who had been driving under the influence of alcohol.
Now the high court has said that key evidence - including testimony from a policeman who has since died - was not reliable.
The prosecution is likely to challenge the verdict, reports say.
Khan's clothes stylist, Ashley Robello, met him hours after the Bollywood star was cleared by the high court.
Speaking to the BBC's World Have Your Say programme, Mr Robello said there was a "sense of relief for him [Khan], his family, his sister" who fought with him for 13 years.
Meanwhile, #SalmanVerdict has been a top trending topic on Twitter as thousands have expressed their opinion on the ruling.
Some have supported the actor, saying the court's order should be respected:
But others seemed unhappy with the verdict:
And some others resorted to humour to comment on the case:
Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian retired from rowing after winning a medal at a fifth Games last summer.
The 41-year-old will succeed Rod Carr as head of the funding agency for elite sport.
Grainger was up against former Paralympic swimmer Marc Woods, who also competed at five Games.
"I am absolutely thrilled to be appointed as the next UK Sport chair," Grainger said.
"I am also very honoured to be joining the team at UK Sport and building on the success and commitment to excellence that I have witnessed and enjoyed as an athlete.
"I'm also acutely aware of the many challenging issues currently within sport and I hope to play a role in addressing them."
Carr will step down from his position at the end of his term on 22 April, and Grainger will start on 1 July.
The appointment comes as recommendations aimed at improving athletes' welfare have been published as part of a major independent report into British sport.
They are the result of a year-long duty of care review, commissioned by the UK government and led by 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Grey-Thompson.
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Sports Minister Tracey Crouch said: "Dame Katherine is a peerless leader both on the water and off it.
"As one of our greatest ever Olympians, she has an outstanding understanding of high performance sport, and through her educational and charity work has a proven commitment to inclusion.
"I know she will be an inspiring chair of UK Sport. I would also like to thank outgoing chair Rod Carr for his superb work at the helm of UK Sport over the past four years."
The Scot took two years out after winning Olympic gold in London at her fourth attempt, studying for a PhD and working with the BBC on its coverage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She returned to compete in Brazil, where she won her fourth silver medal.
"London was an incredible end point in my career but for personal reasons I wanted to come back and have another go," she told BBC Scotland in 2016.
"The (last) medal is sinking in and I understand that now but having the historical side on top takes a bit longer to get used to."
After the announcement, Julian Knight MP, a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, tweeted: "Hopefully she will start the process of cleaning out the Augean Stables at UK Sport and the sports they fund."
Woods also tweeted, wishing Grainger well in the position: "Whilst disappointed not to be selected as chair of UK Sport I wish Katherine Grainger all the best. I'll offer any support I can."
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
Dame Katherine Grainger will come into this job at a critical and challenging time for UK Sport.
The funding agency may have overseen unprecedented medal success but never before has its "no-compromise" approach been under such scrutiny, amid a spate of athlete welfare and anti-doping controversies and criticism from certain sports over its funding decisions.
Grainger is a vastly decorated and inspirational Olympian, and while a surprise, her appointment will be welcomed by many athletes who want more consideration now given to duty of care.
But according to well-placed sources, she was unsure about applying for the role, and given her lack of sports administration experience, it will be interesting to see whether she can bring about the changes at UK Sport that some critics believe are now urgently required.
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny said the referendum was not the result his government wanted, but it respected "the UK voters' sovereign choice".
He said he will work to protect trade, travel links and Northern Ireland.
"There will be no early change to the free flow of people, goods and services between our islands," Mr Kenny added.
He said currency fluctuations would "present some challenges in the short-term" but that the trading relationship between the UK and the Republic of Ireland would continue "as normal" until Britain had concluded its exit negotiations with the EU.
After a nationwide referendum last Thursday, the UK electorate voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%.
Addressing the D??il (Irish parliament), Mr Kenny said: "I think that in other governments there is a full understanding that there has been a political earthquake in the UK, the consequences of which will take some time to work out.
"I expect that there will be broad consensus that we will need to await the entry into office of a new British prime minister before a formal exit notification can be made."
The taoiseach said the stakes "have always been higher" for the Republic of Ireland than for any other EU member state because of its shared land border with the UK, the common travel area between Britain and the Republic, and the Northern Ireland peace process.
"I fully understand why many people in Northern Ireland are deeply concerned that Northern Ireland will be outside of a project that has delivered so much for political stability, reconciliation and economic prosperity," Mr Kenny said.
"We will continue to work urgently and intensively with the British government and the Northern Ireland Executive to see how collectively we can ensure that the gains of the last two decades are fully protected in whatever post-exit arrangements are negotiated."
He added that he had begun to strengthen bilateral relations with Britain before the UK's general election last year, to identify the issues that could arise in the event of a Brexit vote.
Mr Kenny will travel to Brussels on Tuesday for a meeting of the European Council which he said would be the EU's "first opportunity for a collective response to the situation by all member states".
The taoiseach said: "A stable, prosperous, and outward-looking UK is clearly in our own interests and those of the EU as a whole.
"The closer the UK is to the EU, the better for all of us, and above all for Ireland.
"However, it will be up to the UK itself to work out what it wants to achieve, and how it sees its future."
The firm, which runs websites listing courses for students around the world, is being bought for £30m by the Australian firm IDP Education.
Mr Hunt owns a 48% stake in Hotcourses, which is therefore valued at just over £14m.
He said he would use the money to fund campaigns after he leaves politics.
"I am incredibly proud to have set up a successful business, even prouder of the current Hotcourses team who have taken it from strength to strength, and intend to use a significant proportion of the proceeds to campaign for causes I believe in when I eventually leave frontline politics," Mr Hunt said.
He helped to set up the firm, which initially printed a directory of educational courses, in 1996.
The MP for South West Surrey stepped down as a director in 2009 but retained his shareholding.
The company now runs several educational websites, such as Postgraduate Search and The Complete University Guide, as well as Hotcourses.
Headquartered in London, it employs more than 300 staff in the UK, Australia, the US and Asia.
It has more than two million registered users for its websites, which list half a million courses offered by more than 5,000 educational institutions in 48 countries.
IDP Education, based in Melbourne, is half-owned by a consortium of 38 Australian universities and recruits and advises university students around the world who want to study abroad.
It is also a co-owner of the English language testing business IELTS.
IDP Education said that it and the Hotcourses businesses would retain their identity and continue to operate separately, but would collaborate.
Chief executive of the Hotcourses group, Simon Emmett, said: "The Hotcourses Group and IDP Education are both longstanding members of the international education community, and this agreement brings together a world leader in education search technology and tools, with a world leader in student placement and preparation. Together we will now provide unparalleled support and guidance at every step of the student journey, from enquiry to enrolment."
Hotcourses was up for sale in 2013 but no deal materialised.
Manxman Cavendish won the road race title in 2013, while Adam Blythe will be looking to defend his crown.
Deignan will aim to win her fourth national road race title, with Olympic gold medallist Dani King challenging.
The men's and women's time trials take place on the Isle of Man on 22 June, followed by the road race on 25 June.
Cavendish has not raced since March after being diagnosed with a virus which causes glandular fever.
He is one of four Manx cyclists who will be competing on home soil including two-time double British road race champion Peter Kennaugh and Anna Christian.
Alex Dowsett will attempt a record sixth British title in the men's time trial, while Hayley Simmonds will go for her third consecutive title in the women's time trial.
Director of cycling Jonny Clay said: "The calibre of the riders who will be taking to the start line speaks volumes for both the health of road racing in Great Britain and the draw of a championships taking place in such an iconic venue which is synonymous with our sport."
Mark Cavendish, Scott Thwaites (Dimension Data), Adam Blythe, Andrew Fenn (Aqua Blue Sport), Peter Kennaugh, Jonathan Dibben, Owain Doull, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Tao Geoghegan Hart (all Team Sky), Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates).
Alex Dowsett (Movistar), James Gullen (JLT Condor), Ryan Perry (Team Raleigh GAC), Sam Harrison (Team Wiggins), Owain Doull, Ian Stannard (Team Sky).
Lizzie Deignan (Boels Dolmans), Dani King (Cylance Pro Cycling), Hannah Barnes (Canyon - SRM), Alice Barnes, Anna Christian (Drops).
Hayley Simmonds, Katie Archibald (Team WNT), Elinor Barker (Matrix Pro Cycling), Hannah Barnes (Canyon-SRM).
Richard Smalley was elected to Derby City Council in May for the Allestree ward.
He had filled an electoral form saying he lived in Allestree - when his real address was in Borrowash, outside the Derby city boundary.
He pleaded guilty to providing a false address to an elections officer.
The 49-year-old resigned after 10 days due to rumours he had been "rumbled", sparking a by-election expected to cost the public £30,000.
Jailing him, District Judge Jonathan Taaffe said: "This is an attack on the fundamental principles of democracy and a gross breach of trust."
Prosecuting at Derby Magistrates' Court, Fiona Morrison said Smalley claimed to live at the address of someone he knew so that he could stand at the election.
Smalley had previously served on the council between 2002 and 2008 in a different ward and got involved in politics again in 2015.
Ms Morrison said he knew "if anyone stood for the Conservatives in Allestree that they would be elected there".
In mitigation, Andrew Oldroyd admitted his client felt "uneasy at the situation" on election night as the gravity of his crime became apparent.
He was elected with 2,820 votes - more than 2,000 votes ahead of Labour's Oleg Sotnicenko - and became deputy leader of the Conservative group on the Labour-run authority.
But Smalley then became aware of rumours on Facebook he had been "rumbled", and he resigned.
Mr Oldroyd said his client was dealing with personal issues when he made the false statement in January.
"Politics was a useful diversion from the stresses and strains," Mr Oldroyd said.
"It was that stress which explains why a man of 49-years-old and previous good character finds himself in the situation he is in."
Once in the doldrums, production of the country's cocoa crop has risen sharply, registering a 10-fold increase since 2004.
Many of the small farmers, who were previously living on the edge of poverty, have seen a boost to their incomes.
The key to the success has been the development of farmers' co-operatives, which have allowed the farmers to cut out the middlemen who took a large chunk of the profits.
"My life is different now," says Jose Esperansa, a small-scale cocoa farmer, who is now the managing director of CECEAQ-11, a cocoa-fermenting, drying and exporting co-operative.
The initiative, supported by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) and Cafedirect, a British Fairtrade firm, has helped the co-operatives produce Fairtrade certified beans.
Sao Tome and Principe, a Portuguese colony until 1975, has an ideal climate and rich soils that are ideal for growing cocoa.
The crop was introduced in the 19th Century and cultivated by slaves brought from the African mainland, where they worked on plantations, known as rocas.
But by the late 1990s, the crop was in severe decline, partly because of a crash in the price of the commodity.
The results were crippling, since cocoa made up 95% of the island's exports.
Farmers lost faith in cocoa as a source of income and one politician even predicted the end of the industry on the islands.
A quarter of farmers were left living below the poverty line.
In order to reverse the industry's decline, Ifad commissioned French organic chocolate producer Kaoka to assess the country's cocoa sector.
Kaoka found that if the farmers could produce cocoa certified as organic, they could improve the price of their crop.
Now - in a scheme backed by Ifad and Cafedirect - the farmers' fortunes have been transformed.
By coming together in co-operatives and by processing their cocoa, they have managed to get a much better return on their crop.
"Before Cafedirect I would work from day-to-day, hand-to-mouth," says Mr Esperansa.
"I did not think about the future."
Cafedirect head Anne MacCaig recently travelled to the islands to see how it was done.
"They have the facilities to ferment the product and then from that they are able to work together across the different organisations to dry the cocoa, collect it all in one central warehouse," she said.
"Then they are able to export it.
"They are benefiting from five times the price they had when they sold it as a gloopy white liquid."
Before the programme began in 2004, Sao Tome produced just 50 tonnes of cocoa.
By mid-2010 this had risen to 600 tonnes of organic, Fairtrade beans.
Many producers have invested in home improvements and can now afford items like bicycles, generators, radios and refrigerators.
The co-operatives are investing in primary health-care clinics and better sanitation.
But is the support for the cocoa crop tying the farmers into a single crop, monoculture?
Mrs MacCaig says it will not.
"Sao Tome is an island with incredibly rich volcanic soil, so if you can do this with cocoa, there are so many other products that can be grown as well."
Her young family fled from their home in Larne, County Antrim, overnight after the fire started in their pigeon loft and spread to two nearby houses.
One man was treated for smoke inhalation and several pigeons died.
The woman, who did not want to give her name, told the BBC she did not know why her family was being targeted.
She was in the house with her baby girl and her other young daughter when the fire broke out in their pigeon shed.
"We had to run out and wake the neighbours and ring for the fire brigade and try and get the two kids out of the house," the woman said.
"I was wandering about the street with a nine-month-old, not knowing what to do."
She added: "I was trying to get the dog - she was in the back room at the back door and I just saw the fumes and the smoke and the flames at the window.
"I was too scared to go in, in case it blew the window in, but we got the dog out the other way."
The woman thanked her neighbours for hosing the houses down until firefighters arrived.
The family had kept about 30 pigeons in the shed, which was destroyed by the flames.
The roof and windows of their home were also damaged.
The woman said it was the second time that arsonists had killed her family's pigeons.
Allen joined Wrexham in March on a deal until the end of the season, having left Aldershot in December.
The 23-year-old made seven league appearances for the Welsh side before being released on 1 May.
Meanwhile, former Staines Town and Welling winger Luke Wanadio, 24, has also joined the club after leaving National League South side Dartford.
Details of the length of Allen and Wanadio's contracts with Bromley have not been disclosed.
Researchers say this adds to emerging evidence that the diversity of bugs in the gut could have role in the development of tumours.
Their paper appears in the journal Gut.
But experts warn that the early results need further investigation and say people should not stop taking antibiotics.
Bowel polyps - small growths on the lining of bowel - are common, affecting 15%-20% of the UK population.
In most cases, they do not cause any symptoms and do not become cancerous but some go on to develop into cancers if left untreated.
In this study, researchers looked at data from 16,600 nurses who were taking part in a long-term US trial called the Nurses' Health Study.
They found that nurses who had taken antibiotics for two months or more, between the ages of 20 and 39, were more likely to be diagnosed with particular types of bowel polyps - known as adenomas - in later life, compared wtih people who had not taken long-term antibiotics in their 20s and 30s.
And women who had taken antibiotics for two months or more in their 40s and 50s were even more likely to be diagnosed with an adenoma decades later.
But the study does not look at how many polyps went on to become cancerous.
The authors say their research cannot prove that antibiotics lead to the development of cancer and acknowledge that the bacteria which the drugs are deployed to treat might also play an important role.
But they say there is a "plausible biological explanation" for the patterns seen.
Writing in the journal they said: "Antibiotics fundamentally alter the gut microbiome, by curbing the diversity and number of bacteria, and reducing the resistance to hostile bugs."
"This might all have a crucial role in the development of bowel cancer, added to which the bugs that require antibiotics may induce inflammation, which is a known risk for the development of bowel cancer."
They added: "The findings if confirmed by other studies, suggest the potential need to limit the use of antibiotics and sources of inflammation that may drive tumour formation."
Meanwhile, Dr Sheena Cruickshank, am immunology expert at the University of Manchester, said anything that disturbs our gut bacteria, such as changes in diet, inflammation or antibiotic use, could potentially have an impact on our health.
But she said it was difficult to tease out whether other factors - like diet - could be more deeply involved in the current study.
She added: "This study's findings imply that any risk is very slight and also quite variable.
"Whilst the data adds to our growing knowledge of the importance of the gut bacteria to our health, I would be concerned about advising people to avoid using antibiotics.
"Antibiotics are crucial medicines for treating bacterial infections and, if prescribed and used appropriately, can be life-saving."
What increases the chance of getting bowel cancer?
A diet high in red or processed meats and low in fibre can increase the risk, according to NHS Choices.
NHS experts also say bowel cancer is more common in people who are overweight or obese and people who are inactive.
Drinking a lot of alcohol and smoking also increase the chance of getting cancer of the bowel.
And people who have bowel cancer in the family can also be at higher risk.
What about people taking long-term antibiotics?
Dr Jasmine Just, health information officer at the charity Cancer Research UK told the BBC: "This research is at a very early stage so it is too early to draw definitive conclusions.
"People who are prescribed antibiotics by medical professionals should continue taking them and discuss any concerns with their doctor."
Meanwhile Dr Cruickshank added that a prescribed course of antibiotics - which can be life-saving in some circumstances - should not be stopped without expert guidance.
How great are the risks?
Experts say it is difficult to be sure of exact risks for individuals from this paper. That's because the paper looks at precursors of cancer, not cancer itself.
The risk of bowel cancer can depend on many things- a family history of bowel cancer, diet, alcohol and smoking all play a part.
Interpreting the results, Dr Cruickshank describes any potential increased risk is "very slight and very variable."
Meanwhile Dr Just, said: "It is not possible to be sure of cause and effect from this paper. We are still one step away from being able to suggest either way whether there is an increased risk.
"But this is very interesting research that builds on other studies looking at how the microbes in the bowel affect our health."
Overall revenues for the team's holding company rose by £19.1m to £63.2m for the six months to 30 June.
Losses before interest, taxation and other costs were £1.4m - considerably better than the £19.6m loss reported in the same period last year.
The division that sells Formula 1-derived technology and expertise, had a strong half-year.
Williams Advanced Engineering generated revenues of £10.9m, £3.1m higher than last year, with profits up £200,000 to £1m.
Chief executive Mike O'Driscoll said: "Our first-half results represent a significant improvement over the same period in 2014, with strong revenue growth and positive cash flow.
"The improved performance of our Formula One team on the track is now reflected in both higher commercial rights income and increased sponsorship revenue, bolstering our financial results."
The team finished third in the constructors' championship last year and success had continued into 2015, the company said.
Felipe Massa is currently in fifth place in the drivers' championship with 82 points, while Valtteri Bottas is sixth with 79 points.
However, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads the pack with 227 points.
Williams is in third place on the constructors' leader board with 161 points for this season, but that is some distance behind Ferrari on 242 points and Mercedes on 426 points.
Mr O'Driscoll said the recent agreement of a multi-year contract with global defence firm General Dynamics underlined the progress being made by the engineering division.
But he added: "We face continued cost pressures due to the spending levels of our major Formula 1 competitors, and this challenging environment will undoubtedly continue in the near term."
The team faced an uncertain future following the financial crash in 2008, with a lack of investment, rising costs and spiralling debts.
As well as setting up the engineering division in an attempt to create other sources of income, Williams created a hybrid power business. It worked on adapting F1 technology for buses and trams, and was sold last year to GKN.
Other teams have also diversified, with McLaren creating a large and growing road car operation.
The villa on the outskirts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, has no sign to indicate what goes on there. There is barbed wire on the walls and dogs patrol at night.
The staff do not talk much to outsiders about what they do, and I promised not to give away any more about the location, other than to say that it is somewhere near the airport in the north of the city.
The secrecy and security is due to the fact that the villa is the headquarters of the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and just next to the main building in small pens made from wood are more than 500 radiated tortoises.
It is these tortoises that need protecting. They are worth a lot of money.
They were going to be smuggled out of Madagascar when they were seized by officials and handed over to the TSA.
If the tortoises had made it to the international black market they could have been sold for around $800 (£600) each.
Radiated tortoises are sought after by collectors around the world, in part because of their stunning shells.
The name "radiated" refers to the black and yellow star-like pattern on their backs.
Radiated tortoises: Pride of Madagascar
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Engraving tortoise shells
'Tortoise mafia' on the attack
The TSA received around 3,000 radiated tortoises seized by Madagascar's authorities in 2015.
Although TSA staff are pleased the tortoises were found, the numbers they are being asked to look after are straining the non-governmental organisation's resources and diverting them from what they see as their main job.
"The main thing we do is to save the species where they are, in their natural habitat, working with the community," says Herilala Randriamahazo, TSA's Madagascar coordinator.
Mr Randriamahazo says TSA would much rather be doing this than acting as a tortoise rescue centre.
Caring for hundreds of tortoises presents all sorts of logistical and financial problems.
It is difficult to find the right medical care for the animals which often arrive in a very poor state, having spent days or weeks hidden in baggage without food or water.
They need de-worming and sometimes antibiotics. Feeding them greens is also expensive as they have a big appetite.
"Even in the market, we can't find the amount of food that we'd like to buy in order to feed these animals properly," Mr Randriamahazo says.
All this care is not for a short period. TSA keeps most young tortoises for at least five years so that when they are released back in the wild their shells are strong enough and they are not at risk of being eaten by wild dogs.
Liva Ramiandrarivo, the director-general of forests at Madagascar's Environment Ministry, knows the pressure that organisations like the TSA are under.
He says tortoise trafficking is a serious concern for the government, but admits that efforts to stop it have often been compromised because of a lack of coordination between government departments.
"It's not just a job for the Ministry of the Environment, Ecology and the Sea. It should also involve the other sectors - for example the Justice Ministry, the security services," he says.
According to Mr Ramiandrarivo, the issue of coordination is being addressed, but even once this is resolved corruption will remain a problem.
He says some officials help directly with the smuggling - sometimes loading hundreds of tortoises straight onto planes without going through customs.
They are usually hidden in personal luggage or freight and are wrapped up in plastic bags, clothes or even nappies.
Other officials, he says, can be bribed by traffickers if they get caught.
Miguel Pedrono, a French expert on tortoise conservation in Madagascar, says all the money used to look after the tortoises would be much better used to fight poaching.
"Radiated tortoises which have been seized, be they tortoises found by customs at the airport here, or ones found overseas, are definitively lost, as far as the species is concerned," he says.
He suggests that the tortoises could be given away to zoos.
Alternatively, he says they should at least be released into areas where there are no radiated tortoise populations.
This, he says, would minimise the risks of introducing diseases in existing populations and reduce the risk to genetic diversity.
At the moment, the TSA releases the tortoises into areas where there are already tortoise populations.
Mr Randriamahazo says the TSA is already overwhelmed and it does not have the resources to do much more.
For now, he is simply preparing the TSA villa to look after more seized tortoises.
Parish Priest Fr McGuckien told mourners of the 22-year-old's "deep reservoir of goodness".
He said: "Eamonn in his short life had achieved so much.
"He had so much more to give from a deep reservoir of talent and goodness that he constantly tapped into during his 22 years."
He added: "Tomorrow would have marked the first anniversary of Eamonn becoming a professional boxer.
"Last September he also began third level education at the University of Ulster. He had a very promising professional career ahead of him.
"How ironic that in the darkness of the night that this young man with such a bright and promising future should be taken from us in such a cruel manner."
Mr Magee, who was the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee Sr, was stabbed on the outskirts of west Belfast in the early hours of last Saturday morning.
A 32-year-old barman appeared in court on Tuesday charged with the murder.
The funeral Mass at St Joseph's Church, Hannahstown, was followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Not only was she taking on the controversial immigration brief, she was also about to become Italy's first black minister.
But perhaps even Ms Kyenge has been surprised by the ferocity of the backlash.
She has been repeatedly subjected to racist slurs of the crudest kind.
The latest came over the weekend from a vice-president of Italy's Senate, Roberto Calderoli, a prominent member of the anti-immigration Northern League party.
Addressing its supporters he said; "I love animals… but when I see pictures of Kyenge I cannot but think of - even if I'm not saying she is one - the features of an orangutan."
He went on to say that Ms Kyenge was attracting illegal immigrants to Italy, and that she should be a minister in her "own country".
This is fairly typical of the kind of abuse that has been directed at the minister by Northern League activists.
One accused her of wanting to impose "tribal traditions" on Italy.
And another actually went so far as to call for Ms Kyenge to be raped so that she would understand what someone who might be raped by an immigrant might go through.
Ms Kyenge, the one prominent black figure in parliament, seems to have become the focus of a very large amount of the openly racist sentiment in the Italian political arena.
So far she has coped with considerable dignity.
Amid the furore over his "orangutan" remark, Mr Calderoli was forced to apologise.
Ms Kyenge accepted this but said that if Mr Calderoli could not translate his views into proper political discourse he should perhaps step aside as the Senate's vice-president.
In the background to all this lies some quite profound social change.
Italy is now having to absorb larger numbers of immigrants.
Back in 2000 there were only about one million of them here. Today there are about five million - about 8% of the population.
And right now, with so many Italian families of all backgrounds finding it difficult to cope economically, perhaps tensions are inevitable.
As Ms Kyenge herself put it: "Some people are struggling to accept that the country has changed."
Professor James Walston of the American University in Rome, who analyses Italian attitudes towards race, wrote recently in his blog: "To these people a woman like Cecile Kyenge would be acceptable if she was a docile house servant on the lines of the 30s Hollywood stereotype.
"The fact that she is a successful eye surgeon and now a self-assured cabinet minister is threatening for them."
The Northern League has set itself against what it calls an "uncontrollable influx of immigrants".
This is an important part of its electoral platform.
And a long-time observer of the party, Professor Roberto Biorcio, of Milan's Bicocca University, sees Mr Calderoli's remarks as part of a calculated effort to focus more on this emotive area.
"I'm under the impression that Calderoli and certain sectors of the league want to draw attention back to the issue of immigration," he said.
"As usual, they do it in the most provocative manner - but it has helped them in the past."
Away from the party political fray, casual racism surfaces in many areas of Italian life.
Among the gaffes of Silvio Berlusconi during his time as prime minister was a reference to US President Barack Obama as being "sun tanned".
He dismissed anyone who did not think that this was funny as a "humourless imbecile".
And racism has repeatedly manifested itself in Italian football.
Earlier this year the whole of the AC Milan team walked off the pitch in support of one of their black colleagues who was being subjected to abusive chanting from the stands.
But far from the headlines, in the course of everyday life, immigrants talk of being surrounded by racism.
"You hear comments on the bus, in the markets, in schools," said Pape Diaw, a leader of the Senegalese community in Florence.
"To think that the Italian people are racist is wrong. But there is... a type of racist mentality. "
He said that politicians were reluctant to tackle the issue, and that with tensions building there was a risk of a social explosion.
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The trust wants thousands of recordings uploaded onto a digital map which will be curated by the British Library.
It said the sounds of the coastline were constantly changing and the project would create an audio snapshot for future generations to hear.
Cheryl Tipp, from the British Library, said recordings could include man-made sounds like those of a busy port.
The "Sounds of our shores" project is a joint scheme between the National Trust - which protects historic places and spaces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - the National Trust for Scotland and the British Library.
Musician Martyn Ware, a founder member of bands The Human League and Heaven 17, will use sounds submitted by the public to create a piece of music for release in February 2016.
"I've had a deep connection with the coast all of my life," he said.
"As a kid growing up in Sheffield we'd go on family holidays to Scarborough or Skegness; I can still remember the sounds that filled our days at the seaside."
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Ms Tipp, curator of wildlife and environment sounds at the British Library, said sounds submitted could include "someone wrestling with putting up a deck-chair, the sounds of a fish and chip shop, or a busy port".
"We'd also love to hear from people that might have historic coastal sounds, which might be stored in a box in the loft," she said.
Jeremy Cooke, BBC UK affairs correspondent
On the cliffs above Whitby, the herring gulls are nesting as they have for centuries. Their cries are a seemingly timeless sound of the coast.
But, with coastal erosion and climate change, scenes like this may not remain the same forever. Natural habitats change, and the sounds of the shores change too.
That's why the National Trust wants us all to become collectors of today's seaside sounds before they are lost.
And it's not just the natural environment that evolves.
Just along the coast, the old Whitby foghorn station stands as a silent reminder of how man-made sounds can pass into history.
On the roof of the white building are the giant twin horns of the "Hawsker Bull", as the foghorn was known. It was part of the soundtrack of life here for generations, but has not been heard since the late 1980s.
Kate Martin, of the National Trust, said the recordings would be valuable to future generations and would "bring back memories" in years to come.
Recordings can be uploaded along with pictures and text via the Audioboom website until 21 September.
After that, all the sounds recorded around the UK's 10,800 miles of coastline will be added to the British Library's Sound Archive, joining 6.5 million recordings dating back to the 19th Century.
Trewin had untreatable cancer, with which he had been diagnosed in October.
But he had been determined to continue working and was involved with the judges for this year's title winner - the UK's top book accolade.
Trewin devoted his life to literature and had had several high-profile roles within the industry, including literary editor of the Times.
He also had an illustrious career at publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson, rising up to become editor-in-chief until his retirement in 2006.
His long and respected experience within the literary world led to his having many leading authors as friends.
He was also an author himself and wrote the biography of the late politician Alan Clark.
His work for the Man Booker Prize was well-established and he had held a number of roles, including chairman of the panel of judges in 1974.
Jonathan Taylor, chairman of the Man Booker Prize foundation trustees said Trewin would be "sadly missed".
"His calm, courteous and avuncular demeanour masked a sharp intelligence, shrewd diplomatic skills, a great sense of humour and huge knowledge of and affection for books and book people.
"He helped guide the Man Booker Prize through evolution and development while ensuring stability, continuity and, most important, an effective, efficient, independent judging process."
Trewin's death follows that of Martyn Goff, the previous Booker Prize administrator, who died on 25 March at the age of 91.
Trewin leaves a wife and two grown-up children.
Karanka, 42, was absent from Sunday's trip to Charlton as he considered his future following a row, leaving assistant Steve Agnew to take charge.
"I had a meeting today with the players and the staff because we have to be together," he told the club's website.
"It's the only way we can achieve our aim [of promotion]. I couldn't put the crowd in the room as it was too small."
The former Real Madrid player and coach added: "I think the club and me had everything clear. The club never thought to sack me and I never wanted to leave."
Boro were beaten 2-0 at The Valley, the second time they had lost to opposition in the Championship relegation places in the space of six days.
The former centre-half resumed his duties on Monday with the team still second in the table with 10 games remaining.
"I think the passion the people have supporting this club is amazing," the Spaniard added.
"Now I am much stronger because they gave me that energy. I would like to get promotion and it is now in our hands, especially after what happened on Sunday.
"I always said the crowd is behind me at this club and if I am proud of something it is because when we came here two years ago we had 10,000 to 12,000 at the stadium and now we have at least 22,000."
Boro were six points clear at the top of the Championship on 12 January but are now seven points behind leaders Burnley.
Its ultimate purpose is not to conquer territory or defeat enemies but to strengthen a negotiating position and to win, for its various partners, a bigger slice of power or money or security.
In this case, all of the above.
And as usual in DR Congo, it is the civilian population - on the move in huge numbers once again - that is paying the heaviest price for the monstrously casual violence meted out by the various armed groups still vying for control over in the mineral-rich east of the country.
Although it is only now making the headlines, the mutiny began in a desultory fashion back in April.
It is led by a group of ethnic Tutsi soldiers who used to be rebels in DR Congo's endlessly complicated conflicts, but who were, in a spirit of weary reconciliation, eventually amalgamated into the Congolese government's armed forces back in 2009.
The soldiers are commanded, from behind the scenes, by Bosco Ntaganda - a man indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes.
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His colleagues - "a bunch of thugs" according to one experienced Western observer - also include a number of other figures allegedly linked to atrocities.
The mutineers were for several years involved in a government-backed military campaign called "Amani Leo", aimed at pacifying the turbulent region.
Amani Leo was not only moderately successful but also gave its commanders power, patronage, and control over lucrative mines and trade routes.
Two things seem to have triggered this latest mutiny - firstly a move by the Congolese government to reign in, and perhaps even redeploy, those in charge of Amani Leo; and secondly the uncomfortable news that another notorious local militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, had been convicted by the ICC.
The curious and telling thing is that over the course of the last few days, the rebellion has been transformed from a fairly minor and contained irritant into something that now threatens the city of Goma and the security of the region.
Surely, you might think, the Congolese army - totalling some 150,000 men - could easily crush a mutiny involving no more than a few hundred soldiers.
The reason they cannot - a reason confirmed in exhaustive detail by UN investigators, human rights groups and defectors - can be summed up in one word: Rwanda.
Naturally, the government of the tiny neighbouring state of Rwanda emphatically denies any involvement in the current rebellion, a line it has repeated stolidly over many years and many similar episodes.
But the evidence on the ground - and again this is coming from UN sources and reports and other credible organisations - seems conclusive: that Rwandan soldiers have been actively involved in supplying guns, other military equipment, recruits, and perhaps even fighting alongside the M23, as the mutineers now call themselves - and that Rwanda's intervention has been a game-changer.
The origins of all this go back to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the subsequent flight of Hutu civilians and militias into DR Congo.
Ever since, the Rwandan government has sought to crush the Hutu fighters responsible for the genocide, and to prevent them returning to undermine Rwanda's hard-won stability and economic growth.
And so for years Rwanda has been accused of supporting various proxy armies in the eastern DR Congo, with or without the agreement of the Congolese government.
Given the rampant and enduring corruption and chaos within the Congolese armed forces and government, Rwanda wants and - you could argue - needs its own loyal commanders in key positions of operational control in the eastern DR Congo in order to protect its own borders, its legitimate security interests and its far less legitimate economic interests.
So once again Rwanda has, presumably, calculated that any international criticism will be outweighed by the benefits of shoring up its local allies across the border.
As for what happens next, there is a real danger that the mutineers could try to seize the city of Goma. Certainly, more military muscle flexing is almost a given.
But Rwanda, if it can control M23, may be reluctant to allow the rebellion to go too far.
Of course the mutineers will want amnesties, and job guarantees from the Congolese government, and they now have plenty of bargaining chips.
They do not appear to care that their cynical negotiation strategy has pushed hundreds of thousands of civilians out of their homes once again.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove said subsidies would have to be earned rather than handed out under his vision for a "green Brexit".
Plaid's farming spokesman Ben Lake said it was an "economically toxic" threat to the livelihoods of food producers.
The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) wants a "realistic" transition period to avoid "devastation" for rural families.
Under the EU's current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), farmers are paid based on the amount of land they farm.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Gove stressed the UK government would continue to pay the £3bn a year currently granted to British farmers until 2022.
But he pledged to change the rules after that, claiming the CAP rewarded rich landowners, encouraged waste and failed to recognise "good environmental practice".
Mr Lake, Plaid's newly-elected MP for Ceredigion, welcomed the plan to cut payments to rich landowners, but was worried about the other conditions.
"We know that for any business, whether on the high street or the family farm, uncertainty is economically toxic," he said.
"When food security is at stake, the British government should know better than to make broad-brush statements when there is no plan.
"Farmers in Wales rely on payments for 80% of their income. It's these people who need clear assurances."
£3.2bn
total payments to UK farmers
£2.56bn
direct aid excluding rural development and other schemes
39 recipients of £1m or more
50 recipients of £800,000 or more
108 recipients of £500,000 or more
Simon Thomas, Plaid's agriculture spokesman in the assembly, called for post-Brexit rules to be agreed by all four UK nations.
He called Mr Gove's speech "a shot across the bows of the Welsh national interest and the powers of the Welsh Government".
FUW president Glyn Roberts voiced concern about Mr Gove's "strong focus on environmental schemes, which neglect the need for food production".
"His vision also does not recognise the role our farmers are already playing in maintaining the countryside," he said.
"It is not only farming families which are at stake here; there are countless other businesses and jobs which rely on agriculture, so we need to be as sure as we can that well-meaning policies will not result in devastation."
Wales' Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths said it had been "inappropriate" for Mr Gove to mention Welsh farming in his speech, given the responsibility had been devolved.
She said she had been working to develop "a way forward which supports our farmers to continue to produce high quality food and manage the land in a way that delivers wider economic and social benefits".
"It is not about trading off the environment and the economy, it's about both," she added.
It was not enough, however, to give it an outright majority on either local authority.
In the Borders, the Tories took 15 seats followed by the SNP with nine, eight independents and two Lib Dems.
There were 16 Conservatives elected in Dumfries and Galloway with Labour and the SNP tied on 11, four independents and one Lib Dem.
The outcome means negotiations will have to take place to form an administration in both areas.
The leaders of both councils' previous administrations - independent David Parker in the Borders and Labour's Ronnie Nicholson in Dumfries and Galloway - were re-elected.
There was also a place for former Labour MSP Elaine Murray on Dumfries and Galloway Council.
However, a number of councillors failed to retain their seats.
In Dumfries and Galloway that meant no return for independents Marion McCutcheon, George Prentice, Tom McAughtrie, Yen Hongmei Jin, Craig Peacock and Denis Male.
Labour's John Syme and Ronnie Ogilvie along with the SNP's Alistair Witts also missed out.
In the Borders, independents Iain Gillespie, Rory Stewart and Bill White failed in their bids for re-election as did the SNP's John Mitchell and Lib Dem Frances Renton.
Mr Gandhi is expected to speak at a meeting of farmers on Sunday.
Mr Gandhi's break from politics created a stir on social media and and sparked a series of memes and jokes. The BJP government accused him of "holidaying" while parliament was in session.
Mr Gandhi led his party to its worst performance in May's general election.
Reports said Mr Gandhi was received at his home by his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi and sister, Priyanka Gandhi.
Mr Gandhi is likely to make his first public appearance on Sunday at a rally of farmers to protest against the government's controversial land acquisition bill.
His absence led to speculation about his whereabouts and triggered a series of derisory comments on websites like Twitter. It is not clear where he spent his break from politics.
Mr Gandhi, 44, is from the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty that has dominated Indian politics for decades.
The Congress party has suffered a series of election setbacks since it lost power in May last year.
Some Congress leaders have suggested that Mr Gandhi formally take over from his mother, party President Sonia Gandhi.
Other say he remains aloof from party workers, and have called for his sister Priyanka Gandhi to take a more prominent role in politics.
However, Ms Gandhi has shown no inclination to join the party.
The 40ft yacht had been missing in the North Atlantic when it was found with no sign of its crew in May 2014.
Andrew Bridge, Steve Warren, Paul Goslin and James Male lost their lives.
Douglas Innes is charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 3 November.
Mr Innes and his company Stormforce Coaching are also charged with breaking merchant shipping laws.
Skipper Mr Bridge, 22, from Farnham in Surrey, Mr Male, 22, from Romsey, Mr Warren, 52, from Bridgwater in Somerset and Mr Goslin, 56, from West Camel in Somerset, were on board the Cheeki Rafiki when it began taking on water and contact was then lost.
The unoccupied 40ft yacht was found days later with its life raft still on board.
The men had been returning from Antigua Sailing Week to Southampton when they capsized approximately 720 miles (1,160km) east-south-east of Nova Scotia in Canada.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said it had carried out an investigation lasting more than two years into the circumstances surrounding the loss of the Cheeki Rafiki.
Stormforce Coaching said in a statement: "Our legal advisers are currently reviewing the evidence which the prosecution has served upon us in this respect.
"Our thoughts continue to be with the crew members' families during this time."
The new app would plan journeys for users through different areas of Ulster Scots historical interest such as Castle Balfour in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh.
There will be three different routes available on the app including routes around Donegal and Fermanagh.
About 30 million people across the world have Ulster Scots ancestry.
The app was part funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
"The app really brings alive historical sites," said Mrs Foster.
"I think local people will also enjoy using the app and finding out interesting information about the area that they live.
"Around 30 million people across the world have Scots Irish routes and I want them to come here and explore their past. I think this app will really help them do that."
The app will include information on 200 locations across Northern Ireland that form part of the Ulster Scots story over the last 500 years.
The sites include towns and villages, castles and churches, graveyards and monuments, and archives and industries.
This project builds on the Ulster Historical Foundations previous work with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Tourism Ireland to highlight the historical and cultural connections between Ireland and Scotland in a positive and inclusive way.
More than 200 people were wounded in the attacks, officials said.
More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in attacks since April, the UN says - with violence at its highest since 2008.
The spike comes amid heightened Shia-Sunni tensions. Sunnis say they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government.
The interior minister said in a statement that the scale of the attacks suggested that militant groups had infiltrated the "social fabric of Iraq".
The statement added that it would not be possible for security forces to stop the violence without active co-operation from citizens.
By Rami RuhayemArab affairs analyst, BBC News
The government is still reeling from a sophisticated jailbreak just over a week ago, when hundreds of prisoners - many of them sentenced to death for involvement in such violence - managed to escape.
The failure of the authorities to prevent the jailbreak and Monday's attacks is opening fissures within the governing coalition and between ministers themselves.
After the jailbreak, there were arguments over whether the blame should fall on the justice ministry or the interior ministry, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had to sack a number of security officials. Monday's attacks are likely to increase popular anger at the government's failures.
The Baghdad bombs, hidden in parked cars, hit markets and car parks in several areas of the city, police say.
The deadliest was said to have hit the eastern Shia district of Sadr City, report say.
A man says he saw vehicles arriving to park shortly before a blast happened in the district of Habibiya, in southern Baghdad.
"We were standing here when a a pick-up truck drove in here and parked there. There were two others cars parking there. Minutes later the car went off," he told the Associated Press news agency.
One bomb also exploded in Mahmudiya to the south of the capital, killing at least two people.
In the city of Kut, south-east of the capital, at least seven people were killed when two car bombs blew up.
There are also reports of a car bomb going off in Basra, the second city.
This could be the bloodiest month in Iraq for years, says BBC Arabic's Haddad Salih in Baghdad, with the number of attacks escalating since the beginning of the month of Ramadan earlier this month.
Although the violence is less deadly than that seen during the heights of the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, it is the most widespread since the US military withdrawal in 2011. More than 700 people have been killed in July alone.
David Oliver, 51, had been given a two-year suspended sentence by Bournemouth Crown Court in May.
He was convicted of six counts of indecent assault in the late 1990s while working at Butchers Coppice Scout Camp in the town.
Oliver, of Coombe Gardens, Bournemouth, was jailed for three years.
The court heard he kissed and touched his victim, who was aged 14-15 at the time, in his car, a scout office and the campsite grounds.
Oliver told the victim she was special and encouraged her to keep their relationship secret.
It was only years later that she felt able to report the crime to police.
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred the case to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
He said: "This is a particularly sad case where the offender abused his position of trust - he had no thought for the lasting impact his actions will have on the victim."
The 30-year-old forward, who has joined Burton Albion on loan, said starting one league match and both EFL Cup fixtures "painted a picture" for him.
"The most important thing at my age is to play," Ward told BBC Radio Derby.
"It obviously wasn't going to happen for me there and I am not a player to sit around and just collect the money."
Ward did not play against Burton in the season opener, but scored in the EFL Cup game against Doncaster and then started the league fixture against Brighton.
However, he was taken off just over an hour into the 3-0 defeat and did not feature in the Championship again.
The Northern Ireland international said linking up with Nigel Clough - his manager from his time at Derby County - was a "great" opportunity.
"I obviously wasn't playing at Forest," Ward added. "Nigel knows what I am like and I know what he is like. We have had a good relationship in the past and hopefully it carries on."
The video was posted on a Dutch porn website earlier this year.
Dutch authorities said the pornographic film was offensive but there was no longer a law in the Netherlands against blasphemy.
The priest at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Fr Jan van Noorwegen, said he was unhappy with their decision.
Another church official complained that there was something deeply wrong with the legal system.
The film appeared on Dutch porn star Kim Holland's website in January. She apologised and said the video had been made by an external producer and would no longer appear on her site, according to local broadcaster Omroep Brabant.
Fr Van Noorwegen then held a Sunday Mass seeking forgiveness for the desecration of his church. The church authorities took the case to the public prosecutor, which has now explained its decision not to take the matter further.
"We find it offensive and disrespectful, but we had a good look at the legal code and do not really see a criminal offence. Blasphemy is not a crime and there's no question here of anyone trespassing," said a spokesperson.
It is now up to the church to decide whether to take out a civil case over the video. While that is unlikely, one senior official at the church, Harrie de Swart, was astounded by the prosecutor's decision, arguing that the film-makers would clearly have had to climb over a fence to reach the confessional box.
"The justice ministry said we should have hung a no-entry sign on the church entrance. Then we could prosecute people who do this sort of thing. But it's absurd to stick that sort of sign on the door of a church," he told Omroep Brabant.
Fr Van Noorwegen was also worried about a precedent being set. "Just imagine, if it happens now in a church, a town hall or restaurant, clearly it can happen anywhere," he was quoted as saying.
Milan is banning cars, motorcycles and scooters for six hours a day over the next three days.
In Rome, cars with odd-numbered plates have been banned for nine hours on Monday. On Tuesday, cars with even-numbered plates will be restricted.
Experts say unusually calm and dry weather means that pollution is not being dispersed.
In Rome, cars deemed to be environmentally friendly, such as those with hybrid engines, are exempt from the ban.
Milanese authorities have introduced a special "anti-smog" all-day public transport ticket for €1.50 (£1.05; $1.65).
The ban there will be in force for six hours a day until Wednesday, with drivers facing fines if they do not comply.
Announcing the ban last week, Milan Mayor Giuliano Pisapia appealed to all the city's municipalities to observe the three-day ban.
"In these days of major emergency, we cannot remain indifferent," he said in a statement (in Italian).
Smog is a type of pollution involving fine particles less than 2.5 microns (0.0025mm) in diameter. It has been linked to lung damage and respiratory illnesses.
In 2012, Italy had the most pollution-related deaths in Europe. Over 84,000 people in the country died prematurely owing to bad air quality, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).
Milan was named as Europe's most polluted city in 2008 and it remains among the worst on the continent. City officials have limited traffic on several occasions in the past, first trying out a ban in 2007.
The capital Rome has limited traffic on several occasions.
Two major Spanish cities have also imposed measures to reduce pollution. A 90km/h (56mph) speed limit was introduced in the Barcelona area last week and parking for most vehicles has twice been banned from the centre of Madrid since last month.
Pollution is also affecting other aspects of Italian life. Earlier this month, the mayor of San Vitaliano, just outside Naples, banned the use of wood-fired pizza stoves.
Under the edict, the stoves need to be fitted with special pollution filters before they are allowed back into action.
The Chinese capital Beijing has introduced similar restrictions in recent days after some of the worst smog in the city's history. The city last week declared a red pollution alert - the most severe of its kind - for the second time this month.
The restrictions in Beijing mean cars can only be driven on alternate days, depending on whether their number plates end in an odd or even number. Statistics show that about 112,800 vehicles violated the rule in just four days, according to Beijing News.
Having resumed on 342-9, Simon Kerrigan (32 not out) and Kyle Jarvis (35) shared 63 for the last wicket to give the hosts a first-innings lead of 203.
Openers Tom Curran and Arun Harinath then guided the Brown Caps to 27-0, but a stunning collapse was to follow.
Jarvis took 5-49 for match figures of 11-119, as Curran (53) was last out.
Having batted at number eight in the first innings, the 21-year-old was opening for Surrey in the absence of Rory Burns, who was unable to bat after suffering a mild concussion when fielding at short leg.
And Curran was the only batsman to show any significant resistance, with Harinath's 16 the next best score and no other player able to reach double figures.
Jarvis, backed up by Tom Bailey (2-22) and Neil Wagner (2-17), followed up his first-innings 6-70 with a second five-wicket haul in the match, tearing through Surrey's middle-order to dismiss Jason Roy, Ben Foakes and James Burke cheaply.
The visitors remain eighth in the County Championship, without a win from their opening six fixtures, while Warwickshire will overtake Lancashire at the top of the table if they beat Durham at Edgbaston.
Lancashire cricket director and head coach Ashley Giles:
"Particularly after the disappointment of losing at Durham and also our first T20 game, to bounce back like that was fantastic - against a good Surrey team.
"I don't think they're at their best by any means, but to have lost the toss again at home on what looked a pretty good batting surface up front and to bowl them out for under 200, it was a great effort.
"Alviro's innings was world-class and Jarv has hit his straps again. To win three out of three at home, on what is notoriously a difficult ground to win, is a fantastic start for us."
Surrey captain Gareth Batty told BBC Radio London:
"We got ourselves in a bit of a hole on the first day and full credit to Lancashire, they made us pay for it for two and a half days.
"We're not getting it right. There's no hiding place. I take full responsibility for it because I'm the one that leads the boys out.
"We're not where we want to be or need to be, both individually and as a team, and we will continue to work hard and get that right."
Cook left the Spireites on Tuesday having guided them to the League One play-offs, where they lost to Preston.
Saunders, 50, ended the season in interim charge of Crawley but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to League Two.
The ex-Wales international previously managed Wrexham, Doncaster and Wolves.
Saunders told the club website: "It is a great opportunity as this is a club on the rise, run by good people, and I am inheriting a very good team from Paul Cook.
"Taking over now gives me a full pre-season to make a fresh start, put my plans in place and work with the squad, which is a great position to be in."
Crawley's relegation means Saunders has now suffered relegation in three of the last four seasons. He was in charge when Doncaster were relegated from the Championship in 2012 and suffered the same fate with Wolves the following year.
He took charge of the Red Devils on an interim basis in December after John Gregory stepped down to undergo major open heart surgery.
Saunders won eight of his 24 league games in charge but they suffered relegation on the last day of the season and Gregory then announced on Saturday that he would not be returning to the club.
Saunders faces a difficult task in succeeding Cook after he guided Chesterfield to the League Two title and a sixth-placed finish in League One in his two full seasons in charge.
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It was the start of three months of extreme weather that triggered massive floods in South West England and other parts of Britain.
Somerset was one of the worst hit areas and some schoolchildren there were forced to travel to school by boat.
Jenny's been to meet Jake and his family to see how things are one year on.
The extent of Theresa's May victory over the other two candidates makes her the clear favourite to move into Number 10 in September.
It's important to remember though, the contest moves from Westminster now out to the country for Tory supporters to make their minds up. And the party membership is not in any way bound to follow the recommendation of its MPs.
They are, like most British voters, a pretty determined bunch who are not necessarily well-disposed to being told what to do.
Enthusiasts for the home secretary full of delight at the extent of her victory may have to tread carefully, to avoid irking their constituency members by giving them instruction, rather than friendly advice.
The dramatic emergence of Andrea Leadsom as one of the final two marks her as a politician destined for a major job even if she doesn't win the contest.
A few weeks ago, before the referendum, she was not even particularly well known around Westminster, so for her to have reached this stage is a remarkable achievement in itself.
Tory MPs' decisions today also guarantee that the next prime minister will be a woman.
Maybe that shouldn't matter very much anymore, and it may not matter very much to that many people now, but it will only be the second time in our country's history that it will have happened - that alone makes it significant.
And for the political nerds, myself included, one of the wider significances about today's ballot?
It perhaps also marks a brutal end to the commanding influence of the group known as the Notting Hill Tories - who together pushed David Cameron to lead the party in 2005, then into Number Ten five years later.
They have controlled the upper echelons of the Tory party for a decade, and they hoped, if not even assumed that they would control the succession.
With Michael Gove's departure from the race, their power and control fade too, and along with them maybe a particular way of doing politics.
Look carefully at some of faces smiling behind May and Leadsom. That shift in power away from David Cameron's "set" explains at least some of the grins.
For Russia's airmen and their support crews in Syria, a New Year morale boost came from what state TV dubbed a "celebrity task force", including female singers Yulia Chicherina and Zara.
"In war there is a place for love," sang Chicherina, a rock star from the Urals, at the Russian airbase in Hmeimim near Latakia.
She strummed the ukulele as she sang, with a control tower behind her and sandbags piled up to form what looked like a gun emplacement.
The camera also homed in on a couple of silver medals on her black top.
Yulia Chicherina is one of several entertainers, including veteran crooner and MP Iosif Kobzon, blacklisted by the Ukrainian authorities for performing in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine and Russian-annexed Crimea.
The air force at Hmeimim had already been treated to a performance by glamorous pop star Zara, who swished around the makeshift stage just before New Year in a long red gown.
The two concerts also featured some of the armed forces' own performers, including dancing sailors and military bands.
Keeping up morale is clearly an important priority for the Russian military top brass.
Russia is helping the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and their allies from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah against anti-government rebels and jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
In his address to Russians on New Year's Eve, President and Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin had a special holiday message for "our service personnel who are fighting international terrorism, defending Russia's national interests on distant frontiers, showing willpower, determination and strength of character".
The visiting entertainers also had words of support.
"I am full of admiration, as I think is the whole country, for the exploits carried out every day in the name of the fight against the terrorist threat, so it does not reach the borders of our country," Zara told news website Gazeta.ru.
In its coverage of the concerts for the troops, state TV has also kept on driving home the message that the Russian air force is waging a relentless and carefully targeted war against IS and other "terrorists".
"Musical chords are accompanied by the roar of warplane engines," ran the headline on state-run channel Rossiya 1.
Its correspondent spoke of sorties continuing "day and night", with Russian bombers carrying out "precision strikes".
But human rights campaigners have accused Moscow of using indiscriminate force. A recent report by Amnesty International has said that between September and November Russian attacks killed at least 200 civilians in Syria.
The Russian defence ministry dismissed the report as full of "cliches and fakes".
The performances will no doubt remind some Soviet army veterans of the concerts in Afghanistan in the 1980s, when Russian forces were last stationed abroad for any length of time on combat duty.
Among the leading troop entertainers in that period was Kobzon, who, as one veteran recalled, would perform from the back of a truck accompanied by five female backing singers and a record player.
Kobzon made a total of nine visits to Afghanistan during the war there.
Profile: Iosif Kobzon, Russian crooner and MP
But, according to singer Ruslan Alekhno, who was on the same bill as Zara, not all Russian entertainers are happy to support the troops.
"I won't name names, but I will say frankly: a very great many refused to go," he told Gazeta.ru.
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Two of the bodies were discovered underground, the other six were found on the surface of an abandoned mine.
All eight had been shot in the upper body and have not been identified, police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini said.
Correspondents say there is fierce rivalry between competing groups of illegal miners.
The land around the town of Benoni, about 30km (18 miles) east of Johannesburg, is dotted with disused mine shafts that attract men from around the region, including Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with the promise of remaining gold deposits.
The bodies of the miners were discovered by security guards on Saturday and Sunday.
"There are eight bodies which were shot execution style," Paul Ramaloko, of an elite police unit, told the AFP news agency.
Lt-Col Dlamini told the South African Press Association that the motive behind the killings was not known.
The abandoned mine is in the same area where more than 20 illegal miners were rescued in February after being trapped underground for several days.
Those miners, who were reportedly trapped by a rival gang, were arrested after they emerged from the shaft.
According to South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources, a 2008 study of the gold sector found that an estimated $509m (??309m) in revenue was lost a year as a result of illegal mining.
South Africa has some of the world's deepest gold mines and safety is a major issue.
Canada's Michelle Li proved far too strong for the home favourite, winning 21-14 21-7 in just 38 minutes.
Gilmour, 20, became the first Scottish woman to reach a commonwealth badminton singles final with victory over Tee Jing Yi of Malaysia.
But she had to settle for silver, Scotland's 53rd medal of the Games.
"It was almost perfect but I think I just gave so much yesterday (in her semi-final)," the number two seed told BBC Scotland.
"Mentally, I wasn't all there today. I couldn't quite get all my focus together.
"The legs and the head just didn't quite match up. Physically I feel ok, the head just didn't quite engage.
"But, a silver medal, I'm not complaining at all.
"It's been such a long time coming and to come out at the other end with a medal of any colour - I'm just so happy."
On Saturday, Imogen Bankier and Robert Blair took bronze in the mixed doubles event.
"The emotional side was the tough part," Blair told BBC Scotland after the 21-17, 21-11 win over Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon and Pei Jing Lai.
"To have your hopes of winning bashed is so disappointing and you have to pick yourself up again.
"But, thankfully, we managed to get ahead and they seemed to give in a bit."
Bankier and Blair lost their semi-final to eventual gold medal winners Chris and Gabrielle Adcock.
"We were outplayed," conceded Bankier, who partnered Chris Adcock at the 2012 Olympics, "We felt we hadn't played our best badminton, so to come back and play against a good pair was very challenging.
"But I'm absolutely delighted (with a bronze medal) and it's great for the sport."
Sacro GRA, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, becomes the first documentary ever to win the Golden Lion.
Accepting the award on Saturday, Rosi called it "an incredible honour".
Britain's Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope won best screenplay for Philomena, a two-hander between Coogan and Judi Dench, a favourite for the Golden Lion.
The film, directed by Stephen Frears, stars Dame Judi in the real-life role of an Irish woman who was forced by nuns to give up her son for adoption, and nearly 50 years later sets off on a journey in search of her son.
"Sacro GRA", a pun on the ring road's name which evokes the Italian for Holy Grail, is the first Italian production to win the top award for 15 years.
"I didn't expect to win such an important prize with a documentary," said Rosi.
"It was truly an act of courage, a barrier has been broken. "
'Poetic force'
Rosi spent two years in a mini-van circling the ring road filming conversations with a cross-section of society that included a count, a paramedic and a botanist tending the thoroughfare's palm trees.
He dedicated the prize to the characters in the film "who allowed me to enter in their lives".
Rosi's home-grown success comes in a year which saw the jury chaired by veteran Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, and including Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher and British film-maker Andrea Arnold.
"Tonight I saw the maestro [Bertolucci] and he was extremely moved when he gave me the award," said Rosi "and this makes this even more important".
"I think that all the jury felt the poetic force of Rosi's film and that's all there is to be said," said Bertolucci, who won a career Golden Lion in 2007.
Best actress also went to an Italian, Elena Cotta, for her performance in Emma Dante's A Street in Palermo, a film in which she did not utter a word.
The Silver Lion, for best director, went to Greece's Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence, a disturbing look at sexual violence and abuse perpetrated by a father and grandfather, played by Greek actor Themis Panou, who won the best actor prize.
Twenty films featured at the 2013 film festival, which is celebrating its 70th year, including Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin, with Scarlett Johansson and Terry Gilliam's dark fantasy The Zero Theorem, starring Matt Damon.
The 9-day festival opened with Alfonso Cuaron's 3D sci-fi thriller Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock.
Officers searched a car on the Central Coast of New South Wales on Sunday night and found an MP40 sub-machine gun plus 60 rounds of ammunition.
The weapon was developed in Nazi Germany - more than a million were produced during the war.
A 40-year-old man, who was a passenger in the car, was charged with possessing a prohibited firearm.
Police said he was refused bail and would appear at Wyong Local Court on Monday.
A forensic examination will be carried out on the firearm to determine whether can be linked to any shooting incidents.
The gun was missing its barrel but police said initial examinations suggested it was in working order.
Australia has very strict gun control laws. All firearms must be registered, and to use one a person must hold a licence.
But it is estimated that there are as many as 260,000 illicit guns in circulation.
Last week, Australia brought in a national gun amnesty because of the growing terrorism threat and an influx of illegal arms in the country.
Those caught with prohibited weapons during that period face fines of up to A$280,000 ($212,730; £166,480) or up to 14 years in prison.
A similar amnesty was held after the 1996 shootings in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in which 35 people were shot dead.
About 650,000 firearms were destroyed in that amnesty, and gun crimes dropped rapidly.
Angel Rangel will return to training next week and could yet play again this season after missing two months with a broken foot.
Everton's Morgan Schneiderlin will miss a second match with a thigh injury but is expected to return to face Watford.
James McCarthy is nearing fitness after a hamstring problem but remains out.
Steve Wilson: "Swansea City have never won a home league game against Everton - and there's never been a better time to start.
"Paul Clement has done an extremely good job to give a dispirited squad some hope after the - in football terms - catastrophic spell under Bob Bradley.
"However, you still feel that they might need to squeeze every last point from their remaining games against Everton, Sunderland and West Brom.
"It might just be a good time to play Everton, whose primary target of qualifying for Europe has been achieved and for whom a top-four place is no longer realistically attainable.
"Their season has been one of great promise, and with more money in the bank and a new stadium on the architects' drawing board, it's no wonder Ronald Koeman wants to stick around."
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Swansea City head coach Paul Clement: "We know that if we manage to survive this year it will be a remarkable achievement. It has not been done often.
"Anything worthwhile you have to work hard for. You have to go through an ordeal with all the pressure, and we certainly will have done that."
Everton manager Ronald Koeman on speculation linking him to Barcelona: "There's no chance that I will leave Everton before the end of my contract.
"I don't see me being the next manager (of Barcelona).
"I mentioned several times it's human ambition - for players, for managers. That doesn't change my position or contract with Everton.
"I'm really happy, I'm looking forward to next season."
Chelsea's 3-0 win at Goodison Park flattered them a little bit, but Everton still looked a bit flat to me.
Swansea, in contrast, are fighting for their lives.
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Karim Hamdy was detained in Cairo in February, accused of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
A forensic report showed he died two days later. His ribs were fractured and he had suffered a brain haemorrhage.
The Muslim Brotherhood was removed from power in 2013. The Egyptian government has conducted a crackdown against it since.
Human rights groups say dozens of lawyers have been jailed for defending Muslim Brotherhood members.
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Those convicted of torturing Mr Hamdy to death in Cairo's Matariya district are a lieutenant-colonel and a major.
Mr Hamdy, 27, was beaten to try to force him to admit to a series of allegations, including involvement in anti-government violence.
Mr Hamdy's case attracted particular attention, says BBC Middle East analyst Alan Johnston, because of his standing as a respected lawyer.
"The verdict is a condemnation of the torture policy in police stations and confirms that the victim was tortured and killed by the two officers," lawyer Mohamed Othman, representing Mr Hamdy's family, told Reuters news agency.
The policemen are allowed to appeal against the verdict.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has promised to investigate all allegations of police abuses which human rights activists say have been on the rise since the coup in 2013.
Nine policemen were committed for trial on Thursday on charges of beating a detainee to death in a police station in the southern town of Luxor.
In a separate development, a trial of 739 people has been postponed because there are too many defendants.
Police say they will not fit in the court's cage-style dock.
The defendants face murder charges linked to protests by supporters of the ousted Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi.
Parents of about 50 pupils from Meon Junior School told the Portsmouth News they were "furious" the Vision Travel bus had stopped on Eastern Road.
The pupils and staff were returning from a school trip to London when the Muslim driver began using a prayer mat on the roadside.
A spokesman for the Cosham-based firm said it was investigating.
Parents said the bus was left parked in a dangerous position as other vehicles had to swerve to avoid the parked bus as children and staff remained on board.
A spokesman for Vision Travel said it had issued an apology to the school and declined to comment on the driver's position with the company until it had concluded an investigation.
Portsmouth City Council said the school had received an apology after raising concerns with the bus company.
Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayer ritual, performed five times each day by Muslims but exact times can be flexible if an individual is not able to visit a mosque.
Arshad Sharif of the Muslim Council of Southampton said the incident was "unfortunate".
"Islam accommodates individuals who are travelling and there is a clear dispensation for them to combine prayers.
"On the face of it it seems that someone well-meaning may have been over-zealous but he should certainly not have threatened the safety of his passengers."
Portsmouth councillor Yahiya Chowdhry, who is a Muslim, said he believed the driver had misunderstood what was required of him.
He said: "His intentions are good but he did not need to put the coach in that position - it is a risk to himself as well."
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has confirmed to the BBC that the contractor Colas Rail, which is working on the renewal works, will need extra time to complete the project.
The Subway had been suspended from 2 July and was due to reopen on 1 August.
SPT is now trying to confirm when the system will be functioning again, but it is thought the work could take a further two weeks.
The Subway operator said it has taken the contractor longer than expected to replace concrete in the tunnels, and work has been delayed by heavy rain in the past few weeks which flooded some areas.
If works overrun by a fortnight then the subway will have been closed for a total of six weeks.
The Scottish Premiership season kicks off on Saturday, August 6.
The World Pipe Band Championships are being held in the city on Saturday, 13 August, while pupils are due back at school in Glasgow two days after that.
Eric Stewart, SPT Assistant Chief Executive of Operations, said: "This is the most significant engineering aspect of the whole modernisation programme which is being built to last for another 40 years.
"This is a regrettable position and we are working with the contractor to pull back some of this lost time, as we endeavour to minimise any further disruption to our passengers.
"We apologise to all our passengers for this inconvenience."
The 43-year-old, who spent two years at St Andrews as a player, will oversee the club's development squad.
He had a similar role at Brentford, where he also had a spell as interim boss, and more recently has been in charge of Manchester City's Under-18s.
Richard Beale, who has the title of senior professional development coach, will stay on and assist Carsley, the Championship club have announced.
He was the first working class socialist MP and the first leader of the Labour Party in the UK parliament yet when he passed away not one word of tribute was paid to him in the House of Commons.
No representatives from any other political party appear to have attended his funeral in Glasgow.
Newspaper tributes were hostile and unforgiving, with one saying he was one of the most hated men of his time.
Keir Hardie died virtually penniless and a public appeal had to be launched to help his family.
However, by 1956 a statue of him was placed in the House of Commons.
At the time, Clement Atlee, the post-war Labour prime minister, said: "Mr Speaker, I think this is the first time that a bust has been placed in the House of Commons of a member of the working class.
"Hardie was not only born of the working class, he remained of the working class."
Atlee added: "Few members of parliament had a greater effect upon the House of Commons than Keir Hardie.
"Before the end of the 19th Century parliament consumed itself very little with the life of the common people of our country.
"The turning point came at the end of that century and Hardie symbolised that change."
Hardie's life began in great poverty.
He was born illegitimate on 15 August 1856, near Newhouse in Lanarkshire, the son of Mary Keir, a domestic servant, and William Aitken, a miner who wanted nothing to do with him.
Soon Mary Keir married David Hardie, a ship's carpenter, and James Keir took his stepfather's name and became James Keir Hardie.
The family had to move from place to place as his stepfather failed to find regular employment and their poverty forced young Hardie out to work at the age of eight - first as a message boy, then at a bakery, then heating rivets in a shipyard where the boy next to him fell off a scaffold and was killed.
In desperation, his father returned to work at sea. His mother moved back to Lanarkshire and at the age of 10, Hardie went down the mines where he worked as a "trapper", operating the ventilation doors deep underground.
"I am of the unfortunate class who never knew what it was to be a child," Hardie wrote.
"For several years as a child I rarely saw daylight during the winter months.
"Down the pit by six in the morning and not leaving it again until half past five meant not seeing the sun."
Hardie had no formal schooling but his mother spent evenings patiently teaching him to read and write.
And because of his stepfather's drinking, his mother steered the young Hardie towards the temperance movement.
In his teenage years he was a member of the evangelical union in Hamilton, an organisation with strong links to the temperance movement.
His preaching helped him learn the art of public speaking and the mine workers of the area soon co-opted him to speak for their grievances.
"He described himself as an agitator," says Melissa Benn, writer and honorary president of the Keir Hardie Society.
His agitating got him banned by mine owners from working in the pits in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire but instead he turned his attentions to organising the miners in a trade union.
He led a bitter strike in Lanarkshire which failed, but then accepted a call to relocate to Cumnock in Ayrshire to organise miners there.
Hardie had been a supporter of the Liberal Party but when in 1887 a miners' strike in Lanarkshire was broken because the iron companies imported the police into the coal field he decided radical action was needed.
Warwick University lecturer Fred Reid says Hardie was "absolutely furious" and realised the Liberal Party was not going to deliver fundamental social change.
In a series of editorials in the Miner, a magazine that Hardie set up, he declared his new vision.
Reid says: "Hardie says we need a Labour Party, pure and simple."
"He says in the same editorial it should have two aims.
"The first is it should aim to replace the historic Liberal Party and the second thing is he lays down a programme for this new party.
"It includes the legal minimum wage and the legal eight-hour day and it includes the nationalisation of the mines, minerals and railways."
He tried to get elected to parliament in a Scottish seat but instead he finally succeeded in becoming an MP in West Ham in London in 1892.
He became known as the member for the unemployed and helped create the Independent Labour Party in 1893.
Keir Hardie caused consternation by entering parliament in a "cloth cap" at a time where everyone else wore a top hat.
A year later he became even more controversial when, after a mining disaster in Wales, he tried to amend the statement following the birth of the prince who would become Edward VIII with a message of condolence to miners families.
No-one would second his motion and the speech made him deeply unpopular and may have contributed to him losing his seat in West Ham in 1895.
He re-entered parliament as MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1900.
Hardie became increasingly disgusted by the behaviour of fellow MPs.
He wrote: "More and more the House of Commons tends to become a putrid mass of corruption, a quagmire of sordid madness, a conglomeration of mercenary spiritless hacks dead alike to honour and self-respect."
So determined was Hardie to deliver a Labour Party in parliament that in 1904, he and Ramsay Macdonald, the future Labour prime minister, made a secret electoral pact with the Liberal Party and, as a result, 29 Labour MPs were elected in 1906.
The parliamentary Labour Party was formed and Keir Hardie became its first leader.
He toured the country campaigning for the new Labour party but years of travel round the country had taken its toll.
Hardie suffered a breakdown in his health and resigned as Labour leader in 1908.
He continued to support causes such as votes for women.
The disappointment of the outbreak of World War One had a great affect on him, destroying his ideas of a universal brotherhood of men in Europe.
Within a few days of Britain going into the war he was speaking at his own constituency and he was shouted down by the crowd who supported the war.
He died on 26 September 1915, aged only 59.
Keir Hardie; Working Class hero is on BBC Parliament at 20:40 BST on Saturday 26 September and on Sunday 27 September at 10:40 BST.
The think tank cut its 2015 forecast to 3.0% from the 3.2% it predicted in May.
It has cut growth forecasts for the US and many emerging market economies, although its forecast for the eurozone has only been cut slightly.
Its growth forecast for the UK economy was unchanged at 2.5%.
The full-year growth prediction for the UK remained unchanged despite the NIESR cutting its growth estimate for the three months to the end of September from 0.8% to 0.4%.
NIESR identifies the Greek economy as a key risk to global growth. Its forecast is based on the assumption that there will be "large-scale debt relief" for Greece, which is currently far from certain.
It says that the latest Greek crisis has revived doubts about whether the eurozone currency union can succeed without greater integration.
The NIESR also says that the slowdown in China may threaten its forecast, with official figures predicting growth of 7%, while some analysis suggests growth of 3% is more likely.
While NIESR was generally upbeat about the UK economy, it believed that weak productivity would remain a challenge.
Simon Kirby, an economist at the institute, said: "It's the major domestic risk."
NIESR expects inflation to remain about zero until the end of the year due to low oil prices and the strong pound, but that it will return to the Bank of England's target of about 2% a year by 2017.
Mr Kirby said the rise in the value of sterling and a fall in oil prices would be temporary.
The think-tank expects the Bank of England to finally raise interest rates in February next year.
Economists polled by Reuters last month mostly expect the Bank to raise rates in the first quarter of 2016.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to leave rates unchanged at its meeting this week.
However, there is expected to be a split among MPC policymakers for the first time this year on the need to raise borrowing costs immediately.
Roberts, 21, joined the Giants from Bradford Bulls in October 2014 and made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2016 season.
"We have always been a club that has given chances to young British players who are hungry to succeed," head coach Paul Anderson told the club website.
"His challenge is to keep his place when our experienced guys return."
The Giants are second from bottom of the Super League, having failed to win any of their first three games.
They have also lost several key players to injury, including full-back Scott Grix and club captain Danny Brough, leaving Anderson reliant on inexperienced squad members.
"You can't always accept getting beat, but I think our attitude was very poor," Anderson told BBC Radio Leeds following Sunday's 36-18 defeat by Widnes Vikings.
"Consistency is something that we're always striving for, but that collective inexperience and collective poor attitude has cost us.
"We have so many people out in key positions that have been our strengths, and now our strengths have become our downfalls."
Ollie Devoto's first-half try from scrum-half Chris Cook's turnover gave Bath the early lead before Worcester edged in front through Cooper Vuna.
Horacio Agulla restored Bath's lead before the break and the boot of Wales fly-half Rhys Priestland kept Worcester at bay in the second half.
Worcester claimed a losing bonus point courtesy of Tom Heathcote's kicking.
Victory for Bath was their first in seven weeks and only their third in the Premiership this season.
Priestland, handed a rare start ahead of England fly-half George Ford, drove Bath to victory by mixing his running and kicking game and notching 11 points for the hosts.
After Devoto touched down on 10 minutes for Bath, Ryan Mills struck a long-range penalty to keep Worcester in reach.
A clever run on the blindside of the scrum by Vuna saw him cross for the try which gave the visitors an 11-10 lead.
Argentina international Agulla snuck over in the corner before running out of space to get Mike Ford's men back in front on the stroke of half-time.
Priestland and Heathcote exchanged penalties after the break before the Welshman's third proved to be the final score with 12 minutes remaining.
Bath coach Toby Booth said:
"The challenge for us now is where we go from here. We have been a case of win one, lose one, win one.
Consistency is key, and if you can put together three or four wins in a row, it makes the world of difference to everything."
Worcester director of rugby Dean Ryan said:
"We will take the bonus point. I am pretty proud of the guys' efforts.
"I like the way we are heading and the rugby we are playing, and a point here at the end of the season will look bigger than it does now.
"I am really excited what we will get out of 2016. I think we are really starting to travel, although we know we still have got some issues.
"It was a good point. Not many teams come away from here with something in the bank."
Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Devoto, Agulla; Priestland, Cook; Lahiff, Batty, Thomas, Garvey, Ewels, Houston, Mercer (capt), Denton.
Replacements: Dunn, Auterac, Wilson, Attwood, Douglas, Matawalu, Ford, Watson.
Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Mills, Vuna; Heathcote, Arr; Leleimalefaga, Annett, Schonert, Cavubati, Barry, Cox, Betty, Dowson (capt).
Replacements: Sowrey, Ruskin, Rees, O'Callaghan, Mama, Mulchrone, Symons, Biggs.
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Paul Whyte assaulted Robert Phin after his girlfriend Hollie Rodger distracted him by asking him for a lighter.
Whyte held Mr Phin in a headlock as he rifled through his pockets and stole about £140.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told that three weeks later, in the same spot on Dundee's Provost Road, he attacked Iain Minto and stole £300.
Depute fiscal Eilidh Robertson told the court: "CCTV was reviewed and on this occasion the accused and Miss Rodger were seen running away shortly after.
"Independent witnesses to the second robbery had seen him loitering in the area."
Whyte, 31, a prisoner at HMP Perth, admitted two charges of assault and robbery committed on 13 August and 3 September last year.
In a letter to the court, Whyte said he was "ashamed" and asked for "help to become a normal member of society" when he is released from prison.
His lawyer, Anne Duffy, added: "He understands that a lengthy custodial sentence is the only option.
"These were horrific offences.
"I've been trying to get to the root of his offending and it goes back to his upbringing."
Sheriff Alastair Brown imposed a six years and seven months extended sentence, with four years and nine months in custody and one year and 10 months on licence.
He said: "You selected victims who were vulnerable and assaulted and robbed them.
"You did significant psychological damage to at least one of them - probably to both.
"Your criminal record is atrocious."
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As Africa's biggest trading partner, China is perhaps more associated with deal-making rather than peacekeeping in the continent.
The country's oil interests in South Sudan, the world's newest state, are vast and largely kept hidden from view.
Nevertheless the Chinese presence in the troubled country is developing a distinctly "blue" hue to it.
The 1,031 blue-helmeted peacekeepers consist of medics, infantrymen and engineers.
For a nation hesitant about talking to the Western media, it took us months to secure access to the battalion's main base in the capital, Juba.
Their presence in the city is low key, save for an imposing gate adorned with blue Chinese characters and standing about 30ft (9m) tall at the entrance.
More on China in Africa:
The BBC is running a series of pieces about China's role in Africa ahead of the China-Africa summit on 4-5 December in South Africa.
Inside, troops - many of them experiencing their first time outside China - stand to attention during their early morning drill.
Most have left behind families who like many others, still consider Africa the "dark continent" of a Joseph Conrad novel.
"My family can't understand how people holiday in Africa," one of them confided.
Like other outsiders, there is perhaps little understanding of the vast tourism or economic potential that many African countries enjoy.
Known as CHN-BATT, the Chinese battalion was keen to show us the human face of its peacekeeping operations.
It has been called upon to settle violent disputes inside the vast displacement camps that still provide sanctuary for more than a million people, but the focus was not on the guns that sit heavy on the soldier's shoulders.
We are taken to see water being delivered by Chinese peacekeepers to a group of villages who have been forced to flee their homes, not because of brutal conflict but the violent banditry that has followed the recent troubles.
The Chinese medics break away to tend to a group of elderly men and young mothers, eager to seek some health advice and a fist full of pills.
China is here to win hearts and minds.
The selfies the soldiers capture on their mobile phones as they stand casually next to South Sudanese children, who show off the few words of Mandarin they have picked up, suggest that the tactic is working.
"These people remind me of my children at home," one of the soldiers whispers discreetly (they've been forbidden by their bosses in Beijing to talk formally to the press) and indeed the shroud of mystery that surrounds the Chinese peacekeepers, begins to fall away.
But arguably, until recently China has been playing a "double game" in South Sudan.
A recent report by a UN sanctions committee claimed that Chinese companies supplied anti-tank missiles and launchers, rifles, ammunition and rockets to South Sudan to the tune of $20m (£13m).
Weapons sales are reported to have stopped before the recent rebellion ignited at the end of 2013 but China has major economic interests here that it is keen to defend.
South Sudan's elusive peace:
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China is taking on a broader strategic role across Africa - the continent's largest trading partner.
Its naval ships have already supported counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.
Africa's wealthy Asian friend has confirmed plans to establish a military re-supply base in Djibouti and an ambition was recently announced to supply 8,000 police for peacekeeping duties at the UN.
This enhanced role for China beyond the marketplace, is seen by observers such as Jakkie Cilliers from the Institute of Security Studies not as an assertion of its military might but a "normalisation" of China's role in Africa.
This "diversification of dependents" as Mr Cilliers describes it, is a natural evolution for an economic powerhouse with new found interest in Africa.
So it is not surprising that Chinese troops are taking on roles that hitherto have been largely done by African forces or funded by Western interests.
In the past few weeks the discussion has rapidly switched from peacekeeping to China's response to the war on terror.
Three Chinese citizens were killed in the recent siege at a luxury hotel in Mali, one was injured during last months multiple attacks in Paris and the so-called Islamic State confirmed that it had killed a Chinese citizen it had been holding hostage.
China is what the experts describe as a "status quo" power which hitherto has favoured a non-interventionist strategy.
That may mean that we are unlikely to see Chinese boots on the ground as part of counter-terror operations but economists like Kenya's James Shikwate sees the economic positioning of China in Africa as being "inextricably linked" to its wider strategic interests.
Take the example of Chinese warships being used to help rid the East African coastline of Somali pirates.
Mr Shikwate believes China has plans to expand the number of "friendly ports" in Africa in order to protect its growing economic interests from bandits and "terrorists".
"The security angle to the relationship is already becoming evident although it looks like diplomacy focused on commerce and trade," he said.
So the deployment of Chinese peacekeepers may signal the start of a deeper engagement by the country in global security issues.
Certainly President Xi Jinping has issued stern warnings in the wake of recent terror attacks and the issue will almost certainly be raised at this week's Africa - China summit in Johannesburg.
But despite the robust language coming out of Beijing we are unlikely to see unilateral action by the most populous nation in the world.
Instead China looks set to embed itself deeper into UN operations.
Liam Hunt was attacked in St George's Street, Northampton, at about 17:00 GMT on 14 February.
Five people have been charged with murder.
Liam's family said in a statement: "We are devastated and there is nothing but a massive void left in our lives. We as a family have been ripped apart."
They added: "Our boy was no angel, but we loved him more than words can express. Liam did not deserve to die the way he did.
"No child should be taken from their family this way."
The statement continued: "Liam had his entire life ahead of him until he was so cruelly taken from us.
"All we ask is that if anyone has seen or heard anything, no matter how small or seemingly irrelevant, please contact the police and help us get justice for Liam."
Det Insp Phil Mills, said: "It has now been one week since Liam died. I want to get our officers out there to show the community we are doing everything we can and to also remind people that, although arrests have been made, we still need anyone with information to make contact with us."
All five people accused of murder were remanded in custody after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday.
Four boys aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and James Dodd, aged 18, of Sentinel Road, Northampton, are next due to appear at Northampton Crown Court on 19 May.
A sixth suspect, a 20-year-old man, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murder.
They say the information came from the plane's flight data recorders, which are being analysed by British experts.
However, it remains unclear who fired a missile, with pro-Russia rebels and Ukraine blaming each other.
Many of the 298 people killed on board flight MH17 were from the Netherlands.
Dutch investigators leading the inquiry into the crash have refused to comment on the Ukrainian claims.
Heavy fighting has prevented an international police force composed of Dutch and Australian officers from reaching the crash site for a second consecutive day.
Ukraine's army said on Monday it had managed to capture two towns near the wreckage in its bid to win back territory from the hands of the rebels.
The international delegation was stopped in Shakhtarsk, a town some 20 miles (30km) away from the area where flight MH17 was brought down.
The town was reportedly struck by shelling, causing residents to flee in cars.
"We are sick and tired of being interrupted by gunfights, despite the fact that we have agreed that there should be a ceasefire," said Alexander Hug, the deputy head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) team in Ukraine.
They had hoped to secure the site so that the wreckage and human remains can be examined by international crash experts. Most of the bodies have been removed, many of them repatriated to the Netherlands.
Ukrainian security spokesman Andrei Lysenko told reporters on Monday that the plane suffered "massive explosive decompression" after it was hit by fragments he said came from a missile.
The Dutch team leading the investigation into flight MH17 won't be happy that a Ukrainian security official has apparently jumped the gun on the black box data results. I'm told there were Ukrainian investigators in the room at the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch in Farnborough last week when they checked that data, so it seems reasonable to assume this official knows something.
But still, the Dutch are hoping to publish their own more detailed and more rounded report later this week, pooling together everything they've learned so far.
Several former accident investigators have said to me that the black boxes will only tell us so much. To state the obvious, they are designed to highlight mechanical problems, not identify missile attacks. The flight data recorder could pick up evidence of an aircraft decompression, but it won't necessarily tell us why. The cockpit voice recorder may also pick up the sound of an external explosion.
In the end, experts will need more than the black boxes to work out what happened. They'll need to see the wreckage, the bodies and the American satellite data which the US says shows a missile was fired from rebel territory.
It's also worth remembering, even if all the black box data appears to tally with a missile strike, it won't tell us who fired it. Both sides in this conflict possess the same weapon.
Earlier, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said the downing of the Malaysia Airines jet could constitute a "war crime".
She demanded a "thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation" into the "shooting down" of the jet.
Ms Pillay spoke as the latest UN report on Ukraine suggested at least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded in the Ukraine conflict since mid-April.
The conflict has displaced more than 200,000 people, many of whom have fled east to neighbouring Russia.
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She revealed to Newsround that coaches she met didn't think she'd be able to box - but that she proved them all wrong.
Nicola won boxing gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
The smiley star spoke to Newsround for Women's Sport Week, a campaign to encourage more girls to get involved with sport.
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Refuse workers have been taking action in a dispute over job losses with the action now in its sixth week.
It has led to rubbish mounting up on streets across the city, with Birmingham City Council facing a huge backlog.
The authority said its recovery plan was aiming to deal with "100 per cent of wards by the end of the week".
See more updates on this story and others across Birmingham and the Black Country here
A council spokesperson said: "We are now well into our recovery plan to address the backlog of waste caused by the ongoing industrial dispute.
"As of yesterday, we have visited approximately two-thirds of the city's 8,200 streets.
"We are adopting a different approach that does not involve the regular collection schedules, with the aim of having dealt with 100 per cent of wards by the end of the week ahead."
On Avon Street, in Sparkhill, bags of waste were piled up on the pavement, with waste, including nappies, spilling from torn bin bags.
Resident William Turner, 73, who has lived on the street for 34 years, said the bins have not been collected for three weeks.
"It's unhealthy and dangerous," he said.
"They ask us to leave it out and then don't collect it. The council tax is being paid and up to date [but the service] is below zero. I would like to see a refund with some interest."
Mr Turner, who said he supports the refuse workers, added the two sides must now come together to reach a resolution.
The conflict centres on restructuring plans that trade union Unite says are threatening the jobs of more than 120 refuse collectors.
The council says plans will modernise the service and save £5m a year.
On Monday the union said there had been further contact with the council, which had been positive, but there was no breakthrough in finding a resolution.
It announced on Friday that airline Emirates would sponsor the Spinnaker Tower in a £3.5m deal.
Over the weekend, nearly 10,000 people signed an online petition against plans to repaint the tower, which is currently white.
Red and white are the colours of nearby Southampton's football club, Portsmouth's major rivals.
Council leader Donna Jones said she had been "extremely worried and concerned" about the strong public response against the plans.
She said: "I am passionate about this city. I was born here and have lived here all my life... Likewise I love Portsmouth Football Club, the Royal Navy and our heritage. I fully understand people's feelings about blue being the city's colour and the city emblem.
"I am pleased to advise that, after working with Emirates over the weekend, and having spoken to Mark Catlin, chief executive of Portsmouth FC, and other key stakeholders, we are working up a new design for the tower. The design will reflect the city's heritage."
The tower is due to be renamed the Emirates Spinnaker Tower. The revised design will be made public in the next few days.
The branding is due to be in place in time for the America's Cup World Series sailing event in July and will remain in place for five years.
The petition against the changes said: "To allow the colours of Southampton to stand tall on one of our city's most prominent landmarks shows an incredible lack of empathy for the residents. It must be stopped."
Paul Andrews, who describes himself as a Southampton FC supporter on his profile, wrote on Twitter: "All it needs now is the #SaintsFC badge at the top."
The colours of Portsmouth Football Club are blue and white.
The 560ft (170m) tower opened in 2005. It is owned by the council but run by a private company.
In the first defence of his WBA title in Manchester last month, Crolla stopped previously unbeaten Venezuelan Ismael Barroso in the seventh round.
The 29-year-old Mancunian has now won 31 of his 38 professional bouts.
Ex-WBC champion Linares, 30, also from Venezuela, has won 40 of 43 bouts, most recently against Ivan Cano in October.
He has fought in Britain once before, when he stopped Britain's Kevin Mitchell in the 10th round at 02 Arena in May last year.
Crolla and Linares will fight for the WBA, WBC 'diamond' and Ring Magazine world lightweight titles.
Linares was stripped of the WBC belt - since claimed by Dejan Zlaticanin - in February, and the winner of September's bout is set to challenge the Montenegrin for that title.
Officers are searching land in Poleglass, after receiving a report of a suspicious object in the area.
A section of Brians Well Road was shut shortly before 18:10 GMT. There are no reports of homes being evacuated.
A PSNI tweet said nothing had been found so far and asked for local residents' "continued patience".
SDLP councillor Brian Heading told BBC News NI that he had been speaking to the PSNI about the security operation as early as Friday night.
"I understand that police are still investigating that report of a suspicious object," Mr Heading said.
"This is tying up PSNI resources, which could be used to combat drugs offences and anti-social behaviour."
Malignaggi, 36, previously said UFC lightweight champion McGregor meeting former five-weight boxing champion Mayweather was "an absolute joke".
He retired in March but is in talks for a sparring role for the 26 August bout.
"I have the mentality of being a member of the team and trying to benefit it as much as I can," Malginaggi said.
Malignaggi does not want to return to competition but during his 16-year career, he held world titles at super-lightweight and welterweight, winning 36 of his 44 fights.
When speaking to 5 live in May about McGregor potentially moving into boxing to face unbeaten Mayweather, 40, he said that not "a second of the fight is competitive".
But he expects to come to an arrangement with the McGregor's team and said he would even sign a confidentiality agreement to prevent him talking about the training in the event he parted ways with the 28-year-old before the Las Vegas bout.
"I've never been the type to talk about what happens in sparring," said Malignaggi. "If they are comfortable with a confidentiality clause I'd have no problem. I've never done this before. I've never been the sparring partner since my early twenties. I'm not a 22-year-old going in there to make a name for myself.
"They are the bosses and they run it how they want to. I'm curious about it, to see how Conor has progressed in these months."
Mayweather will stretch his unbeaten record to 50 fights with victory over McGregor, who has never boxed professionally but became the first man in history to hold titles in multiple UFC weight categories in 2016.
Fifty-seven workers were hired to build a stretch of railway in Pennsylvania known as Duffy's Cut.
However, within weeks all of them were dead.
It is thought some died from cholera, while others were murdered by local people who believed the immigrants were spreading the disease.
They all hailed from counties Tyrone, Donegal and Londonderry.
Six sets of remains have previously been uncovered and the new searches that are taking place are at what is believed to be the site of a mass grave containing the remaining 51.
In July, a funeral mass and burial took place at St Patrick's Church in Clonoe, near Coalisland, County Tyrone, for one of the migrants - 29-year-old Catherine Burns.
Injuries to her skull indicated she had been murdered.
The new search site is about 50 yards from where the other remains were found.
Duffy's Cut and its story have been brought to light over the past 12 years by brothers Frank and William Watson, a Lutheran minister and a historian at Immaculata University.
Dr Frank Watson said the site currently being searched is close to the modern railway line.
They had to negotiate with Amtrak, the national railroad in the United States, to carry out the dig.
"What we are conducting now are core samples at the site of what we believe is the mass grave of the remaining 51 labourers at Duffy's Cut," he said.
"We have core samples being taken between 20 and 30 feet along an area underground that our geophysicist indicated looks like the mass burial place.
"If we find human remains in these core samples, our intent is to excavate the remains and re-inter them in the United States and Ireland as we have already done with the first six bodies who were buried at the base of the 1832 railroad tracks."
The new searches are close to a stone memorial wall that was built for the migrants in 1909.
"That wall replaced an earlier 1872 wooden fence put in place by Irish-American railroaders who wanted to remember those who died at Duffy's Cut," Dr Watson said.
"Anti-Irish and anti-Catholic sentiment combined with fear of a world-wise cholera pandemic that hit Chester County, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1832, led to the vigilante violence at Duffy's Cut."
Police said the accident involved two lorries, a car transporter and a car.
It happened about one mile south of the Granish junction, north of Aviemore, at 15:05.
The A9 remained closed on Monday evening with traffic diverted through Aviemore.
Supergroup, which owns the brand, has announced it will begin moving to a distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, later this year.
Its current units in Brockworth and Barnwood will continue to operate until the new unit fully opens next year.
The Cheltenham-based group said no units were available in Gloucestershire that could meet the company's needs.
It added it would be encouraging current distribution employees to make the 90-mile (145km) move with the company, but would proactively help those that could not to find other employment.
Suzanne Given, chief operating officer, said Supergroup was combining its two distribution centres to become efficient and give customers a better experience.
"We're doing it because our company has grown very significantly and we have some very ambitious growth plans for the future," she said.
"We asked five potential logistics partners to look throughout the UK, including Gloucester, to find a unit which in terms of layout and design would deliver great efficiency but also facilitate the capacity that we need to grow this company over the next five years.
"They came back with a variety of suggestions but unfortunately we were not able to find a unit in Gloucestershire."
John Leamon, from the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce, said there was very little office, retail and warehouse accommodation available and the chamber was campaigning for more land to be developed.
"We get quite a lot of inquiries from businesses that want to move to Cheltenham and we have difficulty accommodating them," he added.
The incident happened in Lewis Terrace in Mill o' Mains between 19:00 and 19:30 on Monday.
The housing association building was unoccupied at the time and is understood to have been in the process of being adapted for a disabled tenant.
Police Scotland said all three boys would be reported to the youth justice assessor.
Commuters are facing a second day of delays in a 48-hour strike by guards over proposed changes to their roles.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said he would be willing to "thrash out a workable solution" with the government.
But Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the unions had failed to come to the table for talks.
The RMT claimed that in three recent agreements on rail contracts the role of conductors had been retained.
It said the arrangements cover Great Western, East Coast and TransPennine Express contracts, in addition to the deal achieved on the Scottish government's rail contract this year.
Mr Cash said: "All we are asking is for [the government] to authorise a similar deal on its Southern rail contract. This would provide a basis for a Christmas truce."
But the Department for Transport said the union's claims were misleading and the three contracts did not stipulate whether services should be run with or without guards.
How services are run on these franchises is down to the individual train companies, the Department for Transport‎ added.
The Transport Secretary added: "I have reaffirmed my offer for talks with the unions if they call off strike action, but they have failed to come to the table.
"No jobs are being lost and no pay is being cut... The unions want to take the rail industry backwards and stop the roll out of new, modern trains."
RMT union members walked out at midnight on Sunday in a dispute over guards' roles on new trains.
Under the changes already being brought in by Southern, drivers take responsibility for opening and closing the doors and guards become on-board supervisors.
However, the union fears job cuts and has raised safety concerns.
Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald said it was within the government's "gift" to bring about a suspension of the strikes.
He added: "The government should acknowledge that the whole issue of the dispatch of trains from platforms is in need of review.
"It must take this opportunity to resolve the dispute and sort out Southern's unacceptable service."
A Southern spokesman said: "We invited the RMT to talk to us last week and, to show good faith and a genuine interest to find a solution, to call off their strike action.
"We're happy to listen to their proposals to help us implement our modernisation plans with the driver in full control of the train."
Southern said services during the strike would be "significantly disrupted" with no trains on some routes and no service after 18:00 GMT on others.
Previous RMT strikes have affected about 40% of services but Southern said an overtime ban instigated by the train drivers' union Aslef would add to the disruption.
Meanwhile, a study of the economic impact of the Southern dispute has put the loss in terms of Gross Domestic Produce (GDP) at around £300m.
The University of Chichester examined the impact on productivity of both the RMT and Aslef strikes - basing its calculation on the thousands of commuters who are late, missed work or have had to work from home.
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The economy grew 0.5% in the quarter, while the annualised rate of growth was 2.2% - the fastest rate for a year.
The figures means Japan has now recorded its longest period of expansion in more than a decade.
The economy's prospects have been boosted by strong exports, a pick-up in consumption and investment for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Exporters have been helped by the recent falls in the yen against the US dollar, which has made their products more competitive and has boosted the value of profits earned overseas.
The data could provide a lift to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as his government tries to encourage Japanese consumers and companies to spend more.
Mr Abe's grand plan to kick start the world's third largest economy, known as "Abenomics", was aimed at tackling nearly two decades of stagnant growth and falling consumer prices.
David Kuo, chief executive of the Motley Fool Singapore, said the numbers showed that "Abenomics could be working."
He Kuo added: "Consumers appear to be regaining their confidence which should provide sustainable growth if it continues."
But he warned that Mr Abe's work could be undone if the political controversy surrounding President Trump led to further falls in the US dollar.
The row over the firing of FBI director James Comey has led to growing scepticism about Mr Trump's ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform.
This has hit both US shares and the dollar. The US dollar is currently trading near six-month lows against other major currencies.
In a piece for the Sunday Times at the start of Conservative party conference, Mr Davies accused Labour and Plaid Cymru of a "left-ward lurch".
He claimed Plaid Cymru was a "nationalist comfort blanket" for First Minister Carwyn Jones.
Plaid called the attack "bluster", while Labour said it was "tired".
Mr Jones has "struggled to put forward a clear vision for Wales", the Welsh Conservative leader wrote, accusing him of having "flip-flopped" on freedom of movement and becoming "increasingly reliant" on Plaid Cymru.
"It's abundantly clear that Nicola Sturgeon is no longer alone in posing a danger to the future of the union," he said.
Alleging there was a disconnect between Mr Jones and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood's "post-Brexit vision for Wales versus the will of the electorate", he accused the two parties of a "violent leftward lurch".
He said this was "compounded this week by the first minister's endorsement of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and by Plaid's repeated calls for independence".
Mr Davies said it had "left a vacancy in the centre ground of Welsh politics which Welsh Conservatives are ideally placed to fill".
His comments are understood to refer to an exchange between Mr Davies and Mr Jones in the Senedd last Tuesday, when the Welsh Tory leader asked the first minister if the best interests of the UK would be served by having Jeremy Corbyn as the next prime minister. Mr Jones said: "Yes".
A spokesman for Carwyn Jones said: "Under the leadership of Andrew RT Davies the Tories in Wales have moved steadily but assuredly towards total irrelevance. Now the third party in Wales, the Tories have no policies to showcase, no victories to celebrate - just tired old attack lines which are utterly meaningless outside the Cardiff Bay bubble.
"The Welsh Tories' decision to ditch their own grammar school policy just days before [Prime Minister] Theresa May's first conference shows they are a party in deep confusion and in search of genuine leadership."
Steffan Lewis, Plaid Cymru's external affairs spokesman, described the attack as "characteristic fumbling bluster".
"The only coalition that exists on Brexit is the coalition of the Westminster establishment, both Labour and Conservative, who seem determined to lead our nation towards a dangerous isolationism," he said.
Meanwhile David Jones, minister for exiting the EU and Clwyd West Conservative MP, said he was "determined to make a success of Brexit for Wales, and for all parts of the United Kingdom".
"The public gave their verdict at the referendum. It is a national mandate, which we will deliver in the national interest," he added.
Three men aged 52, 44 and 31 years and a woman aged 30 were arrested after searches in Coleraine, this week.
Police also arrested a man aged 29 years in the Craigavon area.
They said the arrests were related to a burglary at Moyraverty Road West, Craigavon, between 24 and 26 October.
They said a quantity of Pandora jewellery had been recovered.
The jewellery business Argento previously said ??80,000 of stock was stolen in the incident.
Two men, aged 41 and 63 were arrested last month in connection with the theft. They were later released pending further inquiries.
This macaque monkey won world-wide fame in 2011, when she got hold of a photographer's equipment, and took her own selfie.
But it led to a row over who owned the photograph.
Knowing who owns the photo is important, because it affects copyright.
Copyright protects the photo under law, so that people can't use it without the owner's permission.
Some people said that they could use the picture without anyone's permission, because it was taken by a monkey - not a person.
But the photographer, David Slater, argued that the photo was his, because it was his equipment.
Now an American Judge has decided that the monkey doesn't own the photograph.
Even though animals are protected by the law like people are, he said that it doesn't mean that they can own things under the law as well.
The 30-year-old was paralysed from the waist down in a four-horse pile-up at Kempton on 31 October.
Tylicki moved from intensive care to a spinal ward in November and will now start rehabilitation at the London Spinal Cord Unit.
He tweeted: "I've been waiting on this day for a long time and it's finally come #nextchapter #keepfighting."
Earlier this month, Tylicki said he was "dealing with" his injuries but has "more bad days than good".
He also said he is grateful for the support he has received from family, friends and the whole racing community - which has raised at least £330,000 to help him.
Champion jockey Jim Crowley and Ted Durcan suffered minor injuries in the incident while a fourth jockey, Steve Drowne, and all the horses, were unhurt.
The rebels had abducted the policemen after stopping a bus carrying security personnel in Bijapur on Monday.
The Maoists say they are fighting for communist rule and greater rights for tribal people and the rural poor.
Their insurgency began in West Bengal in the late 1960s, spreading to more than a third of India's 676 districts.
Senior Bijapur official KL Dhruv told BBC Hindi that the bodies had been recovered near Kutru [a village in Bijapur district] early on Wednesday.
Kutru is a rebel dominated area, some 525km (326 miles) south of the state capital, Raipur.
Chhattisgarh is often hit by Maoist violence. At least 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the state in December.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described India's Maoist insurgency as its "greatest internal security challenge".
Maldini and doubles partner Stefano Landonio lost 6-1 6-1 to Poland's Tomasz Bednarek and Dutchman David Pel.
The 49-year-old earned a place at the tournament with Landonio, who is also his coach, by winning a qualifier.
The Milan event is part of the Challenger Tour, one tier below the top-level ATP World Tour.
Landonio, 46, was once ranked 975th in the world, and has coached Maldini since he retired from football.
Maldini, capped 126 times by Italy, made his AC Milan debut in 1985, and played his final Serie A match for them in May 2009, a month before his 41st birthday.
A defender, he won seven Serie A titles with Milan, as well as the Champions League - or the European Cup, as it previously was - five times.
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Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
But she ended up with another prize when her boyfriend Qin Kai, in front of a global TV audience, went down on one knee.
Luckily for Qin, who himself won bronze in the men's three-metre synchronised springboard last week, He Zi said yes.
"We've been dating for six years, but I didn't expect him to propose today," she said. "He said a lot of things, made a lot of promises, but I think the thing that touched me the most is I think this is the guy I can trust for the rest of my life."
But some viewers have suggested that his shock proposal stole the limelight from her other precious metal, her Olympic medal.
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Imagine that you are an Olympic diver and are busy getting a silver medal for this....
When you are approached on the podium by your boyfriend of six years and a bevy of cameramen.
He positions himself on one knee in front and one enterprising cameraman takes up close position behind you.
This is what happened to He Zi, who, when faced with the little red velvet box, is overwhelmed and wipes tears from her eyes.
She covers her face with the hand that is not holding her Olympic medal case, her silver medal glinting.
It lasts just a few moments but Qin Kai appears unable to bear the anticipation...
A little fist pump gives the audience a clue that he may have got his way after all.
He stands up and slides the ring onto her engagement finger.
They embrace and the footage is beamed across the world.
Fellow medal winners share in the elation.
But the gesture has divided audiences. On the BBC's Facebook page, some users say that his proposal upstaged the glory of her medal win, while others say it merely added to her medal tally.
It's one of the biggest trends on China's Twitter-like Weibo service with some calling it "sweet and romantic" but others weighing in with more scepticism: "What a way to add pressure to her, having the entire world watch her as she makes such a private and life-changing decision".
Further planned walkouts by train staff were called off last week, but a final deal has yet to be reached.
The dispute centres on proposals to run more trains where drivers rather than guards operate the doors.
Last week, ScotRail offered a guarantee that there would be guards on all new electrified trains.
The RMT then announced it would suspend five days of planned strikes while talks continued.
The union insisted the dispute was about "ensuring Scotland's trains run safely".
But ScotRail said the RMT had been running a campaign of "disinformation that doesn't bear any scrutiny".
RMT representatives are meeting with ScotRail in Glasgow.
Following last week's decision to suspend industrial action, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "The union has made sufficient progress to enable us to suspend the current programme of industrial action on ScotRail to allow for further detailed discussions on the issue of platform train despatch procedures."
ScotRail have said a solution to the dispute lies "in talks not strikes".
Phil Verster, Managing Director of the ScotRail Alliance, said: "Doing this allows us to get round the table and finalise an agreement that will, hopefully, bring this dispute to an end."
Wightlink Ferries wants to build a three-storey terminal in Gunwharf Road for its Portsmouth to Fishbourne service as part of a £45m project.
The upgrade will see new ramps put in so vehicles can be simultaneously loaded and unloaded on two levels.
Portsmouth City Council's planning committee approved the plans at a meeting on Wednesday.
The firm still has to secure planning permission from Isle of Wight Council next month for a new loading ramp at the Fishbourne terminal.
The new ferry will carry 178 vehicles and more than 1,000 people on each crossing.
It is expected to come into service in 2017.
It said a presidential commission report into their group-stage exit was "hideously inappropriate" in parts.
The Dzamefe Report outlined a $100,000 fee paid to Ghana's equipment manager - dubbed a "ball boy" in the report.
Ismail Hamidu did receive the payment but the GFA said his role as "kit manager" was being ridiculed by a commission it accuses of "posturing".
In earning $100,000 (£64,000), Hamidu received the same appearance fee as players and manager James Kwesi Appiah, but the GFA claims his bonus payments would not have been equal to theirs.
"It is apparent that the description of the kit manager as a 'ball boy' is calculated to bring disaffection for the person in charge of the position even though his role is key for the highly-tuned professionals to perform at the top level," a GFA spokesperson told BBC Sport.
"While the commission is seeking to mock the person, the position or his role in the team, it must be made clear that the payment of the appearance fees to the kit manager was made after government vetted and approved it."
BBC Sport reported the commissions' disclosure of the $100,000 paid to Hamidu, players and staff members on Thursday.
The Dzamefe Commission also highlights some payments during qualifying and the build-up to the Brazil World Cup which could not be accounted for.
But the GFA has been left angered by the reaction to the report and said it has been "led to instruct its lawyers to challenge the findings in court".
The GFA added: "We wish to emphasise that we should not waver from our desire of finding out the REAL REASONS for Ghana's early exit from the tournament and the other off-the-field incidents that brought embarrassment to the country."
During the tournament, in which the Black Stars drew their final group game with Portugal, the country's government flew $3m (£1.91m) to South America to settle a pay dispute with players.
Ms Blake, 43, Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, were found at the family home in Erith, London, on 5 January after being reported missing on 16 December.
Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, entered guilty pleas before Mr Justice Singh at the Old Bailey via video link from Belmarsh prison.
Outside court, Ms Blake's sister Ava said the family were "really relieved".
Simpson-Kent, a hairdresser, was remanded in custody ahead of a three-day sentencing hearing, starting on 4 October.
He was arrested at Heathrow Airport in February after being extradited from Ghana.
Ms Blake and her sons died from neck and head injuries, a post-mortem examination found.
Their bodies were found buried in the garden of the family home by police after Simpson-Kent had left.
Days after the bodies were found, he was arrested on a beach in Ghana by local police.
The arrest came after locals recognised him from a photo shared on social media and tipped off the authorities
Det Ch Insp Graeme Gwyn said: "Arthur Simpson-Kent has never given a reason as to why he killed Sian, Zachary and Amon in the way that he did.
"Sian's close-knit family are devastated by the loss of their much loved sister, daughter and cousin.
"The deaths of Zachary and Amon have compounded their grief and they have lost two entire generations of their family to a violent and completely senseless act of murder at the hands of Simpson-Kent."
Ms Blake played Frankie Pierre in 56 episodes of EastEnders between 1996 and 1997 and had been living with motor neurone disease before she died.
The EastEnders actor appeared in the 1998 film Siberia and TV movie May 33rd in 2004 under her stage name Syan Blake, according to her profile on IMDB.
The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) over its handling of the investigation.
A serious case review is also under way.
The attorney-general's office said the $681m (£479m) that Mr Najib received in his bank account was a personal donation from the Saudi royal family.
Critics had alleged the money came from state-owned investment fund 1MDB.
Mr Najib has consistently denied these accusations, but has faced pressure to resign over them.
Anti-corruption officials have previously said he received money as a gift from a foreign funder.
Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali said in a press statement on Tuesday that the amount was a "personal donation" from the royal family in Saudi Arabia, transferred between the end of March and early April 2013.
He added that anti-corruption officials had met witnesses including the person they identified as the donor to confirm it.
"I am satisfied that there is no evidence to show that the donation was a form of gratification given corruptly," he said, adding that evidence did not show the donation was used as an "inducement or reward" for Mr Najib to do anything in his capacity as prime minister.
Case that gripped Malaysia: Karishma Vaswani, BBC Asia Business correspondent
The case of the mysterious millions has in equal part enthralled and angered Malaysians.
Even after this decision many still have unanswered questions. In the first place, why did their prime minister need this personal donation? What was the money used for?
The attorney general said Mr Najib had returned $620m, but that begs the question - where did the other $61m go?
Leaders from Umno, Mr Najib's party, have claimed the donation funded party activities including the campaign for the 2013 election, but critics have alleged it was used to buy political support within the leadership and for Mr Najib's personal use.
Some Malaysians have pointed to the fact that the new attorney general is a recent appointment - replaced after Mr Najib kicked his predecessor out over this very same drama.
The scandal has cast an ugly shadow over Mr Najib's seven-year leadership. But this decision effectively clears him, which political analysts say will secure his position within his own party and the country for now.
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Malaysia held its last general election in May 2013, which returned Mr Najib's party to power but with one of its poorest showings on record.
The attorney general also said no criminal offence was committed by Mr Najib in relation to three other related investigations and that no further action would be taken.
Mr Najib said the findings "confirmed what I have maintained all along, that no crime was committed".
He urged the country to "unite and move on", saying the controversy had been "an unnecessary distraction".
Opposition members, however, criticised the prosecutor's decision.
Lim Kit Siang, parliamentary leader of Malaysia's main opposition party, Democratic Action, told the BBC it came as "a great surprise... that the attorney general can exonerate the prime minister for the $680m scandal".
"Nobody would give that donation for nothing," he added, and said the attorney general had to provide more evidence to justify his decision.
Meanwhile, activist group Transparency International said several questions remained: "Where did it [the money] go and why was this personal donation made?"
Trees for Life began the project in March when it released 33 red squirrels from Forres and Strathspey around Shieldaig in Wester Ross.
The Findhorn-based charity is now preparing to introduce 70 reds near Kinlochewe and Plockton.
The sites currently have no squirrels, Trees for Life said.
The charity, which is doing the work under a licence from Scottish Natural Heritage and with landowners' consent, hopes to establish 10 new populations.
The areas involved are too isolated for the squirrels to reach themselves.
But the locations do have habitat, and food, favoured by reds and may have supported populations of the animals in the past.
The areas are also free of non-native grey squirrels, which compete with the smaller reds for food and carry diseases fatal to the native species.
Becky Priestley, Trees for Life's wildlife officer, said: "We are giving red squirrels a helping hand to return to some of their long-lost forest homes.
"Many Highland woodlands offer the species excellent habitat far from disease-carrying grey squirrels - but because reds travel between trees and avoid crossing large areas of open ground, they can't return to isolated woodlands without our help."
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The squirrels are transported in nest boxes lined with hay and with food and water available, Trees for Life said.
Small numbers of the animals are moved from where they are trapped so as to avoid harming the survival of "donor populations".
The captured squirrels are also checked for diseases before being transported.
At the new sites, the nest boxes are fitted to trees and the exit holes are opened and filled with grass, which the squirrels can push their way through to get outside.
Food is provided for several months while the animals become accustomed to their new habitat.
There are an estimated 138,000 red squirrels in the UK, Trees for Life said.
Trees for Life said red squirrels introduced to woods around Shieldaig in March have bred and raised young.
The new phase of the project will involve animals trapped on land owned by Forestry Enterprise Scotland and others in Moray and near Inverness.
They will be relocated to the privately-owned Coulin Estate next to Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, near Kinlochewe in Wester Ross, and to Plockton in Lochalsh.
Landowners involved include conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland.
Red squirrels are not the only native species to be moved from one area to another in the interests of wildlife conservation.
In June it emerged that Scottish pine martens were raising young in Wales for the first time in a six year-long project.
Twenty pine martens were captured and released into the Welsh countryside last year.
The animals, one of Britain's rarest carnivores, were caught by the Inverness, Ross and Skye team at Forestry Enterprise Scotland.
At least three of the 10 females captured were thought to have given birth to kits.
The capture and release of the Scottish martens forms part of the Welsh Pine Marten Recovery Project.
The animals were introduced to woodland owned by Natural Resources Wales and their behaviour is radio tracked.
Water voles have also been trapped in Scotland and relocated to England.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland staff and conservationists have used empty cardboard snack tubes for catching and handling feisty voles.
"Sometimes they can be a bit nippy," said Roisin Campbell-Palmer, of RZSS, referring to the mammals' bite.
RZSS is involved in vole conservation projects in England and previously worked on one in the Trossachs.
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No wonder more than 40 million people visit Africa every year, according to the World Bank, and that number is rising fast.
Research group Euromonitor International says tourism income has risen from $42bn (£25bn) in 2011 to an estimated $54bn in 2014.
Competition to attract this tourist cash is fierce and technology is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in the battle.
For many, Cape Town - situated on the continent's southern-most tip and famous for its beaches, penguins and Table Mountain backdrop - is a "must-see" destination.
"Technology has levelled the playing field in terms of how you market a destination," says Enver Duminy, chief executive of Cape Town Tourism.
"I think technology and innovation has affected the tourism industry perhaps more than any other industry."
Mr Duminy's organisation began looking at ways to use technology to reach potential visitors, as well as interact with those that choose Cape Town as a regular destination.
"Just before the 2010 World Cup, which was held in South Africa, we realised we had to innovate," he says.
"We don't have the same budgets as other big cities and the exchange rate was not in our favour. We saw a mega trend in the shift to digital and we embraced that."
The most recent innovation has been the creation of a mobile visitor information vehicle known as Thando, which means "love" in the local isiXhosa language.
The vehicle offers visitors free wi-fi along with LCD [liquid crystal display] screens and the ability to make bookings and secure trips at roving locations.
For most travellers, the use of mobile has opened a world of opportunities to explore and understand the places they are visiting.
A small South African start-up called VoiceMap is trying to bring a local feel to walking tours with the use of smartphones and GPS technology.
Founder Iain Manley travelled around the world for many years before returning to South Africa and getting involved in GPS-triggered commentary on cruises and open-top bus tours.
He soon found that there was something lacking in the big box product.
"When we were doing the commentary for Cape Town's open-top bus tour the single voice idea didn't work at all because Cape Town has so many different communities and the history of the city is so contested. The same is true of cities all over," he says.
This gave him the idea of creating a platform to enable people to record their own personalised GPS-based commentaries. Anyone can go to the VoiceMap website and use the publishing tools to create some sort of walk and put their voice over it.
The company also has an iPhone app and is working towards launching an Android version soon.
The person creating the route commentary can decide if they want to offer it for free or charge a small fee. After the usual payments are made to the likes of Apple and PayPal, profits are shared between the storyteller and VoiceMap.
Mr Manley believes that technology is uniquely placed to change the way people perceive Africa and travel within it.
"I think there is a lot of stereotyping in terms of what it means to go to Africa and people don't appreciate the nuances," he says.
"Not only every country, but every city and place, has a completely different identity. Technology obviously provides people with a way of communicating those different identities and [allows] others to access those nuances," says Mr Manley.
Thanks to technology, remote places, as well as small businesses, can now reach a global audience and encourage people to move away from the traditional African experiences and be more adventurous.
Damian Cook is the managing director of Kenyan-based E-Tourism Frontiers, an initiative aimed at developing online tourism in global emerging markets.
He comes from a traditional tourism background, but after many years in the industry he noticed the growth of technology in the sector and how Africa was lagging behind.
Security concerns in countries like Kenya and South Sudan have not helped.
"I saw what Bill Clinton called the digital divide - technology that should have been helping emerging and developing economies was actually harming it," says Mr Cook.
"It was rather a slow process lobbying government and I realised that the private sector could do it themselves if trained and given the right connections and resources."
He soon started holding training seminars on how businesses could be more effective online, and lobbied government for better internet connectivity and e-commerce solutions.
"Social media has changed the game because, for the first time, people are getting referrals not from any official sources but from clients," he says.
"People are coming into the destinations with smartphones, getting access to free wi-fi and... constantly broadcasting their experiences."
One success story E-Tourism Frontiers tells is about a small lodge off the Tanzanian coast that embraced social media and turned itself into a "must-visit" destination.
According to Mr Cook, the Ras Mbisi Lodge relies completely on social media for its marketing, and thanks to an active and innovative Twitter profile has been featured globally in numerous travel and lifestyle magazines.
But many obstacles remain when it comes to bringing tourism and technology together, such as limited internet bandwidth, relatively high costs and skills shortages.
And the team at E-Tourism Frontiers warns that putting the technology ahead of the tourism experience can result in a lacklustre offering.
"We have also found that there is an increased challenge in terms of keeping up with market expectations," adds Mr Cook, "especially in regards to social media, locally based content and mobile applications."
Despite these challenges, tourism is booming in Africa, buoyed by a resurgent economy and a more digitally connected world.
Gary Eugene Brissett, 48, of Clissold Road in Hackney, is accused of causing criminal damage to a motor vehicle.
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage was parked in a supermarket car park on Morning Lane, Hackney, when it was damaged on 19 June.
Mr Brissett is to appear before Thames Magistrates' Court on 4 September.
The alleged attack was filmed by a camera placed on the dashboard of the supercar.
Twenty-two people were killed and 64 injured after Abedi detonated a homemade device at the concert venue on Monday
It's not known if he was on any watch-list.
What powers do the police currently have to stop suspected terrorists from travelling?
Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 gives the police the power to stop, search and hold individuals at ports, airports and international railway stations.
As well as being questioned for up to nine hours, the police also have the power to inspect electronic devices such as phones and laptops.
The police do not need prior knowledge or suspicion to use Schedule 7 - although the Home Office says it's done after "informed considerations".
A total of 23,717 people were stopped under the power in the year ending June 2016, a fall of 23% on the previous year.
Despite fewer people being stopped, the number detained under the power has increased by 7%, rising from 1,649 to 1,760 in the same period.
Of those detained, 41% categorised themselves as Asian or Asian British.
The police have the power to temporarily seize travel documents if they believe someone is travelling in order to engage in terrorist activity. It was a power granted in the 2015 Counter-Terrorism Security Act.
Travel documents can be held for 14 days. The police can apply for an extension through the courts, but this must not exceed 30 days in total.
Between February and December 2015, the power was used 24 times. The Home Office says that in some cases this led to further action, such as cancelling passports.
As a British passport is the property of the Crown, Royal Prerogative can be used to confiscate, cancel or refuse them.
The criteria changed in 2013, allowing a home secretary to withdraw passports if they are satisfied there is a public interest to do so.
The power was used 23 times in 2015 in relation to national security. This means that passports were either revoked or the application was refused.
The decision to take away passports can be challenged in the courts.
The authority to carry scheme prevents certain individuals from travelling to or from the UK - essentially it is a no-fly list.
The carrier - such as an airline - is liable to a financial penalty of up to £50,000 if it fails to comply and the individual manages to travel.
The scheme came into force in March 2015 and in its first year, a total of 1,132 people were refused travel.
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures, or TPims, are a form of house arrest. It applies to people who are deemed a threat but cannot be prosecuted or deported if they are a foreign national. They were first introduced in 2012 and replaced controversial control orders.
Those under TPims can be subjected to electronic tagging, having to report regularly to the police and surrendering travel documents. A suspect must live at home and stay there overnight - possibly for up to 10 hours.
The suspect is allowed to use a mobile phone and the internet to work and study, subject to conditions.
In 2015, TPims were toughened by granting the ability to relocate subjects up to 200 miles away from their normal residence.
TPims initially last for one year, although they can be extended to two. It is possible for them to remain beyond the two-year maximum if there is suspicion of further terrorism activity. A breach of the TPims can lead to imprisonment.
As of November 2016, seven people were subjected to TPims - six of whom were British citizens.
Temporary Exclusion Orders (TEOs) were created by the 2015 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act. They apply to British citizens suspected of involvement in terrorist activity abroad. They are designed to stop suspects from re-entering the UK unless they give themselves up at the border.
Those subjected to TEOs are only allowed to return if they make contact with the UK authorities. If they do come back, they are likely to face either prosecution or close supervision under monitoring powers.
The Orders last for up to two years at a time and can be renewed. Breaches could lead to a prison sentence.
The home secretary applies the TEO where they "reasonably suspect that the subject is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity while outside the UK".
Since they came into force two years ago, nobody has been subjected to a TEO.
The 2014 Immigration Act granted the home secretary the power to strip citizenship from dual nationals or from immigrants who have become naturalised citizens and are now fighting overseas, even if that renders them stateless. An individual can mount a legal challenge to the decision.
In 2015, five people were stripped of British citizenship on the basis it was "conducive to the public good".
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Anne Darwin hid John Darwin in their Teesside home for several years, after he pretended to go missing on a canoe trip in the North Sea in 2002.
Both went to prison after their story unravelled, and she was shunned for several months by her family.
Mrs Darwin said she felt "blessed" that both sons had since forgiven her.
She told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme she was now "happy", after going through what she described as a "living nightmare".
Mrs Darwin was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail in 2008 for fraud and money-laundering, after she conspired with her husband to fake his disappearance in a canoe near their home in Seaton Carew.
She falsely claimed £250,000 in insurance and other payments and kept up the pretence by lying to her two sons, Mark and Anthony, telling them their father had died.
"I was leading two lives," Mrs Darwin told Victoria Derbyshire. "I was going through the emotions of living the life of a widow and, I suppose, I was performing that life in a way that I thought people would expect me to under the circumstances.
"It certainly wasn't an easy thing to do, but the emotions that people saw weren't an act. They were genuine emotions, but the emotions were for different reasons, because of how I was feeling about what I was putting the boys through.
"And seeing their pain was unbearable. But people felt the emotions they saw were ones of my own grief. But it wasn't that way at all. It was just a living nightmare."
Asked about how it had felt to lie to her sons that their father was missing, presumed dead, she said: "Fortunately I didn't actually have to do that in person, but nonetheless that guilt will remain with me for the rest of my life."
Mr Darwin hid at the family home in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, until the couple - with Mr Darwin using a false identity - moved to Panama in 2007.
He returned to the UK that year and walked into a police station, claiming he had suffered amnesia. Mrs Darwin pretended to be shocked at his return.
But a photograph of the couple with an estate agent in Panama surfaced later and they were arrested.
Mr Darwin admitted fraud, but Mrs Darwin pleaded not guilty, on the grounds of marital coercion. She was convicted on all counts and both husband and wife were jailed, Mrs Darwin's sentence being a few months longer than Mr Darwin's.
While in Low Newton prison, County Durham, Mrs Darwin wrote to her sons to apologise. Initially there was no response but, after a few months, Mark sent a letter back.
She said: "It offered me hope that I hadn't lost them forever, which by this point I felt I had."
A few months later Mark wrote again and asked if he could see his mother in prison. "I was just overjoyed at the thought," she said, "but dreading it at the same time, because this was the first time he was going to ask me what had happened.
"Eventually that day came and I was waiting for the visit and it was quite a cold greeting, a difficult visit, but when it came to an end there was some affection. I was greatly relieved and hopeful."
Mrs Darwin, who has written a book called Out of My Depth about her experiences, gradually repaired her relationship with Mark, and her younger son, Anthony, also came to see her.
"The first meeting with him and his wife in prison was when I found out I'd got my first grandchild," Mrs Darwin said. "So, again, that was a very emotional visit. I was overwhelmed.
"I'm very blessed that they've given me an opportunity to be in their lives again and I now have four grandchildren. And they mean the world to me."
The reconciliation came despite Mrs Darwin keeping up the story that she thought her husband had genuinely been missing, even after his return to the UK. Mark and Anthony gave evidence against their mother at her trial.
While in prison, Mrs Darwin decided to separate from her husband, after seeing a psychologist.
Although he was "controlling", she said, she could not blame her ex-husband "100%" for her decision to go along with his plan in the first place.
Mrs Darwin now works for the RSPCA and her ex-husband lives in the Philippines.
"I am happy. I'm comfortable in my own skin," she said of her life today. "I have no feelings towards [Mr Darwin] whatsoever. Completely zero. No emotion whatsoever."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
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A report after a lengthy inquiry into abuse in Northern Ireland recommended payments be made to survivors.
But that has yet to be implemented because a power-sharing Stormont executive does not exist to pass it.
Victims have called on the parties to quickly agree a compensation process.
Campaigner Margaret McGuckin said survivors of abuse are in desperate need of compensation, with many now in poor health.
"So many of our people are mentally ill; emotionally ill; in care homes; on their death beds," she said.
"Now they're saying: 'Just give us the money to bury ourselves.'"
Sir Anthony Hart, the retired judge who led the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry, has written to political parties to urge a "speedy implementation" of his proposals.
On Thursday, Sinn Féin's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill set out her plan for setting up a compensation fund.
It included a proposal that the parties agree to commit an initial amount of funding from the Northern Ireland budget and seek a "significant contribution" from the government and religious institutions.
She has written to the leaders of the other parties to seek their support for her plan to secure funding for victims.
The DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said that in the absence of an executive, the Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire must intervene.
He suggested that the parties make a united approach to ask Mr Brokenshire "to see if a mechanism can be agreed to enable the implementation" of Sir Anthony's recommendations.
He also suggested that interim measures could be put in place to allow victims to receive a sum of money.
"Notwithstanding the political differences in Northern Ireland, we do actually care about those who have suffered," he said.
"We have a duty as political parties to respond to the needs of the victims.
"If we don't have an executive, we will find a way of taking this forward.
"We will work with the other parties to deliver that, even though our preferred outcome is to have an executive so this report can be fully implemented."
Sinn Féin's Linda Dillon said her party would "absolutely" join the DUP in making a request to Mr Brokenshire.
The Mid Ulster MLA also said that no parties had responded to Mrs O'Neill letter as of Friday afternoon.
She said the proposals that Mrs O'Neill put forward had come "from the victims and survivors themselves".
"All of us need to give consent to this and I don't think any party should have any issue," she added.
The Northern Ireland Office has said that Mr Brokenshire has agreed to meet abuse victims after they called him to implement a redress scheme.
Ms McGuckin said that interim payments would be acceptable and would "give people some comfort in their lives".
"I hope that our government will finally do something for them."
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Patients said they have found it difficult to get through to the service over the bank holiday weekend and most surgeries are still closed.
Dr Tom Black from the British Medical Association said the service is at 'breaking point'.
A health trust spokesperson confirmed the service was in high demand.
Dr Black told BBC Radio Foyle: "We've got the highest workload and the lowest funding, it's a system, that has been setup to break"
"The GP out-of-hours service does an awful lot of work and that has unfortunately seen an increase, 18% over the last five years. On a day like today in Derry you would expect anywhere between three and five hundred calls which is an awful lot," Dr Black said.
"I think what we have here is a system where the workload is exceeding the capacity, the ability to provide the service, we don't have enough young GPs in Northern Ireland.
"We have to invest in health care and make it a priority otherwise we need to cut our costs by reducing demand."
The Health and Social Care Board, which speaks on behalf of the Western Urgent Care service, confirmed the service was in high demand.
"GP Out Of Hours Service in Altnagelvin is currently experiencing high demand as is to be expected on the 4th day of a bank holiday weekend. Extra staff have been brought in to deal with the situation.
"Patients are advised that Out Of Hours is for urgent issues only. For non urgent issues, GP surgeries will open as normal from tomorrow."
Meanwhile a Western Health and Social Care Trust spokesperson said: "Altnagelvin's Emergency Department has been very busy over the Easter Holiday weekend, Easter Monday and It was also very busy this morning. This is typical of most holiday periods.
"We would encourage the public to please only come to Altnagelvin's Emergency Department with serious and urgent conditions. Please consider other services available, such as GP Out of Hours and local pharmacies."
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Extra staff have been brought in to cope with the high number of patients using Altnagelvin hospital's out-of-hours service in Derry.
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There were 15,396 more deaths than expected at the trusts in the period between 2011 and 2016.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust had the highest number of excess deaths - 1,878 over the five years.
The analysis reveals a strong link between high mortality rates in England and lower than average doctor numbers.
High levels of hospital bed occupancy also appear to be an increasingly important factor in high mortality rates.
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The analysis was conducted by Prof Sir Brian Jarman, co-director of the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College London, which monitors NHS performance.
He said: "What we've found is that not only do those hospitals which have the very high death rates have less than the average doctors per bed than the national average, nearly all of them have more overcrowding than you would expect.
"Over the last 25 years in England we have doubled the number of admissions and we've halved the number of beds. If we cut more beds - and particularly if we cut the beds without proving that we have got adequate care in the community - I think that's an extremely dangerous way to run a health service."
This winter has seen hospitals across the country trying to cope with record occupancy levels, often way above the 85% capacity safety figure recommended by experts.
Prof Jarman examined mortality rates using a measure known as the Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) which covers deaths that occur both in hospitals and within 30 days of discharge.
The 19 NHS trusts with significantly high mortality rates all had below average numbers of doctors per bed and those with low death rates had above average doctor numbers. The average for medic staffing in England was 83 doctors per 100 beds.
Dr Chris Moulton, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: "The figures show that there is really a postcode lottery. If you live in some parts of England your chance of dying if you're admitted to hospital with the same condition are much higher than others.
"Of course, the hospitals with the worst numbers of staffing and the worst facilities are invariably in the areas with the biggest change in demographic and also the patients who are the sickest and most needy."
Prof Mark O'Donnell, medical director of the Blackpool trust, said SHMI should not be viewed in isolation and warned against thinking that excess deaths were the same thing as avoidable deaths.
He said the trust had focused efforts on improving the treatments patients received, particularly in the first 24 to 36 hours after admission. It was now recording a "growing and sustainable reduction" in mortality figures.
He added: "Any discussion around SHMI figures must recognise a number of factors including the health of the local population.
"Although there are pockets of affluence, the population of Blackpool is one of the most deprived in England. Furthermore, levels of HIV infection, drug misuse, alcohol misuse and anti-depressant prescribing are amongst the highest in England and male life expectancy is the lowest in England.''
Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, said government failure to fund adult social care had had a detrimental impact on the local NHS.
He said: "One of the reasons why mortality figures are as bad as they can be in Blackpool is that some of the people being admitted are in a pretty bad state when they arrive.
"The council does Herculean things - but they are struggling, as most councils in England are, with funding adult social care."
NHS Digital, the body which provides statistics to the NHS, said it was wrong to rank trusts according to their SHMI, and that it used a different methodology in its own calculations.
In a statement it said: "Accordingly this means that the trusts identified by Professor Jarman as having higher than expected SHMI values do not correspond to the trusts identified in our official SHMI publications."
NHS England refused to comment.
The Conservatives have retained their hold over Gloucester City Council by gaining two seats.
The Liberal Democrats increased their majority at Cheltenham Borough Council by 10 seats.
And there is still no overall control at Stroud District Council with the Conservatives taking 23 seats and Labour 18.
Votes were also cast in the Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner elections which saw Martin Surl re-elected.
Katrina O'Hara, 44, was stabbed at Jocks Barbers in East Street, Blandford Forum, on 7 January.
Dorset Police said it referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) as it had "prior contact with people involved".
Stuart Thomas, 49, who has been charged with murdering Ms O'Hara, is due before Winchester Crown Court on 1 April.
An IPCC spokeswoman said: "The IPCC has begun an independent investigation into previous contact between Dorset Police and Katrina O'Hara, and with Stuart Thomas, also known as George Thomas."
Jack Marsters, 18, was arrested after the flare was discharged in Bo'ness Academy, West Lothian just before the start of the school day on 28 April.
Marsters' actions led to the entire 1,200-pupil, 90-teacher school being evacuated.
No damage was caused and no one was injured.
The flare set off the school's smoke alarm system, alerting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Marsters, of Bo'ness, pleaded guilty at Falkirk Sheriff Court to culpable and reckless conduct.
Sheriff John Mundy deferred sentence until 13 February and granted Marsters bail.
Accident and emergency and maternity services at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch could be moved to hospitals in Worcester or Birmingham.
It is part of plans by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to save £50m.
The 32-page report has been produced by Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove and Stratford-on-Avon district councils.
It stated: "The removal of services from Redditch will leave what is already a vulnerable society with the worst accessibility to health services in the region.
"[It] will introduce substantial inequalities with the populations of Redditch, Bromsgrove, Studley, Alcester and neighbouring areas being significantly worse off than all other areas in Worcestershire."
The report has been submitted to Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for its current review of the county's hospitals.
The CCG is looking at two options for services at the Alexandra Hospital as part of a £35m reorganisation of health services in Worcestershire.
For the first option, some services at Alexandra Hospital would move to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Alternatively, it would be taken over by a University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Birmingham's QE Hospital.
The council report said if downgrading services was unavoidable, then Birmingham was the more "feasible option" because of better transport links.
Leader of Redditch Borough Council, Bill Hartnett said: "The prevalence of stroke, asthma and high blood pressure in Redditch are higher than the national average with over 28% of adults obese.
"With a clear link between physical and mental health problems and deprivation, the removal of key health services from the Alexandra Hospital to an inaccessible central base would put some of our most vulnerable residents at risk."
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust were unavailable for comment.
Maxence Melo, a director of Jamii Forums message boards, was charged under a controversial cybercrimes law.
The government said the law would stop the spread of lies, sedition and pornographic material online.
But critics say the law limits freedom of expression.
One US aid agency ,The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), cancelled nearly $500m (£405m) of funding in March partly on concerns over the enforcement of the law.
Tweeters have been using the hashtag #FreeMaxenceMelo in protest at Mr Melo's arrest.
On Wednesday Tanzanian police took Mr Melo to his office and home to search for the users' details they wanted.
Mr Melo's lawyer told the BBC the search was against his consent and the police did not have a search warrant.
The Jamii Forums other co-founder, Mike Mushi, told the BBC the police didn't take anything but made copies of several documents.
Mr Melo appeared at Kisutu court in Dar es Salaam on Friday, charged with obstructing an investigation and with failing to register the site with a co.tz domain name.
The cybercrime law made it a legal requirement for all websites in Tanzania to have a co.tz domain name.
The BBC's Sammy Awami reports that Mr Melo's bail hearing has been postponed until Monday. After he was charged, he was sent to Keko Prison in the country's economic capital, Dar es Salaam.
Technology journalist Tefo Mohapi says JamiiForums has played a huge part in exposing corruption in Tanzania.
He says information posted on the site about corrupt deals has led to the resignation of a prime minister, the dissolution of a cabinet and several ministers losing their jobs.
The 22-year-old Scot has risen 22 places in the world rankings in a year.
"I've wanted this since I was a kid and it's actually here and it's actually happening," she told BBC Scotland.
"I think it would be crazy to go in thinking there's no way possible for me to challenge for a medal. I'm 15th in the world."
Two years ago, Gilmour was asked what she wanted to achieve in the sport.
Her bold aim was to win a medal at all the major events - European, world championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympics - and she is halfway to realising her ambition.
A Commonwealth Games and a European Championships medal have already been chalked off the list.
Gilmour, who won a silver medal at this year's European Championships, believes she is going into the Olympics in the best shape of her life and in great form too.
"I've pushed these top guys to three sets, taken a couple of wins here and there," she said.
"It's a major championships and crazy things happen in major championships. So for me to say there's no chance is silly."
Gilmour is full of confidence at the moment, but after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, her new coach, two-time Olympian Chris Bruil, decided to overhaul her game and she admits she struggled.
"He stripped my game back to very basics and there were tears and there were broken badminton rackets, I'm not going to lie," she said.
Gilmour competed in lesser tournaments against weaker opponents in a bid to solidify what she had been working on in training.
It had the desired effect as she has risen up the world rankings to 15th from 37th this time last year.
While she is moving up in the world, she admits she is not feeling totally in awe at the prospect of competing on the Olympic stage.
That is also down to the fact that she was involved in the GB ambition programme for London 2012.
"That kind of wow factor and shock has been taken away a bit," she said.
"I got to go to London, soak in the atmosphere, even eat in the dining hall, which doesn't seem like a big thing.
"But, when you're faced with every food under the sun, and you have to control yourself, it's quite difficult."
A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:
The fire broke out at the substation on Bluebell Avenue at about 19:25 BST.
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said a transformer fault caused the fire and that engineers have now restored power.
Nobody has been injured in the blaze. The gardaà (Irish police) have advised people near the fire to stay indoors and keep windows and doors shut.
Several units from the Dublin Fire Brigade have attended the scene.
Whiteheads Steelworks was closed down in 2005 and later demolished as part of the city's regeneration works.
Developers say the development, off Mendalgief road, could regenerate a section of Pill "traditionally associated with industry".
Plans also include a pub-restaurant, retail and assisted living units.
Whiteheads Developments first submitted plans for the development in 2015 with a smaller number of residential properties - 498 - and a care home.
Developers changed the plans following noise concerns over the Coilcolor factory and after increased costs of "unforeseen contamination" at the site.
The initial gathering lasted half an hour, but is hailed a significant step.
Earlier, the government team told the BBC "ending terrorism and violence" was the top priority but said opposition members harboured "personal hatreds".
Delegates in Geneva are aiming at small concessions, not a full peace deal, and will talk through a UN mediator.
The BBC's Lina Sinjab, in Geneva, says diplomatic efforts are concentrating on trying to build confidence between the two sides with small achievements like localised ceasefires, release of detainees and the opening of humanitarian corridors.
There is hope that such steps could pave the way for the discussion of wider issues like political transition, our correspondent says.
By Imogen FoulkesBBC News, Geneva
Lakhdar Brahimi's announcement that the two sides will, after all, meet face-to-face is the first genuinely positive moment since these talks began on Wednesday.
If it goes well, there may be further meetings later on Saturday.
Exactly what will be discussed remains unclear: If the two sides focus on better access for aid agencies, or even some temporary local ceasefires, then progress may be made. If they continue to make President Assad's future their starting point, they may get nowhere.
As Mr Brahimi said, no-one expected these talks to be easy.
Syria's Ambassador to the UN Bashar Jafari - part of the government delegation - told the BBC that "item number one should be putting an end to the terrorism and to the violence".
"We should all have one agenda, how to serve the interests of the Syrian people, how to rebuild our country on a solid basis and how to go ahead, forward towards achieving the aspirations of the Syrian people," he said.
But he accused the coalition delegation of harbouring "personal hatreds towards the government for whatever reasons".
The envoy said the common ground between the parties "should be that we should talk about everything, everything, without any selectivity... and no preconditions and no hidden agendas".
However he said it was "too early" to talk of Mr Assad stepping down and that the issue was "not the priority".
In Homs - where President Bashar al-Assad's forces have surrounded rebel-held areas for more than a year - the practical steps needed to get humanitarian aid in have been worked out, and could take place quickly if agreed, Reuters news agency cited an official as saying.
Syria's civil conflict has claimed well over 100,000 lives since it began in 2011.
The violence has also driven 9.5 million people from their homes, creating a major humanitarian crisis within Syria and for its neighbours.
The delegates are still not prepared to talk to each other directly, but are expected to communicate via UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, reportedly in two sessions during Saturday.
Preliminary talks began on Wednesday in Montreux, and Mr Brahimi spent Thursday and Friday attempting to persuade both sides to agree to meet face-to-face.
Friday was supposed to be the first day of official talks, but neither side would meet the other.
A UN-backed meeting in 2012 issued the document and urged Syria to:
Syria summit in words
More on the Geneva communique
Geneva's key role
Instead, Mr Brahimi met government delegates in the morning, and the opposition in the afternoon.
On Friday, the government's delegation reportedly threatened to quit the talks unless "serious" discussions were scheduled for Saturday.
The opposition and government are fundamentally divided over the aims of the conference.
The government delegation has said the main issue of the talks is finding a solution to foreign-backed "terrorism", by which it means the whole of the armed opposition.
The opposition, however, had insisted that the regime commit in writing to the 2012 Geneva I communique, which called for a transition process.
The communique urged Syria to form transitional governing authority that "could include members of the present government and the opposition and other groups".
The Adventure Travel in Scotland guide has been published by Tourism Intelligence Scotland (TIS).
It is aimed at helping companies make the most of new and emerging opportunities in the tourism sector.
Tourism bosses expect a 70% increase in people taking part in adventure travel over the next three years.
According to the guide, more than 3.2 million adventure holiday trips were made in Scotland in 2008, generating almost £900m of spending.
Adventure travel includes adventure sports and mountain biking, but also walking and wildlife watching.
The guide provides facts and figures about the market, emerging consumer trends and marketing tips to help operators attract more adventure travellers to their business.
Julie Franchetti, tourism innovation manager at Scottish Enterprise, said: "In the current economic climate, tourism businesses need to continue to look at new ways to innovate and grow their business.
"This guide will give them the knowledge and the tools to make the most of these new opportunities and ensure they meet, and exceed, the needs of these adventurous travellers."
Paul Easto, director of adventure travel company Wilderness Scotland, said good market intelligence was essential to any business.
He added: "For Scotland to thrive as an adventure travel destination, it is fundamentally important that all aspects of the tourism supply chain understand the specific needs and expectations of this market."
TIS is a joint venture developed by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise and VisitScotland, in partnership with the tourism industry.
Republic of Ireland's McGeady, 30, has played 32 top-flight games for Everton.
Vermijl, 24, made 32 appearances for North End on loan last season and joins them on a three-year contract.
Defender Baptiste, 30 joined Boro in 2015 but suffered a double leg fracture before playing a competitive game.
The former Blackburn and Bolton centre-back ended last term on loan at League One side Sheffield United.
McGeady scored 31 league goals in 185 league appearances for Celtic before joining Russian outfit Spartak Moscow and had a loan spell with Championship club Wednesday last season, scoring once in 13 games.
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A new study has found an atmospheric melting phenomenon in the region to be far more prevalent than anyone had realised.
This is the foehn winds that drop over the big mountains of the peninsula, raising the temperature of the air on the leeward side well above freezing.
"The best way to consider these winds is how they translate to german now, which is 'hairdryer'," explained Jenny Turton from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
"So, they're warm and they're dry and they're downslope. If you take the spring, the air over the ice shelf is usually minus 14 but during the foehn winds it’s above freezing.”
The effect on the ice that pushes east from the Peninsula out over the Weddell Sea is clear. It produces great ponds of brilliant blue melt water at the surface.
Such warm, downslope winds are well known across the Earth, of course; and they all have a local name.
The chinook winds, for example, that drop over the Rockies and Cascades in North America are the exact same thing.
Foehn is just the title they garnered originally in Europe's Alps. And while their presence on the White Continent has also long been recognised, the BAS study is really the first effort to try to quantify their behaviour.
Examining data from 2009 to 2012, Turton and colleagues identified over 200 foehn episodes a year.
That makes them more frequent than anyone had thought previously. And the range is broader, too, with occurrences being recorded much further south on the Peninsula.
This all means their melting influence on the eastern shelf ice has very likely been underestimated.
"In summer, we expect some melt, around 2mm per day. But in spring we’re having an equal amount of melt as we are in summer during the foehn winds," Ms Turton told BBC News.
"That's significant because it’s making the melt onset earlier. We kind of expect melt in January/February time; but we’re also seeing it sometimes in September/October, in particularly frequent foehn wind conditions."
Is the Larsen C Ice Shelf being conditioned for a break-up?
Turton presented the foehn research at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna.
It is timely work because there is considerable interest currently in the status of the Larsen C Ice Shelf - a floating projection from the Peninsula that is the size of Wales.
Scientists are wondering if this shelf will follow the demise of its siblings, Larsen A and Larsen B, further to the north.
These collapsed in 1995 and 2002, respectively; Larson B doing so in spectacular style.
Larsen C shares some similarities - notably, the presence of those summer melt pools.
This liquid water is problematic because of the way it can seep into crevasses and help to open them up.
The water pushes down on the fissures, driving them through to the base of the shelf in a process known as hydrofracturing. They weaken the shelf.
"The thing about Larsen B though was that it was covered in them," recalled Prof Bernd Kulessa from Swansea University.
"By the time the shelf reached a really weak state, there were literally thousands of ponds. On Larsen C, the ponds are still very much focussed in the inlets (close to the mountains). There are few ponds on the shelf itself and so it is not quite as pre-conditioned."
Drawing a lot of attention at the moment is the big iceberg calving event occurring on Larsen C. A mass of ice some 5,000 sq km in area is about to break away.
When the monster berg does detach, it could change the way stress is configured and managed by the remaining shelf structure.
It is interesting to note that the collapses of Larsen A and B were also preceded by major calvings. But these are not swift processes. They do not happen the day after tomorrow; they can take very many years to complete.
Presently, the putative Larsen C berg is hanging on to the shelf by a 20km stretch of ice. And the crack that will set it free has actually slowed its pace of late.
"It's entered a suture zone which is soft - softer because the ice is warmer and has more water content," Swansea's Prof Adrian Luckman told BBC News.
"As a result the crack cannot propagate as fast as it has done through the colder ice. So, it will be stuck in this suture zone for some time to come. However, where we're measuring the rift width, which is at the point where it broke through the first suture zone it came across - it continues to open by about a metre a day."
In total, that's a gap of more than 450m.
Prof Luckman is monitoring the crack’s position with the European Union's Sentinel-1 satellites. Their radar sensors report on the developing berg every six days, and can see the ice surface even through cloud and during the long polar winter nights.
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Camila Batmanghelidjh was born to a wealthy family in Iran. In a Guardian interview last year she said that because she was premature it was thought that she would die, and so was sent home without her birth being registered. She told the paper: "I don't know my birthday. My mother can't remember."
Whatever the precise day of her birth, given that she says she was 14 at the time of the Iranian revolution in 1979, Ms Batmanghelidjh is now around 50.
She traces the origins of Kids Company - which she founded in 1996 - back to when she was nine and wanted to open an orphanage. She says she was creative but had dyslexia and struggled at school, spending three years from the age of nine in a special Swiss school.
Arriving in England at the age of 12, she was educated at the the private Sherborne Girls school in Dorset and was there when the Iranian revolution broke out and her father was captured. She says he was presumed dead for three years, before they were eventually reunited. He died in 2006.
But she believes the impact of her father's capture had a profound effect on her family. Ms Batmanghelidjh says talk of her father being murdered tipped her sister Lila into psychosis.
Following school, and despite her dyslexia, according to her profile on the Specialist Speakers website, she used a tape recorder instead of pen and paper and got a first-class degree in theatre and dramatic arts from Warwick University and then trained as a psychotherapist in London
The charity's website says she founded Kids Company in six converted railway arches in London - and that on two occasions she has re-mortgaged her flat to see Kids Company through its lack of funding. It says over the years she has worked tirelessly to raise millions of pounds for its work.
Originally starting up in London the charity deals with some of England's most troubled youngsters who often suffer from abuse, mental health problems, substance misuse and homelessness.
Kids Company says its aim is to restore their trust and provide an environment in which they can begin the healing process, "using a carefully designed support system that includes psychotherapy, counselling, education, arts, sports, hot meals and various other practical interventions".
It now operates in London, Bristol and Liverpool and claims to help 36,000 people.
Well known for her charismatic approach and distinctive dress sense Camila Batmanghelidjh is one of the UK's most instantly recognisable figures - one magazine profile put it like this: "Ignoring Camila Batmanghelidjh is not easy: not her neon clothes and ready roar of laughter; nor her rocklike certainty gained through experience, academic research and compassion."
She has won an array of accolades and awards, including a CBE and a series of honorary degrees and fellowships from universities including UCL and the Open University and was listed among the UK's most powerful women by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in 2013.
The charity has had an array of high profile donors and supporters, including children's author JK Rowling and was chaired by the BBC's creative director, Alan Yentob.
And Ms Batmanghelidjh had influential contacts in politics too.
The charity has received millions in government grants going back a number of years. One source involved in talks over grants says David Cameron appeared "mesmerised" by the Kids Company boss.
Officials and ministers at the Department for Education had repeatedly expressed opposition to continued funding for the charity because of concerns about its performance and management but, the source said: "She was a good news story for the Conservative Party. It was a case of glamour over substance."
And a former adviser in the last Labour Government has told the BBC he raised concerns about Kids Company as far back as 2007.
He said that there was a "cult of personality" surrounding Camila Batmanghelidjh and that the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown intervened personally to safeguard funding for the charity.
In July Ms Batmanghelidjh announced she was to step down as a condition of her charity getting a £3m government grant.
At the time Ms Batmanghelidjh claimed that government briefing was "attempting to discredit me" and distract focus from the charity's lobbying to improve services for troubled children and youths.
According to Newsnight's Chris Cook, that £3m grant and the associated restructuring have failed to give the charity the finances to secure its future and it plans to close for business on Wednesday evening.
The former Conservative education minister Tim Loughton, who told the BBC his department had been over-ruled by No 10 in 2012 over levels of funding for Kids Company said: "Anybody who has met Camila Batmanghelidjh cannot be but completely impressed by her passion, enthusiasm and charisma.
"But you have to balance charisma, passion and enthusiasm with running a charity effectively and administering a charity effectively and clearly that's where there are some shortfalls."
London mayor Boris Johnson told Today "it's a great shame that it doesn't seem to be working in the way that I think everybody who supports the idea would like - what I want to happen is to ensure that all the kids who've been receiving attention from Camila and her team will have some kind of safety net."
In total, 893 patients were affected, up by 89 from 804 in November.
Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor saw increases while Wrexham Maelor had fewer people waiting.
A health board report said the number of beds and staff had been increased to tackle the issue.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board chief operating officer Morag Olsen said staff had been deployed to support patients waiting in ambulances with "care being commenced for many whilst they waited for space to be made available".
"The pressure has continued into January and we anticipate that we will see only a gradual reduction," she said in the report which will be considered by the board on Thursday.
Last month, Dr Andrew Goodall, the head of the NHS in Wales, said the service as a whole had faced "exceptional" challenges this winter.
A&E monthly waiting time figures are due to be published on Thursday.
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Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, played at the French Open in May after being stabbed by an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic in December.
And last month, she claimed a stunning win at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham.
"It was ambitious to see her return here in this space of time, but miracle happens," Kebrle told BBC Sport.
Last week, Kvitova told BBC Sport the attack "took her smile away" and that winning her first title since the attack was "a fairytale".
It was her 12th tour title and one she won in style by claiming 17 of the final 18 points.
The 27-year-old left-hander, who beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson in the first round at Wimbledon, had surgery for severe lacerations to all four fingers on her left hand.
Kebrle said he told Kvitova in December that there was "a high risk that she will not pass and come back" but he would do "everything he can" to help her recover.
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He added: "We said six months is a realistic or safe time to make a return. After three months she would have a full range of motion and will have to learn to play tennis again.
"She was a perfect patient because she was following our orders. We made a schedule for two, six, 10 weeks and we followed it. We were reaching the points.
"To gain good range of motion is very difficult. Even if you treat it well, you are not sure she is going to come back because she still has to work it out mentally and has to train - it needs time.
"In two and a half months, she is back and she won Aegon in that time. It is outstanding, unbelievable."
HMP Manchester has seen seven self-inflicted deaths in less than two years, including that of alleged killer Barry Morrow.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found staff had accepted the deaths as "the way things were in Manchester".
Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick said the prison was not "ensuring lessons were learnt".
He said that while cases of self-harm had decreased from 22 a month in 2009 to 10 a month in 2011, there was "a degree of fatalism in the prison's response" to such incidents.
"Arrangements for caring for prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide were not poor but there was room for improvement," he said.
"The prison was not active enough in ensuring lessons were learnt from previous cases, both at Manchester and elsewhere, and ensuring they were consistently applied."
He said the prison's management needed to "bear down on this issue with the same determination and skill with which they have successfully addressed so many other issues".
"Just over 20 years ago, Strangeways, as HMP Manchester was generally known, had a notorious reputation," he said.
"It is now completely transformed and in many ways provides a model to which other local prisons should aspire."
The chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, Michael Spurr, said the number of suicides at the prison was "not disproportionate to comparable establishments but there is no complacency".
"The governor and his team will continue to work to further reduce the rate of self-harm and to prevent suicides," he said.
"Every self-inflicted death is a tragedy which impacts not only on families but also on prisoners and prison staff."
He added that he was "pleased that Manchester is assessed as performing well or reasonably well against all four healthy prison tests - safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement".
"This reflects good progress and confirms Manchester is delivering positive outcomes for the public," he said.
Morrow was due to face trial in May over the deaths of Angela Holgate and Alice Huyton, whose strangled bodies were found at Mrs Holgate's home in Southport on 3 December.
He was found hanging in his cell on 9 February and pronounced dead the same day.
On 15 May 1941, the Gloster E28/39 aircraft powered by Sir Frank Whittle's pioneering engine took off for a flight that lasted almost 17 minutes.
In commemoration, a replica of the aircraft was transported to the RAF base.
It performed a fly-past for guests including Sir Frank's son.
The full-size fibreglass model of the Gloster, owned by The Jet Age Museum in Gloucester, was transported to RAF Cranwell on Thursday.
Following the fly-past on Sunday, the E28 returned to Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, where the museum has planning permission for a permanent home for its collection.
Sir Frank began his RAF career as an apprentice and later trained as an officer at Cranwell.
He was knighted by King George VI in 1948 when he retired from the RAF in the rank of Air Commodore. He emigrated to the USA in 1976 and died at his home in Columbia, Maryland in August 1996.
Speaking in Japan, the PM said her job was not just to deliver Brexit but to define the UK's place in the world and also to tackle domestic "injustices".
Some reports had suggested she could stand down in 2019 after EU withdrawal.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave Mrs May his "undivided backing", but Labour accused her of being delusional.
The prime minister has been under pressure after losing her Commons majority in a snap election called earlier this year.
Mr Johnson, speaking on a visit to Nigeria, said she could "certainly" win an absolute majority at the next general election.
But shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett said the prime minister was "deluding herself" about her plan to stay in power until the next election.
"Neither the public nor Tory MPs believe her fantasy of staying on till 2022," he said.
"Theresa May leads a zombie government."
The next general election is not scheduled to take place until May 2022, by which point Mrs May - if she stayed in Downing Street - would have been PM for nearly six years.
In the immediate aftermath of her party's failure to win June's general election outright, several MPs called on her to consider her position.
Former Chancellor George Osborne, who has become a newspaper editor after being sacked by Mrs May, said she was a "dead woman walking".
The PM has sought to consolidate her position by negotiating a governing agreement with the Democratic Unionists and overhauling the way Downing Street works, replacing key advisers.
But this has not stopped speculation about how long she might remain in No 10 and about potential successors, although one cabinet minister earlier this summer blamed such talk on too much "warm prosecco".
Asked whether she wanted to lead her party into another general election, whenever that takes place, the prime minister told the BBC's Ben Wright in Kyoto that that was her intention.
"Yes, I'm here for the long term. What me and my government are about is not just delivering on Brexit but delivering a brighter future for the UK.
She said she wanted to ensure "global Britain" could take its trading place in the world, as well as dealing with "those injustices domestically that we need to do to ensure that strong, more global, but also fairer Britain for the future"
The prime minister faces a crucial few months with a number of tests of her authority within the party, including her second conference speech as party leader in October and key Brexit votes in the Commons.
Newspapers reports over the weekend claimed Mrs May had told MPs that she intended to stand down in the summer of 2019 to give her successor ample time to bed in before the next election.
No 10 dismissed the reports as "peak silly season".
Mr Johnson, who received public backing from Mrs May after recent criticism of his performance, said: "I've made it clear I'm giving my undivided backing to Theresa May.
"We need to get Brexit done.
"She's ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country and then deliver what we all want to see, which is this exciting agenda of global Britain.
"I think she gets it. She really wants to deliver it. I'm here to support her."
The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019 and supporters of Mrs May have said leadership speculation only serves to undermine attempts to secure the best possible terms of exit.
On the second day of her trip to Japan, Mrs May will hold official talks with her counterpart Shinzo Abe and emphasise the growing security links between the two countries.
Newcastle and Everton both met the clause in the 29-year-old's Wigan contract but the Ivorian has opted to move to Merseyside
He will link up again with manager Roberto Martinez, who left Wigan at the end of the season.
Kone scored 11 Premier League goals for last season's FA Cup winners who were relegated to the Championship.
Kone said: "Every player dreams of playing for a bigger club and coming here is a big step up for me.
"I hope to be able to fulfil all my dreams and get as far as I can through hard work.
"I hope to score as many goals as I can next season."
Wigan boss Owen Coyle said last week he expected Kone to leave the club and that Everton was his preference.
Martinez, who took over at Everton last month, signed Kone on a three-year deal from Spanish side Levante last summer.
"For me it's an honour to be back working with the manager once again. Last season he really helped me a lot," added the player.
Kone has also played for Belgians Lierse SK, Dutch sides Roda JC and PSV and Sevilla in Spain.
He has played his part in three African Cup of Nations campaigns and was also selected for the World Cup in Germany in 2006.
The fee was officially announced as undisclosed.
The Cochno Stone dates to 3000BC and is described as one of the best examples of Neolithic or Bronze Age cup and ring markings in Europe.
Located next to a housing estate, the stone was buried in 1965 to protect it from damage.
Excavation work started on Monday and is expected to last three weeks.
Archaeologists will use 3D-imaging technology to make a detailed digital record of the site.
They hope this will provide more information on the stone's history, purpose and the people who created it about 5,000 years ago.
Dr Kenny Brophy, from Glasgow University, who is leading the dig next to Cochno farm, said: "This is the biggest and, I would argue, one of the most important Neolithic art panels in Europe.
"The cup and ring marks are extensive but the site just happens to be in the middle of an urban housing scheme in Clydebank.
"It was last fully open to the elements and the public up until 1965. Sadly, as it was neglected it was also being damaged through vandalism and people just traipsing all over it.
"Renowned archaeologist Ludovic Maclellan Mann, with a team of experts, decided the best way to preserve it was to cover it over to protect it from further damage."
A trial excavation last year indicated modern graffiti is "probably extensive" over the stone's surface.
The joint project between the university's archaeology department and the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation aims to gather high-resolution data of the stone's surface before reburying it.
The foundation then hopes to produce a lifesize copy of the 8m by 13m stone using the recorded digital data and historical sources, including the graffiti as well as the prehistoric surface.
The foundation's Ferdinand Saumarez Smith said: "Factum Foundation captured the world's attention through its 3D scanning work that led to the discovery of evidence of a new chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
"With the Cochno Stone, we are going to use similar recording methods to bring the world's attention to Scotland's equally important, mysterious and beautiful heritage.
"We believe that if we trust people, they will look after it."
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But for one school boy that dream has actually come true.
Nine-year-old Billy hit the headlines after cheekily asking War Horse author Michael Morpurgo to name a character after him at a book signing.
Now Newsround has reunited Billy and Michael to talk about the release of the finished book at a mysterious location.
The alert, the highest possible warning level, was issued late Monday and will last until midday on Thursday.
Limits have been placed on car use and some factories have been ordered to stop operations.
It comes as China, the world's worst polluter, takes part in talks on carbon emissions in Paris.
It is the first time China has declared a red alert under the four-tier alert system, which was adopted a little over two years ago, although pollution levels were far from the city's worst.
At 07:00 local time on Tuesday (23:00 GMT on Monday), when the alert came into effect, the US Embassy's air pollution monitor in Beijing reported that the intensity of the tiny particles known as PM 2.5 was at 291 micrograms per cubic metre.
By 11:00 it had dropped very slightly to 250 - still a level it described as "very unhealthy". Levels of the poisonous particles in the suburbs were reported at several times that number.
The World Health Organization recommends 25 micrograms per cubic metre as the maximum safe level.
As I cycled into the office this morning, smog mask clamped firmly in place, the traffic was certainly lighter. Beijing's first red alert means half of all cars must stay off the roads; odd numbered license plates today, even numbered ones tomorrow.
But although the air is indeed an unpleasant, filthy grey, the pollution index is actually a good deal lower than it was this time last week, when the quantity of dangerous particulate matter (PM 2.5) surged to around 40 times the World Health Organisation's maximum guideline. Today, it is a mere 10 times that limit.
So why red now? Well, the lack of any previous red alerts has been met with increasingly loud howls of derision. What would it take, people wondered last week - as their children felt their way to the still open schools through the poisonous gloom - for the government to act?
Perhaps it is the growing public pressure that has finally made the difference this time round.
Coal-powered industries and heating systems, as well as vehicle emissions and dust from construction sites, all contribute to the smog which has been exacerbated by humidity and a lack of wind.
The order will last until 12:00 on Thursday, when a cold front is expected to arrive and clear the smog.
As well as limits on construction and schools - which were advised to close if they did not have good air filtration systems - cars are only permitted to drive on alternate days, with the day depending on whether a car's number plate ends in an odd or even number. Officials promised additional public transport to cope with demand.
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Analysis: Matt McGrath, BBC environment correspondent, Paris
China's air quality is a key factor in its push for a new global deal on climate change.
Its negotiators here point to their continued investment in renewable sources of energy, in an effort to cut down on coal consumption, particularly in urban areas. Around 58% of the increase in the country's primary energy consumption in 2013-14 came from non-fossil fuel sources.
These efforts to go green may not be having an immediate effect on the air in Beijing but they have had an impact on global output of carbon dioxide. This year's figures, just published, show carbon levels have stalled or declined slightly even while the world economy has expanded.
A strong agreement here in Paris won't immediately solve China's air woes, but if it ultimately pushes down the price of renewables even further, it could play a part in solving the issue long term.
"You have to do whatever you can to protect yourself,'' Beijing resident Li Huiwen told AP news agency. "Even when wearing the mask, I feel uncomfortable and don't have any energy.''
While the smog's effects have been worsened by weather conditions and the city's geography - bordered to the south and east by industrial areas that generate pollution and to the north and west by mountains that trap it - it has prompted increasing concern that China has prioritised economic growth at too high an environmental cost.
"It is a sharp warning to us that we may have too much development at the price of environment and it is time for us to seriously deal with air pollution,'' said Beijing worker Fan Jinglong.
The scale of the health impact is vast. There have been 1.4 million premature deaths in China because of air pollution, according to a study led by Jos Lelieveld of Germany's Max Planck Institute and published this year in Nature magazine.
Activists said the level hit 1,400 micrograms per cubic metre in the north-east city of Shenyang last month, saying it was the worst seen in China.
In comparison, London's PM 2.5 average on 6 December was 8 micrograms per cubic metre, the Environmental Research Group at King's College said. It said more than 70 was reached during spring 2014 and 2015, and the highest was on bonfire night, 5 November 2006, at 112.
Last week, activists from Greenpeace had urged the Chinese government to declare a red alert. Another Chinese city, Nanjing, issued a red alert in December 2013.
On 30 November, Beijing issued an orange alert - the second-highest of the four-tier system adopted in 2013.
Pollution in the capital had in fact improved in the first 10 months of the year compared with the same period last year, although pollution levels were still frequently high.
Correspondents say Chinese officials had been unwilling to commit to hard targets on reducing carbon emissions, but have now realised the country has to cut its dependence on fossil fuels. President Xi Jinping promised to take action over China's emissions at the global climate change talks in Paris.
China still depends on coal for more than 60% of its power, despite major investment in renewable energy sources.
Eluned Morgan brought together firms and public bodies on Friday to help develop proposals to put to ministers, saying there was a "huge amount of insecurity" after the Brexit vote.
She said strategies for "quality tourism" and providing more affordable homes could be part of the plan.
The Welsh Government said it would urge UK ministers to replace lost EU funds.
Ms Morgan, who represents Mid and West Wales, said: "There are economic development plans which are relevant for cities, the city region of Cardiff and Swansea.
"Our case really is that those are not relevant or appropriate for a rural environment and we need our own specific plan for economic development in rural Wales.
"I think it's a critical time for the rural areas at the moment, there's a huge amount of insecurity in all areas but in particular in rural areas because of the Brexit vote.
"We have no idea what, for example, agriculture will look like in four years from now, so we need to get ahead of the curve."
Low pay, low skills, weak transport and IT, a lack of affordable homes and an ageing population were among the "many and varied" challenges faced in rural Wales, Ms Morgan said.
She warned: "Due to a lack of varied employment opportunities there is a loss of many of our brightest people who feel they need to leave in order to find work."
A Welsh Government spokesman said EU withdrawal may be "most dramatically and quickly apparent" in rural communities.
"It is vital the challenges faced by our rural communities continue to receive dedicated and additional investment - and we are pressing the UK Government to make good on promises made during the referendum campaign that Wales would not lose funding as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
"We are currently refreshing our economic priorities and, as part of this work, we will ensure rural interests are protected and feature strongly as Wales works towards a future outside the EU."
He replaces Steve McClaren, who was sacked last month after the club finished eighth in the Championship.
It is the first managerial role for Englishman Clement, 43, who left the La Liga side following the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti.
"Paul is one of the most in-demand coaches in world football," said Rams chief executive Sam Rush.
"I am delighted that he has agreed to join Derby. He is hugely respected, has exceptional relationships throughout football and tremendous coaching experience at some of the very best clubs in Europe."
Clement described joining Derby as "incredibly exciting" and is looking forward to working at a "massive club".
The Londoner began his coaching career with Chelsea in the 1990s and returned to the club in 2007.
He started working with the first team under Guus Hiddink in 2009 and then became a key figure working with Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Real.
Clement has worked with some of the biggest names in world football including Didier Drogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rush added: "He is the perfect appointment at the next stage of Derby County's development and we are looking forward to the coming season with a great deal of optimism."
Derby were leading the Championship in late February but won only two out of their last 13 league games, missing out on a play-off place on the final day of the season.
Aaron Bishop and Martin Beard were convicted by a jury of taking delivery of guns ordered by Mark Richards via the dark web.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) also found a memory stick with 59 serious child abuse images buried in the garden at Bishop's property in Hampshire.
He pleaded guilty to possessing them.
In 2013 the NCA began working with United States authorities to investigate a dark web trafficking group sending guns to the UK.
After Bishop signed for one delivery a warrant was executed. A live shotgun cartridge was found, and an ex-housemate reported 30 9mm live Luger Geco rounds being delivered two weeks before.
During his interview with NCA officers Bishop claimed he thought the delivery was cannabis, but admitted he was "a bit of a paedophile" in relation to the images.
The NCA also intercepted a parcel sent to Beard containing a Glock with two magazines of ammunition.
Analysis of the defendants' phones and computers showed they discussed the purchases and identified Richards as the organiser.
Father-of-two Richards, of Chapel Lane, Godalming, pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to conspiring to import prohibited Glock handguns and ammunition.
Bishop, of Milford, Godalming, pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images but not guilty to conspiring to import weapons.
Beard, of Riverside, Staines, pleaded guilty to producing cannabis but not guilty on the same weapons charge.
On Thursday, a jury at Birmingham Crown Court convicted them on all charges.
Richards was jailed for five years and four months, Beard to four years and six months with eight months concurrent for the cannabis offence and Bishop for four years and 10 months, with six months concurrent for the child abuse images.
"I value the independence of the judiciary," she said. "I also value the freedom of the press."
The latter was "important to democracy", she added.
It was her first contribution since three of the country's most senior judges ruled in the High Court that Parliament should, after all, have the power to trigger the all important negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union.
The gaggle of Fleet Street correspondents and political editors perked up, and took the brief declaration as the highest possible political cover-fire for what has been some of the most ferocious criticism of senior and respected judges in recent times.
The Daily Mail, for example, splashed the headline "Enemies of the People" across its front page - above pictures of the three presiding judges.
True, no prime minister would ever offer anything other than an unqualified endorsement of press freedom if invited to do so. But Mrs May repeated the words twice. Those who were outraged by the strength of the papers' attacks, and even saw the criticism as an assault on the independence of the judiciary, will be far less pleased than the editors framing the morning editions.
As for the implications of the verdict, Mrs May, speaking to journalists accompanying her on her first trade mission outside Europe, was wholly unyielding. She again said there would be an appeal to the Supreme Court.
And to MPs and peers planning to use their votes in Parliaments to try to force much more detail of Britain's negotiations position - and more willingness to compromise in sealing a deal - she was implacable.
"MPs and peers should recognise there was a Parliamentary decision to give a choice to the people in a referendum. Now it's the job of the government to get on and deliver it."
Control of migration was "an important aspect" of the referendum vote to leave the EU.
Pro-European politicians won't be astonished to hear the PM's position articulated in this way. But they will now be preparing for a trial of will and strength in Parliament, as they seek to use their leverage to force the government to compromise with EU leaders and negotiators. Opposition and pro-EU MPs want a Brexit deal which maintains the UK's participation in the EU single market as close to the current terms as possible.
There'll be no Labour attempt to undo Brexit. Today, Labour's leader and deputy leader have said as much. Too many Labour supporters voted to leave. But given a chance, the Opposition will try to write all sorts of conditions into the legislation starting the Brexit talks. The Lords may well be stroppier - even to the extent of stalling Brexit if they can.
Again today Mrs May told reporters she was not anticipating any early general election before the due date in 2020. The message was a snap poll figured nowhere in her plans, and would not happen.
Not everyone's completely convinced. Not yet.
The fall reverses March's surprise 1.4% increase, the Office for National Statistics said.
But new housing projects contributed to a 1.6% increase in all new work during the month.
After revising its methodology for measuring construction, the ONS said output fell 0.2% in the first quarter, rather than 1.1% as previously thought.
This revision could have a theoretical impact on the UK's overall rate of economic growth, the ONS said.
It means the economy could have grown by 0.4% in the first quarter rather than 0.3% as previously forecast, and by 2.9% in 2014 rather than 2.8%.
The third and final revision of overall GDP for the first three months of this year will be published on 30 June. It is also possible that GDP for 2014 will be revised up at the same time.
The ONS said the upward revision incorporated late data and new seasonal adjustment parameters among other technical calculations.
Compared with a year earlier, construction output in April rose 1.5%, slowing from a rise of 5% in March.
Construction accounts for 6.4% of Britain's economic output, so its impact on overall GDP can often be negligible when compared with the services sector, which accounts for 77% of economic growth.
Even so, the slowdown in the economy economy in the first three months was seen in part as resulting from the weakness in the construction industry, which was linked to uncertainty ahead of the general election.
The latest set of figures fly in the face of that analysis, as much as they do the Bank of England's economic growth forecast last month, which cited a weaker outlook for housebuilding.
Across the UK, prices rose by 5.8% in the year to February, up from 5.3% in January, it said.
More recent figures from the Nationwide and the Halifax have suggested that house price growth is slowing down.
At the same time, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reported very strong borrowing in January and February.
The ONS figures - which include cash sales - show that the average price of a property has risen to a record high of £217,502.
Within the English regions, prices are rising fastest in the East - up 10.3% in the last year.
At the other end of the scale, prices are rising by just 2.2% in the North East.
According to the Nationwide, average prices fell during the month of March. And last week the Halifax said annual house price inflation was at its lowest for four years.
The CML said borrowing in January and February was the strongest for 10 years. In all, 93,200 loans were taken out in the first two months of the year, the highest number since the financial crisis.
"Seasonal factors traditionally keep the market quieter in winter months, but 2017 began relatively strong on the house purchase side," said Paul Smee, the CML's director general.
"Borrowers took out more loans to purchase a home in the first two months of 2017 than any year since 2007."
That number was driven by an increase in the number of first-time buyers. However, the number of existing homeowners needing a new mortgage to move house has fallen.
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Dylan Booth, 18, from Solihull, died in hospital after taking the substance at the Rainbow in the Digbeth area of Birmingham on New Years's Eve.
Three men and a woman were also taken ill but have since recovered.
A city council licensing hearing stipulated the club must employ under-cover security staff and sniffer dogs.
Other conditions include extra drugs signage and more stringent identity checks.
A full licensing review is due next month.
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The 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possessing information likely to be useful for the purposes of committing or preparing an act of terrorism, Scotland Yard said.
He was arrested after attending an east London police station on Thursday morning.
He has been released on police bail until October as enquiries continue.
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The home side took charge early on thanks to James Alabi's penalty after Michael Ihiekwe brought down Evan Horwood - although TV replays suggested the offence occurred outside the box.
The 22-year-old former Stoke youth player smashed the spot-kick past goalkeeper Scott Davies into the top corner for his 14th goal of the season after just five minutes to hand the Blues the lead.
Rovers started the second half the stronger side and Adam Mekki - who replaced the injured Jake Kirby in the starting line-up - was unfortunate to see his effort saved.
But Mekki's team-mate Jay Harris made no mistake 10 minutes in as he slotted his long-range shot under diving goalkeeper Alex Lynch to level matters.
Ryan Astles headed Ryan Lloyd's corner home with just over 20 minutes remaining to put the hosts back in front, while James Norwood nodded Liam Ridehalgh's cross in in reply after 81 minutes and a late strike from second-half substitute Cook 20 yards out - his 18th goal of the season - clinched maximum points for Tranmere.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Chester FC 2, Tranmere Rovers 3.
Second Half ends, Chester FC 2, Tranmere Rovers 3.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Tranmere Rovers 3. Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers).
Substitution, Chester FC. Craig Mahon replaces Elliott Durrell.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Tranmere Rovers 2. James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers).
Jay Harris (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Chester FC. Lucas Dawson replaces Kane Richards.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. James Norwood replaces Andy Mangan.
James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Chester FC 2, Tranmere Rovers 1. Ryan Astles (Chester FC).
Substitution, Chester FC. Danny O'Brien replaces Evan Horwood.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Andy Cook replaces Cole Stockton.
Goal! Chester FC 1, Tranmere Rovers 1. Jay Harris (Tranmere Rovers).
Second Half begins Chester FC 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.
First Half ends, Chester FC 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Michael Ihiekwe (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jay Harris replaces Lois Maynard.
Goal! Chester FC 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. James Alabi (Chester FC) converts the penalty with a.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Substitute Andy Cook netted a late winner as Tranmere struck back to edge a five-goal thriller at Chester and move second in the National League.
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Ashley Williams and Yannick Bolasie made full debuts in a strong line-up but it was Aaron Lennon who nudged in James McCarthy's cross for the opener.
England man Ross Barkley curled in a second-half free-kick as the Toffees pulled clear of spirited Yeovil.
Arouna Kone's late double gave the score-line an unflattering look that the League Two visitors didn't deserve.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman gave striker Romelu Lukaku a first start of the season, the Belgium forward completing 90 minutes for the first time since recovering from a heel injury.
Match ends, Everton 4, Yeovil Town 0.
Second Half ends, Everton 4, Yeovil Town 0.
Goal! Everton 4, Yeovil Town 0. Arouna Koné (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matt Butcher.
Goal! Everton 3, Yeovil Town 0. Arouna Koné (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Bryan Oviedo (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ryan Hedges (Yeovil Town).
Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Everton. Arouna Koné replaces Ross Barkley.
Foul by Darron Gibson (Everton).
Liam Shephard (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Joe Lea replaces Kevin Dawson.
Attempt missed. Darron Gibson (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matt Butcher.
Goal! Everton 2, Yeovil Town 0. Ross Barkley (Everton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town).
Substitution, Everton. Tom Cleverley replaces Mason Holgate.
Substitution, Everton. Darron Gibson replaces James McCarthy.
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Tahvon Campbell replaces Otis Khan.
Attempt missed. Mason Holgate (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. James McCarthy (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town).
Attempt missed. Bryan Oviedo (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Matthew Dolan (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Ryan Hedges (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Barkley (Everton).
Alex Lawless (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Second Half begins Everton 1, Yeovil Town 0.
First Half ends, Everton 1, Yeovil Town 0.
Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Everton overpowered Yeovil Town with a 4-0 win at Goodison Park to reach the EFL Cup third round.
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Shane Maughan, 20, of St Helens, Merseyside, was driving a silver Ford Mondeo when the crash occurred at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday, on Manchester Road in Burnley. He died at the scene.
The taxi driver, 48, suffered serious chest and leg injuries and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital.
His two female passengers, aged 58 and 38, received head injuries.
They are all from the Burnley area and are now recovering, police said.
A Toyota Yaris, which was parked and unattended at the time, was also damaged in the collision.
Lancashire Police said the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as a matter of routine after the Mondeo was spotted by a police officer on Rossendale Road shortly before the crash, but there was no pursuit.
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Karen Fraser, 49, organised an event at a Glasgow hotel in 2013 at which cash was sought for Sean's Trust - a charity in memory of a stillborn child.
No cash ever reached the trust and Fraser, from Larbert, Stirlingshire, denied making any pledge.
She was convicted after people at the event gave evidence against her.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that Fraser, who helped run a local newspaper, had organised a community awards event at the city's Crowne Plaza Hotel in October 2013.
It was attended by local councillors and police as well as Linda Croker, who had set up Sean's Trust in the name of her stillborn son.
Envelopes were put on each table for those attending to donate cash.
Glasgow Labour Councillor Martin McElroy, who was at the event, told the court: "The minimum suggested was £10, but I know a lot of people put more in.
"She (Fraser) said all the money that was raised in the envelopes would go to Sean's Trust."
The court was also told that an announcement was then made by the compère that any funds raised would go to the charity.
Paula McMullen - a former employee of Fraser - also recalled Fraser telling her "before and after the event" the funds would be donated to the charity.
It is believed about £1,200 was raised.
Fraser claimed during her trial that any cash handed over was for a "prize raffle" and any suggestions about a pledge to Sean's Trust were "lies".
"The money went into the bank account. It was a company event," she said.
The court went on to hear how Fraser made up to 16 trips a year to Portugal.
Prosecutor Elaine Jackson put it to her: "You were living a lifestyle that your income could not support?"
She replied: "I certainly did not take money from charities to fund my lifestyle."
In her summing up, Ms Jackson told the court: "She candidly tells us that she went to Portugal 15-16 times (a year).
"This gives us an idea as to why this crime took place."
Sheriff Neil MacKinnon convicted Fraser of a charge of fraud and deferred sentence until the New Year.
The National Union of Mineworkers and two other unions signed the pay deal with industry body the Chamber of Mines, but few details were released.
It is unclear whether the deal will satisfy thousands of striking workers, many of whom have been dismissed after their action was ruled illegal.
The strikes have slashed production and cost the industry millions of dollars.
Strikes in the platinum and coal sectors, which are not covered by Thursday's agreement, have also raged for weeks.
More than 40 people died in violent clashes between police and striking workers at a platinum mine in August.
The National Treasury said on Thursday that strikes across the mining industry had cost the country's economy 10bn rand ($1.1bn; £710m).
South Africa is one of the world's biggest producers of precious metals.
Unions and employers gave few details of Thursday's agreement.
By Matthew DaviesBBC News, Johannesburg
Thursday's deal looks like a tentative step to ending all the strikes in the gold sector. But the impasse in the platinum sector still exists and many mines remain closed.
Part of the problem is that platinum mines, unlike their counterparts in the gold industry, tend to negotiate with their own workers rather than with all the workers across the sector. This is why workers for the Lonmin firm got a 22% wage increase but 12,000 of those at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) who were out on a wildcat strike were sacked.
Amplats expects its refined platinum production to fall to between 2.2m and 2.4m ounces this year. The Treasury says that the production of platinum group metals slumped by more than 15% in August, compared with a year earlier.
How strikes have hit SA economy
NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka said the deal represented a 10.8% wage increase, but did not specify which workers would be affected.
"The worst in the gold sector is over. Members have accepted a new pay structure," he said.
But he added that the deal would only cover the next few months, and negotiations would resume in February.
Marian van der Walt of Harmony Gold, one of the firms represented by the Chamber of Mines, welcomed the deal.
"We're very pleased that they signed [to] bring all of the uncertainty and turmoil in the market to an end," she said.
Harmony said 98% of its striking workforce had now returned to work.
Another firm, Gold Fields, also welcomed the agreement.
Gold Fields said more than 28,000 of its workers had gone out on strike, 8,100 of whom had been dismissed after they failed to honour an ultimatum to return to work.
On Thursday a spokesman said 7,300 of the sacked workers had appealed against their dismissals.
Analysts say workers across the industry are disaffected with the NUM and other mainstream unions, regarding them as too close to the employers.
The workers had been demanding 6,000 rand ($1,800; £1,100) in monthly pay, more than three times their current average salary.
Charlotte, an affluent city of 827,000 that is the second largest financial services centre in the US after New York City, is known as the banking capital of the South.
Major firms including the Bank of America and Wells Fargo told their thousands of employees to take the day off on Thursday amid the clear-up from a second night of violence.
Despite the banking wealth, the city has a stark racial income gap, with 60% of white households making more than $60,000 a year, while 70% of black households earn less than that, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The population here is 35% black and has, like many other American cities, grappled with high-profile cases of police violence against black men in recent years.
In 2013, white police officer Randall Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter after shooting dead Jonathan Ferrell, a 24-year-old unarmed black man and former college football star who was looking for help after a car accident.
The case was dropped last year after a jury could not reach a decision, and the city of Charlotte reportedly paid $2.25m to settle a lawsuit with Mr Ferrell's family.
It also paid almost $180,000 to Mr Kerrick, most of it for back pay, unused holiday days and legal fees.
While the case sparked some protests, until now Charlotte has avoided the kind of unrest seen in other US cities like Ferguson, Missouri, over police killings of black men.
Still, local activists say an abiding sense of injustice and anger over Mr Ferrell's death played some part in the reaction to Tuesday's shooting.
Blanche Penn, an activist, said communities in the North Carolina city were "tired of people, especially police, killing our black men".
"Charlotte has always been quiet. But now it's time to be loud," she said.
Some commentators, however, have pointed out that not only is Charlotte police chief Kerr Putney an African-American, so is Brentley Vinson, the officer who has been placed on leave for killing Keith Lamont Scott.
Others who say they witnessed the shooting accuse police of lying, both about who killed 43-year-old Mr Scott and the circumstances surrounding Tuesday's shooting.
This alternative narrative has caught on in the mostly black neighbourhood where Mr Scott died.
One woman who claims she saw the shooting even disputes it was Mr Vinson who pulled the trigger.
"A white officer with a bald head shot that man," said Taheshia Williams.
The fact is, just as has been happening in Iraq, the key to getting British, US and other troops out is to be able to say that the Afghan army is now big enough and strong enough to take over full responsibility for their nation's security.
The deaths of three British soldiers at the hands of a renegade Afghan soldier in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, on Tuesday, though clearly a rare event, does not help the army's reputation for reliability.
Nor does it create greater confidence for the British, American and other Western troops who work alongside Afghan soldiers, training them.
Nevertheless, although the Taliban have predictably claimed the rogue soldier as one of their own, these incidents have so far been rare enough not to create an ever-present anxiety for the Western troops working with the Afghans.
Most Western soldiers seem to enjoy the experience of training Afghans, and usually find them quick to learn and reliable.
But the incident is a reminder of the damning report on the army and police that was issued last month by an American government agency, the office of the Special Inspector-General for Afghan Reconstruction.
The report revealed widespread absenteeism, corruption and drug abuse among the Afghan forces.
Royal Marine dies in Afghanistan
Renegade Afghan kills UK soldiers
It suggested that only 23% of Afghan soldiers and 12% of police were capable of working unsupervised.
In March, it found, 17% of the police and 12% of the Army had been absent without leave.
Nevertheless, it is a frequent failing of Western organisations to measure developing countries in terms of their own institutions. By comparison with the Taliban - the only comparison that matters - the Afghan army is quite an effective organisation.
It is certainly a good deal better than it was under the Russians. And after the Russians left, in 1989, the Afghan army of the time fought off the combined forces of the Afghan resistance, the mujahideen, for three long years.
Almost certainly, even when the main Western forces have left, sizeable numbers of British and American special forces will remain to give strength to the Afghan army.
Incidents like this do not help the public perception in Western countries of the war. And it is public opinion, rather than the plans of the politicians and the generals, which will determine the speed at which a Nato withdrawal can happen.
The generals know that the Afghan army will not be up to the necessary level in terms of numbers and training until around 2014.
But that will be well after the next US presidential election, in 2012, and uncomfortably close to the next British election in 2015.
Both President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will need to see results in good time before their respective deadlines.
The man who is in charge of the military end-game in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, will clearly use some of the tactics that enabled him to extract the United States from its quagmire in Iraq.
He is already planning to use local, irregular forces to help fight the Taliban.
They provide a basic platform of resistance, which will make things difficult for the insurgents, though it is hard to know if they will represent a long-term proposition as a fighting force.
It is still too early to be certain what Gen Petraeus's full strategy will be. It will be very hard to replicate the effects of the surge in Iraq that enabled him to reduce the level of bombings and killings there.
Still, the full exit strategy in Afghanistan will presumably involve a big effort to create a sense that Nato forces have the upper hand.
Anything short of that might well be interpreted in Afghanistan and around the world as a defeat, rather along the lines of the Soviet withdrawal 21 years ago.
Having US Rangers and British SAS men fighting alongside the Afghans is not a recipe for stopping the Taliban, but it may well give Nato enough respite to pull out in good order.
After that, presumably, the long Afghan civil war which has gone on since the 1970s will simply continue.
And one of the poorest countries on earth will be left to its fate.
It is a drop on 2013's £3.5m profit, although that year their Old Trafford ground hosted an Ashes Test match.
A £45m regeneration of the ground has enabled the club to make a profit two years in a row after previously reporting four years of losses.
"We're generating positive cash flow and making profit, so we're going in the right direction," said finance director Lee Morgan.
Lancashire say the India Test match, a one-day game against Sri Lanka and attendances at T20 games also helped.
"It's nice to see a continuation of profitability has come back to the club. Having said that, there is still the legacy of those losses to overcome," Morgan told BBC Radio Lancashire.
Later this summer, Old Trafford will host two one-day internationals against World Cup winners Australia as well a game against losing finalists New Zealand.
The Red Rose county will also begin work on a £12m, 150-room four-star hotel after raising £3m in bonds last autumn, which will be completed by 2017.
Former England spinner Ashley Giles was appointed new cricket director and head coach this summer after the club were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.
Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and instituting emergency rule in 2007.
He pleaded not guilty and has always claimed that the charges against him are politically motivated. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
President from 2001 to 2008, he was one of Pakistan's longest-serving rulers.
By Shumaila JaffreyBBC Urdu, Islamabad
Pervez Musharraf was surrounded by military commandos when he entered the court room. He tried to put on a brave face, waving to those gathered in the courtroom.
As charges were read out to him, Mr Musharraf stood up, looking grim and pale.
But when he began his address to the court he was firm and confident. He denied all the charges and spoke of his achievements: the economic development during his rule and his services for Pakistan's military. And then he asked how he could possibly be called a traitor.
Security was tight, as expected. There were more than 100 security personnel in the court room and the building was also surrounded by troops.
He went into self-imposed exile in 2008, returning to Pakistan in March 2013.
He had hoped to lead his party into elections, but was disqualified from standing and found himself fighting an array of charges relating to his time in power.
The 70-year-old has been in hospital since the beginning of the year and reports say he is being treated for high blood pressure.
The court on Monday also rejected Mr Musharraf's application to leave the country to visit his sick mother in Dubai.
He is currently under house arrest and has been placed on an exit control list restricting certain Pakistani nationals from leaving the country.
Judges rejected his application on the grounds that only the government had the authority to remove him from the list.
When the former president entered the court he was heavily guarded, but nevertheless appeared relaxed, even waving to the audience.
The judge read out five charges to Mr Musharraf.
He pleaded "not guilty" to each of them but also addressed the court with a speech about his services to the country and questioned how he could be called a traitor, declaring that he was a patriot.
Since Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan in March 2013, he has faced four criminal cases but was bailed in all of them. He was charged:
His most serious challenge is a treason case, which bears five charges including suspending the constitution and imposing emergency rule. He has pleaded not guilty but could face death if convicted.
"I am being called a traitor, I have been chief of army staff for nine years and I have served this army for 45 years. I have fought two wars and it is 'treason'?" the Agence France-Presse news agency quoted him as saying.
"Is this the way to reward someone for being loyal to the country and for loving the country?" the former president asked the court.
Mr Musharraf insists that he acted within the constitution when he declared a state of emergency in the country in 2007 and that he did not act alone when taking that decision.
Mr Musharraf seized power from Mr Sharif in a coup in 1999. He remained president until 2008, when a democratically elected government came into power.
He left the country soon afterwards to live in self-imposed exile in Dubai and London.
The XH558 bomber's flight over its base at Doncaster Robin Hood Airport lasted about 20 minutes.
The aircraft will be grounded this week after engineering backers, including Rolls Royce, withdrew support.
Details of the flypast were kept secret to avoid the potential for thousands of spectators turning up at the South Yorkshire airport.
The plane's pilot on its curtain call was Martin Withers.
He led a raid on Argentine positions on the Falklands by Vulcan aircraft in the 1982 war, the only time the aircraft ever dropped bombs in anger in its long RAF service.
After the final flypast, Mr Withers said: "I really enjoyed the flight. It's so sad it has to finish now. It's like a funeral."
Sean Maffett, from the Leicestershire-based charity Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which helps maintain and operate the aircraft, said the famous Cold War nuclear warplane was "a victim of her own success".
"We're having to go to extraordinary lengths, including the live-streaming, to prevent crowds of people coming to see the flight."
Earlier this month, South Yorkshire Police had urged fans to avoid watching it at the airport to prevent huge crowds overwhelming flight operations.
Richard Clarke, from the trust, said: "It's got a very, very strong emotional connection to the British public, which is manifested by the fact they turn out in their millions to see her."
Vulcans, which once operated from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, saw action during the 1982 Falklands War.
The trust said the last remaining model left service in 1993.
Earlier this month, the XH55 bomber was seen flying across England in a series of flypasts as part of its farewell tour.
It found the median wealth of white US households in 2009 was $113,149 (£69,000), compared with $6,325 for Hispanics and $5,677 for blacks.
This left whites with about 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics.
Those ratios compared with 7:1 for both groups back in 1995.
Asians also lost their top ranking to whites in median household wealth, more than halving from $168,103 in 2005 to $78,066 in 2009.
The report suggests Asian households were clustered in places such as California that were hit hard by the property market meltdown.
The study, compiled by the Pew Research Center from 2009 data, found the wealth gap was the widest it has been since the government began publishing such statistics by ethnicity in 1984, when the white-black ratio was roughly 12:1.
The data analysis demonstrates that the economic recession, which plunged housing values and caused widespread unemployment, widened an existing racial wealth gap significantly.
In other findings:
"What's pushing the wealth of whites is the rebound in the stock market and corporate savings, while younger Hispanics and African-Americans who bought homes in the last decade... are seeing big declines," Timothy Smeeding, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who specialises in income inequality, told the Associated Press news agency.
Between 2005 and 2009, the median net worth of Hispanic households dropped by 66% and that of black households by 53%, according to the report.
That contrasted with the median net worth of white households, which dropped by just 16%.
Before the recession, housing equity accounted for about 66% of the net worth of Hispanics and some 59% of black families. About 44% of the wealth of white families consisted of housing equity.
A geographic analysis of the study suggests a disproportionate share of Hispanics live in California, Nevada and Arizona, states which have experienced some of the steepest declines in US housing values.
Hispanics and blacks are the two largest minority groups in the US, making up 16% and 12% of the population respectively.
The figures reported in the Pew study are based on the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation, which surveyed 36,000 households on wealth from September to December 2009.
Finalists Linfield FC have strongly objected to the decision, which means adult tickets have gone up from £15 to £20.
Liam Beckett, a former player of their opponents Coleraine and an Irish League pundit, said "working class people were being held to ransom".
The IFA has defended the move.
Ticket prices for the final were set by the Challenge Cup Committee of the Irish FA, which is made up of representatives of clubs, it said.
"After running costs, 80% of the gate receipts will be split evenly between the two competing finalists," it added.
The association has also indicated it has an online family offer enabling supporters "to save 15% when purchasing a family of four ticket (two adults plus two children)".
Linfield FC said its representatives had attended a briefing meeting earlier this week about the final which is scheduled to take place on 6 May at Windsor Park, which has a capacity of 18,600.
The club said it was told that ticket prices for the game would be £20 for adults and £10 for seniors and juniors.
Linfield "registered its strong objections to this decision, on the basis that it was a significant increase on prices for last year's final, but were advised that the decision was final", it said in a statement,
It understood supporters would be frustrated and angry at the arrangements made for the cup final. "But we must not let this deflect from our objective to get fully behind the team in this vitally important game," it added.
Former Cliftonville manager Liam Beckett said he feared the cup final attendance would be hit by the price increase.
"Yet again the working class supporter is being hit in the pocket and instead of trying to fill what is a fabulous new stadium in Windsor Park, the people who have set these prices have gone a long way in making sure there will be thousands of empty seats," he told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster programme.
Football reporter Steven Beacom said the IFA had missed an "open goal" and highlighted the difference in ticket prices for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Cup Final in the Republic of Ireland.
"The IFA are asking people to pay £20 per ticket for the Irish Cup Final, if you go to the Republic of Ireland to see the FAI Cup Final you only have to pay 10 euros (£8.50)," he said.
"Last year at the FAI cup final there were 26,500 people inside the ground and the atmosphere was brilliant.
"It was giving people who might not have gone to that cup final a chance to see a big game."
For security reasons, they will have no ports, wi-fi or roaming data capabilities as these features could be exploited by the enemy.
Five devices will be distributed among each US Navy active submarine fleet.
A broad range of books will be available from classics to best-sellers.
"At this time only submarines will receive devices," explained Nellie Moffitt, manager of the Navy General Library Program.
"[There will be] five per submarine, with a total of 355 for the submarine force. Eventually, we will send NeRDs to all vessels in the active fleet - it will take time as each collection will be tailored for specific audiences," Ms Moffitt told the BBC.
Traditional e-readers are not permitted on many Navy vessels as their GPS, wi-fi and roaming data features can give away their position to the enemy.
NeRD is said to overcome these issues thanks to its portability and lack of inputs and internet connectivity.
Unfortunately the absence of features means new books cannot be added to or removed from the device.
As a result, the e-readers come pre-loaded with 300 books, selected from the General Library Program's 108,000 titles.
Confirmed authors featured on the device include Jane Austen, Shakespeare and James Joyce.
However, there are also popular classics such as The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
Storage restrictions, particularly in submarines, have meant keeping a well-stocked library in the Navy can sometimes prove challenging.
The NeRD is the brainchild of the US Navy General Library Program in partnership with Findaway World.
Sailors will not be charged for the device.
The 29-year-old, who can also play right-back, scored one goal in 23 appearances after joining the Devon club from Kidderminster in November.
"He's an athlete that can play anywhere and I'm delighted to have him back on board," said manager Kevin Nicholson.
"Aman was a valuable asset for us last season and is a fantastic guy to have on and off the pitch."
Verma will remain at Plainmoor alongside striker Nathan Blissett, who signed a deal on Wednesday.
The RNLI says lifeboat crews spent 10,999 hours at sea in 2012, rescuing 925 people, a very small fall on 2011.
In 2012, the third wettest year in Wales on record, floods meant a "very busy year" for its flood rescue team.
It responded to serious floods in St Asaph, Denbighshire, in November, and Aberystwyth in June.
Colin Williams, RNLI regional operations manager, said it would be easy to assume the wet weather meant a quieter year for the RNLI.
"In fact, nearly half the lifeboat stations in Wales saw an increase in launches, meaning people are still visiting the coast and are venturing into or onto the sea whatever the weather," he said.
"RNLI volunteers on the Welsh coast have proved their commitment to the charity by spending more time honing their skills to deal with the wide range of incidents they face when their pagers sound.
"This year's number of hours spent training is testament to the dedication of the 600 volunteers in Wales, who spent 6,583 hours at sea responding to emergencies and 4,409 hours spent preparing for emergency situations.
A total of 43 people were helped by the RNLI flood rescue team during November's floods in St Asaph.
Team members were deployed to Aberystwyth for rescues in the flooding there in June.
Mr Williams said the floods meant a "very busy year" for the flood rescue team trained in swift water rescue.
The busiest lifeboat station in Wales was Trearddur Bay on Anglesey with 65 launches, compared to 55 in 2011. Crews there rescued 73 people during the year, a 35% rise on 2011.
However, it was the volunteer crew at Rhyl who rescued the most people in Wales - 80 in all.
The RNLI crew at Borth spent more time at sea than any other station in north Wales, at 765 hours.
The searches for missing five-year-old April Jones from Machynlleth, Powys, contributed to the increase for volunteers' hours both there and at the Aberdovey station.
Wales' third busiest station was Cardigan, where volunteers made 53 launches in 2012 - a 43% rise.
The most common call-out last year was due to incidents on powered pleasure craft, with machinery failure still the most common cause.
However, the RNLI said call-outs to vessels have been gradually decreasing, while those to people are on the up.
Its lifeguards responded to 1,334 incidents and assisted 1, 426 people on 32 of Wales' busiest beaches.
In 2012, it introduced lifeguards to new beaches in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Whitemore Bay was the busiest where guards responded to 234 incidents and assisted 241 people - the majority were searches for missing people or children.
The movie, due to be released in April, stars Welsh actor Taron Egerton in the title role.
Edwards, who lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, shot to stardom at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988 despite finishing a distant last.
He said "only about 5%" of the biopic would be true to life.
The former ski jumper, whose real name is Michael Edwards, said: "Taron has done a very, very good job.
"I sat down and chatted to him for an afternoon at Pinewood Studios back in March and it's amazing - he's got my mannerisms and everything else just right.
"It's uncanny how much he looks like me - he's wearing the glasses and got the hair style and moustache."
Edwards confessed he first signed a deal about 18 years ago to make a film about his life, "but I didn't think it was ever going to happen.
"Then [director] Matthew Vaughn phoned me while I was shopping in a supermarket in Stroud and said 'I've just bought the rights and we start filming in two months'.
"It was bit of a shock, but now it's about to be released so it's good news."
While Edwards said he had seen "about 70%-80%" of the finished film, he pointed out that "only about 5% of it is true".
He said a documentary and book about his life were also being planned "to tell the true story".
Eddie the Eagle, which also stars Hugh Jackman, is due to be released on 1 April.
Seamus Ruddy, 32, was abducted in Paris by republican paramilitaries, the INLA, in 1985.
He was murdered and secretly buried in France.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains said a fresh search would begin on Tuesday at a forest at Pont-de-l'Arche outside Rouen in northern France.
There have been three previous searches in the area, the most recent one was in 2008.
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Mr Ruddy was originally from Newry and was teaching in Paris when he was murdered on 9 May 1985. His sister, Anne Morgan, was the last family member to see him alive.
She told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme the family was being careful not to get their hopes built up too high.
"We've been disappointed on so many occasions before," she said.
"I hope to travel to France this week and I will be there for a few days.
"I think it's important just to be in the forest, maybe at the beginning of the search, then I'll be posted by my phone for the next month."
Ms Morgan has been to the forest on two occasions before.
"I know the lay of the land and the area they will go to," she said.
"We have to put all the agony and the hurt away when we do visit the forest, we can't think about Seamus and his last moments there, we have to focus on the efforts to find him."
Geoff Knupfer who heads the team that found three other Disappeared, Brendan Megraw in 2014 and Kevin McKee and Seamus Wright in 2015, said that he was satisfied that the information they had was "as accurate as it can be, given the passage of time".
"I am convinced that there is a genuine desire on the part of those supplying the information to get this resolved by finding where Seamus is buried," he said.
"As in other cases, fresh information that refines what we already know is crucial. Everyone we have found to date has been in the area where we were told that they were. It is always a question of narrowing that down to a precise location.
"I really hope that we can do this again and find him".
Mr Knupfer said this was a more defined search area in a forest and was a much smaller search area than Oristown and Coghalson where Brendan Megraw, Kevin McKee and Seamus Wright were buried.
This should make the search faster.
Joint UK and Irish Commissioners Sir Ken Bloomfield and Frank Murray said that they hoped the search would be successful and that the remains of Seamus Ruddy would be returned to his family for Christian burial.
"We share the hopes and prayers of the family that we'll be successful. We know that the team led by Geoff are world leaders in this work and they will bring all their experience and commitment to try to bring this search to a successful conclusion," they said.
Seamus Ruddy is one of four people out of 16 whose bodies have never been found. The others are Columba McVeigh, Joe Lynskey and Captain Robert Nairac.
He said tickets to U2's recent London shows were advertised for up to £3,300 on resale sites, despite a face value of £182.
"We're asking the government to pass a law which says you cannot sell a ticket for more than 10 per cent of its face value," he told Radio 4's Front Row.
The government is running a public consultation on secondary ticketing.
Fans have until Friday, 20 November to submit their views on the issue.
Goldsmith's comments come a week after rock star Prince postponed the sale of tickets to his European tour over concerns about tickets being resold on third-party websites.
He later pulled the tour in the wake of the terror attacks in France.
Earlier this month, consumer magazine Which? called for a crack-down on ticket resale sites, arguing consumers face a "stitch-up".
The group spent eight weeks monitoring four of the biggest secondary ticketing websites and said it found "some really unusual behaviour".
"We found things like tickets appearing on resale websites before they were even officially released," report author Peter Moorey told Front Row.
"And we found tickets that were appearing simultaneously on the primary and the resale websites, as soon as tickets went on sale."
The magazine also found that resale restrictions - such as the requirement to show photo ID at the venue - were not being disclosed.
"This is really worrying," said Mori, "because people could go onto these resale websites, spend as much as £1,500, then go to the venue and be turned away."
Paul Reed, general manager of the Association of Independent Festivals said he felt fans were being "defrauded" by sites that sell tickets at vastly inflated prices.
He said some of the association's members - which include events such as Sonisphere, The Secret Garden Party and The Eden Sessions - had encountered fans buying fake tickets online.
"We had an event this year where 27 people bought tickets on a secondary platform. They showed up at the festival - and the secondary ticketing platform had essentially facilitated the sale of a piece of paper. It wasn't worth anything," he told the BBC.
"The secondary platforms weren't contactable, they weren't accountable. But these tickets were fraudulent."
"I don't think parasitic is too strong a word for the secondary ticketing industry. Our view is that this is an industry that's been allowed to grow on the back of the creative arts without reinvesting anything into it."
"We're all dependent on genuine fans and if they're constantly banging their head off a wall trying to get a ticket, they're going to give up."
Phil Hutcheon, who runs the ticketing website Dice, told the BBC that, in his previous career as a manager, he had seen his artists' tickets appear on secondary sites "either before the concert's gone on sale or literally seconds afterwards".
"Then we asked questions about it and they disappear."
He called for more transparency from resale sites, with more information about who is listing tickets for sale.
"We don't want to stop people re-selling tickets," he insisted. "There's lots of situations where fans can't make a show and want to pass the tickets on to another fan.
"Our thing is that, when someone is buying dozens or thousands of tickets and reselling them and distorting the market, that's a real issue. And they can get away with it because no-one knows who's doing it."
Dice sells tickets with no booking fee, with the passes stored in an app, ready to be scanned at the venue. It also allows fans to return tickets if they cannot make a show. These are then put back on sale at the original face value.
"This isn't an attack on big business," said Hutcheon. "We just want something that's more transparent and fair for fans."
In response to the Which? report last week, ticketing site StubHub said it was "committed to transparency".
"It is very clear in our terms and conditions that sellers are not permitted to list or sell tickets that they do not own or that have not been allocated to them, known as speculative selling.
"If we are made aware of speculative selling on our site for specific events, we will investigate and remove the listings where appropriate.
"However, there are many cases where fans will have access to priority tickets in advance of an official on-sale and this is one reason why tickets can be listed so quickly."
Meanwhile Ticketmaster, which owns Get Me In and Seatwave, said the resale market in the UK had "developed high levels of consumer protection over recent years, with incidents of fraud being very rare."
"Ticketmaster's resale marketplaces, Get Me In and Seatwave, offer fans full consumer protection, with guarantees of full refund or ticket replacement," the statement continued.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has begun talking to Labour MPs to try to get the vote through the Commons.
Downing Street says there is still no timetable for a vote on extending UK military action but it is thought it could happen before Christmas.
PM David Cameron dismissed suggestions action depends on UN authorisation.
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, he said that while a United Nations security council resolution was welcome, he believed it was not necessary and he would not "outsource to Russian veto" decisions about Britain's safety.
Labour urged Mr Cameron to seek a UN resolution.
It comes after he promised a "comprehensive strategy" to win MPs' backing for bombing IS in Syria - in the wake of Friday's Paris attacks.
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Ministers believe around 20 Conservative MPs are still unlikely to support air strikes but that others have changed their minds since the government lost a vote on intervention in the Syrian conflict in 2013.
The BBC's chief political correspondent Vicki Young said the government increasingly believes it can call on the support of enough Labour MPs, as well as other parties such as the DUP, to get parliamentary approval and that a senior cabinet minister had told the BBC "we're going to war".
In other recent developments:
I have been told that this afternoon Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has been briefing Labour MPs alongside one of his top military aides, Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) who commanded British forces in Helmand.
Mr Fallon is also planning to brief Labour MPs collectively at an open meeting in a couple of weeks' time, followed by another briefing for Tory MPs.
And while Downing Street is still insisting that there is no guarantee there will be any vote over military action, that the prime minister will act only if he is absolutely certain of winning that vote, ministers believe the momentum is moving their way.
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In 2013, MPs voted against UK military action against President Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria, but later approved British participation in air strikes against Islamic State extremists in Iraq.
Earlier this month, the influential Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee urged Mr Cameron not to join the coalition bombing IS in Syria.
However, following the Paris attacks linked to IS militants, the prime minister said the case for UK action had been strengthened.
He said he would set out a "full spectrum" approach to taking on IS in Syria, including military action, counter-terrorism, humanitarian support and strategies for "defeating the poisonous narrative of extremism".
Mr Cameron has previously promised British involvement would not be extended without Parliament's consent and said he would hold another vote only when he was sure of a "consensus" among MPs.
The BBC's Ross Hawkins says that while plenty of MPs think a vote before Christmas is likely, Downing Street has dismissed the reports of a timetable as speculation.
Labour's shadow foreign secretary Hillary Benn said: "We want to see there being a UN Security Council resolution, which is why we are calling - Jeremy Corbyn and I - are calling on the prime minister to go and seek such a resolution."
Labour leader Mr Corbyn said on Tuesday that any military response should have the support of the international community and the UN, but he has faced criticism from many of his own MPs for his refusal to back further UK involvement in Syria.
Labour MP John Woodcock told the BBC on Wednesday he believed a "significant number" from his party would support strikes, himself included, once they had seen a broader plan.
The SNP has said it is opposed to military action without a specific UN mandate while the Lib Dems could also insist on similar conditions.
Meanwhile, former chief of the defence staff Lord Richards told BBC Radio 4 there was already a strategy to take on IS, but it was "too slow and ponderous" and the involvement of RAF Tornados in Syria could help give it "oomph".
"Those eight aircraft, although they are old, are actually very capable," he said.
He continued: "There is [also] a moral issue... there are tens of millions of people in the region, particularly in Syria, who are begging for help and it's in our interests to do so too."
The Wales Climate Change Strategy, published in 2010, contains an aspiration to create 2,000 hectares of new woodland every year between 2010 and 2030.
It is seen as a way to help Wales meet its carbon emission reduction targets.
Ministers said they were committed to increasing new trees in Wales.
The Woodland Trust said Wales had not met its tree planting objectives and had failed to address the need for them in the landscape to deliver key environmental, public and economic gains.
"Tree planting in Wales has fallen off a cliff," a spokesman said.
"We are seeing the lowest tree planting levels in a generation, only 100 hectares in two of the last three years, showing the failures of Welsh Government to meet the already weakened aspiration of 2,000 hectares of new woodland per year until 2020."
The Welsh Government is under pressure from several sides to be more ambitious.
Wales has planted comparatively little woodland cover compared with Scotland.
Both governments have ambitious targets, but many woodland organisations feel more needs to be done to deliver these promises in Wales.
Forest industry body Confor, said it is worried about the "catastrophic decline" in soft wood over the last 15 years.
National manager for Wales, Martin Bishop said: "The lack of public support for tree planting is one reason why we have not achieved very much."
He said a complicated, slow and ponderous regulation process was also causing problems.
"We have no appetite in Wales to see land use change and we seem to want to preserve everything we have as it is in perpetuity," he added.
"We will not achieve the 1000 ha we have funds for, unless something is done about the regulatory process. Wales seems to want to put in even more regulation than anyone else."
In Abbeycwmhir, Powys, farmer Jack Lydiate has participated in a farm diversification project to plant Wales' largest new forest.
At 48 ha, it is a fraction of the Welsh Governments 2,000 ha yearly target.
Mr Lydiate said: "I'm looking towards a sustainable future for myself and my family. I know where my business is going to be over the next 30 to 40 years due to the revenue from the trees.
"How many people can say that about their stock?
"It's hard, because there's a lot of old school thought out there. People don't want to take good land away from their stock," he said.
Scheme facilitators Farming Connect are optimistic that with the increasing need, more people will turn to planting trees.
Geraint Jones, its forestry technical officer, said: "We import over 60% of our trees into this country, which will increase over the next few years as particular trees become more rare.
"It's therefore vitally important that we get this message across, that tree planting is important looking towards the future, especially at a commercial level."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We want to see more trees and woodland in Wales.
"We are working with Natural Resources Wales to improve the way the various regulatory processes are implemented to protect important habitats while also increasing new woodland."
A police chief told BBC Burmese that a special unit had now been assigned to protect the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which has just taken power in Myanmar (Burma).
The threat was issued over a possible constitutional change enabling Ms Suu Kyi to become president.
She spent many years under house arrest under the former military dictatorship.
A liberalisation process has been under way in recent years, leading to a landslide victory by Ms Suu Kyi's NLD in elections in November.
The man who made the death threat against Ms Suu Kyi has since apologised but the threat, made in a Facebook post, was taken seriously.
"I told the local police office straight away to take care of her security when I saw the post. We cannot afford anything to happen to a person of her stature," the police chief told the BBC.
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Up until now, Ms Suu Kyi has been protected by her own security detail, who will continue to guard her. Police units will provide extra protection outside her home.
The threat against her life was made amid reports Ms Suu Kyi aims to sidestep a clause in the constitution that bars her from becoming president because her two sons have foreign passports.
The man said he would kill her if the constitution was changed and had also posted pictures of himself carrying an assault rifle.
BBC Myanmar correspondent Jonah Fisher says Ms Suu Kyi appears to be planning to get her MPs to temporarily suspend the clause.
She has also reportedly been negotiating the issue with military chief General Min Aung Hlaing, whose support she would need.
The clause can be legally scrapped only through a 75%-plus-one vote in parliament but the military holds 25% of the seats - all unelected.
Ms Suu Kyi's father, national hero General Aung San, was assassinated in 1947, months before the country gained independence.
Does the NLD now control Myanmar?
Not really - it has enough seats in the upper and lower house to choose the president but the army has 25% of seats and controls key ministries, so they will need to work together.
Will Aung San Suu Kyi be president?
No - the constitution, written by the military, bars people with foreign spouses or offspring, as she does, from the top job. Clause 59(f) was widely seen as being written specifically to prevent her from taking office. But Ms Suu Kyi she said repeatedly before the election she would lead the country anyway if the NLD won.
Can the NLD just change the constitution?
No - the military can veto any moves to change it.
Was the election free?
"Largely," said Ms Suu Kyi. But hundreds of thousands of people, including the minority Muslim Rohingya, were not allowed to vote, and no voting took place in seven areas where ethnic conflict is rife.
The FTSE 100 started the day higher, but by the close, the index was down 63.79 points at 6,890.42.
The fall came despite oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell both rising by about 1.5% after crude prices surged.
Oil prices jumped more than 4% after non-Opec oil producing nations agreed to cut output in a deal designed to reduce oversupply and boost prices.
Opec announced last month that it would be cutting its own production.
Outside the energy sector, shares in Marks and Spencer rose 1.4% after Bank of America-Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating on the retailer to "buy".
Shares in Sky slipped 2.8% after having surged on Friday, when it emerged that 21st Century Fox had made a takeover approach for the company.
Fox offered £10.75 a share for the 61% of the business it does not already own, valuing Sky at about £18.5bn.
But Sky's shares fell 28p to 972p on Monday. Reports at the weekend suggested that some major shareholders were unhappy with the level of the offer.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.78% against the dollar to $1.2673 and gained 0.32% against the euro at €1.1947.
The man, who was wearing a black motorcycle helmet, walked into Genting Casino, Luton, at about 01:20 GMT on 10 March.
He threatened a member of staff and ordered them to hand over a large amount of money.
Det Con Rachel Lydon said: "This was a terrifying ordeal for the member of staff who was in genuine fear for their life."
The man put the undisclosed amount of money into a black rucksack which had white flecks of paint on it before escaping on a motorbike.
Bedfordshire Police said he was "slim" and was wearing dark clothing and black gloves with thick orange stripes across the knuckles.
Veteran West Brom defender McAuley missed Friday's friendly win over New Zealand as he stayed at his club to get treatment on a thigh injury.
"He is fine and we aren't too concerned about his fitness for Saturday," said the Northern Ireland manager.
McAuley, 37, missed his club's final two fixtures of the season.
"We have tailored his training a little bit. He hasn't done all the sessions," added O'Neill.
"Obviously we have to manage him given the season he's had and the recent injury."
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O'Neill has brought his squad to the southern Turkish city of Antalya this week in order to acclimatise for the expected temperatures of close to 30 degrees centigrade in Baku.
"It's the purpose of why we are here, as well as to limit the travel at the back end of the week," added the Northern Ireland boss.
"The last two days have been particularly hot so we have been training in that type of heat since Monday.
"In the evenings it's been slightly cooler which is more realistic - we've been training at the equivalent of kick-off time in Baku.
"It has still been warm though it's not sunny, so the players have had good preparation in relation to getting acclimatised."
With Conor Washington and Jamie Ward unavailable, Liam Boyce and Josh Magennis are being tipped to start in the Northern Ireland attack on Saturday.
Northern Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: McGovern (Norwich City), Mannus (St Johnstone), Carroll (Linfield)
Defenders: McAuley (West Brom), Evans (West Brom), Hughes (Hearts), Cathcart (Watford), Brunt (West Brom), C McLaughlin (Fleetwood), Hodson (Rangers), R McLaughlin (Oldham), Thompson (Southend), D Lafferty (Sheffield United), Flanagan (Burton Albion)
Midfielders: Davis (Southampton), McGinn (Aberdeen), Norwood (Brighton), Ferguson (Millwall), Dallas (Leeds), Lund (Burton Albion), Paton (St Johnstone)
Strikers: K Lafferty (Norwich), Magennis (Charlton), Boyce (Ross County), McCartan (Accrington Stanley)
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It is held on 11 November, which was the day that a peace deal was signed to end World War One in 1918.
Since then, a two-minute silence has been held every year at 11 o'clock to remember people who died in war.
These children spoke to Geoff Stott who fought in World War Two about his experiences in the navy.
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Staff from three local baking firms used 5,000 of the biscuits to help create the structure as part of the city's summer pageant celebrations.
It took the group three days to complete the castle, which measures about 1.2m (4ft) square.
Visitors can sample a piece of the creation during the pageant, which runs until Monday.
Volunteers came forward after a Facebook appeal from English Heritage, which runs the castle.
Ann Fiddler-Robbins, English Heritage site manager at Carlisle Castle, said: "This has been really fun to be involved in.
"How better could we celebrate the Carlisle Pageant than to create this city's great landmark from the region's beloved biscuit?
"We hope visitors will enjoy a visit to the castle as much as they will enjoy a bite from this impressive cake."
Carlisle Castle has dominated the city's landscape for nine centuries and is one of Cumbria's most visited attractions.
The 32-year-old former Ghana midfielder asked Daniele Minelli to stop Sunday's Serie A game at Cagliari.
But he was instead booked for dissent in the 89th minute, prompting the former Portsmouth and Sunderland player to leave the pitch in protest.
He angrily confronted Cagliari fans, shouting: "This is my colour."
Speaking after the game, Muntari said: "The referee should not just stay on the field and blow the whistle, he must do everything.
"He should be aware of these things and set an example.
"I asked him if he had heard the insults. I insisted that he must have the courage to stop the game."
Pescara boss Zdenek Zeman, whose side lost 1-0, said: "He asked the referee to intervene, but he [said he had] neither heard nor seen anything.
"Muntari was right, but he shouldn't have left the pitch. It's not up to us to dole out justice. We can talk a lot about it but then it must be left with the powers that be.
"Today this has happened when Muntari has already played in Italy for many years. We hope that mentalities will change."
Muntari was at AC Milan when then team-mate Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the pitch because of racist chanting during a friendly with lower-league side Pro Patria in January 2013.
It prompted a wave of support on social media. Fifa, football's world governing body, applauded Boateng's principles, but said it did not condone his decision to walk off.
Pescara are bottom of Serie A and have been relegated to Italy's second tier.
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Guillaume Doucet gave the Devils the lead before John Armstrong levelled, but Joey Haddad and Joey Martin ensured Cardiff ended the first period 3-1 up.
The Steelers led thanks to Geoff Walker, Colton Fretter and Matthieu Roy but Haddad equalised for the Devils.
Walker put the Steelers ahead before Andrew Hotham levelled, but Levi Nelson scored to give the Steelers victory.
The two sides set up their play-off final in the semi-finals on Saturday, the Devils coming from behind to beat Dundee Stars, and the Steelers overcoming Belfast Giants.
Going into the game weeks after their regular season Elite League and Challenge Cup triumphs, Cardiff Devils had been aiming to win the grand slam before falling short.
The Welsh side could have been the first team to win an Elite Ice Hockey League grand slam since Nottingham Panthers won the play-offs, Elite League and Challenge Cup in 2012-13.
About 350 people attended the rally on the anniversary of the death of Ian Stuart Donaldson, who founded white supremacist group Blood and Honour.
But Cambridgeshire Police said the force had been told the Haddenham gathering on 23 and 24 September was in aid of Help for Heroes.
Mr Donaldson died in a car crash in Derbyshire in 1993, aged 36.
Blood and Honour has been banned in a number of countries across Europe and in Russia.
Matthew Collins, from the Hope not Hate campaign group, told the BBC the gathering was an annual Blood and Honour event following the death of Mr Donaldson and had moved around the UK because it had "struggled to find venues that will host them".
He said there were a number of banning orders against the group in other countries due to imagery used at concerts and links to violent extremism.
About three-quarters of those attending travelled from Europe to be at the event and this included people from countries that ban Blood and Honour.
A witness to the event, who wished to remain anonymous, described seeing "a lot of cars, a big bonfire and a lot of music".
"The one that I heard was a song about white power and this kept going on and on. It was very loud and distinctive."
East Cambridgeshire District Council said a temporary event notice was filed online for a "private party with music".
It said, like all applications, it was passed to the police to see if they had any objections and, as none were raised, the event went ahead.
Help For Heroes said the event was not registered with the charity, adding it was "strictly non-political" and it did not accept donations from extremist groups.
Mr Collins said it was "disappointing" the event had been allowed but he was "aware of a number of occasions when the police appear to have been caught short about the activities of the extreme far right".
Mark Gardner from Community Security Trust, which protects British Jews from anti-Semitism, said it looked "like somebody pulled the wool over the police's eyes".
The BBC contacted Blood and Honour for comment.
It means instead of people owning cars and bikes, one version of the future is we all hire transport to get around.
This week we got another example of that in the capital when oBike launched.
It is a company backed by considerable venture capital and it's putting hundreds of hire bikes on London's streets.
The company aims to have thousands in the capital by the end of the summer, after already operating huge schemes in South East Asia.
The big difference compared to the existing cycle hire scheme is the bikes have no docking stations. A locking rear brake means they can be left anywhere.
Users access them via an app and you can find them as they have a GPS locator.
There is a one-off £49 refundable deposit to be paid and then 50p per half-hour. More companies are set to follow.
oBike says it is aiming to work in conjunction with the existing scheme and it has a social agenda to help clean up London's air and reduce emissions.
It also wants to work with Transport for London (TfL) and local councils but unfortunately that hasn't happened.
Some councils are furious they haven't been consulted and bikes have been "dumped" in their areas with no warning.
Hackney Council, while backing cycle hire generally, says it has concerns the oBike can be left anywhere, obstructing pavements and roads.
The east London local authority added it has had no dialogue with the company at all.
In Hammersmith & Fulham, the west London council raised concerns with oBike when about 400 of its yellow bikes appeared in the borough unannounced.
"We're very much in favour of cycling," said Cllr Stephen Cowan, leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
"But we expect companies to properly consult with us first. This launch could have been much better thought out."
He said oBike has agreed to remove the bikes they have deposited in the borough.
As we have seen before in London, we are getting a clash between the authorities and new technology companies.
City Hall has been rather guarded in its welcome.
London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, said: "We need dock-less bike operators to work with TfL and borough councils to ensure these bikes work for all Londoners and don't impact negatively on other cyclists, road users and pedestrians.
"These schemes have real potential to make cycling more accessible for many more Londoners but it is vital that they are introduced in a way that suits our capital."
St Peter's Seminary in Cardross will host the first of 10 shows to mark the start of the eight-month long festival.
The Hinterland event is being staged 50 years after the college for Catholic priests opened near Helensburgh.
Now an A-listed ruin, arts groups hope to make it a viable venue for music and theatre performances.
For the past eight years, Glasgow-based arts organisation NVA has been raising money to make the remnants of St Peter's safe for performance art.
Angus Farquhar, creative director of NVA, said: "The event (Hinterland) has sold out and we have audiences coming from across the UK and Europe.
"The subtle composition of lighting, projection and choral music beautifully echoes the site's history and will give audiences a strong impression of its creative potential.
"I'm very much looking forward to seeing how people respond to it over the next 10 days."
The Roman Catholic Seminary was designed by Scottish architectural firm Gillespie, Kidd and Coia for the Archdiocese of Glasgow and was consecrated in 1966.
The firm's Andy MacMillan and Isi Metzstein supplied the vision for the distinctive zig-zag design and concrete appearance with internal features such as vaulted ceilings and floating staircases.
Architectural recognition followed and some now consider the structure to be a modernist masterpiece.
Its working lifetime was short, however, and when the number of trainee priests fell, the seminary was deconsecrated in 1980.
Since then, the building has became degraded by fire, rain and vandalism, but it still regularly attracts visits from architecture students and aficionados from around the world.
Its importance was recognised in 1992 when the seminary was Category A listed by Historic Scotland.
The World Monuments Fund, which works to preserve endangered cultural landmarks, added St Peter's College to its register in June 2007.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the former seminary was the perfect place to launch Scotland's Festival of Architecture.
"St Peter's is a building of world significance which continues to inspire and I am very much looking forward to seeing it in a new light during Hinterland.
"I can't think of a better way to mark the year than by seeing one of Scotland's architectural gems brought to life in such a stunning and creative collaborative performance."
Run by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), the festival aims to be an international celebration of Scotland's design and creativity.
Neil Baxter, from RIAS, said the Hinterland programme would be an unforgettable experience.
"Bringing together an extraordinary, sculptural, modernist ruin, music and creative magic within a unique, historic woodland setting, Hinterland is a superb launch event for our year-long, Scotland-wide, Festival of Architecture.
"It also presents a vision of how Gillespie, Kidd and Coia's long-abandoned masterpiece might be reinvigorated to the benefit of the local community and wider Scotland.
"This sell-out is the first must-see highlight of this very special festival. It will endure long in the memory as a special moment."
Labour leader Ed Miliband said that owners of properties worth more than £2m would face an annual charge.
It is a similar idea to the proposal outlined in the Liberal Democrat's 2010 general election manifesto that was restated at their last conference.
So how could such a "tax" work and who would be affected?
Some analysts have pointed to the complexity of a mansion tax, debated how much would be raised, and discussed the effect on house building.
The image of a mansion for most people is a country home, in acres of grounds, perhaps with a tennis court or stables in view from the window of one of the many bedrooms.
However, owing to the significance of location, homes subject to a mansion tax would be of very different shapes and sizes.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats put the threshold of a tax at properties of £2m.
Properties advertised for sale on internet portal Rightmove with a price tag of £2m include a two-bedroom apartment in an Art Deco building in London, but also a six-bedroom, four-floor detached home in Hale, Greater Manchester.
Estate agent Knight Frank suggests that 36% of £2m-plus homes were detached, 31% were terraced, 22% were flats and 11% were semi-detached.
Yet, there is also a debate over how homes are valued. At present, council tax bands are still based on valuations of homes made in 1991.
The answer to this question tends to depend on who you ask.
Hometrack, which values properties for banks, builders and provides analysis for estate agents, says there are about 58,500 homes with a value in excess of £2m across Britain.
But estate agent Savills estimates there are about 97,000 properties in the UK. Internet portal Zoopla puts the number at about 108,000, and estate agent Knight Frank puts the total at about 110,000.
All are agreed that the vast majority of these properties - well over 80% - would be in London and the South East of England.
In 2010, the Lib Dems estimated that 70,000 properties would be affected.
Labour are suggesting an annual charge for homeowners with properties worth more than £2m.
However, Labour says this would be a progressive tax, so those with the biggest homes would pay proportionately more than those just above the £2m threshold.
That threshold would also rise in line with rising house prices, so homeowners would not be dragged into the tax as a result of their existing home rising in value.
Labour also say there would be protection for cash-poor but equity-rich owners - likely to be the option of paying the charge from their estate when they die.
The proposed scheme would raise £1.2bn a year, Labour say.
In 2010, the Lib Dems proposed a mansion tax based on 1% of a property's value above £2m. This threshold would also rise in line with increasing house prices.
Under this plan, for example, a property worth £3m would face a charge of £10,000 a year. The party said the tax would raise £1.7bn a year.
At their 2014 party conference, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said that this tax would be incorporated into the Council Tax system, to cut bureaucracy. He said raising a Council Tax band would allow them to collect the extra money that would be used to cut the deficit.
In 2013, David Cameron ruled out imposing a mansion tax. He told the BBC that a "wealth tax is not sensible for a country that wants to attract wealth creation, wants to reward saving and people who work hard and do the right thing".
In a study published in February, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that a mansion tax had a "sensible logic underpinning it".
However, it said the idea was misdirected.
"Rather than adding a mansion tax on top of an unreformed and deficient council tax, it would be better to reform council tax itself to make it proportional to current property values," the IFS report said.
Some housebuilders and estate agents fear that the mansion tax will curtail building of new homes in London and the South East of England, where a shortage of supply has been one of the factors pushing up prices.
"Any policy initiatives should concentrate on nurturing the embryonic buds of growth outside of London, rather than drastically pruning back healthier branches of the market," says Peter Rollings, chief executive of Marsh & Parsons estate agents.
Almost half of the cases were caused by poisoning.
Buzzards, red kites and a peregrine falcon were amongst the birds targeted. The worst area was in County Down, where seven birds were found dead.
The charity says that is "very concerning" as it is where it is trying to reintroduce the red kite.
At present there are 12 breeding pairs - well short of the 50 pairs needed for a sustainable population.
The project suffered a blow in 2014 when a member of the public contacted the charity about a possible poisoning incident.
A nest, near Katesbridge, was found to contain a dead female and two dead chicks.
"The problem is a constant battle and will only be won through raising awareness and concerted efforts to identify and penalise the minority of people who threaten these birds' very existence," said Michelle Hill, senior conservation officer with RSPBNI.
This report follows on from another last week that found 33 birds of prey had been killed in Northern Ireland between 2009 and 2013.
The duo are included in a seven-strong team which is Ireland's biggest world championship selection since 2009.
Shane Ryan and Nicholas Quinn are included along with fellow Rio Olympian Oliver Dingley who was Ireland's first Olympic diver competitor in 68 years.
Sloan and Ferguson booked Budapest berths at last month's Irish Nationals.
Sloan, 23, broke Ryan Harrison's national 200m freestyle record from 2009 as he secured a World Championship qualifying time of 1:47.41.
The Bangor man also broke the Irish 100m freestyle record last month.
His club-mate Ferguson will compete in backstroke events in Hungary, prior to heading to the USA for his main summer target, the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis.
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry will also gain major championship experience in Budapest before heading on to the World Juniors.
Ferguson and McSharry both won European Junior medals in Hungary last year.
American-born Ryan reached the 100m backstroke semi-finals in Rio and will also compete in several other events in Hungary.
Mayo man Quinn will swim in the breaststroke events in Hungary while Brendan Hyland will complete in the medley relay along with Ryan, Quinn and Sloan.
Sloan, Quinn, Ryan and Hyland will also compete as part of 12-strong Ireland team at the World University Games in Taipei in late August.
Ulster trio Curtis Coulter, Conor Brines and Calum Bain will also make the Taipei trip.
World Swimming Championships - Budapest 15/30 July
Jordan Sloan (Bangor), Shane Ryan (NAC), Nicholas Quinn (Castlebar), Mona McSharry (Marlins), Conor Ferguson (Bangor)
Diving
Oliver Dingley (Shamrock Diving Club)
World University Games - Taipei 20/27 August
Shane Ryan (Penn State University), Nicholas Quinn (University of Edinburgh), Jordan Sloan (Ulster University), Brendan Hyland (Dublin City University), Rory McEvoy (University of Limerick), Conor Brines (Queen's University Belfast), Darragh Greene (University College Dublin), David Prendergast (University College Dublin), Calum Bain (University of Stirling), Curtis Coulter (Queen's University Belfast)
Diving
Jack Ffrench (Maynooth University), Natasha MacManus (Princeton University)
European Diving Championships - Kiev 11-18 June
Oliver Dingley (Shamrock Diving Club), Jack Ffrench (Shamrock Diving Club)
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The bank has announced a fund of £400m for affected firms.
Its Global Restructuring Group (GRG) had been accused of buying assets cheaply from failing firms it claimed to be helping.
However, regulators found RBS did not "artificially engineer" the transfer of customers to GRG.
Last month, RBS said it had let some small business customers down in the past but denied it had deliberately caused them to fail.
On Tuesday, RBS chief executive Ross McEwan said: "We have acknowledged for some time that mistakes were made. Some of our customers went through what was a traumatic and painful experience as a result of the crisis.
"I am very sorry that we did not provide the level of service and understanding we should have done."
The bank will automatically refund complex fees paid by about 4,000 small business GRG customers between 2008 and 2013, and will set up a new complaints process.
The process will be overseen by retired High Court judge Sir William Blackburne. Complaints will initially be dealt with by the bank, and any that are not resolved will then be considered by the third party.
Customers who feel they have lost out may have to fight for redress through the courts.
Mr McEwan told the BBC: "It would be fair to say that consequential loss needs to go to the court at the end of the day, because it will be up to a court process in most of these situations for them to determine whether... those businesses were going to be viable, and be a very successful business going forward."
In the case of businesses that have gone bust but are due compensation, it will be up to administrators to decide whether to reconstitute the firm, said RBS regulatory affairs officer, Jon Pain.
It may be the case that only creditors of a dissolved firm will benefit from any compensation, rather than the business owner, he said.
In 2014, the FCA commissioned a review of the work of GRG.
On Tuesday, the FCA said it found there was no widespread practice of transferring customers to GRG for their value, or requesting cash injections when the bank had no intention of supporting the business.
Small businesses that were transferred to GRG "were exhibiting clear signs of financial difficulty," the FCA said.
However, the bank did fail to support businesses "in a manner consistent with good turnaround practice", including "placing an undue focus on pricing increases and debt reduction without due consideration to the longer term viability of customers".
RBS's announcement coincides with the appearance before the Treasury Select Committee of Andrew Bailey, FCA chief executive.
A report three years ago by the government's then entrepreneur in residence, Lawrence Tomlinson, accused the taxpayer-owned bank of deliberately putting viable businesses on a path to destruction while aiming to pick up their assets on the cheap.
The allegations were supported by a cache of documents, passed by a whistleblower to BuzzFeed News and BBC Newsnight last month.
The documents confirmed that bank staff were rewarded with higher bonuses based on fees collected for "restructuring" business customers' debts - cutting the size of their loans and getting cash or other assets from the customer.
In what was described by an RBS executive as "Project Dash for Cash", staff were asked to search for companies that could be restructured, or have their interest rates bumped up.
Last month, the bank told Newsnight: "RBS has been very clear that GRG's role was to protect the bank's position... In the aftermath of the financial crisis we did not always meet our own high standards and we let some of our SME customers down.
"Since that time, RBS has become a different bank and significant structural and cultural changes have been put in place, including how we deal with customers in financial distress."
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Royal Bank of Scotland is to compensate up to 12,000 small business customers that it allegedly mistreated in the wake of the financial crisis.
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The show, which has been running for 15 years, is a BBC Birmingham Drama Village production set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge - described as being "near Birmingham".
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The 21-year-old admitted offering money to another player to underperform at an ITF Futures F1 tournament in his home country in November 2015.
The fellow player reported the approach to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), which carried out an investigation.
Chetty is currently ranked 1,857th in the world, with a career high of 1,370.
The TIU said the identity of the player who was approached will remain confidential.
"The findings of a resultant TIU investigation were referred to independent anti-corruption hearing officer, Ian Mill QC, who considered the case and imposed the lifetime ban from all professional tennis," said a TIU statement.
"The lifetime ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect and means the player is not allowed to compete in, or attend, any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of the sport."
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South African Joshua Chetty has been banned for life from professional tennis after being found guilty of match-fixing offences.
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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
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Serbia votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday, widely seen as a test of the country's commitment to joining the EU.
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Seventy-seven people were killed in twin attacks on 22 July 2011 in Norway. Anders Behring Breivik has admitted that he planted a car bomb that exploded close to government offices in the capital Oslo, killing eight people. He then drove to the island of Utoeya, where a summer camp for the governing Labour Party's youth wing was being held, and shot dead 69 people, most of them teenagers.
Breivik has been declared a paranoid schizophrenic after months of assessment and is more likely to be detained in a mental institute rather than prison. In a 1,500 page manifesto, he outlined his radical right-wing views and the steps he took to obtain powerful guns - including joining a firearms club in 2005 to increase his chances to obtain a Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol six years later.
Norway has restrictions on gun ownership but hunting is popular. Breivik wrote in his application for a licence to own a semi-automatic weapon that he needed the gun to hunt deer.
In the aftermath of the attacks Norway's police chief, Oeystein Maeland, said that he wanted a tightening of the laws on semi-automatic weapon ownership.
A committee established by the Norwegian Justice Department to investigate the country's gun controls has recommended a new law with greater emphasis on safety and preventative measures. Suggestions include regular monitoring of licensed gun owners and checking with household members of applicants that they are aware of the application.
In April 2011 a gunman killed six people at a shopping centre in Alphen aan den Rijn using an automatic weapon. The attacker, Tristan van der Vlis, later killed himself. He was a member of a local gun club and legally owned three guns - despite having previously been a resident at a psychiatric institution.
The Netherlands has low levels of gun ownership and relatively strict firearms laws. Applicants for a licence must prove that they have a genuine reason to want a gun, such as hunting, being a sports shooter or a collector. They must pass background checks and re-apply every year.
In September Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported that the Dutch security and justice minister planned to ban semi-automatic rifles, saying it was "unacceptable for members of a shooting club to have such a weapon, let alone keep one at home".
A gunman killed 12 people and injured 11 on a rampage in Cumbria in north-west England in June 2010.
Taxi driver Derrick Bird shot dead a colleague in the town of Whitehaven, before driving through the countryside apparently targeting people at random.
The 52-year-old used legally held firearms but had received a suspended sentence for theft 20 years earlier.
In September 2011 the Home Office, reviewing recommendations from a committee of MPs in the wake of the attack, said it would update guidance rather than making any new laws. It indicated that in future it might be that someone who had been given a suspended sentence would be refused a firearms licence.
Gun laws were significantly tightened in Britain following the massacres in Hungerford in 1987 and in Dunblane in 1996.
Fifteen people plus the gunman died in a shooting spree by a teenager in south-west Germany in March 2009. The 17-year-old killed nine pupils and three teachers at his former school in Winnenden, then three more people after leaving the premises. The gunman's father was later convicted of breaking Germany's gun laws as his legally held weapons (one of which was used by his son) were not stored securely.
In April 2002 a former student at a school in Erfurt killed 16 people then himself.
German laws were tightened after the Erfurt massacre, increasing the minimum age for purchasing guns from 18 to 21, banning pistol-grip shotguns and outlawing certain types of knives. In July 2009, following the deaths in Winnenden, they were amended to allow routine checks on storage for firearms at licence holders' homes.
In September 2008 a 22-year-old student shot 10 people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki before turning the gun on himself. It was less than a year after an attack at Jokela High School in which seven students, a teacher and the gunman died.
Finnish gun laws were among the most relaxed in Europe, and in 2007 the interior ministry said there were 1.6 million licensed firearms for its population of just over five million people. Most of these licences are issued for hunting which is a popular sport in Finland.
In June 2011 new laws came into force which raised the minimum age for a handgun licence to 20, introduced an risk assessment test for would-be gun owners, and restricted the availability of handguns.
In 2001, a disgruntled local man shot dead 14 people in the Swiss town of Zug. Friedrich Leibacher, 57, burst into a session of the local assembly disguised as a police officer and opened fire.
Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership as Swiss men keep their army gun at home after they finish compulsory military service. No-one knows the exact number of guns as there is no national register but it is estimated that there are two to three million firearms in the country, which has a population of seven million.
Voters rejected proposed tighter controls on gun ownership in a referendum in April 2011.
The hosts nearly took the lead when Jim McAlister headed Danny Philiskirk's flick but Danny Lafferty backheeled the ball against the post and away.
The Latics fought back when Aaron Amadi-Holloway set up Forte but his long-range drive went wide of the post.
Lafferty could have sealed it for Oldham but Dean Lyness saved his strike and Curtis Main headed over late on.
Match ends, Blackpool 0, Oldham Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 0, Oldham Athletic 0.
Foul by Danny Philliskirk (Blackpool).
Jonathan Forte (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Martin Paterson (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Joel Coleman.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by James Wilson.
John Herron (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Wilson (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt missed. Martin Paterson (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
Foul by Clark Robertson (Blackpool).
Carl Winchester (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tom Aldred (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonathan Forte (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Blackpool. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Jack Redshaw.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Blackpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Clark Robertson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Kelly (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Martin Paterson (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by James Wilson.
Attempt saved. Martin Paterson (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Oldham Athletic) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Daniel Lafferty (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Martin Paterson (Blackpool).
James Wilson (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tom Aldred (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Curtis Main (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Blackpool. John Herron replaces David Norris.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Michael Jones replaces Rhys Murphy.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Curtis Main replaces Aaron Holloway.
Attempt blocked. Martin Paterson (Blackpool) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Hayden White.
Substitution, Blackpool. Martin Paterson replaces Mark Cullen.
Attempt missed. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Carl Winchester (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Will Aimson (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
In a move which could cost up to £6bn a year, the Treasury will guarantee to back EU-funded projects signed before this year's Autumn Statement.
Agricultural funding now provided by the EU will also continue until 2020.
But critics said the guarantee does not go far enough and there was "continued uncertainty".
Voters backed leaving the EU in the 23 June referendum but Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated the UK government will not trigger Article 50, which would begin a two-year process to leave, during 2016.
Mr Hammond said EU structural and investment fund projects signed before the Autumn Statement later this year, and Horizon research funding granted before leaving the EU, will be guaranteed by the Treasury after the UK leaves.
The EU's 80bn euro (£69bn) Horizon 2020 programme awards funding for research and innovation and is open to UK institutions while the country remains a member.
The chancellor said the government was "determined to ensure that people have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure from the EU".
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said: "We welcome Phillip Hammond's decision to agree with Labour's calls for EU structural funds to be protected post-Brexit. This will help to give some reassurance to communities and businesses right the way across the UK".
But he added that Labour "urgently" want to hear the chancellor "speak up on the importance of keeping Britain's membership of the European Investment Bank".
The Treasury said it would assess whether to guarantee funding for certain other projects "that might be signed after the Autumn Statement, but while we remain a member of the EU".
Organisations such as universities bidding for EU funding before the UK leaves would have that money underwritten by the government.
At present, farmers receive subsidies and other payments under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
They get about £3bn a year in subsidies, with the biggest farmers pocketing cheques of £1m. The grants are given for owning land and also taking care of wildlife.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said the Treasury's announcement was "positive" for farming.
Its president Meurig Raymond said: "I hope that this short-term certainty will help to deliver longer-term confidence and this is exactly what farm businesses need now."
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), which represents more than 32,000 farmers, landowners and other rural businesses, said the move was "vitally important" but called for a "world-leading" domestic funding policy to be drawn up and ready for 2021.
The structural and investment funds that will be guaranteed include CAP pillar two, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, including European Territorial Cooperation.
Examples of projects that have received or are due to receive regional development fund money include:
President of the Royal Society - a fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists - and Nobel laureate, Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, also welcomed the funding announcement.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was something "we have been arguing consistently for" since the referendum result.
But Sir Venkatraman added: "Our hope is that any grants that are awarded while we are still in the EU should be allowed to complete."
Scotland's Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said the announcement "falls far short" of what is needed, saying: "A limited guarantee for some schemes for a few short years leaves Scotland hundreds of millions of pounds short of what we would receive as members of the EU."
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "This guarantee only covers about half of the regional funding due to Wales and does not provide the long-term certainty needed and which was promised ahead of the referendum."
And Northern Ireland Finance Minister Mairtin O Muilleoir said that while some applicants for EU funds will be helped, it left a "question mark over scores of other vital projects".
Lord Porter, chairman of the Local Government Association, said the funding commitment "falls well short" and stressed that "local areas need certainty around the future of all of the £5.3bn in EU regeneration funding promised to them by 2020".
"The continued uncertainty risks damaging local regeneration plans and stalling flagship infrastructure projects, employment and skills schemes and local growth," he said.
The National Trust said that there was "continued uncertainty should new applications be restricted beyond this autumn".
British Chambers of Commerce acting director general Adam Marshall called for "the delays that many worthwhile projects face in the approval process" to be "cleared away - especially given the fact that the Treasury guarantee only covers projects signed by this year's Autumn Statement".
The UK currently pays money into the EU budget, which will stop once it formally leaves.
In 2015 the UK Government paid in £13bn; EU spending on the UK was £4.5bn, meaning the UK's net contribution was estimated at about £8.5bn, or £161m a week.
The UK private sector receives a further £1-1.5bn annually in EU funding.
Builders, electricians and former railway workers are asked to go to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway to help with plans to restore Broadway station and to help out in general.
A recruitment fair is being held over the weekend at stations in Toddington and Winchcombe.
The volunteers say they need more help and money to reopen Broadway.
Planning permission has been granted but the volunteers say they need help with building a signal box, a station building, a waiting room, a footbridge and other facilities.
The group has already raised its £500,000 target, but is still appealing for further donations as work continues.
When finished the line, which currently runs between Cheltenham and Laverton, will be 14 miles long.
Almost 100 inmates lost their lives in the first week of January alone - brutally murdered, the guards apparently unable to stop the bloodshed.
But how has it come to this?
A crackdown on violent and drug-related offences in recent years has seen Brazil's prison population soar since the turn of the century.
622,202
Number of inmates in 2014
232,755 Inmates in 2000
1,424 Detention centres
157% Average occupancy rate
The prison in Roraima state where 33 inmates were killed on 6 January held 1,400 inmates when a deadly riot started. That is double its capacity.
Overcrowding makes it hard for prison authorities to keep rival factions separate. It also raises tensions inside the cells, with inmates competing for limited resources such as mattresses and food.
In the relatively wealthy state of Sao Paulo, a single guard oversees 300 to 400 prisoners in some prisons, Camila Dias, a sociologist at the Federal University of ABC in Sao Paulo and expert on Brazil's prison system, told Reuters.
That means it is relatively easy for prisoners - and gangs - to take control of the facilities. As a result, "when the prisoners want to have an uprising, they have an uprising," Ms Dias said.
Killings are already common within the walls of Brazil's prisons - 372 inmates lost their lives in this way in 2016, according to Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper - but this recent surge has been linked to the breakdown in a two-decade truce of sorts between the country's two most powerful gangs.
Up until recently, the Sao Paulo-based First Capital Command (PCC) drug gang and Rio de Janeiro's Red Command had a working relationship, supposedly to ensure the flow of marijuana, cocaine and guns over Brazil's porous borders and into its cities.
But recently they have fallen out - although the exact reasons why remain unclear.
And following the government crackdown on criminal gangs, there are thousands of members of both gangs locked up inside Brazilian prisons.
Rafael Alcadipani, a public security expert at the Getulio Vargas Foundation think tank in Sao Paulo, told Reuters it means any feud between the two sides on the streets will almost certainly spill over into the largely "self-regulated" jails.
"We see that as soon as we have a gang war, these killings are inevitably going to happen because the state has no control over the prisons," he said.
Many Brazilian prisons are underfunded.
Following the deadly riots in Amazonas, state governor Jose Melo asked the federal government for equipment such as scanners, electronic tags and devices which block mobile phone signals inside prisons.
His request illustrates the lack of basic equipment in prisons which house large numbers of prisoners.
He also said that the state police force was struggling to cope and requested that federal forces be sent.
Poorly-trained and badly-paid prison guards often face inmates who not only outnumber them but who also feel they have little to lose as they face long sentences already.
Following the 1 January riot, which left 56 inmates dead in a prison in Manaus, the Brazilian government announced a plan to modernise the prison system.
But with Brazil going through its worst recession in two decades and a 20-year cap on public spending in place, it is hard to see how the government plans to fund it.
The 26-year-old Scotsman defeated Xiao Guodong of China 67-19 in the final to take the £32,000 prize money.
McGill, who beat Shaun Murphy in the semi-final, claimed his second ranking title after last year's Indian Open.
"It is a coin-toss tournament," he said. "You never know what can happen but I'm extremely happy."
The four-day event features matches played over a single frame that last for a maximum of 10 minutes. The players must take no more than 15 seconds on a shot for the first five minutes and 10 seconds for the last five.
"In no way on God's earth should this be a ranking tournament," said McGill.
There was controversy in one of the quarter-finals when a shot from eventual finalist Xiao, 28, was allowed to stand despite him overrunning the shot clock, because crowd noise meant both the referee and marker were unable to hear the beeps of the clock.
Hampshire all-rounder Dawson, 27, has taken just five wickets with his left-arm spin in the series so far.
"At international level, I'm still learning a hell of a lot," he said. "It's such a difference in standard compared to domestic cricket."
Dawson has been included in England's squad for the third Test at The Oval.
If selected on Thursday, it will be Dawson's fourth Test cap after making his debut in India in December. However, England may opt for an extra batsman - Middlesex's Dawid Malan - at Dawson's expense.
"From a personal point of view, (the past two Tests) have been hard work," Dawson told BBC Radio Solent. "I'm still learning a lot.
"I've found it tough and I haven't performed how I know I can for Hampshire, which is frustrating."
Dawson has experienced the high of a win at Lord's in the first Test against South Africa followed by the low of a comprehensive defeat at Trent Bridge in the second Test.
Batting at number eight, a pair at Lord's was followed by scores of just 13 and five not out at Trent Bridge, leading to scrutiny over Dawson's selection ahead of another top-order batsman.
"I've always thought looking from the outside, that media (scrutiny) is a massive part of international cricket," Dawson said.
"They're there to have their opinions. When you do well, everyone's a hero and when you don't do well, everyone's the worst player. But that's part of international sport and you just have to try to get on with it."
Interview by BBC Radio Solent's Andy Moon.
Dylann Roof, 21, already faced nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge for the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, on 17 June.
The victims were shot and killed after a Bible study meeting.
The attempted murder charges relate to three people who were present during the attack but survived.
A woman and a small child survived by playing dead. Mr Roof left a third woman alive to tell others about the crime.
Governor Nikki Haley has said Mr Roof should face the death penalty.
Mr Roof reportedly sat with the group for nearly an hour before he pulled out his handgun and started shooting.
One survivor recalled him saying: "You all rape women and you're taking over our country."
After the attack, a friend of Mr Roof's said he had previously complained that "blacks were taking over the world" and "someone needed to do something about it for the white race".
Mr Roof was arrested the day after the shooting more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston.
He is next expected in court in October.
Doughty, 23, spent part of the 2015-16 season with the Robins and scored five goals in 20 starts as they finished 16th in League One.
He joins from Championship side Queens Park Rangers, having also been on loan at fellow League One side Gillingham.
Jones, 20, joins from Liverpool, and made two appearances while on loan at Blackpool in League One last season.
Meanwhile, former Swindon midfielder Alan McLoughlin has been appointed as the club's new under-18s manager.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Lottie Pauling-Chamberlain, who sleeps outside Lush in Oxford, said she challenged a thief as they left the store early last Wednesday.
A woman, 29, of no fixed abode, has been held on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle and possessing Class A drugs, police said.
A man, 42, also of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Thames Valley Police said its policy was not to name those arrested.
Staff at the shop in Cornmarket Street realised a laptop and large box of cosmetics had disappeared when they opened the shop last week.
The next day Ms Pauling-Chamberlain, who sleeps rough in the area with her dog Marley, returned the stolen items.
Staff started a fundraising bid to thank her which has reached £9,000.
Mr McDonnell will accuse Chancellor Philip Hammond of being isolated from cabinet colleagues and will say he is "too weak" to make Brexit a success.
He will call on Mr Hammond to abandon austerity in the Autumn Statement next week, and reverse planned benefit cuts.
But Treasury minister David Gauke said Labour had "zero" economic credibility.
In a speech in central London later, Mr McDonnell will accuse ministers of plotting a "closed-minded Brexit" that "works only for bankers and the rich, instead of one that's based on fairness and works for the rest of us".
Setting out Labour's position ahead of the Autumn Statement - to be made next Wednesday - he will say the government has "the wrong ambitions for the economy and the wrong ambitions for Brexit".
Their approach will "continue to undermine the ambitions of working people", he will say.
Mr McDonnell will say: "We need a credible fiscal framework that supports Brexit; we need actual support for those in work on low and middle incomes; and we need secure and properly funded public services.
"We want to see an end to austerity, with the NHS and social care properly funded and ESA (employment and support allowance) and Universal Credit cuts reversed.
"We want to see an end to tax giveaways for the wealthy. And we need a serious commitment from government to invest across the whole of our country."
Tom Bateman, BBC political correspondent
Since the EU referendum, the Treasury has steered away from the tougher deficit reduction rules imposed by former Chancellor George Osborne.
It has chosen instead to speak of a "pragmatic" approach to balancing the books, given what Philip Hammond described as the "turbulence" that Brexit may bring.
But his Labour opponent will today condemn this approach as weak, arguing the government must go further and end austerity rather than postpone it.
Mr McDonnell is also likely to call for a focus on borrowing to create jobs and infrastructure - a policy he has previously said would go alongside a rule to balance day-to-day taxation and spending.
Labour knows its task is to present itself to voters as credible on the economy, as the battle lines are set out before the first major economic announcement of Theresa May's government next week.
Mr McDonnell will accuse Mr Hammond of lacking influence over the process of withdrawing from the EU, saying: "The CEO of Nissan probably knows more about our Brexit negotiating position than the chancellor."
"Britain cannot afford a weak chancellor who cannot find his voice, when our country faces the biggest economic challenges for a generation. It's time he steps up to the task and stands up to his cabinet colleagues."
However, Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke said Labour had "zero credibility when it comes to the economy".
"They drove Britain to the brink of bankruptcy last time, opposed everything we did to clear up the mess - and now all they offer is a recipe for economic ruin.
"Ordinary working people would pay the price for Jeremy Corbyn's fantasy economics."
It comes as the Institute of Directors (IoD) called on Mr Hammond to "act decisively" and use the Autumn Statement to introduce tax breaks to boost investment.
It released survey figures indicating business confidence had declined in recent weeks, with 50% of the 1,071 respondents asked between 12 and 27 October saying they were pessimistic about the economy over the next 12 months.
Some 30% said they were optimistic.
IoD director general Simon Walker said: "This is a moment for the government to act decisively to make it easier for firms to expand and find more opportunities.
"We know that there isn't a limitless source of funds, so we urge the chancellor to make tax changes that incentivise investment, alongside targeted infrastructure investment."
Derek Junior Myers was shot dead during disorder in Soho Hill, in Birmingham, last October. A second man remains critically injured in hospital.
Jerome Christie and Anthony Pinnock are accused of wounding and Martin Pinnock is charged with possessing a firearm.
The men, all from Birmingham, were due before magistrates in the city on Tuesday.
West Midlands Police said the charges against Mr Christie, 19, of Yardley Road, and Anthony Pinnock, 25, of Lodge Road, relate to the critically injured victim.
Mr Pinnock, 37, of Westbourne Road, is accused of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Two other men appeared at Birmingham Crown Court earlier.
Tafarwa Beckford, 33, from Ladywood, the step-brother of pop star Jamelia, is charged with Mr Myers' murder.
Rio Sanchez-Williams, 27, from Dudley, is accused of the attempted murder of the second man who was shot.
The pair, who were remanded in custody, are due to reappear at the same court on 17 June.
Edward James, 68, hired out his land to cannabis growers but was caught with 395 plants.
When police raided the farm in Devon, James told officers he began growing drugs because it made more money than chickens, Exeter Crown Court heard.
James, of View Farm, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, admitted producing cannabis and was jailed for 15 months.
The court heard the farmer was paid rent by two men who set up growing rooms in a lorry container and a barn and turned an electricity sub station into a drying room.
Sentencing, Recorder Timothy Grice said James knew he was housing "a substantial commercial operation for the production of drugs".
He said: "I am perfectly certain if you did not know immediately, you did very shortly afterwards and you did it for profit."
Nigel Wraith, for the prosecution, said the operation had the potential to produce 10kg (22lb) of cannabis worth between £68,000 and £109,000.
Gareth Evans, for the defence, said the men who set up the operation wrecked James's car following the police raid by way of retribution for losing the potential yield.
He said James's wife would suffer most from the prison sentence and would probably have to sell the farm.
Officers began digging at two addresses in Broad Street, Swindon on Monday.
Taxi driver Halliwell was jailed for life last year for the 2003 murder of Becky Godden, having already admitted killing Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
Wiltshire Police said the excavation was related to new intelligence the force had received.
The search was initially expected to last five days.
Det Ch Insp Jeremy Carter said: "Work at the site will pause for the weekend on Friday and we will reconvene to commence searching once again on Monday next week.
"The alleyway which runs alongside these garages and gardens will remain cordoned off during this time and police officers will continue to patrol the vicinity. We aim to keep this disruption to a minimum as much as possible."
He stressed the occupants of the properties have no involvement in the investigation.
Several security staff have been guarding the scene of the search and a black tarpaulin is covering an alleyway by the house where white forensic tents have been erected.
Halliwell was jailed for life in 2012 for the murder of Miss O'Callaghan, 22, and was told he must serve at least 25 years in prison.
He was convicted of murdering Miss Godden, 20, last September and given a whole-life sentence.
Lydney Town Hall managers announced the venue may be forced to shut due to cash flow problems because of unexpected repairs and a bar refurbishment.
About ??2,000 has now been donated, which staff say will allow it to stay open for another month.
A potential investor has also come forward, which could keep the hall open in the long term, a spokesman said.
Management committee chairman, Colin Knight, said they had been forced to pay out from cash reserves for repairs to a leaky roof and the ceiling in the main hall, and for improvements to the bar.
He said: "Twenty-four hours ago we were days away from having to close it.
"We were running extremely low on cash reserves because we have to put money away for redundancy, which we have to ring fence.
"But we've had a couple of cheques in this morning which helps us."
He said the situation was "not solved" but means the hall can remain open "while we try to get some more cash ready".
A meeting with a potential investor had been arranged for next week, and the committee was considering a plan to get volunteers to do the cleaning, which is the hall's biggest cost.
Lydney Town Hall was opened in 1889 and The Beatles famously played there in 1962.
Striker Jonathan Bolingi scored from a corner in the 94th minute to give Mazembe a narrow advantage over their Tunisian opponents.
Bolingi is one of Mazembe's few Congolese starters in a line-up which includes Ghanaians, Ivorians, Malians, Tanzanians and Zambians.
TP Mazembe won the African Champions League for a fifth time last year, but their title defence lasted only two rounds before being eliminated by Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.
Defeat meant demotion to the second-tier Confederation Cup with seven other Champions League last-16 losers and if Mazembe defeat Gabesien over two legs they will go into the tournament's group phase.
Competing in a Caf competition for the first time, Stade reached the play-offs through an unbeaten six-match run, but none of their players are Tunisian national team first choices.
On Saturday, a dramatic rally brought Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa a 3-1 home victory over Medeama of Ghana.
Eric Kwakwa scored in the first minute for the visitors and they held that advantage in Pretoria until 10 minutes from time.
Colombian Leonardo Castro and Zimbabweans Khama Billiat and Cuthbert Malajila then scored within seven minutes to give the newly crowned South African champions success.
"I have never seen my team play so badly as they did during the first 45 minutes tonight," said Sundowns coach and former South Africa striker Pitso Mosimane.
"They did silly and unprofessional things that were not learnt from me. I barely recognised them as Sundowns footballers.
"But we eventually woke up and scored three goals for the third consecutive match in all competitions. It could have been more as the woodwork denied us twice.
"I wanted a clean sheet at home, but I am confident that we can score in Ghana provided we play properly," said Mosimane ahead of the return match on 18 May in Sekondi.
Sweden-born Medeama coach Tom Strand said tiredness cost his team dearly.
"We ran out of steam in the last 10 minutes and gave Sundowns a lot of space, which they used to good effect. Having watched replays, I felt their third goal was offside," said Strand.
Kwakwa struck with a hard shot from outside the box for Medeama, whose previous play-offs appearance two seasons ago ended in a penalty shootout loss to AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville.
Castro levelled with a near-post header off a corner and Billiat scored through a cross that dipped behind goalkeeper Muntari Tagoe and landed in the net.
Malajila, used mainly off the bench during the successful domestic league campaign, completed the amazing comeback with a low shot from close range.
Young Africans of Tanzania also left it late to establish a 2-0 lead over Sagrada Esperanca of Angola at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Simon Msuva broke the deadlock on 71 minutes and Matheo Anthony scored a potentially crucial second goal a minute into stoppage time.
'Yanga' are hoping to become the first Tanzanian club to win a Confederation Cup play-off and qualify for the group stage.
Ramadan Ajab pounced on a clearance to score after 33 minutes in Omdurman and give Al Merrikh of Sudan a 1-0 win over Kawkab Marrakech of Morocco.
The matches between Stade Malien of Mali and FUS Rabat of Morocco, and Mouloudia Bejaia of Algeria and Esperance of Tunisia all ended goalless.
On Friday, it was also 0-0 between Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya and Misr Elmaqasah of Egypt, while Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia began their title defence with a 2-0 home win over Mounana of Gabon.
The second leg matches will be played between 17-18 May.
Scottish arts and crafts will be displayed beside US-based designers at the American Craft Show Baltimore 2017.
More than 20,000 people are expected to attend the event in February which, until now, has only showcased the work of US crafts people.
It comes after Craft Scotland forged a trade agreement with the American Craft Council (ACC).
Fiona Logue, director of Craft Scotland, said: "Scotland has a rich heritage in craft and making, and what is particularly exciting is how that influences makers working in Scotland today.
"The makers and designers selected are a mixture of emerging and established talent, all of whom challenge perceptions of what Scottish craft might be, and it is that vibrancy that has been recognised by the American Craft Council.
"We're delighted to be able to facilitate this opportunity for Scotland's makers and to continue to develop links between Scotland and North America."
The 20 people and ranges selected include Adam Henderson's precious metal jewellery and Lara Scobie's sculptural ceramics.
Jewellers, ceramicists and textile artists are also represented with works inspired by Scotland's seascapes and coastline, flora in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scottish folklore and Scotland's urban creatures.
Pamela Diamond, director of marketing and communications at ACC, said: "ACC firmly believes in the value and inspiration that exchanging ideas, cultural influences and methods of making can provide for both artists and show attendees alike.
"We look forward to hosting this exciting showcase of 20 artists representing Scotland's fresh and contemporary take on craft."
The five-day show includes two trade days, followed by three retail days which are open to the public.
A 55-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were hit by a black Hyundai outside a branch of Yorkshire Bank on Coton Road, Nuneaton, at about 12:40 GMT.
Both were taken by ambulance to George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton.
Two men aged 45 and 46 were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and are in police custody.
The proposal, if passed, would give every adult legally resident in Switzerland an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) a month, whether they work or not.
Supporters point to the fact that 21st-Century work is increasingly automated, with more and more traditional jobs, in factories, retail and even in finance and accounting, being done by machines. And they do not need salaries.
The campaign has staged some eyecatching demonstrations, including one in which hundreds of "robots" danced through the streets of Zurich, promising to "free" humans from the daily grind of Monday to Friday work, just to pay the bills.
"The robots are saying 'we don't want to grab your work and make you suffer'," said campaigner Che Wagner. "We want to make you free, that's why they want a basic income for us humans."
Mr Wagner claims an unconditional income would be a fairer solution.
"In Switzerland for example, over half of all work that is done is unpaid - in the home, care, in the communities - so, that work would be more valued with a basic income."
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In fact the idea of a basic income is not new. In the 16th Century Thomas More suggested it in his famous work Utopia.
In the 20th Century economists from both the left and right argued that it could be a good idea.
American economist Milton Friedman, who was a staunch proponent of free market capitalism, supported basic income because, he argued, it would allow what he called "a rag-bag of specific welfare programmes" to be abolished.
But despite all the debate, the idea of a basic income has never really caught on - until now, perhaps.
In Finland, the government is considering a trial to give basic income to about 8,000 people from low-income groups.
Different groups would be given different amounts, to try to find out whether more generous payments would deter people from seeking paid work.
Meanwhile the Dutch city of Utrecht is also developing a pilot project for basic income.
Around the world, many governments, from Australia to Canada, are taking a closer look at the administrative costs of running complex welfare systems and asking themselves whether a basic income would simply be cheaper.
Campaigners like Che Wagner are ideologically committed to the concept regardless of the cost, because they believe the current situation forces people into work they often do not enjoy, and which does not allow them to choose other activities they might enjoy more, and which could be equally useful to society.
But Professor of Labour Relations Andy Stern believes increased automation, as illustrated by those dancing robots, is the most important reason for governments to think very seriously about basic income.
"Any good country needs to think about what's next," he told Swiss television.
"With a wave of technological change on its way, driverless cars, robotic surgery, the elimination of finance and accounting jobs, clearly there is going to be a huge disappearance of jobs.
"No one can really explain where the new jobs are coming from, so it would be foolish for a country not to prepare for what may be the greatest technological revolution in the history of the world."
But there are many big questions over the Swiss proposal on basic income. For a start, although supporters have suggested a figure of 2,500 Swiss francs a month, they have offered no ideas on how that could be financed.
Instead, they say, if Swiss voters back the idea, Switzerland's parliament will have to work out how to implement it.
Unsurprisingly, perhaps, there is little support among politicians for basic income: not a single parliamentary party has come out in favour.
But what is a surprise is that none of the political parties have cited cost as their main objection. Instead, there are concerns about encouraging a "lack of initiative and personal responsibility", and of not providing young people with a real incentive to find work.
Business leaders, already facing a skills shortage in many areas, are also alarmed.
But a key argument against basic income, and the one likely to sway many Swiss voters, comes from the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP).
Switzerland could easily afford to introduce a basic income, argues SVP representative Luzi Stamm, but not when Switzerland has a free movement of people agreement with all 28 EU member states, many of whom have a far lower standard of living.
"Theoretically if Switzerland were an island [basic income] would be possible," he said.
"You could cut down on existing social payments and instead pay a certain amount of money to every individual.
"But with open borders it's a total impossibility. If you would offer every individual a Swiss amount of money you would have billions of people who would try to move into Switzerland."
Like all European countries, immigration is a hot political topic in Switzerland. And the Swiss may be nervous about measures which could make their country more attractive than its neighbours.
Latest opinion polls suggest voters will reject basic income.
But the campaign has created a lively debate about how people will live, and work, in the future, and for Che Wagner that is already a victory.
"If you look back 20 years we will [ask] ourselves: why didn't we come up with this concept of a basic income earlier?" he said.
"It detaches work and income on an existential basis. It's great that we have fewer jobs, so that people can actually do what they want. We just want to make capitalism better and work in a more human way."
That's according to Professor Nick Jennings who is working on a multi million pound project for the goverment to see if remote controlled drones could save lives.
These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would be launched to hover over a disaster area and assess the situation.
This information is then sent to emergency services to so they can co-ordinate a response and send help to the right place.
Robots would also be sent to areas on the ground that are too dangerous for humans, where they could defuse bombs or rescue people who are trapped.
The research has only been tested on a computer so far but Prof Jennings wants to test his robots out in a real-life situation.
He said, "The next stage is to run some mock disasters in open spaces, and have human actors in there, interacting with the robots, doing it for real."
The substitute's glancing header came after Kirsty Hanson slotted in the opener early in the second half.
It leaves both sides with one point - and both need to win their final Group A games on Monday to have any chance of making the semi-finals.
Germany beat Spain 2-0 while England lost out 2-0 to the Netherlands.
It leaves England with one win from two Group B matches going into Monday's encounter against France, who hammered Italy 6-1.
It was an entertaining match at a sunny Mourneview Park with the Scots carving out the best chances in the first half.
Hanson beat two defenders before blazing just over before NI keeper Lauren Perry superbly tipped a powerful shot from Claire Adams onto the bar.
Amy Gallacher screwed her shot wide of the NI goal while at the other end Brenna McPartlan fired straight at keeper Rebecca Flaherty.
Scotland took the lead seconds after the restart with Hanson latching on to Gallacher's through ball before sliding it past the advancing Perry.
Northern Ireland wasted a good chance to equalise when Leyla McFarland was clear eight yards out only to scoop her shot straight at Flaherty.
McDaniel made no mistake with her late leveller, meeting Megan Reilly's corner at the near-post and directing the ball past Flaherty.
It meant a deserved first point of the competition for the teams but they face a tough task to progress to the semi-finals with Germany on six points and Spain three.
Northern Ireland take on the Germans, who have already qualified for the semis, in Ballymena on Monday evening while the Scots face Spain in Lurgan.
The fire at Redbridge Towers, Cuckmere Lane, started in a flat on the 12th floor at 17:25 BST on Sunday.
Hampshire Constabulary said the 28-year-old arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life still remained "under investigation".
The force added the investigation into the cause of the blaze in the 19-storey building was ongoing.
Several residents, including the woman in the flat where the fire broke out, were treated at the scene for the effects of smoke inhalation.
Yards at Scotstoun and Govan on the Clyde and at Rosyth on the Firth of Forth are busy on Royal Navy orders.
However, a new academic study shows the decline in employment by the Ministry of Defence, down by nearly a quarter in the past eight years.
The report was commissioned by the GMB union.
It said it makes the case for the Ministry of Defence to safeguard shipbuilding jobs by committing soon to a delayed order for eight frigates.
The research has been carried out by the Fraser of Allander Institute at Strathclyde University.
It estimates that 13,840 people are employed by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland.
In 2008, when the economics institute last reported on the defence sector, there were 23% more jobs in uniformed and MoD civilian roles.
The number of civilian MoD employees has fallen from 6,500 to 3,730 in eight years - a time of government budget cuts.
The number in military roles is down from 12,400 in 2008 to 10,100 this year.
The fall in military roles has been faster across the UK as a whole, meaning the Scottish share of jobs has increased slightly. However, the share of civilian employment has fallen to 8.5%.
GMB Scotland Secretary Gary Smith said: "This report was commissioned following the delays to type-26 programme and because of the long-term frustrations felt by our members across the sector after years of being used as a political football.
"One job on the Upper Clyde alone supports an additional 1.18 jobs across Scotland so for the future of Scottish shipbuilding and our long-term economic prosperity it is imperative that the UK government makes good on the promised frigate programme.
"Furthermore, and with a second independence referendum a real possibility, the Scottish government needs to demonstrate to our members how they would plan to sustain their jobs, wages, pensions, skills and local communities without MoD investment.
"This report is a reality check and shows that the fragile Scottish economy cannot do without the thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of pounds in wages supported by navy shipbuilding contracts."
The report shows that the share of jobs within Scotland are mainly in Argyll, with more than a third, and Moray, with a fifth.
Argyll has the Faslane and Coulport nuclear and submarine bases, while Moray has air and army operations based at Lossiemouth and Kinloss.
For those two council areas, military employment is particularly important, at 13% of the workforce in Argyll and Bute, and 8% in Moray.
A recent Scottish Enterprise survey, carried out with the defence sector, found it employs more than 38,000 people, including the Ministry of Defence, shipbuilding, aerospace and research.
The shipbuilding sector saw employment dip in 2011, before the aircraft carrier work got under way, and has since risen to 6,500.
In the five years to 2014, employment rose 4% while there was a 1% drop in manufacturing jobs. That means it accounts for one in every 27 manufacturing jobs.
Modelling by the Allander economists suggests there was initial employment of 2,700 jobs on the Clyde, supporting a total of 4,900. Once it is spent, the wage bill, of £93m, has a dynamic effect on the economy reckoned to be £163m.
A previous study by the same institute, using data from 2006, showed 4,500 jobs supported, and a dynamic impact of £238m.
In Fife, the new report shows there are 1,800 directly employed in shipbuilding, supporting a total 3,900. The wage bill is calculated at £60m, supporting £106m of spend.
Judgement has been reserved in the case of Stella English, 34, who is claiming constructive dismissal from Lord Sugar's IT firm, Viglen.
Ms English, who earned £100,000 a year, claimed she had no real role at the company.
The decision from the tribunal panel is expected within a month.
Earlier, Lord Sugar told the East London Tribunal Centre he had no case to answer.
He said Ms English was effectively blackmailing him.
Lord Sugar's representative Seamus Sweeney, said: "The claimant has, in the eyes of Lord Sugar, deliberately courted the media with a view of damaging his reputation."
He said Ms English had "sold her story" to the press several times and he accused her of being a "headline-grabber", deliberately sensationalising aspects of her evidence.
Lord Sugar, who gave evidence to the hearing last week, had admitted "losing his cool" when being questioned.
Mr Sweeney said: "Lord Sugar has maintained his position, his dignity, until he comes here.
"He can be forgiven in these circumstances for reacting passionately in his cross-examination because he feels wronged."
The tribunal heard Ms English resigned from Viglen in May 2011 and then felt pressurised into taking up a new position at Lord Sugar's internet set-top box company YouView.
Lord Sugar said he was trying to help her out by offering her a new position as she had complained of being "desperate for money".
He told the hearing there was no full-time position available at YouView and it had been explained that contractual work might be possible instead.
"The government will not be intimidated by organised crime," he said.
The mayor, Gisele Mota, was shot dead at her home less than 24 hours after taking office in the town of Temixco.
She promised to try to clean up the city, where problems associated with drugs and organised crime are rife.
Her murder "is a message and a clear threat for the mayors who recently took office to not accept the police coordination scheme that we have supported and that is being built at a national level," said Mr Graco.
Ms Mota, a left-of-centre former federal congresswoman, was shot dead on Saturday morning.
Police shot two of the attackers and arrested two others.
Several Mexican mayors were killed last year by alleged drug traffickers.
Ms Mota was one of many politicians backing the governor's proposals to remove powers from local police.
Temixco, 85km (52 miles) south of the capital Mexico City, is one of the cities included in the "single command" scheme.
Police will also come under the control of the state authorities in the capital, Cuernavaca, and 13 other municipalities.
But many of Morelos's politicians oppose the scheme.
About half of the state's mayors have refused to sign up and will remain in full control of their local police forces.
Drug trafficking and extortion gangs have turned Morelos into one of Mexico's most violent states.
Rival cartels control drug trafficking and extortion rings in different towns, and frequently fight with each other.
Local police forces are often infiltrated by the gangs.
The American unbeaten super-middleweight champion dominated from the start in his home city of Oakland.
Smith, 32, caught his 31-year-old opponent with a right in the seventh but was cut later in the round.
With Smith's face covered in blood and a suspected broken nose, his trainer threw in the towel in the ninth round.
An Olympic gold medallist at Athens 2004, Ward had not fought since beating Edwin Rodriguez in 2013 because of a contractual dispute with former promoter Dan Goosen, who died in September 2014.
He became the first high-profile fighter to sign with rapper Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports in January.
Ward, who beat Britain's Carl Froch in December 2011, immediately had Smith on the back foot and, apart from getting caught in the seventh, was rarely troubled.
"It took some time to get the rust out," said Ward, who has won all of his 28 professional fights.
"I started strong with the jab. I really wanted to come out with a big bang.
"I have a great coach and he told me take your time and the knockout will come. I could see his legs getting a little wobbly."
Smith weighed in 4.4lbs over the 172lb catchweight limit and reportedly had to give up a share of his purse for the fight to go ahead.
The Liverpool fighter lost every round on each of the three judges' scorecards and suffered another cut in the ninth before Joe Gallagher threw in the towel.
"Smith was taking unnecessary punishment," said Gallagher. "Andre kept cutting open that cut over his eye. Blood was pooling over his eye. It was a war we didn't want to continue."
The defeat was Smith's sixth in 35 bouts and he said: "The towel couldn't have come soon enough."
In another high-profile non-title bout, Shawn Porter was knocked down by Adrien Broner in their welterweight fight in Las Vegas.
However, Porter gained a unanimous 12-round points decision to win and take his record to 25 wins, one draw and one loss in 27 fights, while Broner fell to a second defeat in 32 bouts.
The 32-year-old Argentine will join on a two-year deal on 1 July.
He is leaving Manchester City after nine years, and is the club's third-longest serving player after Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany.
"Sometimes a new challenge is what you need as a person and a player. I hope I can give you good moments," he said.
"I'm ready for it and looking forward to it. I wanted to keep playing in the Premier League. It is an absolute pleasure to be part of West Ham."
Zabaleta, who started 22 games in all competitions for City this season, was given an emotional send-off by the club's fans in the last home game of the season on 17 May.
He joined the Manchester club from Espanyol for £6.5m in 2008 and went on to make 333 appearances, winning two league titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups.
Earlier on Friday, West Ham announced that loanees Jonathan Calleri and Gokhan Tore would be returning to Deportivo Maldonado and Besiktas respectively, while Spanish full-back Alvaro Arbeloa will leave when his contract expires on 30 June.
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Ex-cavalry officer John Walker launched an equal treatment case at the Court of Appeal.
His lawyers claim his husband would receive around 1% of the amount that would be paid to his spouse if he were married to a woman.
The government says "full equalisation" of pensions would cost around £3.3bn.
A spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said it would also have complex implications for pension schemes.
"We must consider the full impact of this issue before considering changes to legislation," he said.
Mr Walker retired from chemical group Innospec Ltd, where he had worked for 23 years, in 2003.
He has been in a relationship with his partner since 1983. They entered a civil partnership in 2006, which has since been converted into a marriage.
His legal action is against Innospec, which he claims fails to treat surviving same-sex spouses and civil partners as equal to surviving spouses in a heterosexual marriage.
In 2012, an Employment Tribunal in Manchester ruled Innospec's scheme contravened European laws. The company appealed, with the support of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled an exemption in the Equality Act 2010 disapplied pension rights accrued by Mr Walker before 5 December 2005 - the date when the Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force and required benefits to be provided equally to civil partners and married couples.
The EAT said those rights did not have retrospective effect or allow inequalities in pay based on sexual orientation prior to that date to be addressed.
Mr Walker is now asking appeal judges to rule that decision was flawed and breaches his human rights.
He also contests it is contrary to EU laws setting out the framework for equal treatment in employment.
Naismith, 22, had agreed a pre-contract to join County in the summer but will move to Dingwall in the current transfer window instead.
O'Brien, 29, previously played in Scotland with Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell.
Both deals are subject to clearance, with O'Brien loaned until the summer.
County host Dundee United in the Scottish Cup on Saturday and the Highlanders resume their Premiership campaign away to Kilmarnock on 28 January.
Defender Naismith came through the Buddies' youth ranks and made his debut in 2012. Capped up to Scotland Under-21 level, he has made more than 100 senior club appearances.
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 player O'Brien has over 300 club appearances and joined Shrewsbury from Coventry in June.
"We've been tracking Jason's progress for a while now and I'm delighted to secure his services on a permanent deal," manager Jim McIntyre told the County website.
"He is an exciting young prospect and will be a great addition to the squad."
And, of O'Brien, he added: "He will bring competition in wide areas for us and, at 29-years-of-age, he brings a wealth of experience with him."
Changes to the tax system will raise an extra 2bn Australian dollars ($1.5bn; £1.2bn) in this tax year, it said.
A new law targets global companies with annual incomes of more than A$1bn.
Firms were told if they did not pay what was due they would be taxed at a penalty rate of 40%.
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison said the government had given the Australian Taxation Office "the power, the resources and the penalties to get the job done".
He said that Australian tax authorities were currently conducting 71 audits involving 59 major global corporations.
When the Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law was proposed in early 2015, the government said there were 30 global corporations that paid little or no tax on the profits from their Australian operations.
The Australian Tax Office was given a 1,000-person strong team of tax avoidance specialists to focus on large companies and wealthy individuals avoiding tax.
Charlotte Hames, 30, from Derbyshire, said her son Buddy George had stopped breathing and turned blue following the accident on Monday.
She tried to revive him before he was rushed to hospital. He has since made a full recovery.
Ms Hames, from Kirk Hallam, has warned other parents about the bed's dangers.
She said: "I was in the bathroom and thought Buddy had gone quiet so I shouted up to him but got no response.
"I had a gut instinct something was wrong so rushed to our bedroom where he'd been playing and found him hanging by his neck from the bed's lifting loop.
"He was blue in the face and not breathing - I was frantic."
Ms Hames and Buddy's father Anthony Ancliff, have warned other parents about the lifting loops on ottoman-style hydraulic beds.
"We don't want anyone else to go through what we've been through this week," said Mr Ancliff.
Derbyshire County Council, whose trading standards team is investigating, said the bed had a 1ft (30cm) loop which is pulled to start the lifting action before the hydraulics take over.
The authority said it was speaking to the Bed Federation about suspending "the supply of similar products currently available" and having them modified to remove the loop.
Councillor Dave Allen said: "It appears Buddy had managed to trigger the lifting process but his slight weight was not enough to prevent the mattress continuing to rise when his neck got caught in the lifting loop and he was pulled upwards.
"The strap effectively created a ligature that lifted him off his feet and it is only the fact that his mother found him in time that we are not dealing with a terrible tragedy."
A spokesman for Bensons for Beds, which sold the bed to the family, said "as a precaution" they would arrange for it to be replaced with an alternative "to enable a full investigation to be completed".
The Islamists said recent changes to the election law did not go far enough, and warned of further public protests.
But they said they might reverse the decision if there were serious reforms.
A boycott would be a blow for King Abdullah, who has promised reform in the hope of avoiding anti-government unrest in the wake of the Arab Spring.
The Brotherhood said the decision for the Islamic Action Front (IAF) to boycott the elections was approved by the organisation's advisory council.
"The regime has failed to meet reform demands by Jordanians, including the Islamist movement," the Brotherhood's deputy leader, Zaki Bani Rusheid, told the AFP news agency.
The main dispute is over the new electoral law, which allows each voter two separate ballots: one for representatives from local districts and one for candidates competing under a proportional representation at the national level.
But the Brotherhood - and other opposition movements - says an increase of seats allocated for party candidates in the 140-strong lower house of parliament - from 17 to 27 - is not enough.
The Brotherhood is reportedly pressing for at least 30% of the seats in the House of Representatives to be contested under proportional representation.
It argues that the local district system favours tribal candidates.
The IAF boycotted the last elections in 2010, saying it was marginalised at the expense of supporters of King Abdullah.
Correspondents say the Brotherhood's latest move is likely to pile more pressure on King Abdullah, as his promised political and economic reforms appear to be stalling.
While demonstrations have been generally smaller and more peaceful than elsewhere in the region, Jordanians have been pressing for a greater say in how their country is run, and demanding corruption and unemployment be tackled.
Ewen Reynolds, 44, denies murdering Zac Evans and the attempted murder of Keaton Jones outside a Gloucester pub.
Prosecuting, Christopher Quinlan QC said: "The attack was unlawful, it was swift and it was savage."
Mr Evans, 19, was attacked in the car park of the Pipe and Musket in January, in the Tuffley area of the city.
Opening the trial at Bristol Crown Court, the prosecution said there had been a "seemingly inconsequential disagreement" between the defendant's wife and the girlfriend of one of the victims.
But this escalated to a "devastating extent" where the accused, of Foley Close, Tuffley, armed himself with a 24ins (60cm) machete he "habitually carried with in his van".
Mr Quinlan added: "He used that terrifying weapon striking one man to his neck.
"Such was the force that it severed major blood vessels in his neck and shaved off the lower jaw bone and he died almost immediately.
"He then struck another man with a machete to the side of his head."
The jury also heard how the accused then drove off from the scene to London, but was arrested on his return to Gloucester.
Mr Reynolds gave "no comment" during interviews with police after his arrest to a series of questions but would claim during the trial he was acting in self-defence, Mr Quinlan told the court.
"In a sentence he asserts that he was attacked and he used the machete in lawful and proportionate self-defence.
"He feared for his own life and for the safety of his wife," added Mr Quinlan.
The trial continues.
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Mr Ma, who will continue as president, said his Kuomintang (KMT) had failed to reform Taiwan quickly enough and had not met the people's expectations.
The KMT lost more than half of the mayoral offices it had held, including the capital Taipei.
Prime Minister Jiang Yi-huah and his cabinet have quit over the results.
"I must deeply examine myself honestly and shoulder the greatest responsibility for the election defeat," Mr Ma said.
"The results of the election tell us our reforms were not made fast enough and have yet to meet the expectations of the people, which is why the KMT failed to win the support of most voters."
The KMT said it would hold a leadership election next month.
Many voters no longer feel loyalty toward one party or the other.
In the past, long-time Taiwanese, whose ancestors came to Taiwan centuries ago, favoured the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Those whose families fled here from China at the end of the civil war supported the KMT, but that is less the case now.
Analysts believe this is a positive step in the development of Taiwan's young and hard-won democracy.
Taiwan ruling party struggles after poll defeat
The main opposition DPP won 13 seats out of the island's 22 biggest cities.
The election was widely seen as a rejection of the KMT's push for closer ties with Beijing.
China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since the end of a civil war in 1949, with China seeing Taiwan as a renegade province.
Following a board meeting on Wednesday, the IFA has accepted it cannot appeal.
But it described Fifa's decision as "extremely disappointing" and will write to president Gianni Infantino to "seek clarity" on the issue.
Northern Ireland's fans formed a poppy mosaic and also laid a wreath before the Azerbaijan game on 11 November.
The Northern Ireland governing body was fined 15,000 Swiss francs for the Remembrance Day displays - and Fifa rules only allows appeals against fines above that amount.
However, the fines for the other home nations were all in excess of that total and the English Football Association is to appeal.
The English FA has been fined £35,308 for England players wearing black armbands bearing a poppy during the World Cup qualifier against Scotland.
Scotland's governing body was fined £15,692 for a similar rule breach with the Welsh FA also handed a £15,692 penalty for wearing plain black armbands in their game against Serbia.
The Scottish and Welsh governing bodies are understood to be waiting for the written reasons from Fifa before determining their next course of action.
With the four home nations all punished to varying degrees, there had previously been speculation they could join forces to challenge the Fifa fines.
In addition to fans forming the poppy mosaic and laying a wreath before Northern Ireland's 4-0 win over Azerbaijan on 11 November, a minute's silence also took place.
Fifa punished the Republic of Ireland (FAI) with a 5,000 Sfr fine (£3,930) after its players wore shirts commemorating the centenary of the Easter Rising during the friendly against Switzerland earlier this year.
International Football Association Board (IFAB) rules ban "political, religious or personal messages" on kits, while Fifa ground safety regulations say "the promotion or announcement of political or religious messages" in stadiums is "strictly prohibited".
The scams involve calls from con artists who claim to work for Google, Microsoft or Facebook and tell victims their PC is riddled with viruses.
Those caught out typically pay a fee, often several hundred dollars, to clean up the bogus security problems.
In 2015, more than $1.5bn (£1bn) would be stolen by gangs behind the con, Microsoft predicted.
"We have seen a huge spike in these tech support scams," said Courtney Gregoire, a senior lawyer in Microsoft's digital crimes unit, in a blogpost.
Since May last year, Microsoft had dealt with more than 175,000 complaints about the bogus tech support calls, it said, adding that many of the scammers used very aggressive tactics to convince people to pay up.
The con artists also ask people to give them access to their PC over the net to help fix the non-existent problems.
But, said Ms Gregoire, this could expose victims to more problems than just handing over cash via bank cards.
"By granting remote access to your computer from a fraudster, you are putting your personal information at risk," she said.
"They may be trying to take your contacts, your financial password information, and your computer is open to them potentially infecting it with future malware."
Ms Gregoire said anyone who got a phone call about support for their Windows PC should just hang up.
"Microsoft, and other trusted partners, do not cold call you and ask for remote access or for your credit card or payment information," she said.
The statistics were released by Microsoft as it unveiled a partnership with the American Association for Retired Persons to educate its members about the scams.
Older people are often the target of the scammers because many are less familiar with technology.
The world number three, 26, had five birdies and one bogey but trails early leader Camilo Villegas by four shots.
Colombia's Villegas carded a sublime 63 but bogeyed the ninth as he fell one short of tying the course record.
Americans Chez Reavie, Bubba Watson and Luke List are on five under but Jordan Spieth shot an eight-over 79.
World number one Spieth made eight bogeys as well as a double-bogey on the 18th in the worst opening-round score of his professional career.
Scotland's Martin Laird finished with a three-under 68 alongside Englishman Luke Donald, while Wales' Jamie Donaldson and England's Justin Rose are a shot further behind.
Currently smoking on such sites is allowed in designated areas or shelters, which will be removed.
Patients due to be admitted to hospital will be offered help and support from the Quitline Stop Smoking Service.
Dr Stephen Bridgman, Medical Officer of Health, said: "It shows our commitment to the health and wellbeing of the people who visit and use our premises."
He said: "However, I am also aware that this represents a significant change for staff who work on these sites as well as visitors and service users.
"It is for this reason that we are providing plenty of warning of these changes and support for those people who may be affected."
Guernsey and smoking
The youngsters were inches from tragedy - only saved by the quick-thinking 21-year-old's decision to hide them under her long skirt.
As Horrett Campbell was detained by a judge indefinitely in a mental hospital five months later, a tearful Ms Potts told the BBC she could never forgive him for inflicting the injuries on her pupils.
Two decades on, and now a married mother of two boys, aged nine and 12, she feels differently about a crime that shocked the nation.
More recollections of nursery attack: "I often think about him"
"I've forgiven him now for what he did. I had to move on," she says.
"I never had any hate, even in my darkest moments, when I had to relearn everything (because of my injuries). I wasn't angry at him.
"As time went on, I felt sorry for him. I've learned a lot about mental health over the years and I feel sad that he went unnoticed in the community and didn't get help or treatment."
Ms Potts has replayed the events of 8 July, 1996, in her mind countless times.
She and her class of three and four-year-olds were enjoying a teddy bears' picnic in the grounds of the school in the Blakenhall area of the city when Campbell struck.
A paranoid schizophrenic who had been planning his attack for two months, he attacked three mothers waiting outside the school before entering the grounds and threatening the children with his knife.
He slashed Ms Pott's head, arms and back, but despite her injuries she managed to grab a child under each arm while others cowered under her skirt. Three children were also hurt.
Campbell was found hiding in a nearby block of flats a short while later by police.
"It only lasted eight minutes, but it changed the course of my life forever," she says.
"From the moment it happened my life took a different path, one full of media opportunities, dinners and awards. It was crazy."
She became an overnight celebrity and one of the most recognised faces in the country. "I used to joke that I was a professional machete heroine. I was so young and I felt like public property.
"For five years I felt like I was on a merry-go-round. Journalists would camp outside my house. I felt like a goldfish."
In 1997, she received the George Medal for bravery from the Queen. But while she described it as a "great honour" at the time, she now says she hid a lot of her true feelings.
"I felt a lot of guilt. Here I was, getting all these awards after such a horrific experience. There were times when I wanted to run away from it all."
Ahmed Malik was the youngest of those injured. Just three years old, he suffered a fractured skull and elbow in the attack. Now 23, he's an electrical engineering graduate and living in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
"The main thing I remember is the aftermath," he says.
"My parents were always being interviewed, cameras were constantly in my house."
He says his parents were cautious not to "wrap him in cotton wool" after the ordeal, and helped him to live a normal life.
"I don't think there were any lasting effects on me," he says. "I don't know if it's linked, but I'm left-handed - it was my right arm that was injured.
"When I read about it, it's strange - it's like it didn't happen. I told some of my friends at university after our last exam. I was like, 'beat that'. They couldn't believe it."
Francesca Quintyne was aged four. Campbell's machete slashed her face, leaving her with a deep scar. She has two metal plates holding her jaw together.
"When I was younger people used to stare at me a lot and ask me what had happened," she says.
"But it's faded a lot now I'm older. I used to hide it, but the older I'm getting I don't notice it so much.
"I don't remember anything from the time - it's like I've deleted it. But I've got a big box of news clippings at home and when I read them, I can't believe it happened."
Now working in mental health with children and adolescents, Ms Quintyne says it has helped her understand what led Campbell to launch his attack.
"It's given me such an insight into why people do those kinds of things," she says. "I can't fully understand it, but I can reason with him. It's helped me to forgive him."
Ms Potts has stayed close to Ms Quintyne and Mr Malik since their ordeal. The former was one of her bridesmaids when she married police officer Dave Webb in 2002.
"I'm so proud of them, and what they've become," she says. "It's when I see them grown up I realise how much time has gone by.
"I saw Ahmed in Asda the other day and I just gave him a big hug. Seeing them as adults makes you realise that life goes on."
It was having her own children, Alfie, now 12, and Jude, nine, that finally made her come to terms with the gravity of her actions.
"Eight years later when I had Alfie, I started to realise the extent of what happened that day.
"And I was so upset when he first went to school. Would it happen to him? All these fears came up.
"We've always been really open with the children about what happened right from the start. Alfie used to call my arm 'my hurty'.
"I didn't want to frighten them about going to school. By knowing what happened, they understand life is not always easy. Not just about what happened to me, but Horrett Campbell too."
The attack at St Luke's came four months after the Dunblane massacre, where 16 pupils and a teacher were killed.
The events sparked a transformation in security at schools across the UK, with the government publishing new guidelines for local education authorities and head teachers about how to safeguard their pupils and staff.
Schools identified as "low risk" were advised to reassess visitors' access, limit the number of entrances and install intruder alarms.
"High risk" schools were encouraged to issue staff with personal attack alarms, install CCTV, employ security guards and consider grilles on windows.
As the nation reacted to what happened at St Luke's, Ms Potts - while very much still in the public eye - was trying to overcome post traumatic stress disorder and depression.
She gave up her job as a nursery nurse and turned her attentions to charity work, starting her own organisation Believe to Achieve, helping children in Wolverhampton with low self-esteem to realise their potential.
"I thought we'd only be going for about three years but it's been 15 now and we're helping children in Dudley schools now," she says.
"It's great to think that from such a terrible event something so positive happened."
She went on to train as a nurse and is now working as a health visitor, combining her skills as a nursery nurse and her extraordinary life experience to help families.
"It's nice that I can use what happened in a positive way. It's part of my life experience - it's who I am.
"So many things came out of what happened, but the biggest thing was survival.
"Nobody died that day. When you think about Dunblane, we were so lucky."
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The Conservative Party leader added that he "profoundly disagreed" with DUP policy on the subject but refused to rule out a coalition with DUP MPs.
He made his remarks during Radio 1 Newsbeat's Live Lounge leader debate.
The DUP, which opposes gay marriage, said the party had already ruled out being part of a coalition government.
Tom Jackson picks up postcards at car boot sales and in charity shops - sharing a picture and one line of text with his 40,000 followers on @PastPostcard.
The content ranges from the mundane - "I wish you were here" - to the surprising - "Dear Auntie - you will be surprised to hear I am going to prison tomorrow."
It has proven such a hit that it is now being turned into a book and an exhibition.
So what makes someone else's holiday so fascinating?
Mr Jackson, 53, says most postcards are "actually pretty boring".
But only sharing part of the message leaves the reader with "more questions than answers" he says.
He started the Twitter account last year during a quiet moment at work, and has since shared nearly 4,000 postcards.
"If seeing the whole card was really interesting, everyone would be buying old postcards," he says.
The account took off after the poet Ian McMillan and comedian Danny Baker retweeted his postcards, he said.
"I do it all the time between things. I haven't spent a fortune, you might pay 50p for an old card in a charity shop."
The book, Postcard from the Past, was published on Thursday. Gatwick Airport will next week display a collection of 250 of the postcards.
Most of his collection was posted in the 1960s and 1970s when holidays - and foreign travel - became more affordable.
Research suggests that we are now far less likely to go to the trouble of writing one ourselves.
Just 28% of people in the UK sent a postcard from their last holiday, compared with 70% in 1997, according to a study of 2,000 adults.
However, the survey, carried out for Gatwick Airport, found that people aged 18-35 - the so-called "millennial" generation - bucked the trend.
Some 38% of millennials said they had sent a postcard from their last holiday, compared with 24% of those aged 35 and over.
"The trend has been for postcards going out of fashion, and perhaps the post being less reliable," says Mr Jackson.
"Maybe there's a small blip canning that trend."
He says people are still "intrigued" by old postcards, especially if they are funny or have a resonance with today.
But anyone who wants to read the rest of a postcard message will be disappointed.
"Sometimes people will want to see the whole message - I don't reply, I never talk on the feed," says Tom.
A financial analysis of the Scottish government's flagship childcare policy reveals local authorities were given an extra £329m to fund the scheme.
But they spent or plan to spend just £189m of it on childcare.
Local authority umbrella group Cosla disputed the figures and said the report was a "crude assessment".
A spokesman for the group said it should not detract from the "overriding success story" of councils delivering free childcare.
The disclosure came on the day of a key debate on childcare in the Scottish Parliament.
Since August 2014, all children aged three and four as well as vulnerable two year olds in Scotland should be offered 600 free hours of childcare a year.
However many families have said they have been unable to access the free hours.
The BBC understands that in the next few weeks government ministers are expected to publish a new blueprint and consultation on childcare.
One expected proposal is a "child account" for every child, to provide a more transparent route through which all funding - public and private - is distributed and to ensure the money follows the child, not the institutions.
It would mean parents could choose how they spend their free hours, including spending it on a childminder.
Carolyn Lochhead, of the campaign group Fair Funding For Our Kids, said the current system does not recognise the "realities" of working life for many families.
And she asked whether local authorities could have used the unspent £140m to better support working families.
"What we hear from parents is that they cannot access their free childcare places because our research shows two thirds of childcare places are provided on a half day basis," she said.
"What that means is that you might have a place between 09:00 and 12:30. You can't pay to have your child there before 09:00 and you can't pay to have them there after 12:30. For most working parents that's completely unusable.
"So it's very frustrating for us to hear that there's funds available that haven't been spent. My question would be that if we'd have spent those funds could we have made the system accessible for working parents?"
The possible introduction of "child accounts" was welcomed by Jackie Brock, the head of Children in Scotland, who said the current childcare model was not "child-centred or family-centred enough".
"We would very much welcome child accounts as part of the solution," she said. "Such accounts could match parental choice with a diverse range of available childcare."
The Scottish government has promised to almost double free childcare hours to 1,140 per child - the same amount of time children spend in school - by 2021.
Mark McDonald, the minister for childcare and early years, told the BBC that several new models of childcare would be piloted early next year.
He said the report showed the government had fully funded councils to deliver 600 hours of care for each child.
"Now it is obviously for councils themselves to account for what they have done in relation to the additional spending that was given," he said.
"But it makes it clear that where that spending was asked for by Cosla and local authorities, we have provided that. This helps us to determine what we need to do in future.
"We need to explore the approach we will take in terms of what funding models we will use and how much funding is going to be required in future and how we deliver that expansion [to 1,140 hours per year]."
Cosla, an umbrella organisation that represents 28 of Scotland's 32 councils, said the report highlighted the "complexities" in delivering an expansion of childcare.
A spokesman said: "We are very concerned that there are parts of this report that paint a very misleading picture and do not reflect the reality of what is happening on the ground.
"This is a crude assessment and it would be extremely unhelpful if this becomes the focus and detracts from the overriding success story that councils have delivered 600 hours.
"Indeed in quoting the government's own report, 'the gap between additional funding and additional expenditure reported here will be an overestimate'."
As MSPs debated the issue of childcare at Holyrood, Mr McDonald revealed that he had held talks with Cosla, "because we want to ensure that where we put a policy in place and funding to follow that policy, that funding benefits those children we want it to benefit".
Mr McDonald said the government was continuing discussions with the organisation about the issue.
Speaking during the debate, Tory education spokeswoman Liz Smith said it was clear there had been an underspend, although it could be disputed "whose fault some of the underspend might be".
She said: "Like parents, the Scottish Conservatives firmly believe we need to completely free up the system so there is a genuine choice and no ability for local authorities to restrict places."
Labour MSP Daniel Johnson welcomed the Scottish government's commitment to childcare, but said more honesty was needed about what was being delivered as well as "realism" about whether it was meeting parents' needs.
He called for more detail on how a massive expansion in capacity was to be delivered.
He said: "The first minister has called childcare the biggest capital project of this parliament, and she's right. It will cost more than the Queensferry Crossing, more than the M8, M73, M74, more than any school or hospital, and its impact will be far greater.
"However, we don't know how much or where the investment is going, when it will be delivered, or even who will be delivering it."
Tavish Scott, Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland, highlighted the difficulties of expanding childcare in rural and island areas.
He said: "We currently struggle, the council currently struggles, to recruit appropriately-qualified staff to our remoter pre-school settings.
"The challenge of greater hours of entitlement will become even more so and therefore what are the government's plans to support workforce development in those most remote and rural areas?"
He said this was as clinicians were getting on and doing the job.
Mr Wells was speaking in his first interview since it emerged almost 200 operations would be postponed due to pressures on emergency departments.
He said there was not a problem and the public should feel reassured.
Mr Wells was attending a public lecture given by former Health Secretary and Labour MP Alan Johnson.
The theme was the National Health Service at "66 and a half".
Current health problems both locally and nationally were discussed including the role of politicians within the service.
When asked to respond to recent criticism about his apparent absence over the past fortnight, Mr Wells had this to say.
"I only need to make any public statement to the media when I believe there is a problem," he said.
"What I saw was people who were too busy dealing with the huge surge in demand and who did not have time to have me following them around and they were doing a great job.
"And I was content they were getting through it and the statistics released last Friday showed we did get through it."
During Wednesday's Stormont health committee session, officials said all cancelled operations would be dealt with within the next three to six weeks.
Some non-urgent operations in Northern Ireland did not go ahead this week as a result of ongoing pressures in emergency departments.
Patients in the Belfast, South Eastern and Western health trusts have been affected.
The public were notified in advance by letter or telephone.
All of Northern Ireland's five trusts cancelled some operations last week in one of a series of measures to tackle demands on the emergency system.
The trial scheme on beaches in the Newquay and Padstow areas comes as RNLI cover comes to an end after the summer season.
It follows the deaths of three people at Mawgan Porth a year ago when there were no lifeguards on duty.
RNLI cover on Cornwall beaches ends in November until spring.
Beaches involved in the trial include Crantock, Fistral, Tolcarne, Porth, Watergate, Mawgan Porth and Harlyn.
RNLI lifeguard supervisor Anton Page said: "We will provide keys to the huts so they have access to defibrillators, oxygen and all of that sort of stuff.
"It can reduce the time for someone to get vital aid while we are waiting for the emergency services."
The RNLI is warning people to take extra care if using the sea during half term.
Ten beaches in Cornwall will have lifeguard cover - Praa Sands, Sennen, Porthmeor, Gwithian, Porthtowan, Perranporth, Polzeath, Widemouth, Fistral beach in Newquay and at Summerleaze in Bude.
RNLI lifeguards will run voluntary patrols with help from members of Bude Surf Lifesaving Club throughout half term.
Rachel Dunn, 42, and Kevin Reynolds, 44, both from St Austell, Cornwall, and Stuart Calder, 52, from Leeds, died after getting into difficulty in a rip current at Mawgan Porth last October.
Residents and business owners have successfully campaigned for better signs on the beach.
The airport is strategically important. Government forces have now abandoned the main part of it, from where they have been able to shell rebel positions inside nearby Donetsk - the largest city held by the militants.
Its capture could help the rebels to resupply - allowing munitions, hardware and manpower to be airlifted into the conflict zone.
But its significance is as much symbolic as it is practical. It has long been viewed in Kiev as an emblem of "Ukrainian fighting spirit".
Ukrainian troops defending the airport were called "cyborgs" for their toughness in repulsing constant attacks, and for many they symbolised a new Ukrainian army.
Social media users say the destruction of the airport looks like Stalingrad, the Russian city reduced to ruins in World War Two.
Satellite photos taken before the fighting and drone images taken last week offer a stark comparison.
Ukraine's 'cyborg' defenders at Donetsk airport
The Sergey Prokofiev International Airport was built ahead of the Euro 2012 football championships co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland.
It was estimated to have cost around $860m (£537m; €685m).
Images on its website still show a gleaming glass terminal, smiling faces and spotless waiting lounges.
Latest footage shows the extent of the destruction, with barely the shell of the building remaining.
Some experts have pointed out that the runway could still be used for flying in supplies, which is proving difficult for the rebels. But the airport's infrastructure is otherwise completely destroyed.
The separatists have been trying to capture the airport since May, allegedly with backing from the Russian military.
They view the airport as part of their capital and, as long as it remained in government hands, a bridgehead for a potential Ukrainian offensive.
"Ukraine's control of Donetsk International Airport not only ensures Ukrainian presence on the outskirts of the city, but also might prove crucial in preventing the spread of instability to other areas of Ukraine," warned Euromaidan, Ukraine's pro-Europe protest group, in October 2014.
"A pro-Russian territory with an international airport of Donetsk's size would be a valuable asset for the territory's smuggling capabilities... de-stabilising other parts of Ukraine because of the unchecked flow of illicit weapons, drugs, and fighters."
Dr Mark Galeotti, Clinical Professor of Global Affairs at New York University, highlighted the combination of both strategic and symbolic significance in a January blog post.
"Kiev's forces have, to be charitable, a mixed record in fighting this conflict," he says.
"For them to have lost the airport, that advance intrusion into the heart of the rebellion, would have been a serious blow to their morale and the credibility of the government."
The Waterboys, Lucy Spraggan and Tide Lines are to perform at the music event which is held annually in Stornoway on Lewis.
Next year's festival will be held from 19 to 22 July.
This summer's acts included Julie Fowlis, King Creosote, Astrid, Runrig and Bella and the Bear.
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We asked you for your questions for Jacqueline, and Nel has been putting them to her.
Jacqueline has told us out how long it takes her to write a book, and where her favourite place to write is.
A total of 79,965 people were left with unmanageable debts last year, down 19% on 2014, official figures from the Insolvency Service show.
This was the fifth successive decrease in the annual total.
Despite the annual fall, the figures show a rise in personal insolvencies in the final three months of the year.
The total grew to 20,404, a 3.6% increase on the previous quarter, and the second quarter-on-quarter rise in a row. However, this was 10.5% lower than the same quarter in 2014.
Bankruptcy: The traditional way of escaping overwhelming debt. Ends after one year, but you are likely to lose all your assets, including your house, to pay something to the creditors
Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA): A deal between you and your creditors, overseen by an insolvency practitioner. Less stigma, less chance of losing your home, but involves paying some of your debts in one go.
Debt Relief Orders: Introduced in April 2009, these allow people with debts of less than £15,000 (£20,000 since October 2015) and minimal assets to write off debts without a full-blown bankruptcy
An estimated total of 14,629 companies entered into insolvency in 2015, which was 10% lower than the total in 2014 and the lowest annual total since 1989.
The number of companies that faced a compulsory winding up order in 2015 was at its lowest level for 34 years.
Analysts say companies are dealing with debt earlier and banks are seeing little value in shutting them down for unpaid debts.
Andrew Tate, vice-president of insolvency professionals trade body R3, said: "There has been a general trend of companies looking to turn things around before reaching a position where they need to enter a formal insolvency process.
"Creditor forbearance is playing a part too: banks, in particular, are much more willing to work with companies in financial trouble than they were in the early 90s.
"Compulsory liquidation is often seen as less dynamic process, which is less likely to lead to a rescue of the business than other insolvency procedures. It is generally used by creditors as a last resort when a company doesn't pay.
"Finally, the 'zombie business' phenomenon could play a role. 'Zombie businesses' are those that can service the interest on their debts but not the debt itself; they can keep going but have little short-term prospect of turning things around. Numbers of companies in this position have fallen recently, but they have acted as a drag on insolvency numbers since the recession."
Ian Gould, business restructuring partner at BDO, said: "We see creditors increasingly viewing compulsory liquidation as a risky tool for recovery, given the additional costs it incurs and the fact that the process typically ends with a liquidation which, historically, offers little returns for creditors."
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Carmarthen Q 21 - 20 Cross Keys
Pontypridd 16 - 25 Llandovery
Swalec Plate, Semi Finals
Penallta 24 - 21 Skewen
Swalec Bowl, Semi Finals
Burry Port 29 - 27 Aberdare
Cambrian Welfare 11 - 14 Taffs Well
Division 2 East
Abertysswg 12 - 28 Pill Harriers
Caerleon 30 - 17 Pontypool Utd
Croesyceiliog 26 - 0 Abergavenny
Fleur de Lys 7 - 58 Cwmbran
Ynysddu 13 - 18 Abertillery/BG
Division 2 East Central
CR Cymry Caerdydd 29 - 17 Abercynon
Dinas Powys 27 - 7 Treherbert (Match abandoned after 35 mins, referee unable to continue)
Pontyclun 11 - 18 Llantrisant
Porth Quins 26 - 12 Barry
Division 2 North
Colwyn Bay 18 - 15 Bro Ffestiniog
Wrexham 5 - 38 Shotton Steel
Division 2 West Central
Maesteg Celtic 30 - 21 Aberavon Green Stars
Nantymoel 22 - 13 Cwmllynfell
Neath Ath 53 - 5 Cwmgors
Taibach 27 - 34 Penlan
Ystradgynlais 15 - 19 Brynamman
Division 2 West
Aberystwyth 98 - 0 Amman Utd
Fishguard & Goodwick 24 - 23 Pontyberem
Hendy 20 - 15 Pontarddulais
Tycroes 15 - 6 Camarthen Ath
Division 3 East A
Abercarn 29 - 21 Oakdale
Blackwood Stars 12 - 16 RTB Ebbw Vale
Caldicot 15 - 0 Caerphilly
Llanhilleth 0 - 30 Chepstow
New Tredegar 35 - 27 Monmouth
Division 3 East Central A
Cilfynydd 33 - 12 Treharris
Fairwater 33 - 29 Llantwit Major
Llandaff North 24 - 24 Pentyrch
Wattstown 11 - 28 Llandaff
Ynysowen 12 - 28 Old Illtydians
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Newtown 62 - 7 Rhosllanerchrugog
Rhyl & District P - P Porthmadog
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Abercrave 40 - 17 Bryncethin
Briton Ferry 39 - 14 Bryncoch
Glyncorrwg 17 - 35 Nantyffyllon
Pontycymmer 21 - 25 Morriston
Resolven 32 - 8 Swansea Uplands
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Laugharne 20 - 67 Haverfordwest
St Clears 12 - 27 Milford Haven
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Beaufort 0 - 78 Usk
Machen 78 - 12 Tredegar Ironsides
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Cefn Coed 17 - 18 Tonyrefail
Cowbridge 8 - 50 Tylorstown
Glyncoch 0 - 43 Abercwmboi
St Albans 28 - 21 Canton
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Alltwen 12 - 20 Banwen
Cwmgwrach 18 - 32 Birchgrove
Porthcawl P - P Rhigos
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Aberaeron 13 - 28 Penybanc
Betws 25 - 13 Llandeilo
Lampeter Town 50 - 5 Furnace Utd
Tumble 33 - 19 Llangadog
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Trinant 39 - 7 Pontllanfraith
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Llanrumney 19 - 27 Hirwaun
Whitchurch 19 - 49 Cathays
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Crynant 54 - 5 Fall Bay
Cwmtwrch 10 - 60 Pontardawe
Ogmore Vale 22 - 31 Tonna
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Pantyffynnon 6 - 51 Cefneithin
Pontyates 14 - 6 Bynea
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Abersychan 0 - 103 Markham
Cefn Fforest 40 - 11 Cwmcarn Utd
Forgeside 0 - 15 Girling (Abandoned after 38 minutes due to Forgeside injury)
Rhayader 26 - 10 Old Tylerians
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Mr Obama had experienced a sore throat over "the past couple weeks", which appeared to be caused by acid reflux, his doctor said.
Mr Obama had a fibre optic exam, followed by a CT scan, on Saturday.
Acid reflux, where stomach acid leaks up the throat, is a common condition and is not considered serious.
The initial fibre optic exam "revealed soft tissue swelling in the posterior throat", Mr Obama's doctor, Ronny L Jackson, said in a statement.
Dr Jackson said that he decided "further evaluation with a routine CT [computerised tomography] scan was prudent".
Mr Obama was given a CT scan at the Walter Reed military hospital. The results of the scan were normal, and Mr Obama would be treated for acid reflux, Dr Jackson said.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that the quick scheduling of the scan was "a matter of convenience for the president, not a matter of urgency".
The health of US presidents and presidential candidates can generate considerable media interest in the US.
Candidates for president and vice-president often release medical documents or letters from their doctors to the media to demonstrate that they are healthy.
The footage, released on social media, shows people filling large bags with crates of water from a Deptford water station, as competitors run past.
Event director Hugh Brasher said organisers "deplore the scenes".
"We will be investigating the matter further, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police", he added.
The footage is believed to have been shot by a volunteer who worked on the station, who can be heard sarcastically saying that it is "obviously hard times in Deptford".
A spokesperson for Nestle Waters, who supply Buxton water used in the event, said the drinks are meant "for the benefit of runners".
London Marathon policy is for any spare water not drunk by competitors to be collected and used at other events.
Mr Brasher said it was "very disappointing to see water being stolen in this way".
He said volunteers are told "not to get into altercations if this kind of thing happens" and "in future, we will be providing... additional security measures on race day,"
It is understood the footage was taken when most runners had passed through Deptford, which is eight miles into the 26.2 mile course.
There has been no complaints from runners about a lack of water being available during the race.
The Met said no allegations of theft had been made over the water.
McCulloch, 39, has been in interim charge since the departure of Lee Clark, and steered the club clear of a relegation battle.
The former Rangers and Scotland player is expected to sign a three-year contract at Rugby Park.
Killie start their 2017-18 season with League Cup first-round group fixtures in July.
They have been drawn in Group E with Annan Athletic, Ayr United, Clyde and Dumbarton.
After a playing career that took in spells at Motherwell and Wigan Athletic and resulted in 18 international caps, McCulloch joined Kilmarnock as part of manager Gary Locke's backroom team in 2015.
When Locke left Rugby Park in early 2016, McCulloch was in charge of the first team for two games until Clark was appointed.
Clark left for Bury in February and McCulloch guided Killie through their remaining 14 games of the season, winning four and drawing four.
Since Jim Jefferies' near eight-year spell in charge at Rugby Park ended in 2010, Kilmarnock have had seven different managers, including McCulloch.
In recent weeks, Kirsten Callaghan has been appointed as the club's new chief executive and former chairman Michael Johnston has resigned from his positions as a director and the company secretary.
Peterhead power station and the White Rose scheme in North Yorkshire were the bidders in the competition.
Mr Sturgeon said at FMQs on Thursday that Wednesday's decision was "utter folly" and "downright wrong".
Shell and SSE are behind the Aberdeenshire plans.
The project could have created hundreds of jobs at Peterhead power station.
The decision was announced after Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement.
In a stock exchange announcement, the government said: "Following the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, HM Government confirms that the £1bn ring-fenced capital budget for the Carbon Capture and Storage Competition is no longer available.
"This decision means that the CCS Competition cannot proceed on its current basis.
"We will engage closely with the bidders on the implications of this decision for them."
Shell, SSE and local politicians all expressed disappointment in the wake of the news.
It is understood Supt Gerry Murray, who is head of road policing in Northern Ireland, was suspended from his post last month.
The 60-year-old, who recently featured in a BBC documentary, is one of the PSNI's longest serving police officers.
Last year, he led a group of officers as they marched for the first time at the St Patrick's Parade in New York.
The officers walked alongside members of An Garda Siochana.
The boat's occupants made a 999 call to the Coastguard but were unable to give a precise location.
Independent lifeboats from Gosport, Hamble and Ryde, along with the Portsmouth RNLI lifeboat, conducted a search through the central Solent.
The struggling boat was located by lifeboats and a Coastguard helicopter.
A Coastguard spokesman said: "The vessel, which had five people on board, had suffered engine failure and because of the weather conditions, began taking in water.
"No-one on board was able to provide a clear position, which was partly a result of having no positioning equipment or navigational aids."
This caused emergency services to search over a wide area.
The Coastguard rescue helicopter based at Lee-on-the-Solent began an initial search and was spotted by the occupants of the boat, which meant that its location could then be determined.
It was then found by both the lifeboats and the helicopter and all on board were transferred to Hamble lifeboat where the paramedic from the Coastguard helicopter carried out initial medical assessments.
They were then taken to Lee-on-the-Solent where they were met by Hill Head Coastguard Rescue Team and an ambulance.
Steve Mann, senior maritime operations officer, said: "If you're going out to sea, make sure you're properly prepared and that you have some way of being located if you get into difficulty.
"VHF DSC sets are readily available. When you use them, we can then pinpoint your location and get to you more quickly."
The proportion of self-employed in the workforce in Wales is 13%, slightly below the UK average of 14%.
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) says self-employment has risen since the financial crisis began in 2008.
The numbers in Wales rose 4,000 to 177,000 in Wales over a four year period.
The rise has been particularly steep across the UK since 2011. The most common occupations are taxi drivers, construction, carpenters and farmers.
There are now 367,000 more people working for themselves across the UK than in 2008.
The number of self-employed workers increased in all nations and regions except Northern Ireland where the number fell.
The ONS figures, which look back over a four-year period, show that five out of six of the increase in people working for themselves are men over the age of 50.
They are likely to work longer hours than employed people.
Only 5% of workers between 16 and 24 work for themselves.
What is particularly interesting is the change in the picture of self-employment in the first few years of the economic downturn compared with the 12 months to last summer.
Different picture
The typical newly self-employed person in 2008 was over 65 years old, a woman and working fewer than 30 hours a week.
That changed in 2011. Since then most of the newly self-employed workers have been men, between 50 and 65 and they typically work more than 30 hours a week.
This is especially interesting to those people who are surprised that unemployment is not higher, considering the continuing fragility of the economy.
The numbers of people working for themselves may be part of the answer to that.
The difference in the average number of hours worked by employed people and self employed may be small - just two hours a week on average.
But look at the extremes and there's a different picture:
Examining the proportion of people working more than 60 hours, you find that 13% are self employed compared with only 3% of employed people.
It would be interesting to know how many people who work for themselves would prefer to be employed by someone else instead.
What we do know is that one in 10 of the newly self-employed would like to work more hours. They may well have to wait for the economy to pick up before they have that choice.
The British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) hopes to use the device at an event in Bradford on 26 February.
Mike Towell died from head injuries sustained in a bout in September, six months after Nick Blackwell was hospitalised with a bleed to the brain.
BIBA will offer use of the scanners to fighters who compete under the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).
But the BBBofC told BBC Sport it "does not recognise" BIBA - known as the Malta Boxing Commission until 2016 - and that it will continue to do its own research and use its own medical practices.
BIBA vice-president Gianluca Di Caro told BBC Sport: "It's not about us and the fighters we work with versus fighters with other organisations. It is about all the fighters.
"If there is a fighter anywhere, who has been suffering with headaches, he needs to know we will go to him and do a scan. Sometimes we will just have to move quickly to ensure that any boxer can be helped.
"We will have one scanner by 22 February, another is on order and our aim is to have 10. I will raise the sponsorship to do that."
Towell had been suffering with headaches in the run-up to a bout days before his death after a fifth-round loss to Welsh fighter Dale Evans.
Upon hearing news of the introduction of scanners, his girlfriend Chloe Ross posted on Facebook: "I'm glad to be finally seeing something good coming from what happened to Michael. It shouldn't take someone's life for these things to be used but if it saves someone else's life then that can only be a good thing."
Through sponsorship from an Australian backer, BIBA has purchased two scanners at a cost of $15,000 (£12,000) each and intends on using them to check on fighters before and after fights.
Scanners, which operate by shining a light laser beam into the head, can detect brain bleeds with an accuracy of 90% and take around three minutes to complete. Their use by BIBA will form part of a broad medical undertaken by fighters before bouts, including cognitive testing.
In addition to Towell's death and Blackwell's injury, 2016 also saw amateur boxer Kuba Moczyk, 22, die after sustaining a severe head injury in his first bout.
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It lives in New Zealand, and is known for being super-smart, playful and a bit crafty.
But scientists have recently made an interesting discovery about them.
They found that Keas have an infectious laugh, which when heard by other parrots makes them join in and feel happier.
This discovery is a world first, as previously scientists only thought mammals like humans and chimpanzees could make animals laugh in the same way.
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The temporary price cap, which comes into effect in April, was one of the measures recommended by the Competition and Market Authority after its two-year investigation of the energy market.
The levels of the cap vary for gas and electricity by meter type and region.
It will be updated every six months and is expected to stay until 2020.
That is when the roll-out of smart meters is set to be completed, which will benefit prepayment customers who have a smaller choice of tariffs available to them.
However, there have been some concerns about the roll-out of the smart meter programme.
Many prepayment meter customers pay through token or coin operated machines. Some of these customers may have had difficulties paying in the past. Others include some tenants whose landlords have the meters installed in properties.
Competition among suppliers for prepayment customers is less developed than for those who pay by direct debit, cash or cheque, according to Ofgem. This means that there are fewer tariffs available and they are generally more expensive.
Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan said: "We want all consumers to enjoy the benefits of a more competitive energy market, regardless of their circumstances.
"Customers who prepay for their energy are denied the best deals on the market available to those using other payment methods.
"They are also more likely to be in vulnerable circumstances, including fuel poverty. This temporary cap will protect these households as we work to deliver a more competitive, fairer and smarter market for all consumers."
Figures published in August last year showed that prepayment customers paid an average of £220 a year more than those on the cheapest deals, so the £80 reduction has been given a guarded welcome by consumer groups.
Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said: "This cap should stop some of the poorest households paying over the odds to heat and light their homes.
"It will help millions save money but action shouldn't stop there.
"The government has rightly expressed concern that loyal customers on standard tariffs are paying over the odds for their gas and electricity.
"It could help more struggling households, including low-income pensioners and families, by extending this cap to people eligible to receive the Warm Homes Discount."
At the end of December 2015, there were four-and-a-half million prepayment electricity accounts and three-and-a-half million gas accounts - representing 17% and 15% respectively of all accounts in the UK.
Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, which represents the major suppliers, said: "The industry is committed to ensuring the remedies work to help all consumers, including those on prepayment meters.
"Only last October, the industry launched new prepayment principles to provide improved safeguards for prepayment customers, showing further commitment from the industry to supporting the most vulnerable consumers.
"These principles, coupled with the rollout of smart meters, will improve the experience of prepayment customers and give customers more control over their energy usage and bills, allowing them to both save energy and money."
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Official numbers showed industrial production increased by 3.3% from a month earlier, marking the the biggest monthly increase since late 2014.
In January, the export dependent nation saw production fall by 2.1%.
South Korea's economy has been hurt in recent times by softer demand from China, one of its most important trading partners.
However, the latest data beat expectations, which were for a fall in output of 0.2% in February
For all industries, including mining, gas and the electricity sector, output grew 2.4% in February from a year earlier.
Following a raft of disappointing economic data, South Korea's government unveiled new stimulus measures in February designed to help boost exports and domestic demand.
South Korea, which is Asia's fourth largest economy, saw its economy expand by 3.1% in the three months to December compared to a year earlier.
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McGeady, 31, was brought in from Everton for an undisclosed fee, just five days after Grayson's appointment as Black Cats boss.
The former Celtic player scored eight goals in 35 games last term.
"I didn't know the manager much but he gave me a licence to express myself," McGeady told BBC Look North.
"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, I played the best football I've played for a few years and re-found that love and enjoyment of the game that maybe I'd been missing."
Despite spending three and a half seasons at Goodison Park, Republic of Ireland international McGeady was limited to 43 appearances in all competitions and spent time on loan to Sheffield Wednesday and North End.
He has joined a Sunderland side hoping to turn around their fortunes following relegation last season and a turnover of personnel at the Stadium of Light.
"Obviously the club coming down from the Premier League I suppose we've gone back to basics a bit where they have to start again and build a steady platform," he added.
"The last few years has been battling against relegation, with the new manager and new players we'll reinvigorate the fans and players who are looking to get back up."
Belgian police are meanwhile raiding six properties in and around Brussels, linked to suspected Paris attackers Bilal Hadfi and Salah Abdeslam.
It remains unclear whether the suspected organiser of the attacks was killed in Wednesday's raid in Paris.
Friday's attacks killed 129 people.
Joaquin Gomez Hernandez, 24, attacked 33-year-old escort worker Vanessa Santillan, then tried to blame one of her clients, the Old Bailey was told.
The court heard Gomez Hernandez, who denied murder, launched the attack after earlier finding Ms Santillan with a client at her London flat in March.
He was told he must serve a minimum of 14 and a half years in prison.
The court heard unemployed Gomez Hernandez was jealous and resented having to rely on Ms Santillan for money since their arrival in London from Mexico, two months before her death.
He became angry when Ms Santillan entertained a client after the pair had been out with friends, later attacking her, inflicting massive head and neck injuries, the jury was told.
The court heard he then pretended to find her body and suggested to police that one of her clients had killed her.
Sentencing him to a mandatory life term, Judge Richard Marks QC told Gomez Hernandez: "Vanessa had extensive head injuries and suffered manual strangulation.
"You left her on the floor, naked from the waist down. You then engaged in a pretence and lied to the police.
"Your subsequent conduct - taking Vanessa's property including money and telephones and visiting prostitutes after the attack - was callous in the extreme."
An impact statement from Ms Santillan's family said: "This loss cannot be remedied or changed. It is something that has greatly affected us and hurts a lot.
"Our family will never be the same again without Vanessa. We cannot stop thinking how unjust her death was."
Autonomy's ex-chief financial officer Sushovan Hussain said HP wanted to "cover up its mismanagement of the Autonomy integration".
Mr Hussain's San Francisco court filing is the latest salvo in an ongoing legal battle between HP and Autonomy.
HP dismissed Mr Hussain's complaint as "preposterous".
HP paid $11.1bn for Autonomy, but a year later said it was worth $8.8bn less.
HP and its shareholders have been fighting a legal battle, accusing both Autonomy's founder and former chief executive Michael Lynch, as well as Mr Hussain, of misleading them over the true value of the company.
On 5 August, in a San Francisco court filing, HP said that shareholders and management agreed "that [Mr] Hussain, along with Autonomy's founder and CEO, Michael Lynch, should be accountable for this fraud".
And it accused Mr Hussain of being "one of the chief architects of the massive fraud on HP".
In Tuesday's response, Mr Hussain said he wanted to "shine a light on what HP wants to keep in the dark" and address its "ploy to falsely accuse others".
"HP's opposition swells with bile, but its sound and fury signify nothing," he wrote.
But HP countered Mr Hussain's filing in strong terms.
"The bottom line is that Sushovan Hussain's interests and those of HP and our shareholders are diametrically opposed," the company said in a statement.
"It's preposterous for him to complain about HP and our shareholders joining forces and holding him accountable for the massive fraud that both believe he perpetrated upon the company.
"If [Mr] Hussain is truly interested in clearing his name, he should welcome the coming suit."
More than a year ago, the UK's accounting regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, (FRC) began an investigation into Autonomy's reporting for the accounting period of January 2009 to June 2011, before it was bought by the US firm HP.
That is still under way.
The UK's Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice are also investigating.
Autonomy said at the time it was "fully confident in the financial reporting of the company".
The HP board members that championed the takeover have since left the company.
Meg Whitman took the helm at HP in September 2011, as the Autonomy takeover was being completed.
HP is currently in the middle of a restructuring plan that involves deep job cuts.
Philip Hollobone made the plea in the Commons in support of the wholegrain rectangles, which are produced in his Northamptonshire constituency.
He said the "great British breakfast cereal" should be served at all early meetings held by environment ministers.
Environment Secretary Liz Truss told him she kept a box of the cereal on her desk "for all visitors to see".
"It's a real example of linking farm through to fork," she said.
However, she did not go quite as far as agreeing to the request made by Mr Hollobone, the Conservative MP for Kettering.
In response to the exchange, Speaker of the House, John Bercow, quipped: "We've learnt more about [the secretary of state's] domestic arrangements."
The House of Commons website said it "actively champions the producing, buying and eating of British food".
The seed is from a pumpkin which weighed 2,323lbs (1,054kg) - believed to be a world record.
Ipswich-based seed company Thompson & Morgan won the auction which took place at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth World Conference held in Hampshire.
Paul Hansord, a company director, said: "Getting hold of this seed is the equivalent of buying Red Rum for stud use."
The 2,323lb pumpkin was grown in Switzerland in 2014 by Beni Meier and it holds the world record for weight, according to the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth organisation.
Thompson & Morgan sponsored the conference which took place in Lymington.
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The company is now looking for a grower who can nurture the seed on its behalf.
Mr Hansord said: "Our spend on the Swiss seed may seem a high price to pay, but it will boost the genetics of UK plants moving forward and give us the best chance of seeing the world title brought to the UK for the first time.
"We're looking for someone with the passion, dedication and time to produce a giant specimen."
The firm said the world record holder needed feeding with 150 gallons (680 litres) of fertilized water each day at its peak.
Real were again without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, who also missed the goalless first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Manchester City.
Striker Karim Benzema was also absent but Bale filled the void with his 19th goal of the season.
Real play the return leg against City on Wednesday night.
Relive how Real Madrid kept their title hopes alive.
Bale had missed a number of chances as Zinedine Zidane's side chased a 10th successive league win to keep the pressure on title rivals Atletico Madrid, who later beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0, and Barcelona, who went back to the top after beating Real Betis 2-0.
But the Wales international, 26, who scored twice as Real beat Rayo Vallecano a week earlier, enhanced Real's chances of a first title success since 2012 when he powerfully headed home a cross from Lucas Vazquez.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane: "I am happy for him (Bale) because he has had problems this season with injury. But when he is fit you notice.
"We could have scored earlier in the first half, but we had to work until the end against a difficult side.
"I am happy with the performance and to get three points once again."
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There was widespread mockery of figures published on Tuesday that showed the country's gross domestic product (GDP) had grown by a staggering 26% in 2015.
The figures were heavily distorted by the activities of multinational companies that use Dublin as a centre for financing and taxation operations.
Economist Paul Krugman described the GDP number as "leprechaun economics".
The Financial Times said the presentation was on a par with the works of James Joyce and Flann O'Brien.
The Central Statistics Office said it now intends to convene a "high-level cross-sector consultative group to examine how best to provide insight and understanding of all aspects of the Irish economy".
It said the group would look at how it presents national accounts information and the potential of developing new growth indicators.
The GDP figure was inflated by one-off figures such as companies moving intellectual property rights to Ireland.
Those moves expand the country's stock of assets while adding little to the real economy.
The country's real growth rate in 2015 was probably between 4% and 6%, which is still strong by the standards of developed countries.
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In the BBC interview, the first lady suggested that the Nigerian government had been hijacked, adding that it was time for Mr Buhari to shake things up.
Her comments, which have shocked the nation, were met with overwhelming support on Twitter.
Some praised Mrs Buhari for encouraging free speech in the country:
Others, however, accused Mrs Buhari's supporters of hypocrisy after she was criticised last year for appearing in public sporting expensive accessories:
President Buhari, who is currently visiting Germany, was quick to respond to his wife's criticism.
At a joint news conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said: "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room."
His remarks have prompted sharp criticism on Twitter, with many also saying they are puzzled what "the other room" was.
In a series of tweets, President Buhari's spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu later tried to downplay the row, saying his boss "was obviously throwing a banter".
A statement by the Interior Ministry said the driver, Spanish politician Angel Carromero, was speeding when the car hit an unpaved stretch of road and spun out of control.
It said the vehicle hit a tree, killing Mr Paya and another Cuban activist.
Mr Paya's son has said that the car may have been forced off the road.
The statement said police investigations showed Mr Paya and the young opposition activist Harold Cepero were seated in the back of the car and were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Angel Carromero and Swedish citizen Jens Aron Modig, who were sitting in the front of the car, were treated for minor injuries.
'Excessive speed'
The interior ministry said the section of road where the accident happened was undergoing repairs and was full of loose gravel and very slippery.
By Sarah RainsfordBBC News, Havana
Cuba rarely comments on anything involving dissidents. So the reaction to the death of Oswaldo Paya appears aimed at squashing any suggestion of foul play, which members of his family have alleged.
Pro-government bloggers have been busily blaming driver error for days.
Now this detailed official account has been read-out on state TV, and sent to all foreign media.
The Interior Ministry report, 1,170 words long, mentions no third vehicle involved in the crash.
It highlights driver error, citing three eye witnesses and paraphrasing statements given by Spanish driver Angel Carromero.
Witness names and their places of work are given, apparently to provide the transparency Mr Paya's family has called for.
It may not satisfy them. They want to hear directly from the crash survivors.
But the driver remains in police custody as the Interior Ministry says investigations and "criminal proceedings" continue.
It also quoted the two survivors of the crash and eyewitnesses.
Mr Carromero reportedly told the police that he did not recall seeing the sign alerting drivers to the condition of the road.
He said he "could not be precise as to the speed" at which he hit the section under repairs.
The statement quotes Mr Carromero as saying that he "tried to lower his speed by braking sharply and the car began to slide sideways until it hit the tree".
It also quotes Jose Antonio Duque de Estrada, who was on his bike when "the car passed me at high speed, I'm sure it was travelling at more than 100km/h".
"To my understanding, the most obvious reason for the accident that I see is the excessive speed," Mr Duque de Estrada is reported as telling the police.
Cuban investigators calculated that the car had travelled a distance of about 800km in less than eight hours.
The investigative team said that based on their analysis of the scene and taking into account the statements given by witnesses and the survivors, they calculated that the car must have been travelling at more than 120km/h.
The team said that "lack of attention controlling the vehicle, excessive speed, and the incorrect decision to apply the brakes abruptly on a slippery surface caused this tragic accident which cost the lives of two human beings".
Lingering doubts
Prior to the release of the report, Mr Paya's son had told the BBC told that his father had received many death threats and that his car may have been forced off the road.
The late Mr Paya, 60, is best-known as the founder of the Varela project, a campaign begun in 1998 to gather signatures in support of a referendum on laws guaranteeing civil rights.
In May 2002, he presented Cuba's National Assembly with a petition of more than 10,000 signatures calling for an end to four decades of one-party rule.
The Cuban government described Mr Paya as an agent of the US who was working to undermine the country's revolution.
But the anti-Castro opposition in the US criticised him for being too moderate.
The High Court referred the case to the EU's Court of Justice after a hearing in London on Monday.
Philip Morris, BAT and Imperial Tobacco were among firms joining forces to attack the legality of the EU's Tobacco Products Directive.
Under the new rules health warnings would have to cover 65% of the front and back of cigarette packaging.
Europe's highest court will be asked to rule whether the EU has misused its powers to legislate for tobacco, and whether its actions are "proportionate".
The court must decide if the new directive complies with European guarantees on fundamental rights and the principle of "subsidiarity" - whether decisions should be taken on a national or regional level rather than by the EU.
The tobacco companies went to court in England because it provides a "fast and efficient forum for private litigants" to reach the European courts, they said.
The EU says the new rules will "deter young people from experimenting with, and becoming addicted to, tobacco".
But Philip Morris senior vice president Marc Firestone said the directive "raises serious questions" about the free movement of goods and competition within the EU.
"We believe the directive disrupts the balance that the EU treaties establish between the Union and the member states, and we are looking forward to a thorough, objective review by the EU's highest court," he said.
Mr Firestone said there was no disagreement that tobacco products should be strictly regulated, "but measures must honour the EU treaties".
The review by the Court of Justice could take up to two years.
Instead she says her daughter was passed to six different hospitals.
Eventually she was transferred to a hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester, around 200 miles away.
NHS England South would not comment on her case but said it was "recognised nationally" that there are pressures on adolescent mental health services.
Caitlin Conerney was 12 when her mother first realised something was wrong. She was losing weight and didn't seem herself.
Antonia says: "We went back and forth from the doctors for a while trying to find out what was wrong.
"They would tell us to come back in a month, then another month.
"All the while her condition was getting worse. Finally in December 2014 she was referred to the child and adolescent mental health services in Berkshire before she was diagnosed with anorexia.
"We had a phone assessment and she was put on a waiting list.
"As her weight dropped even more we became increasingly worried and took her back to the GP who said we could take her to A&E if we felt that concerned.
Caitlin's condition did not seem to improve. She was harming herself and soon she was admitted to hospital, this time in Chelmsford in Essex.
"After being discharged from there she slipped back into the illness and then the same thing happened again." Antonia says.
"She would be treated for a while, discharged and then have to be admitted again, and it would never be in the same hospital. The following time it was one in Oxford.
"After one week there she was admitted to a hospital in Roehampton for two weeks.
"It was incredibly hard for us all.
"I felt like no one was looking at the cause of Caitlin's illness and she was just being passed around.
"At her lowest weight Caitlin was just four stone (25kg). She was desperately sick."
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By Christmas 2015 Caitlin's condition seemed to be improving. The family attended therapy sessions, but the progress she had made was short lived. Antonia recalls how her daughter slipped deeper into depression.
"I was told she needed to spend more time as an inpatient and that is when she was sent to a hospital in Sheffield.
"Caitlin was harming herself more frequently, and was also pulling out her hair. The doctors said she had anxiety and depression. I was trying desperately hard to find her a bed closer to home but wasn't getting anywhere.
"It was always the same story, no beds, long waiting lists, and all this while my daughter's weight was dropping rapidly and her condition was getting worse," Antonia says.
"Now she is in the Cygnet hospital in Bury in Greater Manchester. That is 200 miles from where we live.
"It takes five hours to drive there. I make the round trip as much as I can. I want to see her but i is so difficult because sometimes she doesn't want to see me.
"She thinks we have abandoned her because she is so far away. She is worse now than she was before and desperately homesick, she needs her family.
"How can we support her and help her to get better if we are miles away from her? On top of that I am only allowed to see her for two hours during visiting time. Sometimes I book myself into a hotel just so I can stay close by and visit her again.
"It is putting incredible pressure on me and the rest of the family. I just want to be her near so that I can give her the love and support she so desperately needs at this time."
"I fear she will take her own life if she isn't moved closer to home. The NHS has failed Caitlin in every way possible. How can they think this is in any way acceptable?
"I am devastated and absolutely heartbroken. The stress is overwhelming and each day is a struggle. I cannot explain how it feels to have a child who is so unwell and as a mother I am helpless.
"More needs to be done to help young people with mental health issues sooner rather than waiting until it's out of control and almost too late."
NHS England South - who are responsible for Caitlin's care - said in a statement:
"It is recognised nationally that there are issues in respect of pressures on capacity across a range of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, or CAMHS, Tier 4 provision, and this is not unique to the South Region.
"There have been additional beds opened nationally over the last two years reducing the need for placements away from home. However, it is recognised that there are no specific services in-region to meet the more specialist needs such as eating disorder, learning disability and secure care provision.
"NHS England will be working with local communities over the next three months to better define the needs of their populations to produce a needs assessment.
"We do acknowledge that we need specialist CAMHS services across the South, in particular learning disability and specialist eating disorder services."
Surveillance footage from Sunday's incident shows a metal panel at the top of the escalator giving way, causing the woman and her toddler to stumble.
The woman, identified by local media as Xiang Liujuan, 30, was able to push her child to safety as she fell in.
The incident in Jingzhou, in Hubei province, has sparked widespread anger at the department store.
The woman fell into the escalator at 10:09 local time (02:09 GMT) on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV and newspaper Wuhan Evening News reported.
Employees standing at the top of the escalators tried to pull the woman to safety, but were unable to stop her from being pulled in.
It took until 14:00 for rescuers to retrieve her body, CCTV said.
There was no immediate comment from the shopping centre, but local authorities are investigating the incident, media reports said.
Unconfirmed reports said that maintenance works had been carried out on the escalator recently, and workmen had replaced the metal panel but forgotten to secure it with screws, Wuhan Evening News said.
The incident has sparked fury on Chinese social media, with many demanding answers from the shopping centre's management. As of Monday morning, microblog posts on the subject had attracted more than 20 million views.
One user called for the department store to temporarily suspend operations, while another demanded: "Where were the screws to secure the panel? If the screws had been removed why didn't they shut down the escalator? What brand was that escalator?"
"This is heartbreaking!" User Maqi Yaduo wrote. "Why didn't store employees cordon off or shut down the escalator? The department store definitely bears responsibility for this."
Many paid tribute to the mother for ensuring her child was safe.
"When I saw her fall in I felt awful - but at the same time I felt how strong a mother's love can be - during such a sudden event, the mother's first reaction was still to push the child away from the gap," user I am a Promising Youth said.
Others expressed concerns about safety standards in China.
"I used to think only lifts would kill people - now it looks like escalators aren't safe either," user Wang Wentao wrote. "Next time I'm on an escalator, I'll jump across [the top]."
China has seen several escalator-related accidents in recent years, including an escalator in Shanghai that suddenly reversed direction in 2014, injuring 13 people, and a Beijing escalator that malfunctioned in 2011, killing a teenage boy.
Five fire crews spent Saturday night tackling the fire at the premises at St Stephens Road, Pill.
The roof collapsed during the blaze at the garage used for car repairs. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the building will have to be demolished.
A total of 35 firefighters tackled the blaze at its height and people reported hearing explosions.
The fire service received the callout at 01:25 GMT.
The men said making the fuel at the Phurnacite plant at Abercwmboi, Rhondda Cynon Taf, left them with lung cancer and respiratory disease.
Four of 183 ex-workers with claims won compensation between £120,000 and £4,500 after claiming British Coal failed to provide necessary protection.
Lawyers say the judgement could affect hundreds of workers throughout the UK.
The workers had put forward claims for lung, skin and bladder cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Eight former staff brought a test case to the High Court on behalf of 183 workers who submitted a joint claim. The judgement will now be applied to the other claims in the group to see if they fit the criteria for payouts.
Kathryn Singh, a partner at Hugh James solicitors who represented the claimants, said: "Cancer cases are always emotive but, sadly, difficult to prove to the standard required by law.
"This is largely due to cancer being a disease of the general population, and proving that it has been caused by specific circumstances, such as working conditions, is extremely difficult."
The ruling by Mrs Justice Swift found there was convincing evidence that diseases of the lung, namely COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer could be caused by the processes at the plant, near Mountain Ash.
However, there was insufficient evidence for the court to find that, on a balance of probabilities, bladder cancer and certain types of skin cancers were caused by these processes.
The site, which shut in 1991, produced smokeless fuel in the form of briquettes for 50 years. At its peak over 1m briquettes were produced a year.
The judge found there had been serious concerns about the dust and fumes produced by the manufacturing process and emitted from the plant into the surrounding atmosphere.
She said: "In the pitch bay where, until the late 1970s, solid pitch was broken up by hand, the conditions were described by a former member of management as 'pretty dreadful', an assessment with which I agree.
"The dust and fumes to which men were regularly exposed contained substances which were known to be harmful, indeed carcinogenic.
"Conditions in most parts of the Phurnacite plant remained very poor right up to the time of its closure in 1990.
"Some improvements were made over the years and I have no doubt that there were individual managers who did their best to effect changes to the working conditions at the plant.
"However, overall, I found that the attitude of the management to the safety of its workforce appears to have been reactive, rather than proactive."
Mrs Justice Swift found the plant to be in breach of its statutory duties towards its workforce.
Bleddyn Hancock of the mining deputies' union Nacods, which supported the claimants, said: "The people of the Aberdare valley have long known that the filth of the Phurnacite plant damaged health.
"This is the seventh and only successful attempt to hold British Coal who owned the plant to account.
"Now many men and their families will be compensated for the devastating effects of respiratory disease and lung cancer."
At 54 storeys high and the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa, Ponte City originally offered luxurious homes to the wealthy.
But while it remains a landmark in Johannesburg, several transitions have left it looking far from how it did 39 years ago, when it was first built.
South African photographer Mikhael Subotzky and British artist Patrick Waterhouse have documented the apartment block's journey from luxury flats to a refuge for immigrants, from a potential prison site to a derelict half-demolished shell occupied by those who are either squatting or awaiting eviction.
They first had the idea to tell the story of the building and its colourful past in 2007 and began documenting the life of the residents over the next five years, interviewing the remaining tenants and photographing daily life in the dilapidated building.
They say they aimed to create a visual "before and after" of the building, from its original plans to its more recent incarnation: a place that has "come to symbolise urban decay", perceived as "the epicentre of crime prostitution and drug dealing in Johannesburg".
The results will be on show from Saturday 6 December at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
The photographers came across this scene where three men were kneeling in prayer with Ponte City towering in the background. The hill site is used by many religious groups as a holy place.
During their visits to the building, Subotzky and Waterhouse met many of the residents, some of whom invited the photographers to document their routines -some more intimate than others. This couple were getting ready to go out dancing for a night on the town.
Subotzky and Waterhouse often photographed people in one of the many lifts that service the 54-storey Ponte City building; in this picture the young woman was on her way to a wedding.
Subotzky and Waterhouse photographed the view from every window within the multi-level structure. This is the view from flat 5005, where Joe and Vaneshka live, just one of the many families residing in the tower.
Visiting the site during September/October of 2008, the photographers captured the clean-up of the central atrium, which had been used to dump the debris from the renovation of the building. The cylindrical tower is open to the sky at the top and light floods in from above illuminating the apocalyptic-like scene below.
Many families welcomed the photographers into their homes, often keen to show what life in Ponte was really like for them. Subotzky and Waterhouse returned repeatedly to document the tower and its residents over a period of five years. During that time many people moved away and new residents came in their place.
Gestede, signed for £6m from Blackburn, powered in a header 13 minutes after replacing fellow new boy Jordan Ayew.
In front of a packed and excited home crowd, Dan Gosling fired over from 12 yards, and Callum Wilson and Marc Pugh saw shots saved before the break.
They were costly misses as Villa struck and comfortably defended the lead.
Having come close to extinction as a club twice in their recent history, some Bournemouth fans will claim their side have seen more important days but there was tangible excitement at the Vitality Stadium as the club tasted Premier League football for the first time.
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Their tiny ground should have erupted in the opening period, most notably when Pugh wasted a glorious chance on the stroke of half-time.
The winger smashed an effort into the ground from 12 yards, allowing Brad Guzan to save at a time which would have posed a lacklustre Villa serious questions.
Instead, it is Eddie Howe left searching for answers. But the confidence with which his side played will give him encouragement - they held 58% of possession - ahead their next game at Anfield.
More threat in the final third may be a desire, but the introduction of summer signing Max Gradel from the bench shows options are available.
Tim Sherwood gave debuts to six summer signings as he embarks on his first full campaign in charge of a team.
Perhaps his half-time words were behind the improvement as his side re-emerged quicker into the tackle and more threatening - notably when debutant Idrissa Gueye drew a fine save from Artur Boruc.
Sherwood has sought a presence up front to replace the 42 goals Christian Benteke contributed in his 89 league games, and in 6ft 4in Gestede, he has a player who contributed defensively from set pieces late on having already delivered the game's telling moment.
This was far from a free-flowing, transformed Villa, but they stuck to their task doggedly and maybe things are turning as a goal from a substitute was a luxury which did not arrive once last season but took just 72 minutes in this campaign.
Villa must improve on consecutive finishes of 16th, 15th, 15th and 17th if Sherwood is to back up his early promise as a manager but in making decisions at key times, he showed terrific instincts on the opening day.
With half a dozen players new to the league - including the disappointing Jordan Ayew - it was perhaps understandable Villa felt their way into the fixture.
Howe's side were threatening from the right flank in the opening period but as Gueye and left-back Jordan Amavi grew into the game, Villa's left-side stiffened up.
They were the most prominent away players on show, with Gueye's 74 touches only bettered by Amavi on 76 as the French full-back tackled ferociously and positioned himself well to ensure Villa won the battle down that key flank.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "I felt we dominated, especially possession and chances in the first half. If you're not clinical enough in their box and a player like Gestede comes on, you're in trouble. The chances will come at a premium this year and we need to take them.
"It was a great day for the football club regardless of the result. It's just a shame we couldn't back it up with the result, but I thought the performance was there."
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Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood: "I thought we were slow in the first period but we set out to nullify them and try to quieten this carnival atmosphere.
"Rudy hasn't trained an awful lot, but we knew he would give us a different dimension. We worked very hard to bring him to this football club so we're delighted - and that's a victory for the people behind the scenes at the club."
Brought in at a reported £7.7m from Nice, Jordan Amavi should answer plenty of questions at left-back where Villa have tried out the likes of Alan Hutton and Aly Cissokho in recent times.
At just 21, the France Under-21s international looked comfortable in the English game and prioritised his defensive duties over surging forward, winning 10 of his 15 duels.
Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
Max Gradel (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Tommy Elphick (Bournemouth).
Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yann Kermorgant (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa).
Substitution, Bournemouth. Eunan O'Kane replaces Dan Gosling.
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Surman.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Micah Richards.
Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Kieran Richardson replaces Scott Sinclair.
Foul by Callum Wilson (Bournemouth).
Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Simon Francis (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Max Gradel (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
Goal! Bournemouth 0, Aston Villa 1. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Carlos Sánchez replaces Jordan Veretout.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Marc Pugh.
Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa).
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Francis.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Jordan Ayew.
In July 2014, PM Shinzo Abe had said he was easing the measures amid hope of movement on the long-stalled dispute.
But on Tuesday the government said Pyongyang had delayed reporting back on the issue.
Japanese nationals were kidnapped by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s to train spies in language and culture.
North Korea says it has returned all those still alive. Japan disputes this.
The issue is highly emotive in Japan and has been a major point of contention between the two nations, which do not have diplomatic ties.
Japan has imposed its own sanctions on the North, which are separate from those imposed by the United Nations over its nuclear and missile tests.
These include remittance and travel bans, as well as denying North Korean ships entry into Japanese ports. They had been due to expire on 13 April.
The two sides agreed to reopen dialogue on the abductions in May 2014 and held several rounds of talks.
It was reported that North Korea had agreed a member of its powerful National Defence Commission would sit on a special panel to re-examine the abduction cases.
In July Tokyo eased sanctions, though no details were given of what restrictions were lifted. But since then no progress has been reported.
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said North Korea had not yet reported the results of its investigation and said he was unaware of any progress made, NHK reported.
North Korea has admitted kidnapping 13 Japanese nationals. It allowed five to return to Japan in 2002 and later released their children, but says the other eight died.
The most high-profile of the eight is Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped by North Korean agents on her way home from school in 1977, when she was 13.
North Korea says she married a South Korean abductee and had a daughter before killing herself in 1994.
Pyongyang returned what it said were her remains in 2004 but DNA tests subsequently disputed that claim. Her parents have long campaigned for more information.
Japan also believes that several other of its nationals were abducted and wants more cases to be investigated. Previous efforts at dialogue have ended in failure.
A source in the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation force told the BBC that the highway was cut near the village of Badush, about 10km (six miles) away.
The route leads to Tal Afar, another IS stronghold that is 40km further west.
Government forces already control the east of Mosul and they began an assault aimed at capturing the west last month.
They have since driven militants from the international airport, a military base, a power station and a number of residential areas, according to the military.
The source in the Popular Mobilisation, which is dominated by Iranian-backed Shia militias, said its fighters and soldiers from the Iraqi army's 9th Armoured Division had taken control of the highway to Tal Afar near Badush on Tuesday night.
A general in the 9th Armoured Division separately told Reuters news agency that other units were within 1km of the north-western entrance to Mosul.
"We effectively control the road, it is in our sight," he said.
Residents had confirmed they could no longer use the highway, Reuters reported.
In November, Popular Mobilisation fighters advancing from the south cut the road west of Tal Afar, effectively encircling IS-held territory around Mosul.
They then started working to block the route between Tal Afar and Mosul to prevent IS from using it to send reinforcements and supplies to the city.
Inside western Mosul on Wednesday, officers from the federal police Rapid Response Force were said to be approaching the city's government buildings.
The force's commander, Maj-Gen Thamir al-Husseini, told the Associated Press that they were about 800m (2,600ft) from the complex.
Although they are located near the old city, recapturing the buildings would be a largely symbolic victory.
On Monday, the Rapid Response Force reached the western end of a bridge over the River Tigris, giving the government control of a crossing for the first time since the Mosul offensive began in October.
All of Mosul's five bridges have been badly damaged in fighting since October. But once repaired, they could help the military bring in reinforcements and supplies from the government-held east.
Meanwhile, the British deputy commander of the US-led coalition military operation against IS has predicted a "grinding" fight to retake the rest of Mosul.
Maj-Gen Rupert Jones said around 100,000 buildings would have to be cleared in what was expected to be house-to-house fighting.
Speaking to journalists on a visit to London, Gen Jones said it would be "tough and take time" but that he was confident the Iraqi forces would complete the job.
He described the use of drones by IS to drop bombs on troops in Mosul as an "insidious threat" but not "a game-changer", adding that the coalition was working to defeat the threat, he added.
Some people have been moved from centrally located homes after issues of criminal damage, assaults on staff, suicide attempts, self harm, threats to kill and child abuse, have taken place.
It led Bridgend council to house some youngsters outside the county.
The authority said it was developing future options for in-house services.
A review by the corporate director of social services and wellbeing, looked at the council's two children's residential homes, Sunnybank and Newbridge House.
Meetings with owners looked at ways to reduce the number of children being cared for outside the county, which comes at a high cost.
It was acknowledged child sexual exploitation could be linked to the children's homes being centrally located and a reason for them being removed from placements early.
"Association with older people is linked to absconding [and] risk taking behaviour which again is linked to location," the report said.
"Isolation can help manage risk - our units are centrally located."
The report said installing CCTV could act as a "deterrent for the young people and also anyone who may potentially being intending to exploit them".
A spokeswoman for Bridgend council said: "Work will take place over the next three months on developing options for how effective in-house residential services can be provided in the future."
Liam Finn's penalty gave the hosts an 8-6 lead at the break after Joe Arundel and Danny Washbrook exchanged tries.
Jordan Thompson put the Black and Whites in front but Tom Johnstone dived over in the corner to level the score.
Hull hit back and won it through Mahe Fonua's try to move a point behind Super League leaders Warrington.
The Black and Whites, who had lost to St Helens and Wigan in their two games since beating Warrington in the Challenge Cup final last month, knew only a victory would give them a chance of overhauling Wolves.
Even so, the win at Belle Vue might not be enough as Warrington can clinch the League Leaders' Shield themselves with victory over third-placed Wigan on Friday.
And defeat would leave all three sides in with a chance going into next week's final round of Super 8s fixtures, when Hull and the Wolves meet at the KCOM Stadium.
Wakefield, who have now lost all six games in the Super 8s, enjoyed the better of the first half and, after Hull's Fetuli Talanoa had been sent to the sin-bin for preventing Johnstone from playing the ball, deservedly led 8-0 through Arundel's converted try from Craig Hall's high kick and Finn's penalty.
Washbrook crashed over just before the break to cut Wakefield's lead to two points before Thompson burst through to go in under the posts.
Johnstone's stunning finish tied the game at 12-12 with 13 minutes left but Fonua replied immediately when he snuck over in the corner from the play-the-ball after giving Hull field position with a powerful run from inside his own half.
Wakefield coach Chris Chester:
"I'm very proud. I thought for long parts of that game we were the better team. It was a massive step up from where we've been in the last few weeks.
"We had lots of opportunities to put the game to bed with the amount of possession we had but for two weeks running couldn't get the ball over the line.
"Defensively we were very good, probably the best we've defended all season.
Hull coach Lee Radford:
"I told them beforehand I'd take any kind of win and they held me to that. I'm over the moon with the two points, although obviously it was a bit of an eyesore for 80 minutes.
"We played really well last week against a good Wigan side and got nothing for it. At this time of the year all it's about is picking two points up.
"Hopefully if Wigan knock Warrington off, we'll have a chance to collect the League Leaders' Shield at home, which would be great for our players and fans.
"If not, we want to finish second and get a home semi."
Wakefield: Jowitt, Lyne, Arundel, B. Tupou, Johnstone, Hall, Finn, Anderson, Sio, Arona, Molloy, Ashurst, Harrison.
Replacements: Simon, A. Tupou, Fifita, Batchelor.
Hull: Shaul, Michaels, Fonua, Yeaman, Talanoa, Tuimavave, Sneyd, Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Manu, Washbrook, Ellis.
Replacements: Green, Bowden, Thompson, Paleaaesina.
Referee: Chris Campbell (RFL)
Att: 3,413
The McLaren driver, who broke rib in a 180mph accident in the Australian GP last month, had been given provisional clearance to race on Thursday.
But he was passed fit by doctors ahead of Friday's second practice.
"The pain is manageable and there is no other risk to be in the car," he said.
Governing body the FIA said Alonso had been told to "stop his car immediately in case of any abnormal symptoms".
The FIA medical delegate Jean-Charles Piette barred Alonso from racing in the second race of the season in Bahrain two weeks ago because of his injuries.
But the double world champion said he felt "good", adding: "I have a little bit of pain. The rib is a bit fractured so that is normal.
" I missed the feeling of being in the car. Even if we are not super-competitive, I love what I do."
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The South Eastern Trust has agreed to temporarily lift the prohibition while a review is undertaken.
On Thursday, a judge in Belfast's High Court was told the review would decide if the ban should be extended to inpatients in mental health wards.
The review is expected to take at least six months.
The ruling is the outcome of a legal fight by a 23-year-old woman detained on an acute psychiatric ward.
Under legislation introduced last month no staff, patients, contractors or visitors can smoke on any Health and Social Care site in Northern Ireland.
Lawyers for the woman claimed there was a failure to carry out proper consultation on the ban.
They also say the ban discriminates against a patient who is currently unable to leave.
The woman, who has been granted anonymity in the case, is being detained for up to six months at a hospital in the South Eastern Trust.
Her application for a judicial review aimed at securing an exemption for those in her position.
In court on Thursday it was confirmed that a resolution had been reached. The Trust agreed to review its decision to implement the smoke-free policy in its acute mental health inpatient wards and environments.
Counsel for the trust confirmed they would examine the process to ensure all concerns expressed are addressed.
Dismissing the judicial review challenge on that basis, the judge awarded legal costs to the woman.
Outside court, her solicitor insisted the legal action was not about smoker's rights.
He said: "It was about the conditions and restrictions which can lawfully be placed on the most vulnerable in our society, if their health means they have to be detained in a mental health ward."
He also stressed that his client sought the judicial review on behalf of others within her area in the same position.
He said: "I am sure other trusts in Northern Ireland will look very carefully at this case."
Its harsh landscape of barren plains, freezing winters and scorching summers has kept human habitation to small number of nomadic camel breeders eking out a solitary existence.
But with the recent discoveries of copper, gold and coal, the era of isolation is rapidly coming to an end.
The Gobi is now seeing a flood of geologists, miners, investors and speculators, all in search of the enormous mineral wealth lying below its desolate surface.
"Mongolia has finally arrived on the global mining scene," investment banker Bold Baatar recently told a delegation of coal mining executives attending a conference in the capital Ulan Bator.
"Over the next five to 10 years we are going to produce a world class mining industry that will rival Chile or Brazil."
Until recently, Mongolia's nascent mining industry had been based on artisanal gold mining, small-scale oil joint ventures with China and a 50-year-old copper mine built by the Soviets.
But a tidal wave of bigger deals is transforming the entire industry.
Canada-based Ivanhoe Mines is currently building a $5bn (£3bn) mine, with production set to start within 18 months.
The Oyu Tolgoi deposit has the potential to become one of the world's top three copper producing mines and could single-handedly boost Mongolia's gross domestic product (GDP) by one third.
But despite the magnitude of the deal, Oyu Tolgoi has fallen out of the headlines as the government is moving onto equally spectacular mining projects.
Teed up next is Tavan Tolgoi, a high-grade coal deposit with six billion tonnes of reserves.
The deposit is rich in coking coal, a necessary element in the production of steel, convenient for Mongolia as the world's largest steel industry lies just across the border in China.
The Chinese market is the obvious one - but in order to diversify its clients, the government is pursuing a plan to build a 1,000km (621-mile) rail link to Russia, where the coal can be sent along the Trans-Siberian railway to Far East ports, providing Mongolian coal with access to Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
And the supply chain is lining up to fill in other gaps created by Mongolia's basic infrastructure.
Power plants, coal washing plants and oil refineries are planned.
Banking, transport and service industries are all just waking up to the potential.
"Mongolia lags behind in many areas," Deputy Prime Minister Altanhuyag Norov told the conference delegates.
"But the government is striving to offer a favourable investment environment. We are reducing bureaucracy, building up mining-related infrastructure and striving to ensure transparency and international standards."
Some of the world's biggest mining companies are courting the Mongolian government to get a piece of the action at Tavan Tolgoi.
A tender process will determine which company has the right to join the state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi (ETT), which holds the mining license.
Peabody Energy, Xstrata and Vale are a few of the mining companies still in the fray.
Billions are needed to construct the mine so plans are under way to sell shares of ETT on the open market.
Average Mongolians could also reap benefits from the initial public offering of the shares as the government has promised every citizen 536 shares of common stock in the mining company.
If successful, the dividends could lift thousands of Mongolians out of abject poverty.
"There is no question that GDP will double in five years and triple in 10 years," says Bold Baatar, a one-time Wall Street banker who recently returned to Mongolia to explore new opportunities here.
Baatar predicts that in a decade per capita income could exceed $10,000, well above the current per capita GDP of about $3,200.
But as a developing country with entrenched graft and an inexperienced democracy, there are clear obstacles ahead.
Many fear the nation's wealth will remain in the hands of a small class of the mega-rich.
"Whether we end up as Norway or Nigeria remains an open question," says Mr Bold, referring to oil-based wealth distribution schemes developed by the Norwegian government.
The key, says Mr Bold, is to avoid rash decisions.
"It's not a slam dunk - but I think over the long term as long as we are not rushing to develop these resources, I think the country will be prosperous."
Revenue for the second quarter was up 20% to $602m, far slower than the same quarter last year when it rose 61%.
But the micro-blogging site managed to shrink its quarterly loss to $107m(£84.7m) from $136m last year.
The company also reported a 3% increase in monthly active users (MAU) an important metric for advertisers.
Twitter attracted 313 million MAUs up from 310 million in 2015.
"We continue to believe that, with disciplined execution against our priorities, we can drive sustained engagement and audience growth over time," said Twitter chief financial officer Anthony Noto.
The company's stock fell over 9% in after-hours trading.
Twitter has been increasing its efforts to attract users in the face of competition from Snapchat and Instagram.
In April, Twitter announced a partnership with the US National Football League to stream 10 games in the upcoming season. Media experts say this could have a marked impact on long term user engagement.
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In a letter to shareholders, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said: "We are confident in our product roadmap, and we are seeing the direct benefit of our recent product changes in increased engagement and usage".
As expected by some analysts, Twitter saw a seasonal uptick in advertising revenue which rose 18% to $535m. But without strong user growth attracting advertisers becomes harder.
The sombre results have called into question the leadership of Mr Dorsey who is one of the company's co-founders.
He re-joined Twitter as chief executive last year as part of an effort to turn the struggling social media site around. In Twitter's history, it has never produced a profit.
But since his return the company has added just 9 million monthly active users.
Mr Dorsey has made changes to try and make the micro-blogging site more appealing. The firm has loosened its 140-character limit and begun showing tweets in order that users will find more interesting rather than chronologically.
But analysts said the changes had not had much impact.
"Clearly, the turnaround is still a work in progress and the question of whether being a platform for a mass audience versus a niche audience needs to be answered," said James Cakmak, analyst at Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co.
Patrick Moorhead, analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, was also critical: "We are a year into Dorsey coming back and there is really no end in sight of when it is going to start picking up to where investors are going to be happy."
They are among 1,335 senior officers in Wales and England forced to retire since 2010 under a controversial redundancy rule.
An employment tribunal last year ruled that the officers who were made to retire had suffered age discrimination.
Invoking the A19 rule saved more than £66m in wages for 15 forces in Wales and England, the BBC has found.
South Wales Police says there was no other option but to use rule A19 at the time, while North Wales Police and Gwent Police declined to comment as legal proceedings in relation to the issue are ongoing.
Dyfed Powys Police has not used rule A19 since 2010.
BBC News sent requests under the Freedom of Information Act to all 43 forces in England and Wales.
A total of 28 forces said they did not use rule A19.
In February 2014, the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that 250 officers who were made to retire under A19 had suffered age discrimination. In total, 830 further claims were made after this ruling.
An appeal against that decision is due to be heard over three days at the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 11 March.
Pension lump sums paid to the retired officers in England and Wales topped £157m, according to figures released to the BBC.
Those costs were covered by the national Police Pension Fund Account, not individual police forces.
£13.1m was paid to retiring South Wales Police officers, £3.2m went to officers from North Wales Police and £2.3m was given to Gwent Police officers.
South Wales Police human resources director Mark Milton said: "The force was already undertaking redundancies amongst police staff, we had a recruitment freeze in place and cuts had been made to non-staff budgets.
"There was no alternative; A19 was the last resort to meet the immediate savings targets."
A Home Office spokesman said: "While we acknowledge that the police funding settlement is challenging, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has found the police are successfully meeting the challenge of balancing their books while protecting the front line and delivering reductions in crime.
"It is for chief officers, working with police and crime commissioners, to take operational decisions about the use of resources, including whether the use of Regulation A19 is appropriate for their force."
As the Liberal Party it was one of two great UK political powers in opposition to the Conservatives in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, producing prime ministers such as Lord Palmerston, William Gladstone and Herbert Asquith.
However the party split into two factions during the First World War, with one, led by David Lloyd-George, forming a coalition government.
The party's fortunes declined sharply from the 1920s as it was eclipsed by the Labour movement.
The modern day centre-ground Liberal Democrat party emerged out of a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s. It reached a modern-day high water mark with 62 seats in 2005, and entered a coalition government with the Conservatives in 2010.
The 2015 election was catastrophic for the Liberal Democrats, as voters appeared to take a dim view of the compromises made in government, in particular going back on a manifesto pledge to scrap student tuition fees. The party's vote collapsed, and they went from 57 MPs to just eight. Leader Nick Clegg resigned and Tim Farron took over.
The last official figures, published in February, showed the party had 82,000 members, but it says it has now passed the six-figure mark.
With just nine MPs (after a by-election win), much will depend on whether Farron can achieve anything like the public profile that his predecessor Clegg managed in 2010, when support for the party surged in the wake of the first of the leaders' televised debates, before falling away on polling day.
Critics say Tim Farron hasn't made the most convincing of starts in the campaign, allowing himself to be diverted by media interest in his religious views. But the "Lib Dem fightback" since the EU referendum has seen a rise in opinion polls, council election gains and the party moving on from its post-coalition lows.
Experienced old-hands such as former business secretary Vince Cable, Simon Hughes, and Nick Clegg may have a significant role to play. Both Cable and Hughes lost their seats in the 2015 bloodbath, but Cable, in particular, has maintained a high media profile, although he doesn't always toe the party line.
"Young people voted to remain [in the EU] by a considerable margin, but were outvoted. They were voting for their future, yet it has been taken from them."
"I am determined not to allow parties like the Liberal Democrats to prosper, because it is in their interests to prop up a Corbyn coalition of chaos so that the Brexit process stalls and they can reopen the battles of the past." Theresa May, prime minister.
There was talk of a major resurgence after the party overturned a huge majority to capture the Richmond Park seat of former Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith in December. But that has been tempered since by an underwhelming performance in the local elections, in which the party increased its share of the vote by seven percentage points, but lost more than 40 seats.
Mr Farron has now set his sights on doubling the number of MPs. In particular, the party will hope to regain lost seats in its traditional strongholds - the West Country and south-west London.
Brexit. Some 48% of the British electorate voted to remain in the European Union, and the Liberal Democrats, as the only major party to unequivocally support staying in, will hope to pick up a sizeable chunk of those voters. Richmond Park - a constituency which registered one of the biggest Remain majorities in the referendum - showed what could happen.
In Tim Farron's words, campaigning against "hard" Brexit - in which the UK would leave both the single market and the customs union - are "front and centre" of the party's election campaign.
The party's manifesto will include a commitment to another EU referendum on the final Brexit deal, in which voters would get two choices - accept the Brexit deal or stay in the EU.
The party has already pledged to campaign for a Remain vote.
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The 36-year-old woman was trapped in her white Fiat Punto when it left the A75 Dumfries bypass at the Bloomfield roundabout at 17:05 on Tuesday.
Police said she was rescued by firefighters and was being treated in hospital for head and back injuries.
They have appealed for help from witnesses to the crash.
PC Stuart Delaney said: "We are appealing to anyone who was on this stretch of roadway to get in touch with us if they witnessed this crash. Callers can contact us through 101."
Konta, who won the Sydney International last week, takes on Japan's Naomi Osaka at 00:00 GMT.
The 25-year-old ninth seed beat Osaka 6-4 6-4 in 2015 US Open qualifying - their only previous meeting.
Edmund plays Pablo Carreno Busta, while Watson will reach the last 32 if she beats Jennifer Brady.
Like Konta, world number 46 Edmund is first on court, with Watson to follow at approximately 01:30 GMT.
Konta began her campaign with a commanding 7-5 6-2 win over Belgian former top-20 player Kirsten Flipkens and, given her impressive early season form, will hope to improve on her run to the semi-final last year.
However, Osaka's power is a threat to those ambitions.
The world number 48 has hit the fastest female serve of the tournament so far at 123mph and delivered nine aces in her first-round victory over Luksika Kumkhum.
The 19-year-old reached the third round at the Australian, French and US Opens last year.
"I remember playing her and since then she's improved a lot," Konta said.
"I know she plays a big game. She has big shots. I'm definitely prepared to go in for a battle."
After losing in the opening round of the Australian Open in the past two years, Yorkshire's Edmund is into uncharted territory.
The 22-year-old's only previous encounter with 30th seed Carreno Busta was a defeat on clay at a lower-tier Futures event in 2013.
Should Edmund win, it will be the first time three British players have made it to the third round of the Australian Open.
Watson's third-round defeat by Agnieszka Radwanska in 2013 is her best run in Melbourne and she will be favourite to match that with victory against Brady, who is ranked 35 places lower at 116.
David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt filmed undercover videos of themselves trying to buy foetal tissue, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.
The pair created a fictitious bio-research firm and used fake identities for meetings with the healthcare group.
Prosecutors say their actions invaded people's privacy.
"The right to privacy is a cornerstone of California's constitution, and a right that is foundational in a free democratic society," Mr Becerra said.
"We will not tolerate the criminal recording of confidential conversations."
Planned Parenthood is a non-profit group that provides reproductive health services to mostly lower-income Americans. Some of its clinics perform abortions.
According to the charges, Mr Daleiden and Ms Merritt engineered meetings with staff from Planned Parenthood and StemExpress, a California company that provides blood and tissue for medical research.
They allegedly taped people without consent 14 times between October 2013 and July 2015.
The pair face a charge for each individual secretly recorded, and a further count of criminal conspiracy to invade privacy.
Mr Daleiden and Ms Merritt have already faced similar charges in Texas, which were ultimately dropped.
In an email to The Associated Press, Mr Daleiden called the charges against him "bogus" and said they were coming from "Planned Parenthood's political cronies".
Mr Daleiden's lawyer, Steve Cooley, said his client is "a martyr who's being crushed by the power of the State of California".
The Center for Medical Progress - the activists' anti-abortion group - caused a political uproar in 2015 when its heavily-edited videos accused Planned Parenthood of illegally selling aborted foetuses for a profit.
Planned Parenthood denied that, saying it is allowed to donate tissue to research firms for a procurement fee.
Human foetal tissue has been used in research since the 1930s, with current work focusing on diseases like AIDS and Parkinson's.
More than a dozen states investigated the profit claims, but found no evidence of illegal tissue harvesting or sales.
Last month, a judge in Texas blocked attempts to cut government funding to Planned Parenthood over the secret videos, saying the state had failed to provide evidence of wrongdoing.
"A secretly recorded video, fake names, a grand jury indictment, congressional investigations - these are the building blocks of a best-selling novel," the judge declared.
Planned Parenthood said this week: "As we have said from the beginning, and as more than a dozen different state investigations have made clear: Planned Parenthood has done nothing wrong, and the only people who broke the law are those behind the fraudulent tapes."
For two months, there was feverish speculation about the fate of the Moranbong Band. Where was the all-female group? Had they been purged? Had they grown too popular for their own good?
The group hadn't been seen on television in North Korea since July, prompting pieces only this week about "purges" and people's "changing status".
"Kim Jong-un's favourite North Korean girl band vanishes", ran one headline last week. It echoed another: "Kim's favourite girl band vanishes 'to face the music'".
But no sooner had the cyber-ink dried, than the band were back on stage at a big concert in Pyongyang.
Nobody knows quite why the Moranbong Band went quiet. Celebrity gossip is hard enough to decipher even in the open West, let alone North Korea.
All we know is that since July, the band's high-energy performances of Western classics and Pyongyang propaganda were relayed to audiences only as sound recordings covered by pictures of street scenes and the North Korean countryside.
In North Korea, when public figures disappear there is invariably speculation. Have they been executed? How did they fall out of favour with Kim Jong-un? But in this case it seems more innocent.
They certainly hadn't fallen out of favour with Mr Kim, who attended their performance on Monday with a visiting delegation from Cuba.
According to local media, the band played Cuban and North Korean favourites, including an orchestral version of Pyongyang is Best.
"At the end of the performance, stormy cheers of 'hurrah' resounded through the theatre," reported state media, adding: "Kim Jong-un warmly waved back, to the enthusiastic cheers of the performers and the audience."
Before the band's reappearance, speculation was heightened by the appearance of a new group called the Chongbong Band, formed in July, around the time Moranbong disappeared.
North Korea's state news agency described the newcomer as a "promising revolutionary art troupe", leading South Korean media to speculate they had been created because the Moranbong Band had been disbanded.
It would have been a precipitous fall from grace for Moranbong since their first performance in July 2012.
Their style is quite Western, though alongside heavily produced numbers like My Way and the Theme from Rocky, sit more distinctly North Korean works like O My Motherland Full of Hope and We Think of the Marshall Day and Night (The Marshall being Kim Jong-un).
Their look, too, betrays Western influences. They wear mildly provocative outfits in a style sometimes called "conservative sexy" - short skirts and tight clothes that avoided breaching North Korean decorum but racy enough to get them compared with South Korea's sometimes raunchy girl bands.
The multi-talented, typically 12-piece played electric violins, cellos, saxophones, synthesisers, drums and keyboards, as well as singing. But while their highly choreographed routines are glossy, their more recent performances have toned down the Western influences - perhaps significantly, perhaps not.
The positive press wasn't limited to Pyongyang, with even Western newspapers praising them as "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's favourite guitar-slinging, miniskirt-sporting girl group. And these ladies know how to shimmy".
The UK's Daily Telegraph said the band were "not what you'd expect from an unfashionably totalitarian regime where grey is the new grey", though the reviewer added: "It could just about pass as a Eurovision entry from Azerbaijan."
What isn't known is the line-up of the band at Monday's performance. There is a focus on the band's leader, the violinist Sonu Hyang-hui. Was she back at the front or still absent?
As Adam Cathcart of the University of Leeds put it before the band's reappearance, "Sonu, a highly accomplished violinist, had previously been lauded as the closest thing North Korea had to an instrumental pop star. Her disappearance indicates yet more churn."
But perhaps presciently, he added that "while intelligence sources in Seoul have made it a habit (frequently inaccurately) to state that North Korean 'orchestral musicians' have faced execution squads, no-one has so far asserted that Ms Sonu, a regime favourite and public symbol, has faced the same fate".
There is a lesson to all this: don't over-speculate on what goes on inside North Korea. Lots of nasty things happen in North Korea, particularly in its political prison camps. But not all the horrible things reported are true.
The accident happened on Creag Meagaidh, to the north of Glen Spean.
The climber was taken off the mountain by a coastguard rescue helicopter and transferred to Belford Hospital in Fort William.
The climber's companion was able to walk away from the area and was later assisted by members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team.
It is understood the climber's injuries are not significant.
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Rooney, 31, announced on Thursday that he is staying at Old Trafford after being linked with a move to China.
The England captain has missed United's past three matches with a calf injury.
"He is fine, he has been training with the team," said Mourinho on Friday. "He made his statement about staying here exactly in the right moment."
The Portuguese added: "That should be the last question about it until the end of the season."
Rooney's agent, Paul Stretford, had travelled to China to see if he could negotiate a deal, although it is not known which clubs he spoke to.
However, United's record goalscorer released a statement on Thursday saying he hoped to "play a full part" in the rest of the Premier League club's season.
Rooney has won five Premier League titles and the Champions League since arriving at Old Trafford as an 18-year-old for £27m from Everton in 2004.
The forward, whose contract expires in 2019, has said he would not play for another English club other than the Toffees.
United are sixth in the Premier League and remain in three cup competitions, having reached the last 16 of the Europa League on Wednesday with a 4-0 aggregate victory over French side Saint-Etienne.
Rooney will be part of the squad to face top-flight rivals Southampton at Wembley on Sunday (16:30 GMT kick-off).
"No doubts, he is involved," said Mourinho.
"He was not selected for Saint-Etienne because he was not ready to play. He stayed at home this week so he could have one more important training session."
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan misses the final with a hamstring injury and Mourinho says Rooney's role will depend on which system he decides to play.
"Without Mkhitaryan, if we want to play with a number 10, obviously Wayne, it's his position, it's where he was playing with us many matches, so he is an option for me," he added.
On Rooney staying, the 54-year-old added: "He said no way he moves and wants to help the team fight for trophies. I said I would be happy if that was the decision."
Unicef reports there have been 83 cases so far this year - four times as many as in the whole of last year.
55 were girls under the age of 15 and in one case the bomb was strapped to a baby being carried by a young girl.
Unicef says this tactic is an atrocity causing fear and suspicion of children released by the militants.
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Glasgow City Council passed measures in 2010 that effectively capped the number of Orange parades allowed.
It was reported that Gordon Matheson had told the Orange Order the policy was wrong and would be looked at again.
Asked by BBC Scotland what pre-election promises he made on the issue, Mr Matheson replied: "Absolutely none".
The Glasgow City Council leader made the comments on BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme on Tuesday.
"I made no promises before the election," he said.
"The policy itself includes the provision for an annual review and that annual review is under way.
"But you can always learn from implementation and that's as far as this story goes."
The new rules allow Glasgow City Council to prevent marches that may cause too much disruption or congestion.
At the time they were passed, the Orange Order described them as "discriminatory and illegal".
It was reported, however, that Mr Matheson had attended a hustings of Orange Order members in the run-up to the local council elections in May.
The reports said he admitted the new approach to parades was flawed and would be looked at again.
Mr Matheson told the BBC, however, that the new approach to managing parades was working.
"The policy of the council, which was adopted just over a year ago, was to look at reducing the overall number of parades within the city and to reduce the negative impact on it, such as policing costs," he said.
"Actually, we've been really remarkably successful in that."
Mr Matheson said he "unquestionably" backed a retention of the ban on Orange parades playing music as they passed places of worship.
He said: "It's a bit mischievous for anyone to suggest otherwise. It was never on the table for that issue to be reviewed."
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His trip to Belfast is part of a 24-hour tour of each part of the UK.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Conservative leader visited Scotland. He will later fly to Wales and will end the day with an election rally in Cornwall.
Labour have criticised the visit and accused the government of "disengagement" from Northern Ireland.
Ivan Lewis, the party's shadow Northern Ireland secretary, said the visit came at a time when political stability in Northern Ireland was "hanging by a thread".
Earlier, Mr Cameron told journalists he is a fan of Game of Thrones, which is partly filmed in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
The show is one of the biggest success stories in Northern Ireland's growing film and TV industry.
The set is based in a former Harland and Wolff shipyard paint hall that has now been transformed into a TV studio.
After his tour, Mr Cameron said he had come to Northern Ireland "because the Conservative Party is the only party to stand in all four nations of the United Kingdom and I want to support my Conservative candidates".
He said he was campaigning for an all-out Conservative majority in May's general election.
Mr Cameron also said he was "concerned" about current disagreements over the Stormont House Agreement - the deal reached by Northern Ireland's five main political parties at the end of last year.
The deal has since been threatened by a row over the cost of implementing welfare reform.
He said the five parties and Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers were "working hard" to reach a solution.
"We're clear about what can and can't be done," the prime minister said.
"We can't have the rest of the United Kingdom supporting a welfare system and paying for a welfare system that we don't have in the rest of the United Kingdom, but we want to keep the deal going.
"We're convinced that it can be done and we can continue with good devolved government here in Northern Ireland," he added.
Mr Cameron's visit to the Game of Thrones set took in locations from the show, including the White Wall, the Sept of Baelor and the Armory, where he and his wife Samantha were shown some of the props used as weapons by the actors.
As he was given a tour, the prime minister said he was "fully up-to-date" with the latest series of the TV show.
As well as his visit to the TV studio, Mr Cameron's Belfast visit also included a meeting Conservative party members and activists.
Firefighters were called to the former site of the Drumpark Primary School in Coatbridge Road, Coatbridge, at about 07:00.
The school - which caters for children with special needs - has since been relocated to Albert Road where it merged with Greenhill Primary School.
A thick plume of black smoke could be seen from the M8.
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The former captain guided the home side to 171-4 in the 59 overs that were possible.
He withstood some excellent South Africa bowling, particularly from Vernon Philander, who took 2-17.
England gave Test debuts to three players, with Tom Westley making 25 and Dawid Malan one.
Pace bowler Toby Roland-Jones is included in a bowling attack that is without left-arm spinner Liam Dawson, who was omitted to make way for an extra batsman.
Rain arrived before lunch, during tea and finally, just after 18:00 BST.
The four-match series is level at 1-1.
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Following a heavy defeat in the second Test at Trent Bridge, England's batsmen came in for some fierce criticism for a cavalier approach that is often not suited to the longest form of the game.
Here, they all looked to apply themselves, with Cook giving a perfect demonstration of the judgement, grit and patience that has made him England's all-time leading run-scorer.
The left-hander only played the ball when necessary, often leaving on length, scoring with tickles off the pads and pushes square on the off side.
He added 52 with Essex team-mate Westley, 49 with captain Joe Root and an unbeaten 51 with Ben Stokes, who remains on 21.
With the match evenly poised, England will look to the former skipper to push on to a 31st Test century and well beyond on Friday.
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What made Cook's knock all the more impressive was the examination provided by the South Africa pace attack on a green-tinged pitch that offered just enough assistance.
Philander managed only four overs in the morning session because of a stomach upset, but still had Keaton Jennings caught at third slip for nought.
The opener has now made three ducks in nine Test innings.
Morne Morkel tormented Root after lunch, but it was Philander who struck, a wonderful delivery matched by the one-handed catch of diving wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
However, it was Kagiso Rabada who produced the moment of the day, a searing inswinging yorker that bowled Malan off his pads.
Right-hander Westley, given an opportunity at number three after Gary Ballance broke a finger, was at the crease in only the fourth over and looked at home in Test cricket.
Strong off the pads, he followed Cook's example to leave well outside off stump.
He fell after lunch, loosely driving at Chris Morris to be caught at third slip.
Middlesex's Malan, a left-hander, endured a more difficult day, taking 15 deliveries to get off the mark.
But he was in no way to blame for his dismissal, with Rabada's toe-crushing pace virtually unplayable.
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Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan on TMS: "Malan got an 88mph yorker, which is always difficult, but I do think he gets a bit shut off.
"That front foot can just be opened a little bit to get in a better alignment because clearly he is going to get that ball again in the second innings.
"I can't see Jennings opening in Australia this winter but I saw him in Mumbai and thought he could play.
"Clearly he is low in confidence and I don't see him walking out at Brisbane but you never say never. The second innings is clearly going to be very big for him."
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England debutant Tom Westley, speaking to the BBC: "It was the proudest moment of my life when I got my cap this morning and it was exciting to bat but equally frustrating to get out after making a start. It's been mixed emotions in that respect.
"I was looking forward to batting full stop, but it did help ease the nerves to be batting with Alastair who I know well from Essex.
"I didn't feel miles out of my depth which is pleasing and I take confidence from. I'm looking forward to having another bat and also when we bowl because there is something in the wicket."
Nepal Mountaineering Association's president Ang Tshering Sherpa said the climbers reached the 8,848m (29,029ft) summit shortly after 08:00 local time.
Britons Kenton Cool and Robert Richard Lucas made the top, along with Mexican David Liano and three Nepalese guides.
On Wednesday, nine Sherpa guides scaled Everest after two years of disruption.
Climbs from the Nepali side of Mount Everest have been hit by natural disasters during this time.
May is the best month for climbing and more expeditions are expected to reach the top in the next few days.
It was 42-year-old Cool's 12th successful climb of the world's highest peak, and 36-year-old Liano's sixth.
Cool told his wife, Jazz, in a phone call home to Gloucestershire that "the summit has never looked more beautiful" and it was "great to be back".
Last year an avalanche triggered by a powerful earthquake killed at least 18 climbers and in 2014 16 Sherpas were killed by an avalanche.
The two disasters meant that hardly any climbers were able to scale the peak.
Last year's climbing season was cancelled, and nearly all climbers in 2014 were forced to abandon their attempts.
However, one Chinese woman made an ascent in early May 2014, weeks after the deadly avalanche.
The Nepalese government has issued permits to 289 climbers who want to scale Everest this year.
Jeffrey Skilling presided over Enron when it became embroiled in one of the biggest corporate frauds in US history.
In return for the more lenient sentence, Skilling, who has been in prison since 2006, has agreed to stop appealing against his conviction.
Thousands of workers lost their jobs and retirement savings when energy firm Enron collapsed in 2001.
The company's implosion came amid revelations executives had covered up the shoddy state of its finances with accounting trickery and shady business deals.
The agreement between Skilling and federal prosecutors also allows more than $40m (£26m) seized from him to be distributed to the victims of the Enron fraud.
His prison term is now set to expire in December 2020.
He was able to push for a sentence reduction after an appeals court ruled in 2009 that a sentencing guideline had not been correctly applied in the original trial.
Jeffrey Skilling worked for Enron for 20 years and was chief executive for just six months, leaving the company four months before bankruptcy.
A jury in Houston, Texas convicted him in May 2006 on 19 counts of securities fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and lying to auditors.
The jury also found his predecessor as chief executive, Kenneth Lay, guilty of fraud and conspiracy. Lay died in July 2006 of a heart attack.
Enron's former chief financial officer, Andrew Fastow, testified against both Skilling and Lay and was sentenced to six years in prison.
He was released in December 2011. He declined to comment on Skilling's re-sentencing.
Enron was part of a series of corporate accounting scandals at the turn of the century that led directly to a raft of reforms, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Prof Wendy Purcell took on the newly-created role of Plymouth University president when she gave up day-to-day control after a boardroom feud in 2014.
Her salary stayed the same, but she was awarded £125,000 for "loss of office," the latest university accounts reveal.
The University has refused to comment.
The battle between Ms Purcell and former chairman William Taylor left the institution without a vice-chancellor or chairman in 2014, leading to "fractured" relationships which put the governance of a university "in peril", according to a report published last year.
Mr Taylor, a retired judge, resigned from his post of chairman following claims of sexual harassment, which he denied.
It emerged in March 2015 he received a "substantial" pay off to end the long-running dispute between him and Ms Purcell.
She was suspended from her £288,000-a-year post but later brought back into the university in the new role.
Analysis from BBC South West's Business and Industry Correspondent, Neil Gallacher:
This looks like a payment for loss of face. It apparently compensates Wendy Purcell for the intangible fall-out from her change of jobs. That fall-out might include hurt feelings or damage to reputation; the shift from vice-chancellor to president publicly watered down her authority.
Reportedly, the former chairman of governors, the retired Judge William Taylor, also received a "substantial" pay-off from the university after he became embroiled in the dispute and resigned in order to "put the interests of the university first". Neither he nor the university has ever confirmed or denied that money changed hands.
Meanwhile, the post of University President has been quietly allowed to go into abeyance since Prof Purcell's contract came to an end at the turn of the year.
Lowri Owain Glyn, now 28, from Bangor, Gwynedd, was shocked when she was traced through Facebook by those she had helped.
They told her how grateful they were to get the Operation Christmas Child box.
The charity believes it could be the first time social media has helped unite a sender and receiver.
Growing up in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Mrs Glyn said the horrors of the Bosnian War were lost on her.
All she knew when she packed the Operation Christmas Child shoebox with toys, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a picture of herself was that she would be helping a child in need.
"Being six I wasn't really aware of what was going on in Bosnia. I think I knew there was a war but didn't really understand," she said.
"I was sort of aware the box was going to help other children in difficult situations."
She said she thought no more of it - until she received a message on Facebook earlier this month.
"I just got this message from a lady I didn't know with this picture of me as a child saying 'hello, is this you?'," she said.
"I said 'yes'. I thought it might be someone I'd met on a holiday as a child and gave my name and picture to."
It turned out the woman who had got in touch - Anesa Avdic Dzinalic - was married to Mirzet Dzinalic, the little boy who received the shoebox in Montenegro.
Together with his sister, Safida Dzinalic-Dedic, who was 12 at the time, they were so grateful for the unexpected gift that they kept the photograph of the little girl who had sent it.
Crucially, she had written her name on the back of it.
It was taken with them in their family album when they later moved to Sweden.
"When Asesa - and then Safida - got in touch, I was quite emotional about it," said Mrs Glyn, who is now married with two young daughters.
"The first thing I thought was how amazing it was that they'd kept the picture and also that they had traced me on Facebook as they only knew me by my maiden name.
"I got talking to them and found out more about what I'd packed in the box as I couldn't remember. A Mickey Mouse puzzle, a toothbrush and my picture with my name written on the back...
"Safida said they didn't have much stuff back then and they really appreciated the things in the box. The fact they traced me shows that."
Now a primary school teacher at Ysgol y Gymraeg Dewi Sant in Rhyl, Mrs Glyn plans to tell her pupils about her shoebox experience when she returns after maternity leave before Christmas.
"Our school still takes part in Operation Christmas Child so I will tell the children how you never know when these things pop up again and how you are really helping people," she added.
She also hopes to travel to Sweden to meet the family in future.
Operation Christmas Child - the Samaritan's Purse campaign which helps people send shoeboxes of toys and supplies to children in need around the world - said Mrs Glyn's story was quite unique.
"Many people include short letters and photographs of themselves, a good number of those packing and receiving the shoeboxes become close pen-friends, and we often have 'full circle' stories where children who received a shoebox become packers themselves," a spokesman said.
"But I've never heard of someone finding the packer through social media in that way."
The paceman ripped through the hosts' top order to reduce them to 145-7, despite Michael Lumb's battling 39.
Skipper Chris Read (70 not out) led a Notts fightback, helping them add 100 for the final three wickets before they were all out for 245, a deficit of 74.
By the close, Jimmy Adams' 68 not out helped Hampshire move to 106-1 in their second innings, 180 ahead.
The two sides occupy the bottom two places in County Championship Division One and both desperately need a victory as they bid to avoid the drop.
Gavin Rodda posted more than 20 images of needles and drug paraphernalia as well as people apparently under the influence of drugs.
He said: "All of the paraphernalia pictured was within reach of a child."
Wrexham council said it had made "significant progress" in tackling the issue.
Talks about the issue took place between Welsh Government ministers and North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones on Monday.
Mr Rodda said in a Facebook post: "Some of these pictures are shocking but it's the reality of every day life for the addicts that use there and the mess that they leave for the public to see.
"I want people to see this and come together to find a solution to the major drug problem that Wrexham currently has. Is it really going to take a death of an addict inside the bus station to make a change? I hope not."
He said some of the needles left in the toilets had blood on or near them and reported concerns from elderly passengers who no longer felt safe at the station.
"For a lot of people, myself included, Wrexham bus station is our workplace and we feel that it is no longer safe to work in, even with the attempts that have been made to control the drug problems," he said.
"Over the past two years especially we've all seen a big increase to activity going on around the bus station.
"Measures have been put in place by the council but to date, they're not working.
"It's not just me; it's work colleagues, drivers from other companies, and also the passengers that use the bus station. We're all sharing the same concerns. It's a big issue at the moment."
Insp Paul Wycherley, in charge of Wrexham's town centre, said he had dealt with a man who seemed to be having difficulties who had just taken a product called mamba.
"It's becoming a challenge now because a lot of these people in Wrexham are actually taking these legal highs and then we're having to deal with them in this sort of condition a lot."
Hugh Jones, lead member for communities and partnership on Wrexham council, said there had been a significant increase in anti-social behaviour in the past two years.
He said: "What the photographs don't demonstrate is the significant progress that we've made with the public space protection order. There's been over 100 tickets issued.
"We're working in partnership with providers such as Cais and the the Wallich to ensure people are directed towards recovery so we're using both the law and the service providers to tackle the problem."
He added the council would be increasing security and making some changes to the design of the bus station.
Mr Jones highlighted a specific problem with "legal highs", adding the law did not allow them to tackle the problem as they would want to.
Bus station cafe owner Phil Gallanders said: "We get a lot of comments from customers saying they don't necessarily feel safe.
"A lot of people [are] feeling harassed; we get a lot of people mentioning that they've walked through and they're constantly getting asked for money."
An average of 11 pubs in Wales are closing each week, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
Andrew RT Davies said his party would cut business rates and give local communities the right to bid to takeover closure-threatened pubs if it wins power in May's assembly election.
He said the moves would save jobs in an industry that was a major employer.
Mr Davies visited a brewery in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, to promote the plans on Thursday.
In December 2015, the Labour Welsh Government Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said there was cross-party support for a scheme allowing local groups to bid for land or buildings "judged to enhance a community's social wellbeing or social interests".
A so-called right to bid system already exists in England.
Mr Davies said: "In failing to embrace the right to bid, Labour is not only ignoring the plight of Welsh pubs but hastening their decline by failing to reform business taxes, which Welsh Conservatives want to cut.
"A Welsh Conservative government would cut business rates and empower Welsh communities to protect jobs and enable local people to have a say on how their local assets are managed."
A Welsh Labour spokesman said it would cut tax for small businesses and work with local communities to "protect pubs and introduce measures to help prevent unnecessary closures and to assist communities to take ownership of community assets themselves where possible and appropriate".
Liberal Democrat Peter Black said: "For the sake of strong and diverse communities, Wales needs its own right to bid - and Welsh Liberal Democrats will fight to ensure it is put in place."
A Plaid Cymru spokeswoman said the party would cut business rates for 80% of businesses "scrapping rates altogether for 70,000 businesses and extending rate relief for an additional 20,000" and it backed the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing that would "secure a more level playing field for our local pubs".
A UKIP spokeswoman said the party had "done more than any other party in the fight for independent brewing and pub tenancy" and would "continue our campaign for the great British pub inside the Welsh Assembly with vigour".
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Source: Office for National Statistics, house price index, August 2015. Pictures: Rightmove
Cambridge City FC had hoped to build a 3,000-capacity ground on land near Sawston in Cambridgeshire.
Following a consultation, South Cambridgeshire District Council said concerns were raised about loss of green belt land and increased traffic.
Club chairman Kevin Satchell said it was "a setback, but we'll push on".
Last month the district and city council also rejected a proposal for a new stadium for the city's other team, Cambridge United, again failing to adopt its initial plans for a site at Trumpington.
However, Cambridge City - a Southern League Premier Division club - is currently "homeless", as its Milton Road ground was sold to developers in 2006.
It will groundshare with nearby team Histon FC until a permanent location can be found.
A public consultation on proposals for a stadium at Dales Manor Business Park in Sawston resulted in 133 objections and 58 representations in support, district councillor for the area, David Bard said.
"So the town was fairly clear," he added.
Mr Satchell added: "It is disappointing because the feedback was not as positive as we had hoped.
"It's a setback to our plans but it is not the end of the road."
Councillor Pippa Corney, the council's cabinet member for planning policy, said: "While we've ruled out the current proposals for a Cambridge City FC stadium in Sawston, if the club is able to find a suitable site in south Cambridgeshire, where planning permission can be granted, we will work with them and the community to make it a success."
Show producers issued a statement saying, "James Argent is currently suspended from filming and won't appear in this week's episodes".
Some of today's newspapers are blaming his love for partying but a source told Newsbeat his punishment is a result of "persistent lateness".
There's no confirmation on how long the suspension will go on for.
It comes after a bit of an turbulent summer for Arg.
Back in August his agent was forced to issue a statement saying he was "safe and well", after police were looking for him when he went missing for a few days.
It turned out that he had gone to the wrong airport.
He was also escorted off a plane for being too drunk when series went on location to Ibiza in September.
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Tom DeLay was convicted in 2010 of illegally funnelling corporate money to Texas Republican political candidates.
By 2-1, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the jury verdict, ruling prosecutors failed to prove the funds were "tainted".
Mr DeLay, first elected to Congress in 1984, rose to majority leader in 2003.
Known as "the hammer", Mr DeLay was renowned for his ability to keep the Republican caucus firmly on the party line in close votes.
The Texas congressman and former pest control magnate resigned in June 2006 following his indictment on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Federal prosecutors said that during the 2002 mid-term election campaign, Mr DeLay's aides took $190,000 (£121,935) donated by corporate lobbyists to a campaign committee he controlled and gave it to an arm of the Republican National Committee.
That group then distributed the funds to seven state legislative candidates.
Six of those candidates won, giving the Republican Party control of the Texas House of Representatives, which later pushed through a redistricting plan that sent more Republicans to Washington in 2004, solidifying Mr DeLay's hold on power.
Mr DeLay contended the swap was legal and that no corporate money was given to state-level candidates. He denounced the prosecution as a political vendetta.
A Texas jury convicted him in November 2010. The following January he was sentenced to three years in prison but was allowed to remain free pending appeal.
On Thursday, the appeals court ruled that the prosecution had "failed in its burden to prove that the funds that were delivered to the seven candidates were ever tainted".
Mr DeLay's attorney, Brian Wice, told the Associated Press Mr DeLay felt vindicated.
"He's ecstatic. He's gratified. He's just a little bit numb," he said. "I'm hoping with today's victory, he will be able to resume his life as he once knew it."
The White's thrush breeds mainly in Siberia and Asia.
It was photographed by a camera trap set by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), part of Oxford University's Zoology Department.
The unit said it believed that it was the first recording of the species taken by a camera trap in Scotland.
The photographic equipment has been set up in the Woodland Trust Scotland's Ledmore and Migdale Woods, near Bonar Bridge, to monitor for wildcats.
Camera traps are triggered by changes in heat and motion and take photographs of animals passing in front of them.
Project manager Kerry Kilshaw, of Oxford University, said she was delighted an image of a rare visitor was captured.
She added: "Fortunately my field assistant Ruiradh Campbell has a keen eye and spotted it on one of the camera trap photos."
WildCRU director Prof David Macdonald said: "Camera traps are probably the greatest breakthrough for field research since the invention of binoculars.
"They give us the capacity to have eyes in the backs of our heads, and lots of them, and it's a wonderful bonus to secure this evidence of the rare White's thrush while we are making breakthroughs on monitoring the endangered Scottish wildcat.
Ledmore and Migdale Woods site manager Eleanor Garty said the area supported a wide range of wildlife.
She added: "They are a great place to see scarce summer visitors such as wood warbler, redstart and tree pipit, so it is pleasing to know that we are hosting a rare migrant like White's thrush too."
Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Suarez doubled the lead with a low finish before Lionel Messi's penalty made it 3-0 on aggregate.
Juanmi pulled a goal back before Luis Suarez made it 4-1 on aggregate.
Willian Jose's header cut the deficit again before Suarez's second goal.
Barcelona, who have won the competition a record 28 times, are through to the semi-finals for the seventh consecutive season.
They join 10-time winners Atletico Madrid, Celta Vigo, who knocked out Real Madrid, and Alaves in Friday's draw.
Spain midfielder Suarez has made more appearances from the substitutes' bench than starts in La Liga this season.
Yet the 23-year-old caught the eye with two excellent finishes that suggest he has a fine future.
His first came after Samuel Umtiti robbed Xabi Prieto deep inside the Sociedad half and from there Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez combined to tee up his namesake for a first-time finish into the far corner.
The tie was all over by the time he scored his side's fifth of the night, the former Villarreal player skipping past two challenges before rounding the keeper and rolling the ball home.
Barcelona have won their last five games in all competitions.
Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez: "I came with a desire to be a part of this team and I am feeling better and better.
"We started the game by dominating and once it was 1-0 they left us plenty of space.
"Everything is easier when you have the three forwards we have. We weren't nervous at all, we just wanted to dominate the game and continue on this great run that we're on."
The 18-year-old won the first set 14-4, before cruising to victory over the defending champion with an 11-3 win in the second at Hopton, Great Yarmouth.
Rednall, who is the daughter of England international John Rednall, was making her World Indoor debut at Potters.
The A-Level student from Stowmarket was a losing finalist in the mixed pairs.
The Border Force has up to five cutters patrolling the British coast.
The National Crime Agency said people smugglers are now targeting smaller ports and stretches of beach around Kent and Sussex.
But speaking in parliament, Home Office minister Lord Ahmad, said there was "sufficient capability" in UK waters.
The ex-Border Force official, who asked not to be named, told BBC South East the cutter fleet was historically used to stop drugs and firearms.
"[But] the requirements have changed dramatically in the past few years with the increased threat of migration," he said.
"The deterrent factor of a credible maritime security capability should not be underestimated.
"The cutter fleet needs to be increased to cope with the migrant crises from the near continent."
His views were echoed by the former head of the Royal Navy, Lord West of Spithead, who said on Wednesday that Britain's coastline outside its major ports was "highly vulnerable".
Speaking during an urgent question on the Border Force budget, he described coastal security as being in a "very parlous state".
In response Lord Ahmad said: "I can't go into the details of the operations of the Border Force, the actual cutters which are being deployed, but let me assure him that there's sufficient capability and funding in place and the Border Force maintains a presence in UK waters."
Last Thursday, two suspected Iranian migrants were rescued off the coast of Dover after floating for eight hours in an inflatable dinghy.
A report in January by David Bolt, the Chief Inspector of Borders, stated at one point in June 2015 there was only one vessel patrolling UK waters.
He also cited a report by the Royal United Services Institute and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, which said France had "20 times the number of resources per kilometre of coast".
Kevin Mills, from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) which represents Border Force staff, said migrants were coming across "very dangerous waters in very risky inflatables" to get to Britain.
"We will see only an increase in this over the summer months as the weather improves," he said.
"We've had boats wash up and found empty RIBS (rigid inflatable boats) not four or five miles from Dover
"As we tighten the security at Calais and the Eurotunnel the migrants and gangs operating will look to move elsewhere."
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The BBC's Price of Football study has analysed data from 223 clubs across Britain and Europe to find out how much is costs supporters to follow their team.
Overall, 36% of ticket prices in the division went up compared to last year's study - the biggest percentage increase across the men's leagues in the UK.
The average cost of the cheapest matchday ticket has gone up to £22.11 - a six-year high - while the most expensive matchday tickets average £36.13.
The average season ticket prices are at their lowest since 2013 - with the cheapest averaging £322.83 and the most expensive averaging £568.15.
A £30 away ticket cap was introduced in the Premier League at the start of the season, in the same year that a record £8bn TV rights deal came into effect.
With no cap in the Championship, the average price of the most expensive away ticket is £31.57 - more than £2 dearer than the top flight.
However, the average in the cheapest away ticket category has fallen by 9% to £20.98 since last year.
Twelve Championship clubs offer away tickets for more than £30: Aston Villa, Barnsley, Brentford, Brighton, Derby, Ipswich, Leeds, Newcastle Norwich, Nottingham Forest, QPR and Sheffield Wednesday.
Less than 10 years later, the 23-year-old started both legs of the 5-4 aggregate play-off win over Hapoel Beer Sheva.
And on Thursday afternoon, McGregor will join his team-mates in watching the group stage draw which will thrust the Scottish champions back into the European spotlight.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," he told BBC Scotland.
"To come through the academy as a kid, watch the big Champions League nights, ballboy at them and now I have the chance to play in them.
"I was ballboy for a few years and I remember the games against Shakhtar Donetsk [Massimo Donati scoring a late Celtic winner]. I was there for that, plus Man United and the Artur Boruc penalty save (Shunsuke Nakamura's spectacular free-kick sealing a famous Celtic victory), so there's been a few.
"It's great to now go and be a part of that and really enjoy it."
McGregor's Celtic awakening ironically came during the first of two botched attempts to reach the Champions League during Ronny Deila's two seasons at the helm.
He scored in both away games against Legia Warsaw and Maribor in 2014 as the burden of expectation weighed heavily on the Norwegian's shoulders.
But he was not even close to a first-team berth when they succumbed to Swedish side Malmo a year later.
"It's so difficult to cross that line," he said.
"It makes you appreciate it and we're delighted as a club that we've got there and are able to give the fans some really good Champions League nights.
"We've worked so hard since we came in on the first day of pre-season. It means everything to us.
"You need to appreciate it when you get it."
After a difficult night in Israel and with a mouth-watering list of potential opponents awaiting them in Thursday's glittering draw in Monaco, McGregor is relaxed about who they may face.
"Anybody, we'll take anybody after the play-off," he added.
"We'll sit down and watch the draw and obviously we'll be hoping for some big ties.
"We're looking forward to it. It's massive for the club, that's where we want to be as players, for the fans, everybody.
"Hopefully, we can really kick on from here."
Pot 1: Real Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Leicester City (England), Bayern Munich (Germany), Juventus (Italy), Benfica (Portugal), Paris Saint-Germain (France), CSKA Moscow (Russia).
Pot 2: Atletico Madrid (Spain), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Arsenal (England), Manchester City (England), Sevilla (Spain), Porto (Portugal), Napoli (Italy), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Pot 3: Basel (Switzerland), Tottenham Hotspur (England), Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), Lyon (France), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Club Brugge (Belgium), Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)
Pot 4: Celtic (Scotland), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Monaco (France), Besiktas (Turkey), Legia Warsaw (Poland), Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria), FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Rostov (Russia)
Sir Declan Morgan said it is having a particular impact on victims' families.
In a speech to mark the opening of the new legal year, he said the issue will require "clear political commitment, both locally and at Westminster".
Sir Declan added that "significant additional resources" will be needed to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
"While I am keen to provide leadership in respect of legacy cases, there remain many factors outside my control which need to be resolved for us to have confidence that these cases can move forward within a reasonable timeframe," he said.
"It would be wrong of me to underestimate the challenges that those matters pose.
"I would today like to assure the families, however, that we in the judiciary stand ready to play our part, in order to ensure that justice is both done and is seen to be done."
Sir Declan made his speech to an audience of senior legal figures in the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.
He also said he would engage with victims' families as openly and transparently as possible when he assumes the presidency of the coroners' courts.
Marler, 25, had avoided punishment by Six Nations organisers, but World Rugby conducted its own investigation.
Six Nations Rugby said it "has no difficulty" with being overruled by the game's global governing body.
The Rugby Football Union said Marler would not appeal against the decision and considered the matter closed.
Marler made the comment in England's Six Nations win over Wales in March and had an apology accepted by Scarlets prop Lee, who is from the Traveller community.
World Rugby said it had "exercised its right to take appropriate action before an independent judicial committee in the absence of such a process by Six Nations Rugby in accordance with the regulations".
In a statement, Six Nations Rugby said it had made it clear it did not condone what Marler had said but would not take any further disciplinary action against him.
"Six Nations Rugby fully co-operated with World Rugby's disciplinary process in this case, and fully supports and endorses World Rugby's disciplinary regime in international rugby," it added.
Harlequins forward Marler, whose fine will be donated to an equality charity in the UK, admitted to a misconduct charge at a disciplinary hearing in London on Tuesday.
He will miss his club's Challenge Cup quarter-final against London Irish on Saturday and next weekend's Premiership trip to leaders Saracens.
Marler was free to play in England's final game of the Six Nations - starting on the bench in a Grand Slam-clinching 31-21 victory over France in Paris - after competition organisers decided the incident did not require punishment.
The Welsh Rugby Union issued its own statement at the time, saying it was disappointed with the Six Nations' decision not to punish Marler.
England head coach Eddie Jones reprimanded Marler after the incident, but Lee, 23, dismissed it as "banter".
Wales head coach Warren Gatland also described the comment as "banter", but he later apologised for his remark.
Campaigners from the Traveller community - and figures inside the sport - had been critical of Marler for making the comment and called for a ban.
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Council members had been asked to reconsider the plan after former leader Russell Goodway "called in" the original decision.
The cricket club borrowed the money nine years ago to finance rebuilding of the SWALEC stadium.
The club's chairman said it faced financial ruin without the deal.
Glamorgan, which has debts of about £16m, owes around £6.4m to the council for the stadium redevelopment.
In March, councillors agreed to write off £4.4m of the debt - about 70% - to enable the club to safeguard its future.
However, it emerged on Monday that the decision was being challenged by Mr Goodway.
He listed six reasons in a letter requesting the decision be "called in".
These include claims that other options to secure council-taxpayers interest were not considered, concerns about the on-going financial performance of the club and its apparent inability to pay its debts when they fall due.
However, after meeting for three hours on Thursday, the council's policy and performance scrutiny committee rejected calls to refer the matter back to the ruling Labour group cabinet to reconsider.
If followed discussions involving Mr Goodway, officials from the club, representatives of Glamorgan's largest creditors - Allied Irish Bank - and also from independent financial experts Deloitte.
The final decision means that the deal to write-off the £4.4m by the council will now stand.
But it was Sunil Gavaskar who put that in perspective upon becoming the first player to score 10,000 Test runs.
He said that history always remembers the first to a landmark. Edmund Hillary, Roger Bannister, Neil Armstrong.
Even if someone betters his record, no one can take credit away from Tendulkar for being the first to make 50 Test centuries.
If Don Bradman himself hadn't said so, it is unlikely that Tendulkar would be clubbed with him.
When the Don pointed out the similarity between the two to his wife, Tendulkar was only 23; it might have destroyed a lesser man.
But is he the greatest batsman of all time?
The glib answer first. Yes.
Because it is in the nature of sport to produce bigger and better champions.
In sports where progress can be measured, this is seen in the faster timings, longer jumps and greater heights recorded by modern athletes.
In 1988, Ben Johnson needed to pump himself with stanozolol to run the 100 metres in 9.79 seconds. Last year Usain Bolt ran it in a comfortable 9.58.
What about team sports?
The paleontologist and baseball nut Stephen Jay Gould once wondered why there were no near-perfect averages in baseball any more.
He put it down to declining variation, and far from endorsing the myth that the champions of the past were greater and that standards have fallen, he showed how it proves the opposite - that the standard of the sport has improved.
Declining variation is simply the difference between the average and the stellar performance.
As more players get better overall, the difference between the figures of the top player and the rest falls. Or as Gould puts it, systems equilibrate as they improve, a point demonstrated by analysing decades of baseball scores.
Statisticians adopted Gould's baseball methods to analyse Test batsmen and concluded that "for a current player to be relatively as good as Bradman - factoring in the bunching together of today's great players - he would need to average around 77."
The batsman with the best average today is England's Jonathan Trott, who in 16 Tests averages 57.28. No one is even suggesting that Trott is a "great" batsman, so clearly we must look elsewhere for a definition of greatness. Figures alone aren't enough.
Longevity is one (Bradman played from 1928 to 1948 with a break for the war years), impact on team results is another, impact on the opposition, quality of bowling attack faced - these are quantifiable.
What about the weight of expectations, the pressure from a billion and more fans, the influence on the game itself, the power to change the way people think?
A nation rode on Bradman's shoulders every time he went out to bat, but it was a small nation, hardly comparable to the nation on Tendulkar's back.
Bradman's stature has grown every year that he hasn't played, and doubtless Tendulkar's will too after he is finished with the game. That is the romance of the sport.
More than a decade ago, I wrote that Tendulkar was like the Taj Mahal - there was nothing new to be said about either.
But his "second coming" in recent years as a less destructive but in some ways more fearsome batsman calls for a whole new assessment based on his creative strokeplay and the sheer joy of displaying them around the world.
In cricket, as in art or literature, there cannot be a single "greatest".
Still, this is the bedrock of all sporting discussions. Woods or Nicklaus? Pele or Maradona? Spitz or Phelps?
Such debates have fuelled more arguments, sold more newspapers and emptied more kegs of beer in bars around the world than arguments about politics or religion.
Not even Bradman enjoyed unanimous acceptance as the greatest. In Australia, many thought Victor Trumper was the greater player, despite an average of 39.04.
Bradman and Tendulkar have much in common.
Tendulkar is, like Bradman was, a one-stop shop where state-of-the-art batsmanship is on display.
You could go to Virender Sehwag for the cover drive, or VVS Laxman for the on-drive or Rahul Dravid for the square cut or Kevin Pietersen for the lofted drive and so on - or you could get them all under one roof, as it were, with Tendulkar.
Where the careers of Bradman and Tendulkar begin to diverge is in the range and variety of international cricket the Indian has played.
There were no one-day internationals in Bradman's time. Bradman toured only England; he only played Tests at 10 venues - five in Australia and five in England.
In contrast, Tendulkar has played Tests in 10 countries, one-dayers in 17. He has played at 94 venues.
Bradman batted on uncovered wickets, Tendulkar had to counter reverse swing.
A whole new strategy - bodyline - had to be worked out just to counter Bradman's genius.
It consisted of bowling fast, virtually unplayable deliveries at the batsman's body with a phalanx of fielders on the leg side.
If you played the ball, you were caught, if you didn't, you risked serious injury. Bradman had his worst ever series, averaging just 56.57, and bodyline was outlawed.
After 50, what? A hundred international centuries (Tendulkar has 96), perhaps a World Cup win, maybe 200 Test matches?
Tendulkar has become used to those setting goals on his behalf moving the goalpost as he achieves these with almost monotonous inevitability.
Indian fans are happy to divorce individual performance from team effort, celebrating one loudly enough to drown the disappointment of the other.
Only 20 of Tendulkar's 50 centuries have led to team victories. But that, too, is only a number - as Tendulkar said of his 50.
Britain's Chris Froome, 12 seconds behind the German in second, will move into the overall lead.
Etixx-Quick Step's Martin crashed in the final kilometre with defending champion Vincenzo Nibali also involved.
Martin's team-mate Zdenek Stybar came through to win the 191.5km stage from Abbeville to Le Havre.
"Tony Martin will fly to BG Hospital in Hamburg immediately for surgery, and must withdraw from Le Tour de France," a team spokesman said.
Team doctor Helge Riepenhof added: "The collarbone is in lots of pieces, so it was a major impact. One of the pieces came through the skin, which means it's an open fracture. Therefore, even if it was Tony's wish to start tomorrow, I have to say he is not allowed to. Riders always want to race. Tony especially."
Martin is the second race leader to pull out after Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara fractured two vertebrae in his lower back on Monday.
Team Sky's Froome tweeted shortly after Thursday's stage that he had managed to get away with a "minor graze to his knee" after finding himself in the middle of the chaos, but Martin was not so fortunate.
"I was unlucky. I don't even remember how I went down. I touched the rear wheel of the rider in front of me - Bryan Coquard - but it's the Tour, luck and bad luck are always close," the German said.
Martin, who was in yellow for the second day, went down heavily within the last kilometre and, after eventually picking himself up, had to be nursed to the finish line by three of his team-mates.
Martin - and indeed the rest of those involved, including GC contender Nairo Quintana, who also went down - were awarded the same time because the crash took place within the last three kilometres of the stage.
His Etixx-Quick Step team-mate Mark Cavendish - beaten in a sprint finish on Wednesday - crossed the line unscathed and will hope to contest what is expected to be a bunch sprint at the end of stage seven on Friday.
That would be the 26th stage win of Cavendish's career as he goes in search of his first victory since stage 13 of the 2013 Tour - but his chances will not be helped with Martin, a key member of his lead-out train, absent.
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The dramatic late drama led to an initial period of confusion as riders tried to scrape themselves off the road - and it came at the end of what had been a relatively sedate day's racing, with the peloton rolling into the sunshine of Le Havre later than the organisers expected.
The most notable achievement had been by MTN-Quebeka's Eritrean rider Daniel Teklehaimanot, who was part of a lengthy three-man breakaway that enabled him to collect enough points to claim the King of the Mountains jersey.
He did so by finishing first in the day's three category four climbs, collecting one point for each to overhaul Joaquim Rodriquez and in doing so become the first African to wear the polka dot jersey.
Teklehaimanot, Europcar's Perrig Quémeneur and, eventually, Cofidis rider Kenneth Van Bilsen were all swept up as the peloton picked up the pace towards the finish.
The sharp climb at the end was supposed to rule out the pure sprinters and favour the likes of Slovak Peter Sagan and German John Degenkolb but it was Czech Stybar who burst clear to win a stage on his debut Tour de France.
Sagan was left a frustrated second - the 14th time he has finished second at a Tour stage.
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Full list of standings available
Stage 6 result
1. Zdenek Stybar (Cz) Etixx - Quick-Step 4hrs 53 mins
2. Peter Sagan (Slo) Tinkoff - Saxo +2 seconds
3. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Europcar same time
4. John Degenkolb (Ger) Giant
5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing
6. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto
7. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team MTN
8. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre
9. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis
10. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Movistar
General classification
1. Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step 22hrs 13mins 12secs
2. Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky +12secs
3. Tejay van Garderen (US) BMC Racing +25secs
4. Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff - Saxo +27secs
5. Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto +38secs
6. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing +40secs
7. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step +46secs
8. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff - Saxo +48secs
9. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step +1min 06secs
10. Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky +1min 15secs
Selected others:
13. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana +1min 50secs
16. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar +2mins 03secs
17. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar +2mins 08secs
47. Mark Cavandish (GB) Etixx-Quick Step +11mins 59secs
A box containing jewellery worth up to €6m (£5.2m; $6.7m) was among items taken, a police spokesman said.
The concierge led the gunmen to the residence where they tied Kardashian West up in the bathroom, police said.
A spokeswoman for the star said she was "badly shaken but physically unharmed".
The mother-of-two - who became a household name thanks to the reality series Keeping up with the Kardashians - has now left France, flying out of a Paris airport aboard a private jet.
A police source has told the BBC the attack was carried out by five men, wearing police-style jackets, who forced the building's overnight security guard to show them where Kardashian West was staying.
Once inside, one of the men put a gun to her head while they robbed her of jewellery including a ring worth €4m, then tied her up and locked her in a bathroom while they escaped.
According to the police officer, the men fled the scene on bicycles.
They also stole a box of jewellery worth as much as €6m (£5.2m/$6.7m), AP reported, citing police officials.
The star's spokeswoman, Ina Treciokas, told CNN the robbery had been carried out by masked men with guns. Police sources told the Associated Press news agency that they were seeking five assailants, two of whom had forced their way into the house.
The robbery took place at about 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT), police said.
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Kardashian West's husband, the rapper Kanye West, was on stage at the Meadows Music and Arts Festival in New York at the time of the robbery. He abruptly ended his set, telling fans: "I'm sorry, family emergency. I have to stop the show."
Kardashian West stayed at the luxury residence, in a discreet building behind the city's Madeleine church, with several secret entrances, at least once before, in 2014 before her marriage to West.
A stay can cost as much as €15,000 a night.
TV host James Corden criticised those making light of the incident. He tweeted: "People making jokes about Kim Kardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother, a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up."
It is unclear if the couple's two children, three-year-old daughter North and 10-month-old son Saint, were at the home at the time. Police were guarding the site on Monday.
The star was in Paris for the city's fashion week with her mother Kris Jenner and her sister Kendall Jenner.
Last week she was approached by a prankster who tried to kiss her bottom but was stopped by a bodyguard.
Kardashian West first rose to fame as a friend and stylist to Paris Hilton. She later appeared in her own reality programme, Keeping up with the Kardashians, about her family.
The jury at Sheffield Crown Court heard the woman describe how she was abused and assaulted from the age of 11 when in local authority care.
Five men and two women face more than 60 charges, including rape and false imprisonment, over a 10-year period.
The seven defendants deny all the charges.
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The woman described how she told a detective about what happened but no action was taken.
Asked by prosecutor Michelle Colborne QC how she found the detective she told the jury: "He used to come to houses where we were.
"He used to have sex with girls and he used to take drugs from people and pass them on to Ash."
The court has heard that two of the seven defendants - Arshid Hussain and Qurban Ali - were known as Mad Ash and Blind Ash respectively.
The witness did not clarify which one she was referring to.
Asked when this happened, the witness said: "It was while I was still in care."
She added: "I told him what was happening. He wrote it down in his book."
The woman, who is now 36, also told the jury no-one helped her when she was living in children's homes.
The witness replied "No" when Ms Colborne asked if there was "any one person in any of the care homes you felt you could trust?"
The woman claimed that staff at the home were only concerned about "sitting at the end of the night and writing reports up - that was it".
Arshid Hussain, 40, of High Street, East Cowick, Goole, faces 30 charges, including five counts of rape.
Qurban Ali, 53, of Clough Road, Rotherham, faces four charges, including rape and conspiracy to rape.
Majid Bostan, 37, of Ledsham Road, Rotherham faces one charge of indecent assault.
Sajid Bostan, 38, of Broom Avenue, Rotherham faces seven charges, including four counts of rape,.
Basharat Hussain, 39, of no fixed abode, faces 15 charges including two counts of rape.
Karen MacGregor, 58, of Barnsley Road, Wath, South Yorkshire, faces four charges, including conspiracy to rape.
Shelley Davies, 40, of Wainwright Road, Kimberworth Park, Rotherham, faces three charges, including conspiracy to rape.
The trial continues.
24 May 2017 Last updated at 07:08 BST
Children and adults lit candles, put down flowers and held a minute's silence in tribute, on Tuesday evening.
Events were also held in other cities.
Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said he was heartened to hear about the acts of kindness from emergency service workers and normal people.
He said: "The people of Greater Manchester showed the people of the world how much we care, how much we care about one another, and how much we care for those in need."
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Englishman Rose, 35, hit a three-under round of 69 to end the day in the chasing pack tied at eight under along with Scotland's Martin Laird, 32.
American Steele, 32, hit a 70 to remain top of the leaderboard on 11 under.
"I'm very happy to keep the momentum up and post a decent score, really not playing great golf," Rose told PGA.com.
"I played pretty scrappily, some ugly shots out there, some long par-save putts, so for me it was a really good 69."
Rory McIlroy toiled for 71 to stand five under, Northern Ireland's world number three positioned 19th.
Steele, who was the overnight leader after a breathtaking first-round 63, has a two-shot lead over compatriot Will Wilcox (67) and Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas (71).
Canada's Graham DeLaet and America's Harold Varner III are also tied for second on nine under.
John Moody, 45, of Kerrison Avenue, Norwich, repeatedly stabbed 39-year-old Karen Brown and Kenneth Snell, aged 65.
The couple's bodies were found at Mr Snell's home in Cringleford, Norfolk, on 31 October 2009.
Moody denied murder at Norwich Crown Court but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He will be sentenced on Friday.
Moody and Ms Brown, who had been in a violent 12-year relationship which ended in 2008, used to run the sandwich shop Baguette Express near Norwich Market.
Moody murdered Ms Brown and Mr Snell after being told of their relationship earlier that day, the court heard.
The prosecution said their deaths were caused by "an angry and jealous man".
But the defence urged jurors to accept Moody was suffering from an abnormality of the mind.
The court heard that Moody "lost his self-control" and drove to Mr Snell's home armed with a hammer and knife.
He smashed through the front door and attacked Ms Brown in the back garden with the weapons, while repeatedly shouting: "Why did you lie?"
The jury was played recordings of the 999 calls made by Ms Brown and Mr Snell.
In the call made by Ms Brown, at 2100 GMT, she is heard to say: "I have got an intruder who is violent, who is aggressive. I don't know who it is."
She then shouts the name "John Moody" twice and is heard to say: "You don't want to do this, do you? Not really."
As the call continues, Moody is heard to ask: "Tell me why you lied?" more than 50 times as groaning sounds and yelps of pain are heard in the background.
Post-mortem examinations showed Ms Brown sustained 13 stab wounds and 31 other injuries.
Several wounds on her forearm suggested she had put her arms up to protect herself, the court heard.
Mr Snell, who sustained seven stab wounds and 38 other injuries, died after being stabbed in the heart.
Nottinghamshire County Council received 700 complaints about the supposed migrant camps after far-right group Britain First mounted a campaign.
The claims were originally reported in the Mansfield Chad, along with a photo of a treehouse.
A group of young people later confirmed they built the treehouse in 2010.
The BBC has contacted Britain First but has yet to receive a response.
Youngster Brad Dury told the Mansfield Chad: "My phone was blowing up with messages saying 'didn't we build that?'
"I thought 'yes we did, we need to say something'."
Britain First leafleted people in Nottinghamshire demanding the "illegal" camps be shut down.
A campaign video has also been viewed more than 348,000 times on Britain First's Facebook page.
County council leader Alan Rhodes said: "The story is fantasy. It's untrue and actually I'm very concerned because Sherwood Forest Country Park is a lovely safe place for families to go and enjoy a day out.
"I would encourage people to do that and to ignore these nonsensical stories of migrant camps."
Nottinghamshire Police and the Forestry Commission also confirmed there have never been any migrant camps in Sherwood Forest.
The document - published by Italy's L'Espresso magazine - says global warming is directly linked to human activities and the intensive use of fossil fuels.
The Vatican called the leaking of the draft a "heinous" act.
It said the final version would be released on Thursday as planned.
The 192-page draft of the encyclical - which is the highest level of teaching document a pope can issue - is entitled "Laudato Si: On the care of the common home".
In the paper, Pope Francis presents both scientific and moral reasons for protecting God's creation.
He puts much of the blame for global warming on human activities, mentioning the continual loss of biodiversity in the Amazonian rainforest and the melting of Arctic glaciers among other examples.
The draft also says that developing countries are bearing the brunt of the "enormous consumption" of some of the richest.
The pontiff calls on all humans - not just Roman Catholics - to prevent the destruction of the ecosystem before the end of the century and to establish a new political authority to tackle pollution.
The encyclical has been months in the writing, and the Pope is said to be keen for it to set the tone for the debate at a UN summit on climate change in November in Paris, the BBC's Caroline Wyatt says.
Guidolin's side came from two goals down to secure a point at Stoke City and are 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
The Swans have six games remaining and Italian Guidolin does not believe his team are not yet safe from relegation.
"No. I think we need three points," Guidolin said.
"The season is not finished, for us or any of the teams.
"It is important to play in the future, like next week for example, with this character and courage."
Swansea, who have lost one of their last five games, remain in 15th position, still 10 points clear of 18th-placed Sunderland, who drew 0-0 with West Brom and have seven games to go.
The Welsh side host Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium next Saturday having edged closer to safety with a 2-2 draw at the Britannia Stadium.
Ibrahim Afellay and Bojan Krkic had put Stoke in control but goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and substitute Alberto Paloschi saw Swansea rescue a point.
"Stoke were the best team in the first half, but overall I think we had more situations to go forward than they did at the conclusion," Guidolin added.
"It was a good transformation in the second half, but I saw my team play well in the first half as well.
"I'm happy because I saw my team play to win and attack.
"My team played with personality, and I am happy."
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The Dow Jones finished up 269,48 points, or 1.6%, at 17,409.72.
The S&P 500 rose 35.55 points to 2,036.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 97.42 to 4,691.87.
The rises followed a rebound on European stock markets, with investors hunting for bargains after two sessions of heavy falls.
Shares in JP Morgan Chase were up 3.3%. Bank stocks have been hit particularly hard since the UK's referendum result was announced last week.
Energy shares climbed as oil prices recovered. Chesapeake Energy shares rose 5.4%, while Marathon Oil was 8.2% higher.
Exxon Mobil climbed 2.3%.
Airline stocks also saw a rebound. Delta Airlines was up 3.9%, and American Airlines climbed 5.9%.
On Tuesday, the Commerce Department revised up its estimate of how fast the US economy expanded in the first quarter of 2016.
The agency said gross domestic product increased 1.1% in the quarter, up from an earlier estimate of 0.8%.
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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.
Sunderland are 19th in the Premier League, four points behind adrift of safety.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
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.
Profile: Jean Charles de Menezes
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
"I want to play and I thought I was coming to West Brom to play in the Premier League.
"Hindsight's a wonderful thing and you see how Hull are doing at the start of the season, and I had other options which makes the situation a little more difficult."
The Football Association had written to all 3,000 travelling England fans asking them to behave in the Irish capital and any fears of more trouble were unfounded as the friendly was played out in a peaceful atmosphere.
Both anthems were immaculately observed before kick-off, and the only sign of any tension came when some Ireland supporters whistled as England fans sang God Save The Queen during the game.
The game itself was a massive disappointment, however. England and Ireland were using the game to prepare for their Euro 2016 qualifiers next week but it was almost totally devoid of the intensity they can expect in those competitive encounters.
It took England 44 minutes to muster an effort at goal, when Adam Lallana fired over from distance, and they did not force Keiren Westwood into a save until Wayne Rooney's tame free-kick just before the hour mark.
Rooney had few opportunities to get any nearer to Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record of 49, but his below-par display was summed up by a terrible touch when he was put through on goal.
Raheem Sterling also had an ineffective afternoon and could not escape his contract issues at Liverpool either, with some fans booing him until he was replaced midway through the second half.
Ireland, who host Scotland here on Saturday in a game that is crucial to their chances of reaching France, fared slightly better when they came forward.
But Daryl Murphy wasted their best first half chances, firing wide when the ball dropped to him in the box and failing to find the target with a header from Seamus Coleman's free-kick.
That sort of finishing meant England keeper Joe Hart's only save of note came when Ireland substitute Jon Walters fired straight at him midway through the second half.
A flurry of changes from both teams followed, including the introduction of Jamie Vardy, who replaced England captain Rooney to make his international debut.
Sadly for Vardy, the former Stocksbridge Steels striker did not get a single sniff in front of goal during his 16 minutes on the pitch and Hodgson will have learned little about his credentials at this level.
Few of Vardy's team-mates did anything of note either. Andros Townsend tested Ireland's substitute keeper Shay Given with a low drive before the end but that was the best England could muster in front of goal.
England's wait for a first win over Ireland since 1985 goes on but they did at least extend their unbeaten run since last summer's World Cup to nine games.
However, this lacklustre display did little to reflect the improvements they have made in recent months and Hodgson must hope it is not repeated when they play Lithuania next weekend.
Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 0.
Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 0.
Phil Jagielka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
Hand ball by Andros Townsend (England).
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
Substitution, England. Theo Walcott replaces Adam Lallana.
Foul by James Milner (England).
Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Milner.
Attempt saved. Chris Smalling (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Attempt missed. Phil Jones (England) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
Corner, England. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
Substitution, England. Jamie Vardy replaces Wayne Rooney.
Substitution, England. Phil Jagielka replaces Gary Cahill.
Attempt missed. Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Paul McShane replaces John O'Shea.
Foul by Gary Cahill (England).
Shane Long (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
James Milner (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland).
Attempt blocked. James Milner (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Chris Smalling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Substitution, England. Ross Barkley replaces Jack Wilshere.
Substitution, England. Andros Townsend replaces Raheem Sterling.
Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Smalling with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, England. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harry Arter replaces Glenn Whelan.
Ryan Bertrand (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aiden McGeady (Republic of Ireland).
Attempt saved. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James McClean.
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shay Given replaces Keiren Westwood.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Phil Jones (England) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
The Serb came back from two sets to one down to win 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1.
Djokovic, 30, finished strongly despite making 55 unforced errors and arguing with umpire Carlos Ramos over a conduct warning.
The second seed goes on to face Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who beat France's Lucas Pouille.
The presence of new coach Andre Agassi has yet to inspire Djokovic to rediscover the form that made him a seemingly untouchable world number one this time last year.
An erratic performance saw the 12-time Grand Slam champion hit 21 errors in relinquishing a 4-1 lead in the first set.
However, Agassi's unexpected arrival midway through the second set apparently inspired Djokovic to a break of serve.
"I was focused on the screen and I saw obviously people reacting when he arrived," said the Serb.
"He was not supposed to be here today, because we have finished yesterday with our in-person collaboration here in Paris.
"I appreciate that. I respect that very much that he managed to do things and move his commitments around so he could come and watch."
That late break in the second appeared to have settled the world number two, but Schwartzman - playing his first ever third-round match at a Grand Slam - was his equal throughout the third.
The 5ft 7in Argentine then broke serve for a 5-3 lead and remarkably recovered from 0-40 to serve out the set.
With the crowd now excited by the prospect of an upset, Djokovic finally took a firm grip on the match by quickening the pace and shortening the rallies.
It was not plain sailing, however, and despite racing into a 4-0 lead in the fourth set, Djokovic became embroiled in a row with umpire Ramos after receiving two warnings in a game - one of slow play, the second for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Clearly annoyed, the champion retained his focus on the job in hand and reeled off 12 of the last 14 games as dark clouds above threatened to delay his progress.
"Playing a five-setter at this stage is good," added Djokovic.
"I enjoyed playing, really, even though of course at times I was not playing my best, especially for first three sets, but fourth and fifth sets went completely my way."
But does the new British PM really have much in common with Europe's most powerful leader?
No-one ever compared the haircuts and outfits of Angela Merkel's predecessor Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with those of his UK counterpart, Tony Blair.
The fact that comparisons are being drawn between the two women arguably says more about sexism in society than any actual similarity between Angela Merkel and Theresa May.
The same goes for the gendered use of the terms "steely" and "ice queen", which have been used to describe both women. The point that both are married but without children would also not be made about male leaders.
But it all proves that gender does play a role, and both women have worked their way to the top in male-dominated parties.
Both women have had to deal with the media's scrutiny of aspects of their appearance: Theresa May's leopard-print shoes and Angela Merkel's hairstyle.
There was much media chatter when the chancellor's pudding-bowl scientist look was transformed into her current battle-ready, hair-sprayed helmet.
Mrs Merkel very quickly came up with the female equivalent of an anonymous male political outfit, with alternating coloured blazers. They were standard enough not to detract from the matter in hand, but bright enough to stand out amid the grey suits of an EU summit.
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Much has been made of the fact that both Mrs May and Mrs Merkel are the daughters of Protestant clergymen.
What is often left out is that Angela Merkel's childhood in a Protestant family in communist East Germany made her an outsider. Christianity was viewed by the ruling Communists with suspicion and was seen as a dissident force.
And the Church played a crucial role in fall of the Berlin Wall, whereas in Britain the family of an Anglican vicar would traditionally be very much part of the establishment.
But for both politicians their religious background does appear to inform their policy decisions. Chancellor Merkel has justified her decision to welcome in refugees as a moral imperative, and her Christian Democrat party, founded on religious values, is not just conservative, but also sees the welfare of wider society as part of its brief.
Theresa May's recent comments about social reform and reducing inequality indicate that deep down she may be more of a German-style Christian Democrat than a "no such thing as society" Thatcherite Tory.
Because Angela Merkel will be Theresa May's most important negotiating partner in Brexit talks between the EU and London.
The German chancellor never tires of saying that this is a decision for 27 EU members. But it is her voice that will be the most influential in the room.
Mrs Merkel is the longest serving leader in the EU, and as head of Europe's strongest economy, the most powerful. The talks will be led by the member states, not the European Commission, meaning that the chemistry between the British and German leaders will be crucial.
It has not gone unnoticed that both politicians like cooking and hiking: admirably down-to-earth pursuits for voters who have had enough of slick, political PR.
Both women are renowned for their consistency and attention to detail, and there is an almost audible sigh of relief in the corridors of power in Berlin that the fight for power among the Conservatives did not become a protracted fight.
Germany was saddened by the UK's vote to leave the EU. It is seen here as an emotional break-up. But the priority for many in Berlin is to make the divorce as swift as possible, to avoid economic damage.
So far German politicians have been cautious in their comments about Theresa May, possibly because UK politics has become so unpredictable.
The only thing Chancellor Merkel has said about her UK counterpart is that that her first duty will be to "clarify what sort of future relationship Britain wants to build with the EU". Then Article 50 must be triggered, says Mrs Merkel, to start the two-year clock on the UK's exit from the EU. Only after that can negotiations start.
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The biggest challenge is that they have opposing aims when it comes to what Brexit should look like.
Theresa May will now be under pressure from Leave campaigners to somehow deliver full trade access to the European single market, while at the same time control migration from the EU.
But Angela Merkel has been adamant for years that, despite what Brexiteers have been claiming, this is not possible.
For Germany the single market is not simply about free trade. It's also about free movement of workers. One without the other would undermine the whole project.
Both women have a reputation for being good negotiators and for having a non-ideological and flexible approach to problem-solving.
They're going to have to be.
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The unnamed patient lost a third of her body weight while living at Murdoch House Care Home in Wokingham.
The woman, in her nineties, who has aphasia, arthritis and osteoporosis, entered the care home in 2010 weighing just under ten stone (61kg).
By 2013, her weight was just six-and-a-half stone (41kg).
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) criticised Wokingham Borough Council for failing to take action to address the weight loss.
The watchdog heavily criticised the care provided for the woman who left the home malnourished, and with a Body Mass Index of just 15 (government guidance says a healthy BMI is 18 to 25).
It also criticised the care home's record keeping, and that staff did not seek specialist support for her low weight.
Dr Jane Martin, of the LGO, said the council neglected its duty to the family, leaving a vulnerable woman to suffer.
"In this case the woman was bored, lost a considerable amount of weight and her wellbeing was not promoted".
The council admitted the woman's weight was of concern and offered the family £500 compensation.
Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner said: "We are profoundly sorry for the poor care provided in this case, and for the distress this caused our care client and her family.
"The care she received was below the standard we expect from our care providers and we apologise that we did not identify these problems".
Wokingham council has since been asked to pay the mother of the patient £3,500 and the patient's daughter £500.
A spokesman from Murdoch House said the patient lost a "substantial" amount of weight during time in hospital and that she was regularly reviewed by a GP when back at the home.
Evans, seeking to become the fourth Briton to reach the fourth round, had match point in the fourth set tie-break but Wawrinka saved it and came back to win 4-6 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (10-8) 6-2.
Earlier, world number two Andy Murray beat 34-year-old world number 40 Paolo Lorenzi 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-2 6-3.
He joined Friday's winners Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta in the last 16.
The last time Britain had three players in the fourth round of a Grand Slam was when John Lloyd, Anne Hobbs and Jo Durie got to that stage at the 1985 Australian Open.
The last time there were two British men in the fourth round of a major tournament was at Wimbledon in 2002 when Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski did so, while it is 50 years since two made the last 16 of the US Open.
Evans' match point arrived in the fourth set tie-break but the Swiss saved it with a volley and then created a set point of his own with a cross-court backhand.
The Briton saved that with a volley, but at 7-7 he failed to finish a smash.
Wawrinka had a second chance to serve out and then a third at 9-8, which he finally converted when Evans sent a forehand wide.
Evans, 26, looked mentally and physically exhausted in the fifth as Wawrinka moved 4-0 clear and the two-time Grand Slam champion served out for victory after four hours and three minutes.
"It's a tough one to take, I'm pretty happy to be part of a match like that but also to come off the court losing is a difficult one," he said.
"It's a bit of a heart-breaker really. Taking a bit of time off now will be good physically and mentally because it was difficult tonight.
"I need to get it out of my mind so a bit of time off will be good."
Evans also said that pulling out of the doubles competition might be "the sensible thing to do", with Great Britain hosting Argentina in the Davis Cup semi-final on 16 September.
The Birmingham player had never made the fourth round of a major tournament before but the world number 64 has enjoyed a remarkable rise, climbing into the top 100 in May, having been ranked 772nd last year.
Wawrinka will next play Illya Marchenko of Ukraine after Australia's Nick Kyrgios retired through injury.
"I am lucky to get through that match, serving against match point," Wawrinka said.
"It was a tough battle. He played really great, he is talented, was pushing me a lot and I feel amazing to come through this."
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Dan Evans was tantalisingly close to pulling off the shock of the first week. He considers it an opportunity missed - and he did serve a double fault when two points away from victory at 5-4 in the fourth set tie-break - but it was not an opportunity he threw away. Wawrinka was physically and mentally stronger in the fifth set, but until then Evans had tormented the double Grand Slam champion with his use of slice, and often found just the right moment in a rally to land the knockout blow.
Evans later signalled his intention to pull out of the doubles to rest a sore foot - and his partner Nick Kyrgios may not have any complaints after retiring from the singles with a hip injury. After eight weeks on the road, Evans says he needs a few days holiday before the rigours of a Davis Cup semi-final.
Murray, vying to become just the fourth man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year, looked in commanding form in his first two matches but struggled against an inspired Italian opponent.
He made 47 errors in the first two sets before turning the match around with a change of tactics.
"I stopped rushing in the rallies. I was making quite a few unforced errors," said Murray, 29, after finally seeing off Lorenzi after three hours and 17 minutes.
"I was trying to get cheap points, I was going for too much.
"When I slowed things down and waited for the right shot to go for, my unforced errors went down, the winners went up and the scoreboard started working in my favour."
The Olympic champion now faces Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the last 16.
Lorenzi won his first ATP title in July but had only won two Grand Slam singles matches in 13 years before arriving at Flushing Meadows.
The Italian, who won a five-set marathon over French 30th seed Gilles Simon on Thursday, frustrated Murray with his energy and accuracy.
After losing a first-set tie-break, Lorenzi deservedly won the second with some superb tennis as Murray grew increasingly irritable with his error-strewn performance.
But the 2012 US Open champion pulled himself together, cut out the errors and dominated the third and fourth sets to finally secure victory.
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro reached the fourth round for the first time since 2012 with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 6-3 win over Spanish 11th seed David Ferrer.
Del Potro, the 2009 champion but ranked 142 after a series of wrist injuries, will now face Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem - who celebrated his 23rd birthday with victory over Pablo Carreno Busta.
"It doesn't matter if I win or lose," said 27-year-old Del Potro. "I just want to play my tennis again after so many problems.
"If I can hit my forehand again like I did in 2009, then it will be fun for everyone."
Kei Nishikori, the sixth seed from Japan and a potential quarter-final opponent for Murray, beat France's Nicolas Mahut 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2.
He plays 21st-seeded Ivo Karlovic next after the Croat beat 19-year-old American qualifier Jared Donaldson to become the oldest man to reach the fourth round since Jimmy Connors was 39 in 1991.
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The drugs have been shown in clinical trials to extend the lives of kidney cancer sufferers by several months compared with existing treatments.
Nivolumab and cabozantinib were accepted after being reviewed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC).
The body also approved two other medicines for use, but rejected another because the costs were too high.
All the drugs being considered went through the SMC's patient and clinician engagement (Pace) process.
Dr Alan MacDonald, chairman of the SMC, said: "The committee is pleased to be able to accept four new medicines for routine use by NHS Scotland.
"We know from the evidence given by patient groups at our Pace meeting for nivolumab and cabozantinib that these two medicines will be valuable additions to the treatment currently available for patients with terminal renal cancer."
Kidney cancer patient Joe McCann, from Toryglen in Glasgow, was offered cabozantinib under an early access scheme.
The 60-year-old told BBC Scotland that previous treatments had been effective only for a short time.
"They told me after that there weren't any further treatments on the national health so I carried on without any treatment at all."
Mr McCann was then moved to a hospice for palliative care before being offered cabozantinib.
"It's made every difference. I was actually told by my oncologist he didn't think I'd last to Christmas, so I wouldn't be speaking to you now if it wasn't for this drug," he said.
The other two drugs accepted were obeticholic acid - used to treat liver disease - and aprepitant, which is used in combination with other medicines to prevent nausea and vomiting in children undergoing chemotherapy.
But the committee did not accept pertuzumab, a breast cancer treatment, because of the high cost.
Dr MacDonald added: "We know this decision will be disappointing to patients and their families as we understand how devastating breast cancer can be.
"However, when we make our decisions we have to take account of the needs of all patients who require treatment by NHS Scotland, not just those who would benefit from the medicine under consideration."
Briton Timothy Spall was named best actor for his portrayal of the British artist JMW Turner in Mr Turner.
Winter Sleep, a domestic drama telling the story of a family running a hotel in the snowy Turkish mountains, beat 17 other contenders to the top prize.
Ceylan dedicated the award to "the young people in Turkey and those who lost their lives in the last year".
A coal mine explosion in Soma in Turkey recently killed 301 workers.
Mr Turner, directed by Mike Leigh, had been tipped for an award after being lauded by the critics at Cannes.
Spall has said he was ideally cast to play the artist because "he was a funny-looking, fat little man and so am I".
"I've spent a lot of time being a bridesmaid", he said, reading his speech from his mobile phone.
"This is the first time I've ever been a bride".
The best actress award went to Julianne Moore in David Cronenberg's Hollywood satire Maps to the Stars.
Leviathan, a Russian film about corruption, was named best screenplay, while Bennett Miller won the award for best director for his wrestling drama Foxcatcher.
Ceylan, who noted that his award came on the 100th anniversary of Turkish cinema, had previously won awards at Cannes for his films Uzak, Climates, Three Monkeys and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia.
Winter Sleep, which runs for more than three hours, stars Haluk Bilginer - who once appeared in BBC One soap Eastenders - as a wealthy retired actor living with his younger wife and his recently-divorced sister.
Director Jane Campion, who led the jury, said the film was "masterful" and "ruthless".
The jury prize was shared by the oldest and youngest directors at the Cannes festival: Mommy, by 25-year-old Xavier Dolan, and 83-year-old Jean-Luc Godard's Goodbye to Language.
The Home Office is in talks with internet companies to refuse access to violent films that are hosted abroad.
The plans have been drawn up by James Brokenshire, the ex-security minister who was promoted to immigration minister after the resignation of Conservative colleague Mark Harper.
Ministers are keen to tackle the threat from jihadists in Syria.
One minister told the BBC that about 2,000 Europeans are thought to be fighting in Syria, including at least 200 known to the British security services.
It is feared that fighters returning to the UK will seek to radicalise young men in particular to launch terrorist attacks both at home and abroad.
Currently, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service can demand that videos posted on websites hosted in the UK be taken down.
Since February 2010, the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit, or CTIRU, has taken down more than 21,000 pieces of illegal terrorist online content.
If the CTIRU and prosecutors deem material to be illegal it can be blocked from parts of the public sector, including schools and hospitals.
But this does not extend to domestic users - and filters can be turned off.
The BBC has also been told it has proved difficult for the government to act against sites hosted abroad, both in the Middle East and in the US, where freedom of speech is protected by the constitution.
"Through proposals from the extremism taskforce announced by the prime minister in November, we will look to further restrict access to material which is hosted overseas - but illegal under UK law - and help identify other harmful content to be included in family-friendly filters," James Brokenshire said.
The taskforce was set up to examine the government's strategy for dealing with extremism and radicalisation after the murder of the soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich in south east London in 2013.
Mr Brokenshire added that the new controls could also be used to block access to images of child abuse online.
Last October, Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Facebook's decision to allow videos showing people being decapitated back on its pages.
He said it was "irresponsible" of the social network.
The Home Office also hopes it can also make it easier for people to report extremist content online.
Emma Carr, deputy director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: "Politicians and civil servants should not be deciding what we can see online. If content is to be blocked then it should be a court deciding that it is necessary and proportionate to do so.
"As people riot on the streets of Turkey over freedom of speech online and government censorship, this issue must be handled in a way that cannot be exploited by oppressive regimes around the world."
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South African Van Niekerk had been hunting the first 200m-400m double since Michael Johnson 22 years ago, while Makwala of Botswana had run a solo time trial to get this far after his initial controversial exclusion on medical grounds.
But the 27-year-old Guliyev, who switched allegiance from his native Azerbaijan in 2011, held off Van Niekerk (20.11 seconds) and Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards (20.11) to win Turkey's first gold medal at a World Championships in 20.09 and pull off another upset at an unpredictable London 2017.
"This is not a shock," said the champion. "But it does not feel real.
"I have shown my best throughout this competition. I delivered my best race at the right time. I'm so happy to be world champion. This is the best moment of my career."
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake was 0.13 seconds off bronze in fourth, another close miss for Britain to go with the fourth places for Laura Muir in the 1500m, Kyle Langford in the 800m and Callum Hawkins in the marathon.
Mitchell-Blake told BBC Sport: "I am glad to come through healthy. I feel like I have let the nation down today. I know I had the calibre to get a medal. I wanted to win. That's all I thought about when I go out there."
Olympic 400m hurdles champion Dalilah Muhammad had earlier been dethroned by her USA team-mate Kori Carter, as Britain's team captain Eilidh Doyle came home eighth.
It has been a week where many of the big names have struggled, but one of the sport's great champions, double Olympic and world triple jump gold medallist Christian Taylor, once again excelled on the biggest stage as he held off fellow American Will Claye in a thrilling, seesaw final.
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Makwala had become the folk hero of London 2017 having been excluded from both the 400m and 200m heats when the IAAF medical commission placed him in 48-hour quarantine after deciding he showed symptoms of norovirus.
He then got through a time trial in sodden conditions on Wednesday evening to make the semi-finals, getting through those despite having only two hours recovery.
There are many people who don't think I deserve this
But those efforts may have taken their toll in the least preferred of his two events, and he tired down the home straight to finish sixth in 20.44, his slowest time all week.
He told BBC Sport: "The 400m was the one I put all my money on; the 200m I do sometimes for speed only. It's not like the 400m. I never use blocks, but I am happy I was in the final.
"I thought I could get a medal, but I ran yesterday two difficult races and it wasn't easy.
"I will leave the championships with my heart broken."
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Van Niekerk too looked weary in his sixth race in six days, and only held off Richards in bronze by one thousandth of a second.
This was Guliyev's night, and he celebrated with both Turkish and Azerbaijani flags in his hands.
"It was a tough week," said Van Niekerk, who was in tears during his interview with BBC Sport.
"I really feel I worked hard for tonight and I gave it my all. I have proven over and over I deserve what I have achieved.
"It's been a tough week. There are many people who don't think I deserve this.
"I work just as hard as every other competitor. I don't think I got the respect I deserved after the 400m - but it's only the beginning and I will show my dominance."
Taylor's triumph may not have surprised the bookmakers and he still has Briton Jonathan Edwards' world record to beat despite all those titles.
But he was pushed all the way by Claye in a fine competition, the latter jumping 17.54m in the first round before Taylor passed him with 17.57 in the second round.
Claye then retook the lead in the third round with 17.65, only for Taylor to better it by three centimetres with the very next jump.
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These have been a testing championships for the host nation, the solitary medal a week in coming from Mo Farah in the 10,000m on the opening night.
But Dina Asher-Smith is into Friday's 200m final after running a season's best of 22.73 to finish second behind Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou in her semi-final, Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo looking dangerous as they dominated their semis.
"I'm absolutely over the moon, especially after the year that I've had," said Asher-Smith, who fractured her foot in February.
Eilish McColgan ran a personal best of 15 minutes 0.38 seconds to make the 5,000m final, and she will be joined by fellow Scot Muir, who squeaked through as a fastest qualifier despite ending the heat in obvious physical distress.
"I felt good out there apart from that last lap," said Muir. "I know I'm better than I ran today and hopefully I can show it in the final."
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McColgan is now less than a second off the career best of her mother Liz, who was 10,000m world champion in Tokyo in 1991.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson remains in the hunt for a high jump medal to make up for the disappointment of missing out in the heptathlon after both she and Morgan Lake made it through their qualifying pools with clearances at 1.92m.
Chris O'Hare and Jake Wightman qualified well for the 1500m semi-finals, with all three British women in the 800m - Lynsey Sharp, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke and Adelle Tracey - into the semis, Tracey impressing with a new personal best of 2.00.28.
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BBC athletics analyst Michael Johnson, former 200m world champion
The times were not very impressive so the standard of the 200m has gone down a little bit. With Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin and Andre de Grasse out it created a close race.
Makwala looked like he had a great start and then the fatigue set in.
Van Niekerk found something between yesterday and today to be able to take that silver medal.
Mitchell-Blake has had a long season in the American collegiate system so that is a great result for him.
Beauly to Fort Augustus is the first part of the 137-mile (220km) transmission circuit to be electrified.
The 400,000 volt line triples the capacity of the existing system.
Six hundred new towers are being built - a reduction of 200 on the existing number. However, some towers are taller and reach heights of 65m (213ft).
Opponents to the upgrade have complained that the new towers will spoil mountain landscapes.
The project is expected to be completed in 2014 at an estimated cost of £600m.
Meanwhile, SSE has reported a substantial rise in total electricity output from renewable sources, which include conventional hydro electric schemes, onshore and offshore wind farms and dedicated biomass plants.
In an interim management statement, the company said output reached 1,756 gigawatt hours in the three months to 30 June - up from 1,331 gigawatt hours in the same period last year.
SSE said this partly reflected "additional capacity being in operation".
The energy firm also reported a dip in the number of its electricity and gas customers in Great Britain and Ireland, from 9.47 million to 9.46 million.
However, it said it remained on course to deliver a full-year dividend increase above RPI (Retail Prices Index) inflation.
Andrew RT Davies said assurances were needed that there could be no similar failings elsewhere after "institutional abuse" was found at the Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan.
Families described patients being treated like animals in a zoo.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has since apologised.
Mr Davies called on the Welsh government to establish a Keogh-style inquiry - set up following the Mid-Staffordshire Hospital scandal - and hold a "full and frank" debate in the assembly to ensure measures have been put in place to protect the NHS in Wales from a repeat of the problems at Tawel Fan.
"We have to have action to make sure this doesn't happen again," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"What I want to hear... is that there is now in place a process that will not allow this event to reoccur... and that people who have abused their positions of trust are held to account rather than being allowed to walk away from this or put into other positions".
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'It was probably a mistake keeping him in there'
The Welsh Conservatives called for an inquiry into the NHS last year after problems were highlighted at 20 hospitals.
Deputy health minister Vaughan Gething said a series of spot checks across the NHS in Wales had since found a "very high level of care being the regular standard".
He said the "truly appalling" care at Tawel Fan was "just around the corner from an award winning mental health provision" on the same hospital site.
"That's what makes this truly shocking and hard to understand," he said.
Carol Anne Jones, of the Alzheimer's Society, said: "It's unbelievable that in this day and age that something so horrific has happened."
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has apologised for the "inexcusable and unacceptable" treatment.
A spokeswoman said the health board "will be undertaking a full investigation into how this situation could happen to ensure we can prevent something similar in the future".
Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, told Radio Wales there now "needs to be very high scrutiny" to make sure people put in place make "changes happen" at the Bodelwyddan hospital ward.
Eight members of nursing staff have been suspended on full pay and a "significant" number have also been transferred to other roles.
Others, including managers, have been "stood down".
North Wales Police carried out an investigation, but after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, it was decided no charges would be brought.
In the independent report, one family said it was like going into a zoo and seeing "captured animals".
Watchdog Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) admitted its own failings in the wake of the report, saying scrutiny at Tawel Fan ward "failed to detect and respond to the concerns at an early enough point in this case".
Ms Jones, of the Alzheimer's Society, added: "We've got to learn lessons from these horrific incidents and this shouldn't be allowed to happen again."
The Foxes had a £10m bid for the former Manchester United player, 29, rejected earlier in the summer but have followed it up with a second offer.
West Brom say it is substantially below their valuation.
The Baggies have also rejected two bids from Manchester City, including one for £18m, for Northern Ireland's Evans.
Evans was absent from West Brom's squad for Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Stoke City.
Manchester City are trying to offload France defender Eliaquim Mangala, 26, to create space in their squad.
Evans has joined up with the Northern Ireland squad in Manchester before Friday's World Cup qualifier with San Marino.
Religious groups including units run by the Catholic church and the Mormon church are exempt to the new policy.
The change, which was ratified 45-12 by the executive board, takes effect immediately and end years of criticism that the Boy Scouts discriminated against gay people.
In 2013, the Boy Scouts began allowing openly gay boys to become scouts.
"For far too long this issue has divided and distracted us," said the BSA's president, former Defence Secretary Robert Gates. "Now it's time to unite behind our shared belief in the extraordinary power of Scouting to be a force for good."
Earlier this year, Mr Gates told the group's national meeting that the ban on gay adults needed to end, saying it was no longer sustainable and would make the group susceptible to lawsuits.
Major corporations had also suspended charitable donations to the Scouts because of the policy.
The selection of Mr Gates as president in 2014 was seen as an opportunity to revisit the policy since he helped end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred openly gay people from serving in the US military.
The MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Christine Grahame, wants to increase the size of the park.
The park currently covers just 45% of the Pentland hills range.
The committee said there was little demand for the move and changing the boundaries would lead to an increased financial burden on councils.
James Dornan, Scottish Parliament's Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee convener, said: "There is no doubt Christine Grahame is passionate about protecting the landscape of the Pentland hills for future generations.
"However, we are not convinced extending the Regional Park would give this protection.
"It was clear from the evidence given by local authorities that, far from being a simple line on a map, they were concerned the extension could place a very real financial burden on those local authorities involved in the maintenance of the Regional Park, which could see funding spread even more thinly.
"For a park which plays such an important role in the lives of many people, to do so would have a damaging impact.
"That is why we have decided that we cannot support the general principles of the bill."
Ms Grahame said: "I am of course very disappointed that the Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee came to the conclusion that it did not support the general principles of my bill.
"There is a need to protect the whole of the Pentland Hills range and I had hoped that the committee would agree with me that this was a role for us, as politicians.
"I am pleased that the committee recognises the difficulties that local authorities will face in meeting the aims of the Pentland Hills Regional Park in the coming years and the acknowledgement that the introduction of this bill has created a focus on those difficulties."
Transport Minister Juan Molinar said the airline's operations would "definitively cease" by noon on Saturday local time (1700 GMT).
The action will also apply to two budget carriers affiliated with Mexicana - Link and Click.
Mexicana had already axed some of its routes and had stopped selling tickets.
The airline flew 220 routes to 65 destinations including London, Madrid, Montreal, Chicago and cities in Central and South America.
The 89-year-old airline has debts of about $800m (£500m).
It filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to reach a deal with trade unions on cost-cutting.
Plans to sack about 1,000 flight attendants to enable a takeover by a Mexican investment group were blocked by the government earlier this week.
The firm suffered heavy losses during Mexico's recession in 2009, as well during an outbreak of swine flu the same year.
The flu outbreak caused a sharp fall in tourism in the country.
After filing for bankruptcy protection Mexicana proposed deep pay cuts for pilots and crew, as well as a 40% reduction in the workforce.
The alleged victim, now aged 55, told the Mirror newspaper he was abused in the 1960s and 1970s by the late MP who was a friend of his foster parents.
South Wales Police admitted the claims were first made in 2013 and they failed at first to contact the complainant.
The force has referred the matter to the police watchdog, the IPCC.
The alleged victim, who now lives in Australia, told the newspaper he was raped by Thomas, who later became Viscount Tonypandy, at his home and another address in Cardiff.
"He spent a lot of time at my house as my parents were good friends with him. Things started small but then got a lot worse. It has been with me all my life," he said.
He claims he reported the abuse to South Wales Police on two occasions but was "disappointed" with the response from officers.
South Wales Police Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland said: "We were made aware of these allegations in April 2013 and have attempted to get in touch with the victim.
"Unfortunately, incorrect contact information was used and as a result we failed to make contact with him. We have since spoken to the victim, apologised for the delay and are investigating his claims.
"This delay was clearly unacceptable and we have referred the matter to the IPCC.
"It is important that victims have the confidence to come forward and speak to us. We take any allegations regarding sexual assault or rape extremely seriously and urge anyone who has been a victim of this type of crime to make contact with us."
A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed it had received a referral from the force and was assessing it.
Viscount Tonypandy, who was a Labour MP in Cardiff from 1945 to 1983 died of cancer in 1997, aged 88.
The Methodist preacher held the role of Secretary of State for Wales from 1968 to 1970 and was Commons Speaker between 1976 and 1983.
Vic Ryan, from Lincoln, said his family holiday to Florida had been "totally ruined" after he was turned away at airport check-in because he had an old style passport.
New rules requiring US visitors to have passports with a biometric trip came into force on 1 April.
Tour operators have urged customers to check their passports.
Biometric passports are identifiable on British passports by the camera logo at the bottom of the front cover, and have an embedded electronic chip holding the carrier's facial details, in a bid to combat fraud and forgery.
It is understood that British passports affected are those issued between April and October 2006 - before the introduction of the biometric passport.
Simon Calder, travel editor at the Independent newspaper, estimates about 1.3 million British passports are currently valid but not biometric.
In a Facebook post that was shared more than 60,000 times, Mr Ryan said he was prevented from boarding his flight on 1 May, despite having a passport valid for six months, because it was not biometric.
"I have now spent best part of three hours on the phone being passed from pillar to post," he said.
"And had to fork out over £500 to try and get to the US on Wednesday to meet up with a very distraught family to try and rescue a totally ruined holiday."
Despite booking through travel agent Thomson, and filling in advanced passenger information and Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta), the issue was never flagged, he said.
Thomson said it was "sorry to hear that a small number of customers had been unclear on the passport and visa guidelines" for entry to the US.
"We also advise customers it's their responsibility to check the passport, visa and health requirements for their holiday destination," the company said, adding that it was also reviewing how it could better highlight the issue to customers.
The new rules, which were decided in as part of an anti-terrorism strategy in December 2015, say that only people with a biometric passport will be allowed entry to the United States from 1 April 2016.
US Homeland Security states:
UK passports which are biometric feature a small gold symbol at the bottom of the front cover.
Any Briton travelling to the US for tourism or business for 90 days or less also needs fill in a form to obtain a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta). This is not a visa, but is part of a system to increase security for travellers entering the US from the 38 countries signed up to the Visa Waiver Programme - including the UK.
Babies, and those passing through America in transit, also need an Esta.
Hannah Elphick, 25, told BBC Radio 5 live her partner Kevin Nash was refused travel at Stansted Airport check-in on 6 April.
She was forced to go without him to Florida with their two-year-old, Kloe.
"It was awful, we were all pretty upset," she said, adding that it had taken more than two days and £700 for Mr Nash to finally get to the US.
"What annoys me most is that British Airways didn't inform me when I phoned them," she said.
British Airways said: "Customers should ensure they have the relevant documents before they travel."​
The relevant information is on its website, and customers are prompted when booking and later reminded again by email, the company said.
Sean Tipton, from the Association of British Agents (ABTA), said airlines and travel agents "certainly should have been" alerting customers.
"We sent out two notifications to our members saying rules were changing and people needed to be informed. From our side, we did tell them to do so," he said.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has encouraged travellers to check they have the right passport, and said warnings had been issued on their website and via email where possible.
Those without an e-passport and who wished to travel to the US could obtain a non-immigrant visa, a spokeswoman said.
Such visas can be applied for and obtained from the nearest US embassy or consulate, according to advice on the Home Office website.
The £4.48m investment will replace the existing system.
It aims to help ensure faster dispatches to life-threatening calls, as well as coordinating big events and major incidents.
Vaughan Gething said it was about providing a service that was "fit for the future".
He added: "The current technology which helps to allocate ambulances to the right call is getting slightly dated and is actually a hindrance for getting those response times for people that need it and in particular coordination between different emergency services."
The technology will also help monitor performance and capacity management across NHS Wales.
Richard Lee, director of operations for the Welsh Ambulance Service, said it would provide an easier system to track and dispatch ambulances.
He said the current technology, brought in during the early 2000s, was "at the end of its life".
"We're maintaining it and it's safe but it's time to move to a 21st Century computer-aided dispatch," he said.
It will be rolled out at the three control centres in Torfaen, Carmarthenshire and Conwy by the end of 2017.
Mr Lee added: "Our staff currently have to juggle three different systems but this will bring it all together.
"For our most seriously ill patients, it will have a feature called auto-allocate which will automatically dispatch the nearest vehicle as soon as we know the patient's life is in danger and that will shave a few seconds off each red response."
The latest performance figures, out at the end of November, showed 77.1% of responses to red calls arrived within eight minutes. The target is 65%.
Response time targets were scrapped last year for all except the most serious, immediately life-threatening calls.
In a low-key match, Anthony Knockaert's shot took a slight deflection, slipping through Ward's grasp at the near post.
The Terriers' keeper made a great one-on-one save from Jamie Murphy in the first half as the Seagulls were on top.
Bruno and Lewis Dunk had gone close before the goal, while Elias Kachunga spurned the visitors' best chance.
David Wagner's Huddersfield side had enjoyed their best start to a league season in their 108-year history, but their lead at the top is now only one point after Newcastle's thrashing of QPR.
Brighton were without a win in three league games but always looked most likely to break the deadlock, Dunk heading their best chance wide from only two yards out.
The visitors almost punished Chris Hughton's team when Jack Payne's cross evaded David Stockdale, but on-loan striker Kachunga could not make contact with the goal gaping.
That was the only real scare for the hosts, who kept their first clean sheet since a run of four shutouts at the start of the season.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton:
"It was probably one of those games that gets the supporters a little frustrated.
"But, as a manager and a coach, you know you have to play that type of game.
"They are a good side. They give you a lot of possession, they drop back and they counter very quickly.
"If you don't play within a shape, they can punish you. We had to be patient. We created the two best chances in the game, one in each half.
"The bit of luck we got in the game, I thought we deserved. I thought we were the better team."
Huddersfield boss David Wagner on keeper Ward's mistake:
"I spoke to Danny and I told him there were no complaints from my side.
"Mistakes are part of this game.
"Unfortunately, if a goalkeeper makes a mistake, it's a goal. But he is strong enough and he knows that everyone backs him - that he will be fresh on Saturday and will help us get a better result than we had today."
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Hogg.
Attempt blocked. Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a headed pass.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Elvis Manu replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mark Hudson.
Offside, Huddersfield Town. Jonathan Hogg tries a through ball, but Michael Hefele is caught offside.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steve Sidwell replaces Jiri Skalak.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kasey Palmer replaces Jack Payne.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Michael Hefele replaces Chris Löwe.
Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Attempt blocked. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
Foul by Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jiri Skalak following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Tomer Hemed.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Nahki Wells replaces Harry Bunn.
Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town).
Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town).
Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
Mr FitzPatrick, 66, of Greystones, County Wicklow, had pleaded not guilty to 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act.
He denied making misleading, false or deceptive statements to auditors and furnishing false information between 2002 and 2007.
A new trial date has been set for 5 October 2015.
The charges were brought by the director of public prosecutions after an investigation by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE).
The end of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court comes after seven weeks of legal argument in the absence of the jury.
No evidence was ever opened to the jury as a legal issue raised on the opening day led almost immediately to a voir dire or "a trial within a trial".
A judge told the jury that the legal issues had been dealt with and as a result, the time frame for the trial had changed significantly.
Mr FitzPatrick was accused of failing to disclose to Anglo's auditors, Ernst and Young, the true amount of loans to him or people connected with him.
The prosecution claims he authorised arrangements to ensure that the balance of those loans would be reduced, or appear to be reduced, at the end of the bank's financial year.
It is alleged that he failed to tell the auditors about those arrangements and also about arrangements between Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society in connection with loans to him by Irish Nationwide.
He was also accused of producing financial statements about the value of loans to Anglo's directors which failed to include the true amounts outstanding by him to the bank.
Shares in the travel company plunged more than 17% in reaction to the news. The company also warned of tougher market conditions in the coming year.
Ms Green will be replaced by chief operating officer Peter Fankhauser, who will take over with immediate effect.
Harriet Green joined the company two years ago when its share price was 14p. It closed on Tuesday night at 139.9p.
Ms Green said: "I always said that I would move on to another company with fresh challenges once my work was complete. That time is now."
As expected, the company reported a 44% jump in earnings before interest and tax to £323m ($507m) for the year ended September.
However, it warned that growth in the coming year would be slower due to a tougher trading environment.
Ms Green's decision to step down took the markets by surprise.
In a tweet, BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed described the news as a "huge shock".
Shares were trading around 110p on Wednesday morning. In March they reached a high of 190p.
Brenda Kelly, chief market strategist at IG Markets, said: "The resignation is bound to have a negative effect.
"But there are other problems out of Thomas Cook's control. Over the last few months the market has not looked so good - with the weaker UK currency and a struggling eurozone all having a negative effect."
The travel industry has gone back to one of their own.
Harriet Green - new to the travel business - took over Thomas Cook when it was on its knees, fixed it at a whirlwind pace and has left, I am sure, earlier than she thought she would.
Her replacement is a travel sector veteran who has been at Thomas Cook for 13 years, including when it suffered its near death experience in 2011. Before that he was at Kuoni.
Although Ms Green has always made it clear that being a long haul chief executive was not for her (she told the BBC last year "I generally think [chief executives] spend far too long in the same business") her abrupt departure points to some tensions in the business that could not be reconciled.
The chairman, Frank Meysman, said this morning that Thomas Cook now moves into a "fresh phase" where the strategy put in place by Ms Green is executed by her successor. "Everybody has their qualities," he said this morning.
That suggests that the board felt that the new chief executive, Peter Fankhauser, is better suited to running the business.
Investors are voting with their wallets over the departure of a chief executive who saw the share price rise by nearly ten times in two years. Since the announcement of her resignation at 7am, the shares have collapsed by more than 20%. Chief executives who transform businesses are clearly valued.
Thomas Cook underwent a thorough reorganisation under Ms Green that reflected new trends in the travel business.
"Her great achievement was to restructure the company, realising that having so many Thomas Cook outlets around the country was based in history not reality," said Ms Kelly.
"She recognised that people were going on line and looking for deals, that holiday booking tradition was different from Thomas Cook's heyday in the 70s and 80s.
"It meant huge closures here in the UK and in Ireland, but those difficult decisions meant getting to grips with what's happening today in the travel market," according to Ms Kelly.
Bryan Lewis Jones's timber frame "eco" building, The Shed, rotates 360 degrees to follow the sun throughout the day in its woodland setting in St Asaph.
It squares up against three finalists, including a shed on wheels, in the competition's unique category.
Also nominated in the historical category is the Carmarthenshire shed used by writer Dylan Thomas.
It stands on stilts above the estuary in Laugharne and has been furnished to re-create the interior as it would have been when Thomas was there.
The public picked finalists in eight categories, including budget and unexpected, from 2,825 entries.
The overall winner will be selected on the Channel 4 TV series, Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year, starting on Friday.
Dassey, 26, will be released within 90 days, unless the state decides to retry him or there is an appeal.
Dassey, who has learning difficulties, and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of murdering a young woman, Teresa Halbach, in 2005.
Avery and Dassey, who was 16 at the time, were sentenced to life in prison.
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On Friday, Judge William Duffin stated in the court ruling that investigators in the 2007 trial made false promises to Dassey by assuring him "he had nothing to worry about".
"These repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey's age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey's confession involuntary under the Fifth and 14th Amendments," the judge said.
The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial, including the right to silence. The 14th Amendment guarantees equal treatment before the law.
The verdict comes after Dassey's appeal was rejected by state courts.
Steven Drizin, Professor of law at Northwestern University, became involved in the push to have the conviction overturned.
"I thought that this was a confession that was the result of police coercion," he told the BBC's Today programme.
"These detectives had taken advantage of a young man who had severe learning difficulties. The only facts in the confession had been fed to him by the investigators."
The case received wide attention in the US and across the world after the release of the 10-part documentary Making a Murderer in December 2015.
The filmmakers cast doubt on the legal process to convict Dassey and Avery.
The documentary tells the real-life story of Avery, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years for sexual assault.
After his release, he was accused and found guilty of murdering Teresa Halbach, a photographer for Auto Trader Magazine.
Ms Halbach's charred remains were found at Avery's car salvage yard a week after she had gone there to photograph a minivan for sale.
The series focused on the conduct of law officials in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who risked a huge financial penalty over the first case.
Metal thieves stripped Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, of copper taping used to conduct lightning strikes from its roof to the ground.
The former royal residence was among 17 historic sites to be targeted.
There were 30 thefts at stately homes, castles and churches in three years.
Thieves have taken heavy stone carvings, Roman artefacts and the fixtures and fittings from historic monuments across the country.
Dryburgh Abbey, in the Scottish Borders, was broken into in 2015 and lost two medieval stone carvings, while nearby Melrose Abbey was robbed of a Roman statuette of a stag and Roman pottery items.
Last year, thieves managed to make off with two heavy "Forest of Dean stone" carvings from Dunkeld Cathedral, while staff at Duff House in Aberdeenshire discovered that an antique toilet pull chain had been taken.
Scotland's historical sites were also the target of scrap metal thieves, who stripped lead from Deer Abbey in Aberdeenshire and Crossraguel Abbey in Ayrshire.
Metal hand rails were stolen from Dunstaffnage Castle, Argyll, and Kilchurn Castle on the banks of Loch Awe, while one thief made off with the main door padlock from Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire.
In 2015, one thief set their sights slightly lower, making off with 12 packs of toilet roll from Castle Campbell.
Documents released by Historic Environment Scotland revealed thieves stripped the lightning protection tape from Linlithgow Palace in 2014.
It is understood the lightning tape, supplied to 37 HES-operated buildings across Scotland by a specialist contractor, was replaced before serious damage happened.
The documents, detailing items listed as missing or stolen between 2014 and 2016, also revealed that HES staff mislaid the keys to St Andrews Castle, Fife, and a set of internal keys for Dunblane Cathedral.
In 2012, HES set up a task force with police and amateur enthusiasts to crack down on the growing problem of crime at historic sites.
Heritage chiefs consulted with both police officers and insurance companies to reduce the levels of crime being committed at historic sites, while creating an "early warning" network to target criminals who are breaking into properties and ransacking historic sites.
It will commemorate the centenary of the Great Arab Revolt, the British-backed uprising against the German-allied Ottoman Turks depicted in the film Lawrence Of Arabia.
The Jordanian Royal Guard, Band and Drill Team will perform.
The Nepal Army Band will have a snow-covered recreation of Mount Everest.
The Tattoo, now in its 66th year, will also mark the Queen's 90th birthday and the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, the biggest sea battle of World War One .
The Tattoo will host more than 220,000 spectators, 1,200 performers, 250 pipers and drummers, five British military bands, and a £250,000 projection and light show from the team behind Danny Boyle's 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Brigadier David Allfrey, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo's chief executive and producer, said: "We are particularly proud to add our celebration to Her Majesty the Queen's special year while marking other important anniversaries: Jutland and the Great Arab Revolt.
"Above all though, the music is the star. This year we have developed a fabulous score bursting with incredible tunes."
Donald Wilson, Edinburgh Lord Provost and Tattoo chairman, said: "This year's spectacle will travel through time back to the Great Arab Revolt, across seasons with a magical Mount Everest snowfall, and through space with a Star Wars motorcycle display.
"I can't wait for Scotland and the world to enjoy what the Tattoo has in store this year."
Others are said to be missing after torrential rains hit four provinces. Video footage shows streets inundated with water, and cars being swept away.
The Tehran Times news site reported that the flood had also triggered a landslide.
The areas of Ajab Shir and Azar Shahr in East Azerbaijan have reportedly been the worst hit.
Other affected provinces are West Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kordestan.
A rescue operation is under way.
The bridge was lit with green light at midnight.
The city is the first in the UK to be given the status since the award was launched in 2008 and has taken over the title from Copenhagen.
The initiative rewards cities making efforts to improve the urban environment and create healthier and more sustainable living areas.
Previous title holders are: Stockholm in 2010, Hamburg in 2011, Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2012, Nantes in 2013 and Copenhagen in 2014.
Ljubljana, in Slovenia, will take over from Bristol in 2016.
Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sargeant has backed parents upset at proposals to enforce the policy at Connah's Quay High School.
In a consultation letter, the head teacher said there were "ongoing issues" over girls' uniforms.
Flintshire council said school uniform was "a matter for individual schools and governing bodies."
In the letter, head teacher Ann Peers said girls were wearing "denims, leggings and skin tight trousers".
Mr Sargeant said the proposal "should be dropped straight away" as female students "should have the right to choose whether to wear a skirt or trousers".
He said he understood uniform helped to create "a sense of inclusion and equality", and instead suggested enforcing a policy of wearing "tailored trousers or skirts".
Mr Sargeant added: "If uniform is an issue then of course that should be dealt with and the headteacher would have my full support in that."
He has written to Ms Peers asking her to take parents' and pupils' views into consideration.
Ian Budd, chief officer of education and youth at Flintshire council, said: "School uniform arrangements are a matter for individual schools and governing bodies.
"However, I would urge parents and carers to give their opinions to the school during the consultation period which has been extended to 10 March.
"The governing body will then consider the views expressed during the consultation in conjunction with Welsh Government guidance on school uniform policy, which makes it clear that governors must consider the implications of uniform policy in terms of equalities and affordability, before making an informed decision."
The BBC has contacted Connah's Quay High School for comment.
Richard Williams, 55, made false tax claims on orders for non-existent beds he had received from people with disabilities.
A £50,000 narrowboat he converted into the replica submarine was among a string of extravagant purchases.
Williams, from Blackpool, was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Manchester Crown Court.
Williams, formerly known as Steven Howarth, of Redcar Road, pleaded guilty to three counts of cheating public revenue and fraud.
During the fraud, HMRC said, Williams ran the replica World War Two German U-boat as an attraction at Clarence Dock, Leeds.
He posted promotional videos filmed onboard to social media, they said.
At his sentencing on Friday, the court heard Williams also bought yachts, luxury cars and chartered private jets.
His wife Laurel Howarth, 28, from Leeds, was handed a 20-month sentence after she admitted three counts of VAT fraud.
Her Majesty's Revenues and Customs (HMRC) said the pair used friends' names to carry out the frauds - even changing their names by deed poll to match their identities.
The couple faked invoices and customer records from the four companies to make fraudulent VAT repayment claims.
Before sentencing, Williams said: "I regret what I did sincerely but it did have its moments.
He said it was "a crazy time" but had been "a very silly thing to do".
Proposals have been submitted to build three towers - 20 floors, 10 and eight respectively - on John Street.
The site, located at the old home of No Fit State Circus, would also have shops and cafes on the bottom two floors.
The 433,785 sq ft (40,300 sq m) development would be large enough for 3,590 employees and include 112 parking spaces.
It has involved a K-pop star, a mass cabinet resignation, a Facebook spam assault, Taiwan's new "first family of cats", and a veiled military warning from China.
Each of these controversies exposes the issues that could take the island on a very different path.
It seems like so long ago but election day, last Saturday, was when Taiwanese youth rallied behind Chou Tzuyu, the 16-year-old Taiwanese K-pop singer who was forced to apologise for showing the island's flag on a Korean TV show.
Many believe the anger that prompted could have helped Ms Tsai, whose DPP party has traditionally favoured independence from China, which in turn sees the island as a province that must be reunited with the mainland.
Now Taiwanese celebrities who have called themselves Chinese, including Mando-pop singer Jay Chou, are under fire. Many simply want Chinese fans to identify with them and are probably only referring to their ethnic identity.
But this election has shown that obstacles remain despite growing contact and improved ties with mainland China. One recent survey suggested a majority of the island see themselves as Taiwanese.
Beijing will have to re-evaluate its strategy of winning over the Taiwanese with trade, tourism and economic perks. Analysts say it would do better to narrow the huge gap in the two sides' political systems.
Days after her victory, Chinese netizens began waging a war of words on Ms Tsai's Facebook page.
Comments on the site went from 10,000 to 45,000 per day, as users weighed in criticising her pro-independence views.
Many posted the same Chinese slogans, including: "Honour to those who love the motherland, shame on those who harm the motherland."
It may be a campaign orchestrated by the Chinese government, which normally blocks Facebook and is believed to employ an army of people to post comments online reflecting its policies.
However some posts seemed genuine.
One Chinese netizen Chen Jun-lin wrote: "Everything we do is to narrow the distance between each other's heart. We reject any action on both sides to split the two sides, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China."
Ms Tsai simply replied to the comments with a photo post: "The greatness of this country lies in how every single person can exercise their right to be himself or herself."
It remains a fascinating insight into cross-strait views and some believe such open communication may, ironically, lead to increased understanding.
One report on China's state-owned CCTV channel this week said China's military "recently" carried out live fire drills off the coast of Fujian province directly across from Taiwan.
But Taiwan's defence ministry says the pictures were from exercises carried out last year and there were no recent drills.
Either way, it is a warning for Ms Tsai.
The mass resignation of Taiwan's incumbent cabinet was expected after the election defeat.
But the next cabinet is being closely watched. Will Ms Tsai try to tap the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party's experienced China negotiators to help maintain good ties with Beijing?
Analysts say her words and actions since winning have confirmed to China she's pro-independence, but it recognises her as a pragmatic politician.
Beijing's "wait and see" grace period for Ms Tsai is expected to end by the time she finishes her inaugural address, and it is unlikely to bend on China's territorial claims.
Ms Tsai meanwhile seems to be trying to shore up Taiwan's alliances and boost trade with its most powerful allies the United States and Japan, to minimise Taiwan's economic dependence on China and seek security protection.
She met representatives from both countries this week and sent the DPP's secretary-general Joseph Wu to the US.
While she has pledged to maintain the status quo and not provoke China, some US officials have said they want Taiwan to be an integral part of America's Asian security strategy.
China will view this as an attempt by Washington to use Taiwan to counterbalance its weight in the South China Sea dispute, an alliance that could lead to an even harder stance from Beijing.
Taiwan's parliament is notorious for its shoe-throwing, water splashing and scuffles.
But now that Ms Tsai's party won a majority of the seats for the first time in history, it will be able to push through significant reforms without getting physical.
Its priority will be to seize the assets of the KMT, believed to have been taken when it fled to Taiwan at the end of China's civil war and began ruling the island.
That could reduce the century-old party, one of the world's richest and once most powerful, to a much less influential force.
The DPP-controlled parliament will also change laws to reduce the power of the ruling KMT party's chairman so that ordinary party members who do not share his views, including on unifying with China, will be able to balance his power.
The parliament will also try to amend the constitution to make it easier for referendums to be held, which means the issue of independence may one day be decided by the Taiwanese people.
Regardless, newly elected legislator heavy metal singer Freddy Lim could add a new flavour to parliament.
Attention has also turned to Taiwan's new "first family" as they are being dubbed: Ms Tsai and her two cats Cookie and A-Tsai.
Ms Tsai found time to post more pictures of them this week. Cookie was rescued after a typhoon by a DPP member and given to Ms Tsai. Ms. Tsai came across A-Tsai in a pineapple field and the farmer convinced her to take him home.
It's an unusual so-called "first family", but so then was the island's first week after a landmark poll.
The central bank - People's Bank of China (PBOC) - fixed the yuan rate at 6.4589 to the US dollar on Friday.
That is the biggest increase in nearly 11 years.
China only allows the yuan to rise or fall 2% on either side of the PBOC's daily fix, to avoid volatility and maintain control over the Chinese currency.
Analysts have pointed out the move is not a reflection of future yuan policies.
Some have argued the PBOC's move is a knee-jerk reaction to US dollar weakness overnight. The US dollar had fallen sharply against the yen after the Bank of Japan surprised markets and decided against any extra monetary easing.
"The expectation for a stronger yuan fix was laid by the gains for the yen after the Bank of Japan announcement," said Patrick Bennett, a strategist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Hong Kong.
According to data compiled by financial news network Bloomberg, Friday's increase is the strongest daily move by the PBOC since July 2005.
China spooked global investors with a surprise devaluation in August last year, when it guided the currency down by nearly 5% in a week.
Market reaction to the move, however, has been muted. The Shanghai Composite index closed down 7.26 points at 2,938.32, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index ended the day down 320.98 points at 21,067.05.
South Korea's Kospi index closed down 0.3% at 1,994.15.
In Australia the benchmark S&P ASX 200 headed higher towards the end of the trading session and closed up 0.5% at 5,252.22.
The region's biggest market, Japan, was shut on Friday for a national holiday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended the shortened trading week down 5%.
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) arrived on 19 October, putting itself in a highly elliptical parking orbit.
This must be circularised over the coming year before the mission can begin full science operations.
But scientists have taken the opportunity of some close passes to the planet in recent days to check out the TGO's instrumentation.
There is delight at the quality of the pictures returned from camera system, CaSSIS (the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System).
TGO passed over a region called Hebes Chasma at its closest approach, just 250km from the Martian terrain.
"We saw Hebes Chasma at 2.8 metres per pixel," said Nicolas Thomas, the camera's principal investigator from the University of Bern, Switzerland.
"That's a bit like flying over Bern at 15,000km/h and simultaneously getting sharp pictures of cars in Zurich."
TGO sensors NOMAD and ACS also came through their early tests successfully.
These are the sensors that will make a detailed inventory of Mars' atmospheric gases.
In particular, they will go after the components that constitute less than 1% of the planet's air - chemical species such as methane, water vapour, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide.
Methane is the main focus. From previous measurements, its concentration is seen to be low and sporadic in nature. But the mere fact that it is detected at all is really fascinating.
The simple organic molecule should be destroyed easily in the harsh Martian environment, so its persistence - and the occasional spikes in its signal - indicate a replenishing source of the gas.
The speculation is that it could be coming from microbial life somewhere on the planet.
It will be CaSSIS's job to look for possible geological forms on the surface that might tie into methane sources. A fourth instrument, FREND (successfully tested in recent days, too), will sense hydrogen in the near-surface. This data can be used as a proxy for the presence of water or hydrated minerals.
This again is information that could yield answers to the methane question.
TGO was the unspoken success on the day Esa's Schiaparelli lander crashed into Mars.
The surface probe had been dropped off at the Red Planet by TGO and was making its ill-fated descent just as the satellite took up its parking orbit.
The successful insertion almost went unnoticed in the fuss over Schiaparelli.
TGO is the first phase in a joint venture at Mars that Europe is undertaking with Russia.
The second step in this project known as ExoMars is to put a robot rover on the planet in 2021.
It needs a large injection of cash on the European side to go forward, however - just over €400m.
Research ministers from Esa member states are meeting this week in Lucerne, Switzerland, to try to resolve this budget problem.
Seeing TGO perform so well should at the very least give the politicians a warm feeling as they push through their difficult discussions.
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Patrick Hart, 82, had last been seen at his home in Saracen Street, Possilpark, at about 16:00 on Monday.
Police carried out searches involving police dogs and a helicopter and appealed for people to check private CCTV footage.
A spokeswoman confirmed that Mr Hart had been found on Tuesday and thanked the public for their help to find him.
The 27-year-old, who is his amateur team's paid professional, surpassed ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke's unbeaten 200 for Ramsbottom in 2002.
Smuts' innings came off 139 balls and contained 23 fours and 11 sixes.
He later took 4-16 with the ball as his side wrapped up a 182-run win.
Clarke, who is currently commentating on the Indian Premier League, tweeted Smuts his congratulations and joked: "This means I need to have another year with Rammy."
The league's next two highest scores are held by West Indies greats Everton Weekes (195* in 1949) and Learie Constantine (192* in 1937).
Smuts - the younger brother of South Africa all-rounder JJ Smuts - is no stranger to records since he also holds the distinction of being the first player to score a century and take 13 wickets in the same first-class match in South Africa.
He achieved that feat playing for Eastern Province in 2016 - becoming only the 25th player in the world to achieve it.
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Zimbabwe-born Denton, who qualifies to play for Scotland through his mother, has spent two seasons at The Rec, after signing from Edinburgh in 2015.
He becomes Warriors' sixth signing in preparation for the 2017-18 campaign.
As well as Northampton pair prop Ethan Waller and Sam Olver, Wasps winger Tom Howe signed in January, while Jersey forwards Pierce Phillips and Simon Kerrod agreed terms in February.
South Africa-educated Denton, who can play in the back row or at lock. has won 35 caps for Scotland.
He played four times in their 2015 Rugby World Cup run, including their luckless quarter-final defeat by Australia.
Prior to his move to Bath, he also made 79 appearances for Edinburgh, helping them to reach the European Challenge Cup final in 2015.
Warriors director of rugby Gary Gold said: "David is a powerful athlete who will add more firepower to our back row. He is a strong ball-carrier with international experience."
Stuart Mudge, 61, took money from investors from 2009-12, but later admitted breaking the law by operating without Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation.
He failed to pay £7m to the FCA and was declared bankrupt in 2014.
Mr Mudge will now face "severe financial restrictions" for 12 years, the Insolvency Service said.
Ken Beasley, Official Receiver at the Insolvency Service, added: "This case is a prime example of the losses that can be incurred via an investment scheme that looks too good to be true."
The Insolvency Service said Mr Mudge took the money from investors for his scheme, the Churchgate Trading Syndicate, over a three-year period.
An investigation found investors were promised "guaranteed returns" of 15% every quarter.
However, Mr Mudge's assets were frozen and he was blocked from operating the syndicate after the FCA obtained an injunction in February 2012.
The Insolvency Service said Mr Mudge acknowledged operating the syndicate without FCA authorisation and breaking the law. A High Court judge subsequently ordered him to pay £7m to the FCA to distribute to the investors.
He was declared bankrupt in December 2014, after failing to pay any money to the FCA.
Other sums recovered funded a "small, pro-rata return" to the investors but they have suffered "substantial losses", the Insolvency Service said.
After further investigation by the Official Receiver, Mr Mudge was made subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order at Cardiff County Court in February.
He cannot promote, manage or be a director of a limited company until February 2029 and he must disclose his status to a credit provider if he wishes to borrow £500 or more, among other constraints.
Mark Steward, of the FCA, said: "Investors are often lured by false promises of high returns without the high risks being disclosed to them.
"Spread betting on securities or currencies is typically risky and investors in Mr Mudge's scheme ended up losing substantial amounts of money."
A report published by Edinburgh Airport shows findings from last year's trial, which saw planes take off towards the Forth, passing over West Lothian.
The trial was held to find a way for planes to depart every minute at peak times instead of every two minutes.
It began on 25 June and was brought to early close on 28 October.
The trial route, which was called Tutur, had been due to run until the end of November 2015.
Airport officials had said flights leaving only a minute apart could relieve congestion at Scotland's busiest airport.
The report said the airport experienced a peak in complaints during the trial period with 7,934 complaints from 567 individuals.
It said analysis showed over 57% of the complaints were not about trial flights but were about aircraft operating on flight paths that have existed since the runway was built in the mid-1970s.
Meanwhile, the report claimed a large percentage of complaints came from the same people - with 40% of all complaints coming from five individuals.
No decision will be made on the new flight plan's future until the end of the year.
An Edinburgh Airport spokesman, said: "While the trial was a success, there is still work to do both technically and with our neighbouring communities.
"The majority of complaints received during the trial period came from a relatively small number of people who live in pockets of communities in West Lothian.
"While the majority of these complaints did not relate to flights on the Tutur flight path, we take our neighbours' concerns seriously.
"Our decision on Tutur will be not be taken hastily."
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, along with US and Russian colleagues, discovered the fossilised remains of the animal in Uzbekistan.
They have named it Timurlengia.
A study of the 90-million-year-old beast suggested its ears and brain were crucial in Tyrannosaurs' dominance.
"We have a totally new species of dinosaur," explained lead researcher Dr Stephen Brusatte from the University of Edinburgh.
"It's one of the very closest cousins of T. rex, but a lot smaller - about the size of a horse.
"And it comes from the middle part of the Cretaceous period - a point where we have a huge gap in the fossil record."
This "frustrating" gap has made T. rex - which was found later in the period and was up to 13m head to tail - something of an evolutionary mystery. That is what this find has helped to resolve.
"It has features of its bones that are also found in T. rex," said Dr Brusatte. "So this is evolving features that would eventually allow T. rex to become this super-dominant top-of-the-food-chain animal."
The team studied about 25 sections of Timurlengia's skeleton, piecing it together to work out its size and shape.
Most revealing was a part of the animal's skull, which the team scanned to work out the shape of its brain and inner ear - an attempt to build a picture of its sensory capabilities.
"Its brain and ear - which we can tell from CT scans - were almost identical to T. rex," said Dr Brusatte.
Dr Bill Sellers from the University of Manchester told BBC News that this braincase was "the really important part of this fossil".
"It shows us that relatively big brains and keen senses evolved early in the history of this group of dinosaurs and may have been what allowed tyrannosaurs to become such successful predators."
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Speaking after meeting the European Parliament's chief negotiator, Mr Farron said notification under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty could be revoked "if there is the political will".
Article 50 begins two years of formal negotiations between the UK and the EU.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will do this by the end of March.
Article 50 is the subject of the legal battle currently being played out in the Supreme Court between campaigners who say Parliament must authorise notification, and the government, which says it does not need to be consulted.
Both sides in the case say the process cannot be reversed - but some lawyers, and the peer who wrote Article 50, disagree.
After meeting Guy Verhofstadt in Brussels, Mr Farron said: "We discussed whether Article 50 can be revoked, and my conclusion is that if there is the political will, it would be possible to do so."
He added that Britons "deserve more than a deal imposed on them by Westminster or Brussels".
In theory the Supreme Court could refer the question of whether Article 50 can be revoked to the European Court of Justice for a ruling - but this is seen as unlikely as the question has not formed part of either side's arguments.
The Lib Dems are calling for a second referendum to be held, once negotiations are complete, on the terms of Brexit.
The government has refused to offer a "running commentary" on what it wants to secure from the talks.
Speaking to reporters in Brussels, Mr Verhofstadt warned that there would be "no flexibility" from the EU on freedom of movement rights if the UK wanted to retain the benefits of single market membership.
"We shall not compromise on that, that is very clear," he said.
Mr Verhofstadt also poked fun at the prime minister's goal of a "red, white and blue" Brexit, pointing out they were "the French colours".
"No one should be excluded... because of their postcode," digital and culture minister Matt Hancock said in a speech to the arts and creative industries.
London's success should be "matched in every part of our land", he added.
The creative industries would be "absolutely central to [the UK's] post-Brexit future", he also said on Friday.
Speaking in central London, Mr Hancock said the UK's "cultural capital [had] long served as our global calling card".
The arts are central not just "to who we are as a country" but also "to our future prosperity as a nation", he said.
The minister said he would "fight to ensure that the creative and digital industries are at the heart of [the] government's industrial strategy".
Creative sector tax reliefs, he insisted, would "not be adversely affected" by the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
He also pledged that free entry to the permanent collections of the country's national museums was "not up for review".
During his address, hosted by the Creative Industries Federation at BFI Southbank, Mr Hancock also announced the following:
"You have a special responsibility to be a force for openness and social mobility in Britain," he told an audience that included Sir Nicholas Kenyon, director of the Barbican, and National Gallery director Gabriele Finaldi.
Mr Hancock's keynote speech followed an address earlier this week at the AGM of the British Phonographic Industry, during which he called on the music industry to ensure there was "diversity... in the boardroom as much as backstage."
"Music can't be the preserve of the privileged," he went on. "Are you doing all you can to blast open the doors to the industry?"
Elsewhere during the speech, Mr Hancock wondered why Adele's music was "so morose" given her remarkable global success.
The Conservative MP for West Suffolk took over from Ed Vaizey at the DCMS in July.
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Syrian businessman Nicholas Daher, 85, was stabbed to death in Letchworth on 4 January.
Sammi Ozone, 60, admitting killing the father of his wife Samur at their Whitethorn Lane home, but denied murder.
A jury at Luton Crown Court found him not guilty of murder on grounds of diminished responsibility.
The jury was told how Ozone cut himself after the fatal stabbing and was taken to the Lister Hospital in Stevenage for treatment.
While there, with a police guard nearby, he is said to have made unprompted comments: "Is the devil alive? I didn't mean to do it. I saw the devil in front of me."
Father-of-two Ozone has been remanded in custody until 25 August for a psychiatric report to be updated prior to sentencing.
Judge Michael Kay QC said: "This has been a very sad case, but Mr Ozone should be prepared for a custodial sentence of some length."
During the case, prosecutor Robert O'Sullivan QC said: "For a number of years the defendant had ill-feeling towards his father-in-law. Mr Daher was a very wealthy man, who had funded their lifestyle in Syria where they came from.
"Mr Ozone resented his father-in-law's controlling behaviour."
When questioned by the police, he said something had "flipped" when he went in the kitchen.
He said his father-in-law had a devil face.
He said: "He was evil. He was mad. He laughed at every step in our life."
The Seahawks duly won the game 43-8, which means about 1,000 customers will now get their orders free.
Nicknamed Mattress Mack, Jim McIngvale is well-known for his attention-grabbing ploys.
Though substantial, the loss amounts to only 6% of Mr McIngvale's annual income. He says it is good marketing.
Mr McIngvale ran the Super Bowl promotion for 10 days at his two Gallery Furniture stores.
To win, customers had to purchase at least $6,000 worth of furniture and have it delivered before kick-off on Sunday.
The average customer who was eligible for the refund bought around $7,000 worth of furniture.
McIngvale is philosophical about the loss and says his business is getting priceless media coverage.
"It's a big hit, but it's a marketing expense. But more importantly, it's a brand-builder," Mr McIngvale said in a phone interview.
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It is not the first time Mattress Mack has pulled this kind of stunt.
Earlier this year, he refunded almost $700,000 to customers who bet correctly on the Super Bowl play-off victors.
In December, he was honoured by President George H W Bush for his anti-drugs campaigning, and he regularly gives talks to young people in Houston about his experience with addiction.
The Super Bowl was the most-watched television event in US history, the Fox TV network has said.
The event drew 111.5m viewers on Sunday night, it said.
The Labour leader, nearing the end of a three-day visit, said Israel's policy on settlements was "wrong and illegal".
He visited a Bedouin camp where residents are among 2,300 Palestinians facing possible displacement.
Mr Miliband's trip follows a recent faltering in US-led peace talks.
Israel and the Palestinians have blamed each other for taking steps they believe breach commitments aimed at advancing negotiations.
Mr Miliband, who is Jewish, said he supported "the homeland for the Jewish people" but also made it clear he does not back all actions of the Israeli government.
Speaking after his visit to the Khan al-Ahmar camp on Saturday, Mr Miliband said: "What I have seen today shows that the expansion of Israeli settlements on the Palestinian West Bank is not only wrong and illegal but represents a mortal threat to the two-state solution and to a successful outcome of the peace process.
"If we are going to have a viable, democratic Palestinian state the more we see an expansion of settlements the more it becomes difficult to construct this state."
Mr Miliband had a kick-about with children at the camp before meeting community leader Abu Khamis.
Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. Settlements it has built there are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this and continues to approve the construction of new homes for Israeli citizens.
Palestinian leaders say the West Bank must form part of a future Palestinian state.
Mr Miliband, who has been accompanied by his wife Justine, will stay overnight in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
He is due to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before he leaves on Sunday.
He has already met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Taking questions at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Friday, Mr Miliband said he had "a deep sense of gratitude to Israel for what they did for my grandmother".
She survived the Holocaust in Poland before emigrating to the country.
Meanwhile, Israel has imposed sanctions against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in retaliation for its signing up to several international treaties - moves which analysts say could give the Palestinians greater recognition internationally.
Israel says such moves hinder peace negotiations.
It said taxes collected on behalf of the PA would be frozen, with limited access granted to bank deposits in Israel.
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told AFP news agency it was "theft of the Palestinian people's money" and a "violation of international law and norms by Israel".
The Palestinian leadership accuses Israel of reneging on a plan to release Palestinian prisoners.
The state news agency, BNA, said the group plotted to attack "policemen... vital sites and security locations, including an embassy".
Bahrain human rights groups condemned the "unfair trial" and sentences.
The Gulf state has seen sporadic unrest since putting down mass Shia-led protests in 2011.
In the latest case the defendants were given sentences ranging from three years to life in prison. Activists said minors were among those jailed. Four people were acquitted.
Among the group's targets, the Gulf Daily News reported, were the Saudi embassy in Manama and the King Fahd Causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
The court alleged that those on trial were funded by the main Shia opposition group, al-Wefaq, and a banned association, al-Wafa (Fidelity).
In a statement, two Bahrain advocacy groups said that nine of those found guilty were under the age of 18.
"Bahrain's politicised courts are disenfranchising an entire generation of Bahrainis with unfair imprisonment," said Husain Abdulla, of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
Bahrain was hit by an uprising in 2011 in which the Shia majority demanded democratic reforms from the Sunni-led government. Since then, protests have been more intermittent, following a crackdown.
In January, Bahrain stripped citizenship from 72 people on the grounds of damaging national security.
More than 800 crew died when the battleship was torpedoed in Scapa Flow in 1939.
A memorial was established at Scapa beach overlooking the site, but a propeller in the garden has had graffiti scratched onto it.
There are now plans to involve local primary schools in caring for the area, as part of a major revamp.
Heather Taylor, whose father Charles Millar set up the memorial, told BBC Radio Orkney he did it to give the families of those who died somewhere to "reflect on their losses".
She said the graffiti was "mindless", and the memorial garden was "not a playground".
People visiting the site said the vandalism was "disgusting".
Tom Brunton, from Macmerry near Tranent in East Lothian, served in the RAF. He said: "Why do it? They're doing it to war memorials as well. It's ridiculous."
And his daughter, Pamela Brunton, who lives in Kirkwall, said: "I wouldn't like to be the parents of the children that were involved. I would have skinned my kids alive if I thought one of them had done that."
Local councillor Gwenda Shearer said there had already been moves to improve the memorial site.
"I had already arranged to come out here and it coincided then with what happened," she said.
"So I came and saw the propeller. Then had a look in the building. And, I must admit, I was disappointed with what I saw.
"It definitely needs some reconstruction into a place where people can come and reflect on what we know is, of course, a significant piece of Orkney's wartime history."
Heather Taylor's husband Phil said involving schoolchildren in caring for the site should teach them "respect for the area".
"If they come and have an input into it, they're more likely to look after it and not do any of the damage that we see here today," he said.
That idea has already won support from Clare Gee, from Orkney Islands Council cultural services.
She said: "I'm certainly very happy to take that (idea) back to my colleagues in the education service to see if there's any ability to get them involved."
She said: "Certainly when we had really big projects last year, like the commemoration of the centenary of Jutland, the schools were involved. Every single school was involved.
"And I think we can certainly move forward with that."
Heather Taylor said she hopes that idea means some good can come out of the damage to the site her father founded.
"It's nice to see that somebody is actually taking note now, and maybe it will go forward, and see progress.
"So the Royal Oak survivors can come here and enjoy the views, and show respect for the lost ones they've left behind."
An online crowdfunding appeal to repair the damage raised its £500 target in less than 24 hours. Orkney's Community Justice Partnership has offered the services of offenders sentenced to carry out unpaid labour to do the work.
Sam Saunders' superb long-range strike and a late Joe Jacobson penalty did the damage as the Bees, who sacked Kevin Nugent on Saturday, slipped to a fourth successive defeat.
The visitors took a 21st-minute lead in spectacular fashion when Saunders stole the ball in midfield and caught Barnet goalkeeper Jamie Stephens off his line from more than 30 yards.
Barnet were very nearly level immediately but Fumnaya Shomotun was twice denied from close range by Chelsea loanee Jamal Blackman.
Wanderers almost doubled their lead just before the break as Stephens had to be quick to block Luke O'Nien's shot from a tight angle.
Barnet captain Curtis Weston was denied by the crossbar after the break after Blackman dropped the ball at his feet.
The Bees hit the woodwork again with seven minutes to go when substitute Ruben Bover unleashed a fine strike from 20 yards.
However, as the Bees pushed for a leveller they were caught out at the back and Weston brought down Garry Thompson in the box, allowing defender Jacobson to score from the spot in the 90th minute.
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The Spain-born winger had been tipped to switch international allegiance to his parents' homeland of Mali.
Brothers Sambou and Moustapha Yatabare are in the 26-man squad.
Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako is included despite having played only 87 minutes for his club this season.
Mali have never won the Africa Cup of Nations. They were runners-up in 1972 and finished third in 2012 and 2013.
They were knocked out of the last tournament in the group stage but defender Hamari Traore believes the current generation have sufficient firepower to do much better in Gabon this time around.
"We know we are a young squad but we believe we can achieve success together as a team," Traore told BBC Sport.
"Mali have never won this tournament, that is the extra motivation for us to make a good impression.
"Yes there is no big star in our team because everybody is a star and that helps us mentally."
Mali are in Group D alongside four-time winners Ghana, Egypt and Uganda. Their opening match is against seven-time winners Egypt on 17 January.
The tournament kicks of on 14 January with the final on 5 February.
Mali squad:
Goalkeepers: Soumaila Diakité and Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien de Bamako), Oumar Sissoko (Orléans, France)
Defenders: Ousmane Coulibaly (Panathinaikos, Greece), Hamari Traore (Reims, France), Falaye Sacko (Vitória Guimarães, Portugal), Molla Wagué (Udinese, Italy), Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Mohamed Oumar Konaté (RS Berkane, Morocco), Charles Blonda Traoré and Mahamadou N'Diaye (Troyes, France), Youssouf Koné (Lille, France)
Midfielders: Yves Bissouma (Lille, France), Mamoutou N'Diaye (Royal Antwerp, Belgium), Lassana Coulibaly (Bastia, France), Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier, France), Samba Sow (Kayserispor, Turkey), Adama Traoré (AS Monaco, France), Sambou Yatabaré (Werder Bremen, Germany), Souleymane Diarra (Ujpest, Hungary), Moussa Doumbia (Rostov, Russia)
Forwards: Moussa Marega (Vitória Guimarães, Portugal), Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent, Belgium), Moustapha Yatabaré (Karabukspor, Turkey), Adama Traoré (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace, England)
Barclays is "staying anchored in Great Britain" he told BBC business editor Simon Jack.
Some banks have warned that the Brexit vote may affect jobs.
But Mr Staley said: "Right now we are not making any plans to pick up and move people from one location to another."
That said, Barclays "wants to be involved in the capital markets globally" and wants to "stay connected to the European capital markets".
The bank will aim to take on new employees if access to Europe is restricted by Brexit, he said.
"You might have to increase your presence in another location - that doesn't necessarily mean you have to decrease [at] your location here," Mr Staley said.
"We saw the one of the biggest one day declines in global wealth in history and the financial system worked fine".
That was Barclays chief executive Jes Staley's stoic reflection on Friday's $2.5 trillion market reaction to the UK's vote to leave the EU, which he said caught him and the markets by surprise.
Barclay's own shares lost nearly a third of their value last Friday. A rout he put down to fears that a political upheaval could lead to an economic downturn.
Now the market storm has subsided, many shares, excluding the bank's, have regained lost ground, and the focus moves on to the real economy and the impact on investment and jobs.
Several of Barclays neighbours in Canary Wharf have said jobs may move to Europe.
HSBC ruled out moving its global HQ from the UK but has said 1,000 jobs may go to Paris.
American bank JP Morgan has said up to 4,000 of its 16,000 UK workforce may be relocated.
Mr Staley was keen to emphasise that Barclays was a British bank that will remain anchored in Britain and although he conceded Barclays might set up a subsidiary in Europe, it wouldn't necessarily be at the expense of UK jobs.
As an American in the UK he drew parallels between the Brexit vote and the political landscape in his home country.
"There is definitely something going on here and in the US… the establishment needs to hear the narrative that globalisation and free trade is not working for the man on the street".
Major banks such as Barclays, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs employ thousands of people in the UK.
One of the reasons these banks find the UK so attractive is so-called "passporting" - their being able to employ people in one EU country, and offer services in another.
But there is a fear that banks in the UK could lose this right following the vote to leave the EU.
After the vote to leave, shares in banks including Barclays and RBS plummeted by around 30%.
Barclays shares are still trading around 20% down.
Mr Staley said: "Bank stocks took a real hit."
He said one of underlying factors in the drop were "a sense that the political crisis will lead to an economic crisis".
"I'm not sure that's true, but I think underlying there's this view that there may be a UK recession, and as a British bank we would be vulnerable to that."
If they go ahead, the proposed changes would be implemented by the middle of August.
It comes after the group announced plans to end services in East Lothian and close depots in North Berwick and Musselburgh.
Scottish Borders Council said it had only just seen details of the plans and it was too early to comment.
Bus services across the region would be affected by the changes.
The X95 between Hawick and Edinburgh, via Galashiels, would switch from a half-hourly to hourly timetable.
Services facing cancellation are:
A spokesperson for First Borders said: "We appreciate this will be unwelcome news for our customers, however our operations in the area have not been viable for a number of years.
"Despite working hard to turn the business around, insufficient passenger demand, the continuing challenging economy and strong competition in places have all contributed to the proposed withdrawal from East Lothian, which may also lead to the withdrawal of a number of services in the Borders.
"Our proposal is very much based on sustaining the wider business, including operations in other parts of the Borders.
"We have already met with SBC to discuss bus provision in the area and no decisions will be taken until we have completed a full and detailed consultation, including with our staff and the trade union."
England will play three Tests against Sri Lanka followed by four Tests against Pakistan, with both touring sides also playing five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match.
The first Test against Sri Lanka starts at Headingley on 19 May.
Pakistan, touring the country for the first time since 2010, begin their Test series at Lord's on 14 July.
The series could see a return for bowler Mohammad Amir, who will be eligible to play for Pakistan from next month after a reduced five-year ban for spot fixing during Pakistan's last tour of England five years ago.
Amir was found guilty alongside Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif of bowling deliberate no balls at prearranged times in the Lord's Test.
Sri Lanka tour dates
4 May: Sri Lanka arrive
8-10 May: 3-day v Essex, Chelmsford
13-15 May: 3-day v Leicestershire, Grace Rd, Leicester
19-23 May: 1st Test, Headingley
27-31 May: 2nd Test, Durham
9-13 June: 3rd Test, Lord's
16 June: 1st ODI v Ireland, venue TBC
18 June: 2nd ODI v Ireland, venue TBC
21 June: 1st ODI (D/N), Trent Bridge
24 June: 2nd ODI (D/N), Edgbaston
26 June: 3rd ODI, Bristol
29 June: 4th ODI (D/N), The Oval
2 July: 5th ODI, Cardiff
5 July: T20 international, Southampton
6 July: Sri Lanka depart
Pakistan tour dates
29 June: Pakistan arrive
3-5 July: 3-day v Somerset, Taunton
8-10 July: 3-day v Sussex, Hove
14-18 July: 1st Test, Lord's
22-26 July: 2nd Test, Old Trafford
29-30 July: 2-day v Worcestershire, New Rd, Worcester
3-7 Aug: 3rd Test, Edgbaston
11-15 Aug: 4th Test, The Oval
18 Aug: 1st ODI v Ireland, venue TBC
20 Aug: 2nd ODI v Ireland, venue TBC
24 Aug: 1st ODI (D/N), Southampton
27 Aug: 2nd ODI, Lord's
30 Aug: 3rd ODI (D/N), Trent Bridge
1 Sept: 4th ODI (D/N), Headingley
4 Sept: 5th ODI (D/N), Cardiff
7 Sept: T20 international, Old Trafford
8 Sept: Pakistan depart
Because living costs vary in different parts of the country, there is a different rate for London and the rest of the UK.
It is promoted by the Living Wage Foundation.
It has received widespread political support, but limited endorsement by employers.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he supports the idea in principle.
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, favours making it part of his party's manifesto for the next general election.
Both London's former and current mayor, Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson, are supporters.
The Greater London Authority (GLA) is among the organisations that pay the living wage to their employees.
The living wage is an informal benchmark, not a legally enforceable minimum level of pay, like the national minimum wage.
The national minimum wage is set by the business secretary each year on the advice of the Low Pay Commission. It is enforced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The living wage is currently calculated by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, while the London living wage has been calculated by the GLA since 2005.
The basic idea is that these are the minimum pay rates needed to let workers lead a decent life.
The living wage is now set at £9.15 an hour in London and £7.85 an hour in the rest of the UK.
By comparison, the national minimum wage is significantly lower. Since October 2014, the national minimum wage has been £6.50 an hour for adults aged 21 and over, and £5.13 for those aged 18 to 20.
The most authoritative data comes from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings compiled by the Office for National Statistics.
It shows that median weekly earnings before tax for full-time employees in April 2013 were £517, up 2.2% from £506 in 2012.
For men, full-time earnings were £556 per week, up 1.8%, compared with £459 for women, up 2.2%.
Median annual earnings were £27,000.
However, there was substantial variation across the UK. Median gross weekly earnings for full-time workers were highest in London, at £658, and lowest in Northern Ireland, at £460.
Figures for 2014 are expected later this month.
At present, more than 1,000 employers are accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, committing them to pay the living wage to employed and subcontracted staff.
They include some FTSE 100 companies such as SSE, Aviva, Barclays, Pearson, and Legal & General.
However, plenty of employers pay between the minimum wage and the living wage.
Some supporters of better pay for the low-paid argue that employers who pay their staff too little are in effect benefiting from taxpayers, who subsidise the low wages of their staff by paying their employees top-up state benefits such as tax credits.
But some companies argue that paying the living wage could lead to job losses, and others say that they have been hit by the financial crisis so could not increase staff costs to this level.
No. Some big local authorities have adopted the living wage, such as Cardiff, Birmingham and Newcastle.
Some workers have had to fight to have their employer adopt the living wage. Cleaners in the Houses of Parliament went on strike back in 2005 to demand pay rises that would bring them up to the living wage. They achieved their aim in 2006.
Some cleaners on the London Underground staged industrial action, including strikes, over two years before Transport for London (TFL) conceded a deal based on the living wage in 2010.
The Living Wage Commission is an independent inquiry into the future of the living wage.
It is chaired by Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, and includes representatives from the TUC, the British Chambers of Commerce, and the voluntary sector.
It looked into the subject for a year, then recommended that the UK government should make it a goal to cut the number of low paid workers by one million by 2020.
It said that the government should pay its own workers the living wage, and that private sector companies that are capable should also pay.
However, it said that other firms should not be forced to do so, especially if this could put jobs at risk.
Nicola Yates has been in charge for the past three years and leaves just two months after the authority came under Labour-led control.
She said it had been an "absolute privilege" to serve Bristol and she was leaving with "a huge sense of pride".
The council said it would make "interim arrangements" while it looks for a permanent replacement.
Ms Yates said: "During my tenure, the council has faced an immensely challenging financial position but I have been dedicated to maintaining frontline services and developing new ways of generating income and expanding our growth sectors for the future."
She was also in charge of organising the city's year as European Green Capital in 2015.
"I am also enormously proud of the contribution I was able to make to Bristol's successful year as European Green Capital, in my role as chief executive of Bristol 2015 Ltd," Ms Yates said.
Nicola Yates is the local authority's highest paid officer and had faced criticism for seeing her pay rise to £172,000 while presiding over cuts in council services.
Marvin Rees, who was elected as the city's mayor in May, said: "I am grateful for Nicola's contributions to Bristol and wish her well for the future.
"She has brought the council a long way in a relatively short time, leaving it with strong governance and a high profile at home and abroad."
One MI6 officer provided detailed statements to the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry which is examining the extent of sexual abuse at the home before it closed in 1980.
Three former staff at Kincora were jailed in 1981 for abusing boys.
At least 29 boys were abused at Kincora between the late 1950s and early 1980s.
The inquiry has been hearing opening remarks from Joseph Aiken QC, counsel to the inquiry, as he outlines the evidence that will be presented to the panel over the next four weeks.
MI6 is now officially known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
The MI6 officer, referred to as SIS officer A, is not named, but was introduced to the inquiry by Alex Younger, the chief of the SIS and the only member of its staff who ever reveals his name.
In the statement, SIS officer A, who is the deputy director responsible for compliance, said he "has seen nothing to indicate any involvement of SIS officers in abuse in Kincora boys' home or any attempt to cover it up".
"SIS does not exploit children or vulnerable adults for operational purposes, nor tolerate their abuse by their staff of those that work on their behalf... including agents," his statement added.
In another document to the inquiry, the the deputy director of MI5, he said there is no evidence in the available documents that "such abuse was permitted, condoned or encouraged to further any MI5 plan".
There have been allegations that people in positions of authority and influence knew what was happening and that they covered it up.
Both MI5 and MI6 have agreed to assist the inquiry and many documents have already been handed over.
Where there have been redactions, the inquiry panel has seen the gist of what has been redacted before the documents are made public.
Mr Aiken QC told the inquiry that Ministry of Defence (MoD) cooperation with the inquiry appeared to be good, and that he had been sent emails from MoD staff in Whitehall on one occasion at four o'clock in the morning.
The Cornwall Council vote is a major step forward in the bid to finance the stadium on the outskirts of Truro.
The Cornish Pirates rugby club, Inox Group, Truro and Penwith College and Henry Boot Developments were behind the plans for the multi-use stadium.
In an eight-hour debate, members also approved plans for a new football stadium on a separate site nearby.
The stadium is expected to cost £10m, with £2m promised by Truro and Penwith College and the other £8m from a deal still to be done with a supermarket.
March 2011 Cornwall Council agrees to fund stadium business plan
November 2011 Outline planning permission granted
May 2012 Councillors vote against public funding for stadium
January 2014 Developers say supermarket would fund stadium
March 2015 Council defers planning decision on supermarket
July 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron says he 'wants to see the stadium happen'
Ian Connell, Cornish Pirates chairman, said he was "absolutely delighted" at the "excellent news".
He said: "It will be a tremendous boost for our players, for our supporters and for the public throughout Cornwall."
Rob Saltmarsh, of developers Inox Group, said councillors had realised the "significant community benefit" of the stadium.
Mr Saltmarsh said he hoped the government would "stand by their word" following a pledge by David Cameron ahead of May's general election to support the stadium.
He said: "We can now look to meet with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and ask them if there is any money available."
Mr Saltmarsh said extra government money could be used to expand the scope of the stadium and possibly increase its size to 10,000 seats.
Plans to build a retail development on the Treyew Road site of Truro City Football Club were also approved.
Money from that project is expected to be used to fund a new ground for the football club at Silver Bow, which was also granted planning consent.
The PS4 Pro will be able to render more detail in games when connected to an ultra-high definition 4K television.
A cosmetically redesigned, slimmer PlayStation 4 was also announced and will be sold at a cheaper price.
One analyst said releasing an upgraded console so soon after the PS4's debut in 2013 took the company into "uncharted territory".
Sony typically makes cosmetic changes to the PlayStation between major releases, but this will be the first time it will have two consoles on sale with significantly different graphics capabilities within the same generation.
"We realised that for the very highly-discriminating gamer there is always a desire for advancement, and they want it in this generation," said Sony's Andrew House.
Since outputting games to 4K televisions requires more computing power than HD, Sony said the PS4 Pro would have more than double the graphics processing power of the PS4.
However, unlike Microsoft's Xbox One S, the PS4 Pro will not be able to play 4K Blu-ray movies - a move which has disappointed some fans.
"The PlayStation is primarily a gaming platform, and everything we do is to make the gaming experience as seamless as possible," Jim Ryan, head of PlayStation Europe, told the BBC.
"We recognise that the trend these days is to use streaming services, and we have a great partnership with Netflix offering 4K movies in its app.
"Both PlayStations continue to support Blu-ray discs."
The PS4 was released less than three years ago, alongside rival Microsoft's Xbox One.
Microsoft has already released a slimmer iteration of the Xbox One that can play 4K movies, and is developing a forthcoming console, dubbed Project Scorpio, that it says will support virtual reality and 4K gaming.
"Sony seem to be turning their back on the old console economics of cycles," said Ed Barton, principal analyst at the consultancy Ovum.
"They used to get the core fans in first, and then really make big money when the price of the hardware dropped and appealed to the expanded market.
"Now, they are giving the hardcore gamers a reason to upgrade early."
Sony says the PS4 Pro will be released in November, and games will be compatible with the standard PS4 console.
"PS4 Pro is not intended the blur the lines between console generations," said Sony's Mark Cerny.
"Instead the vision is to take the PS4 experience to extraordinary new levels".
Sony also said it would release a software upgrade to enable high dynamic range (HDR) on all editions of the PS4.
HDR allows a much larger number of colours to be shown. In addition, because it takes advantage of a greater range of brightness levels between black and white, pictures can appear to be more detailed.
Microsoft's Xbox One S also has HDR support.
Sony is currently thought to be leading the console race, after announcing in May that it had sold 40 million PS4s.
Microsoft said it had sold 10 million Xbox One devices in 2014, but has since stopped reporting its sales figures.
"The biggest advantage that the PS4 has is momentum in the current generation of consoles," said Mr Barton.
"But nobody buys new consoles based on technical specifications, they buy them for the entertainment they enable. They need a strong launch line up of games, or they'll be selling it to a limited number of people."
Magnavox Odyssey: The Odyssey is credited as being the first commercial video games machine for the home. It could only render a single vertical line and three white blocks at a time, so owners had to attach a plastic overlay to their TV to provide the layout for its games.
Atari 2600: Atari's first console to let owners swap in different games cartridges launched alongside nine titles including a Blackjack simulation and the Video Olympics - a cartridge featuring dozens of different variations of its "bat-and-ball" Pong arcade game. But it was 1980's release of Space Invaders and 1982's Pac-Man that cemented its success.
Nintendo Famicom: Launched in Japan two years before it became the NES in Europe. Nintendo provided a "seal of quality" for authorised NES games, helping restore confidence in an industry that had become beset by poor quality releases. Notable titles including Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda and the original Final Fantasy - all of which remain huge franchises.
Sega Mega Drive: Sega's third console - known as the Genesis in the US - proved a much bigger hit outside its home nation of Japan than within. It formed a launchpad for the firm's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog - but only after plans to give the character fangs and a busty human girlfriend were ditched.
3DO: One of the first consoles to offer more colourful 32-bit graphics and the ability to play videos and music as well as games. However, the 3DO was a flop, largely due to its high price. The problem was that its developer licensed the right to make the console to other firms but did not give the manufacturers a cut of software sales, leaving them dependent on the hardware alone for profit.
Sony PlayStation 2: The PS2 remains the bestselling console to date and was only discontinued in 2013. In addition to offering exclusives - including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - it also doubled up as many people's first DVD player.
Xbox 360: Microsoft's console was the first to offer 1080p high definition graphics and built-in wireless connectivity for its controllers. It also helped popularise the idea of using the net to download games and connect with other players via Xbox Live, as well as introducing the Kinect motion control system.
Alec Warburton, 59, has not been seen since 31 July and was reported missing two days later.
Since then his Peugeot 205 was used to travel to north west Wales and returned to Swansea before later being found at Birkenhead ferry port, near Liverpool.
Police had previously called for lodger David Ellis, 40, to get in touch.
His last known movements are CCTV footage of him boarding a ferry to Belfast on 5 August.
Officers have searched in and around Mr Warburton's house in Vivian Road, Sketty, where they both lived, and a police tent was put up on the street.
Another lodger, Christian Evans, told BBC Radio Wales: "Alec kept himself to himself.
"He was a nice guy and we hope we can get to the bottom of this as soon as possible to give any justice that might be needed, and closure for tenants and his brother."
Friday marks one month since a murder investigation was launched.
The European Steel Association urged the EU to dismiss the idea, saying the country would flood the market.
Ahead of the EU membership referendum, leave campaigners said this strengthened their case.
But remain vote supporters said there was a better chance of protecting the industry at an EU level than a UK one.
The association is concerned, if China is recognised as a market economy, its products, including steel, will have easier access to the EU single market.
But Remain supporters said China had not met the criteria to become a market economy, and this status would not be granted.
Thousands of Welsh steel jobs are at risk following Tata Steel's decision in March to sell its UK operations - including 4,100 at its Port Talbot site.
One of the problems facing the industry has been China's ability to sell steel in Europe below the cost of production, as it attempts to get rid of an excess.
Because its government has been seen to interfere in the market, deflating prices to achieve this, the European Commission considers it a non-market economy.
This means it has been able to impose taxes on some of its products coming into Europe.
But the commission is considering changing China's status to that of a market economy, with concerns this could mean its exports would face lower tariffs as a consequence.
"I think we will not survive," said Karl Tachelet of the European Steel Association, when asked by the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme about the impact.
"The excess capacity of China is estimated at 350 to 400 million tonnes.
"The total steel demand in Europe, which is by far the second biggest steel market in the world, is around 170m tonnes."
But Welsh Labour MEP Derek Vaughan said China did not meet the proper criteria to gain that status - so the concerns were unfounded.
"Currently the European Parliament's position is that we would not accept market economy status for China," he said.
"There are many people including myself who feel China have not met the five criteria they need to meet and therefore they won't get granted market economy status at the end of the year."
The commission must issue a proposal on China's trading status by the end of 2016, which will then need to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament and EU member states.
Campaigners for the UK to leave the EU say the issue is reason enough to get out.
Gisela Stuart MP, chairwoman of the official Vote Leave campaign, visiting Cardiff, said: "I think it's very, very serious concerns.
"But it also shows that the European Commission, which has been investigating Chinese steel dumping for the last 10 years without taking any action, is clearly not acting in our best interest."
But Mr Vaughan said: "We want to speed up the time it takes to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese steel and the amount of tariffs that can be imposed on Chinese steel.
"But unfortunately on each occasion we have tried to do that it's been the UK government and others who have blocked it.
"I think we have got a much better chance of protecting the steel industry at a European level than at a UK level."
Sunday Politics Wales is on BBC One Wales at 11:35 BST, on Sunday 5 June
Last October, the Japanese company said its NI workforce was likely to be impacted by 1,800 job losses across the UK.
The firm employs just over 700 people in Northern Ireland, 451 in Belfast and 250 in Londonderry.
However, Unite has now said total job losses across Northern Ireland are likely to be in the region of 11 to 20.
The union said that management had indicated that the bulk of the workforce are no longer included in the scope of potential redundancies being considered currently.
A spokesperson for the company said it could not comment on the union's claim because the consultation process was still ongoing.
Fujitsu, which has 14,000 UK staff, said the job losses across its UK offices were necessary to better compete with foreign rivals that offer IT services more cheaply.
The firm has a range of businesses in the UK, from software services to providing air conditioning units.
Last March, Fujitsu announced that 40 employees faced redundancy as it was closing its maintenance and repair centre in Antrim.
It said following a review, it was transferring the work to Belfast, and Solihull in England.
The Manchester band will be the main act at the 2016 festival, which is being held at Strathallan Castle on Friday 8 July.
They will also play two gigs at Manchester's Etihad Stadium on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June.
DF Concerts said a limited release of tickets for T in the Park would go on sale at 09:30 this Friday.
Rumours were sparked after posters featuring the band's logo appeared in Manchester.
Pictures of white posters with an image of a lemon, which featured on the band's debut album in 1989, were shared online.
Suggestions ranged from homecoming shows and festival slots, to a 2016 tour.
Some thought the lemon posters pointed to a long-awaited new album, which has been rumoured since the band reunited in 2012.
It would be their first record since 1994's Second Coming.
T in the Park is being held from 8-10 July.
The 24-year-old posted on Instagram: "If Man United and Liverpool fans feel better by calling me a black monkey in my messages .. feel free to carry on if it makes your day better."
Ivory Coast international Zaha signed for Manchester United in 2013.
Zaha is in Hong Kong with the club for the Premier League Asia Trophy.
He posted the message following the 2-0 win over West Brom on Saturday, in which Palace manager Frank de Boer said the winger had been the victim of rough treatment.
With the year-end top ranking on the line, Murray won the much-anticipated final 6-3 6-4 at London's O2 Arena.
"I'm very happy to win and to be world number one is very special," said the Scot. "It's very special playing against Novak in a match like this."
Murray, 29, extended his career-best winning run to 24 matches.
The victory also ends Djokovic's four-year run of success at the tournament and the Serb's bid to equal Roger Federer's record of six titles.
Murray, who had won 10 of the pair's previous 34 encounters, added: "We've played Grand Slam finals and in the Olympics before, but I am very happy to win.
"It is something I never expected," he said, his win capping off a weekend that also saw brother Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares crowned world number one doubles pair.
A capacity crowd of 17,000 packed into the O2 Arena to witness a match that felt more like a heavyweight championship boxing bout than a tennis match, and it was Murray who rose to the occasion.
"Andy is definitely number one in the world," said Djokovic. "He deserved to win. He is the best player.
"In the decisive moments, I wasn't able to come back. I played better late in the match but it wasn't enough."
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Murray went into the match having played over three hours more than Djokovic during the course of the week, but in the end it was his big-match sharpness that prevailed.
He played with far greater purpose than Djokovic, who made 30 unforced errors in an unusually erratic performance.
Murray's experience of winning matches day in, day out through the second half of the year shone through, in contrast to the more tentative Djokovic we have seen since he won the French Open.
The Briton did open the match with a double fault, and another three points later, but he pressed for the break at 3-3 after Djokovic sent an easy smash wildly long and wide.
The breakthrough game two games later when Murray fired a forehand into the corner for a 5-3 lead, and the set followed after 46 minutes.
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Murray simply grew stronger and Djokovic more error-prone as the second set unfolded, two breaks giving him a seemingly impregnable 4-1 lead, before the champion fought back.
Djokovic recovered one break and raced through a service game to cut the deficit to 4-3, but Murray steadied the ship with a solid service hold to move within a game of victory.
When he beat Djokovic to win Wimbledon in 2013, Murray had to come through a tortuous 14-minute final game, and there was more tension this time.
The crowd were gripped as two match points passed before Djokovic finally succumbed on the third to give up his title - and the mantle of best player in the world.
Andrew Castle, BBC Sport tennis commentator
This achievement, to put in perspective, is bigger than any grand slam. It takes an awful lot of work.
I didn't think it was possible today. Murray only had 24 hours to recover after a really taxing match. The first five games were important for Murray to establish himself and when he got the break, he took it. That is when the belief round here grew.
You knew Djokovic wouldn't go away without a fight but Murray found a way to get over the line.
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Brown, who turns 90 this month, has played chain-smoking Dot Cotton - now Branning - since July 1985, six months after the soap first aired.
She told Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that her role was a reason to get up in the morning and said: "As soon as I get on the stage it's as if I have energy."
A smoker in real life too, Brown chose tobacco seeds as her luxury item.
Asked by host Kirsty Young how she keeps her energy levels up to act, Brown said: "I haven't really got very much now but I find when I get on set, my energy comes.
"It's like people can go on stage and break an ankle and they don't notice till they come off.
"I can be feeling like death warmed up when I come in, and then I'm alive. It keeps me alive."
She added: "I think that's why a lot of people are very lonely and get ill when they're older, because I think loneliness and having no motivation, nothing to work towards... I think it kills you."
When asked whether she was interested in retiring, she said: "No not at all, I couldn't possibly.
"What would I do?"
When Dot Cotton arrived in Albert Square in 1985, Brown was in her late 50s.
Actor Leslie Grantham, who played Dirty Den, suggested her for the role, which she played from 1985 to 1993, and from 1997 onwards.
Before EastEnders, Brown's career included stage, film and television, with appearances in Coronation Street and Doctor Who.
In 2008, the actress became the first in a British soap to carry an entire episode alone, with an emotional monologue dictated to a cassette for her screen husband to listen to in hospital following a stroke.
Brown was appointed MBE in 2008 for her services to drama and charity.
Brown said her independence was "extremely important" to her.
"If people put out hands to help me out of a car I say 'no thank you' - I won't accept it.
"And I get up and I don't push myself up from the arm of a chair. I use my thighs because you have to do that.
"You can act yourself into age, you can act yourself into anything you want."
The Bafta-nominated actress said she was "quite upset" about Dot losing her sight.
Her character had worked in Albert Square's laundrette until recent months when she retired against her will.
"I feel that Dot - she's very quick and quick moving and quick speaking - and I do not want to become a dependent old woman, or otherwise my character's gone, and I might as well not be there," she said.
"I can run as Dot, I find myself running across the road, and I don't want to lose my character.
"It's like being in a wheelchair or something, and not ever getting out of it."
Brown said she would grow her own tobacco from seeds if she was stranded on a desert island and would make paper from the leaves - displaying a love for cigarettes that she shares with Dot.
You can listen to June Brown's Desert Island Discs on BBC iPlayer Radio.
The film, which sees Britain's Tom Hardy take on Mel Gibson's role as "Road Warrior" Max Rockatansky, will screen out of competition on 14 May.
Charlize Theron also appears in George Miller's futuristic action drama, set for release in the UK and US on 15 May.
Gibson made his last appearance as Max in 1985 in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third film in the series.
The original Mad Max, released in 1979, was followed by Mad Max 2, also known as The Road Warrior, in 1981.
Set in a post-apocalyptic universe where biker gangs fight for petrol and water, Fury Road sees Hardy's taciturn loner form an alliance with Theron's Imperator Furiosa.
First mooted more than a decade ago, Fury Road was originally to have seen Gibson return as Max - only for the production to hit problems.
After filming finally began in 2012, scenes originally intended to be shot in Australia had to be filmed in Namibia instead after heavy rain caused flowers to sprout in a formerly arid area of New South Wales.
The full list of films on this year's official Cannes line-up will be announced on 16 April.
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Celtic had eight attempts on goal in the first half - including a missed Griffiths penalty - before the striker made amends just before the break.
Motherwell had their goalkeeper Connor Ripley to thank for keeping them in it before Scott McDonald equalised.
But Griffiths struck again, the ball squirming through Ripley's legs.
It was a bitter end to what had been a terrific performance by the Englishman.
Celtic lorded it early on. The irony was that of all their pot-shots at goal the one shot that did not trouble Ripley was that missed Griffiths penalty.
Patrick Roberts, excellent in the first half, had the first of those chances, Nir Bitton the second and Griffiths the third. All of them were beaten away by Ripley.
Midway through the half, Roberts' quick feet bamboozled Morgaro Gomis and the penalty was won - and then missed. Griffiths pulled his effort wide of Ripley's left-hand post. Bizarrely for a man who has scored buckets of goals this season, it was Griffiths' fourth miss from the penalty spot since August.
Ripley continued dealing with the Celtic barrage. Lovely build-up play put Colin Kazim-Richards through on goal but Ripley denied him, this time with his feet.
Motherwell, in that opening half, had none of the edge that had helped them win five on the spin. Their use of the ball was awful, their composure suffering some kind of peculiar bypass.
They continued to invite Celtic on to them. Kieran Tierney and Roberts, again, forced saves from Ripley. True, many of these blocks from the keeper were from attempts delivered straight down his throat, but he had still made seven saves by the time the game was 40 minutes old.
A minute before the break, he was beaten at last, Tierney delivering from the left and Griffiths sweeping it home from close range. One goal was the least that their pressure deserved, but even that slender margin was to be wiped out soon enough.
Motherwell turned up at the party in the second half. At last, they had a bit of attitude and accuracy going forward.
McDonald had the ball in the Celtic net 10 minutes into the half but it was disallowed, controversially, for offside. Celtic now became the nervy team. Dedryck Boyata was an unsettling presence at the heart of their defence as Motherwell's confidence grew.
The equaliser came on the hour when Chris Cadden got the better of Tierney on the left and pulled it back for Celtic's old boy, McDonald, to thump home, aided by a slight deflection off Boyata's knee. It was an emphatic finish from the Australian - one that utterly stunned the visitors.
Celtic dug it out, though. With 15 minutes left - and just after an angry exchange that could have seen Kazim-Richards sent off - Griffiths struck again, his snapshot going through Ripley's legs.
A frustrated figure for much of the afternoon, the irrepressible Celtic striker found a way of getting the job done - again.
The manifesto opposes renewal of the Trident nuclear weapon system - subject to all existing jobs being retained - and fracking.
It also sets out Labour's opposition to a second independence referendum for the duration of the next parliament.
And it makes an anti-austerity pledge to stop cuts by increasing spending on public services in real terms.
The document was unveiled by Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale in Edinburgh with just a week of campaigning left before the election on 5 May.
It promises real terms protection of health, education, policing and culture budgets.
And it proposes raising money to pay for public services by increasing income tax by 1% across all bands and increasing the top rate for those earning more than £150,000 from 45p to 50p.
Ms Dugdale insisted Labour was the "only party offering an alternative to austerity" as she set out plans to use the powers of the Scottish Parliament to "invest in the future and stop the cuts to public services".
She has pledged to put education at the heart of her party's proposals for government, which include funding for a breakfast club in every primary school and an after-school sports "revolution" for every secondary school.
The breakfast clubs policy could see an average investment of £6,500 at every school. Ms Dugdale said it could help grow the economy and help women in particular thrive in their jobs.
Further pledges for children in the manifesto include a "fair start fund" of £1,000 for every child from a deprived background to cut the attainment gap between "the richest and the rest" in classrooms, funding for primary school teachers to go on computer coding courses and scrapping charges for exam appeals.
What to discern from all this? That Labour perceives it has a problem with definition in the minds of the Scottish public, that voters wonder - or, rather, have been wondering - what Labour stands for, that Labour knows it needs to remedy that, for the immediate election and - should they fail to win this time - for subsequent contests.
To be clear, Ms Dugdale is pressing for every single vote. Like the SNP, she wants the electorate to back her party on both the constituency and list ballot papers.
Should that accumulate into overall victory, Ms Dugdale would be more than delighted to move into Houses, Bute and St Andrew's.
And if it does not? If Labour falls short? The manifesto launch then kicks into alternative mode - which involves two facets.
One, Labour hopes that with its offer on tax and education, it has more firmly established its political credentials in the public mind.
Two, Labour hopes that it may have set a series of traps which could snap shut upon the SNP government during the coming term.
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Speaking at the launch, Ms Dugdale said: "This is a manifesto in the best traditions of the Labour Party. This plan for a Labour government is Labour at our boldest best.
"It is the return of the Labour Party that gave us the NHS, the minimum wage, the Labour Party that established the Scottish Parliament.
"It is a positive plan that returns to Labour's roots and invests in our nation's future. Our manifesto isn't about the politician on the front cover. Our manifesto is about the people of Scotland.
"It is about the powers that Scotland holds. It is about the potential of our nation."
Opinion polls have suggested Labour is facing a battle for second place with the Conservatives, while the SNP appears to be on course for a second successive majority and a third consecutive term in government.
To help pay for the extra measures outlined in its manifesto as it seeks to put clear water between itself and the other parties, Labour has proposed a number of tax reforms.
Ms Dugdale opposes George Osborne's rise in the threshold for the 40p income tax rate, and wants to increase the top rate to 50p for those earning more than £150,000 and to add 1p to all other income tax bands.
She also wants to abolish the current system of council tax, replacing it with a new property-based levy including a revaluation of property prices across Scotland.
The party has argued that 80% of people would pay less under its proposals than they currently do through the council tax.
Labour would also seek to empower local government by devolving tax-raising powers such as a tourism tax, land value tax and a surplus from the Crown Estate.
On the NHS, Labour wants to protect the health service budget in real terms, guarantee an appointment at a GP surgery within 48 hours, provide increased university places for medical students and invest more in advanced nurse practitioners.
The party has also set a target of having 60,000 new homes built across the next parliament, including 45,000 for social rent, alongside a plan to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder.
On Trident renewal - which was supported by Ms Dugdale but opposed by Scottish Labour as a whole at its conference - the manifesto says it will "make a submission to the UK party's national defence review opposing the renewal of Trident, subject to defence diversification agency guaranteeing the retention of all existing jobs."
And on the issue of independence, Ms Dugdale said it was time to "move on from the arguments of the past" and instead use the new powers coming to the Scottish Parliament to "make different decisions and act in the best interests of the people of Scotland".
Ms Dugdale said her party's opposition to a second independence referendum was "unequivocal" and that it was a "myth" that independence was the only way to change things".
She also said she was "appalled" that the SNP seemed unwilling to use Holyrood's new powers.
Following on from their 23-10 Challenge Cup win in April, they again restricted Leigh to two tries, from Daniel Mortimer and Atelea Vea.
But Rovers ran in three themselves from the experienced Shaun Lunt, who got two, and winger Ryan Shaw.
Jamie Ellis kicked four goals for Rovers, as did Leigh's Josh Drinkwater.
Both sides had won their opening game in The Qualifiers, but only Rovers and Warrington, who beat Catalans Dragons, now have 100 per cent records.
Leigh coach Neil Jukes:
"Ultimately it was a game of inches - both teams competed high and kicked pretty well. Nobody gave each other an inch.
"There was a clear knock-on in the build-up to Lunt's second try and even though it went to the screen they (the video ref) didn't even look at it.
"In a game of that magnitude, you can't get those things wrong. It's a tough competition. Losing has not made it impossible. It has just added pressure on the next few games."
Hull KR coach Tim Sheens:
"To win two out of two and one against a Super League side certainly helps, there's no doubt about that. Leigh completed at a very high rate and they battered us in the middle.
"We got lucky on the play the ball for Lunt's try on the try-line. And we hung in right till the end. We were not as clever as them with our kicking options but we managed to keep turning their fellahs around.
"We will enjoy the win but it means nothing if we don't come out with the right attitude next week. London at home will be a tough game again."
Leigh: McNally; Dawson, Fleming, Langi, Higson; Mortimer, Drinkwater; Hansen, Higham, Maria, Vea, Paterson, Burr.
Replacements: Hood, Richards, Tickle, Stewart.
Hull KR: Moss; Carney, Blair, Hefernan, Shaw; Marsh, Ellis; Scruton, Lawler, Jewitt, Addy, Clarkson, Kavanagh.
Replacements: Lunt, Greenwood, Atkin, Masoe.
Referee: Jack Smith (RFL).
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The British Christmas Tree Growers Association does not gather official data but it estimates we purchase between 6 million and 8 million real Christmas trees every year in the UK, making it an industry worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
And Scotland is a large producer, with ideal soil, good weather conditions and an abundance of open space providing an ideal grounding for growth.
At Edenmill Farm, at the foot of the Campsie Hills, near Blanefield in Stirlingshire, thousands of Christmas trees are planted, nurtured and cut down each year.
Managing director Mark Gibson realised that Christmas trees would complement his landscaping and horticultural business by giving the 60-strong staff more to do in the winter time.
He said: "In late November we can start looking at harvesting. December-time we can start looking at retailing, and in January, February, and March we can start looking at pruning and planting. So it keeps everybody busy all year round. It's perfect."
But like the Scotch Whisky industry, the Christmas tree business requires patience.
A typical Nordman Fir (the most popular type of Christmas tree) has a life cycle of about 10 years, so it is a long-term investment for a grower.
During that time, the Nordman and Fraser Firs, Scots Pine and Norway Spruce trees found in Scotland go through a regime of fertilisation, pruning, and shaping, before being labelled, harvested and wrapped in netting to be sold.
Edenmill Farm is one of many sending Scottish Christmas trees to customers down south.
Mark Gibson explained why they grow so well here.
He said: "We have perfect soil, which is really light and fluffy.
"We also have rock six inches under the ground, which really stops the taproot of the Nordman Fir growing which gives it a better shape, because it doesn't grow quickly, and doesn't grow really tall and thin.
"We get enough rain, and we get a bit of sunshine. So the trees are really happy."
After the Christmas lights are switched off and the baubles are put away, trees which are disposed of responsibly can end up being chipped and turned into material for woodland paths or compost.
Back on the land where they came from, the 10-year cycle begins all over again.
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Fellow relegated clubs Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United will go to MK Dons and Fleetwood Town respectively.
League Two champions Portsmouth host Rochdale, while play-off winners Blackpool will go to beaten League One play-off finalists Bradford.
Doncaster Rovers start at home to Gillingham, while Plymouth Argyle begin the campaign away at Peterborough.
Elsewhere on the opening day, Bury take on Walsall, Charlton host Bristol Rovers, Oldham are at home to managerless Oxford, Scunthorpe face AFC Wimbledon and Shrewsbury are up against Northampton.
Blackburn, the 1994-95 Premier League champions, are playing in the third tier for the first time since 1979-80 after relegation from the Championship.
Portsmouth won the League Two title to end their four-year stay in the fourth tier, and will start the season with Kenny Jackett in charge after Paul Cook left to join Wigan.
Cook will come up against his former club at the DW Stadium on 26 August, with the return fixture at Fratton Park on 2 April, 2018.
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England thrashed Scotland 61-21 at Twickenham on Saturday to retain the Six Nations and coach Jones says his players want more success.
"How many times in your life do you get to be great? It's exciting," he said.
"They're in the dressing room now talking about it. They want to do it."
New Zealand's record run of 18 est consecutive victories was ended by Ireland in Chicago just last autumn, and Jones believes that Joe Schmidt's side will prove tough opposition in Dublin next Saturday.
France were the last team to win back-to-back Grand Slams in 1998, with England achieving the feat in 1992 - both before Italy joined the tournament and the number of nations increased from five to six.
"We've got a fantastic opportunity," said Jones. "It would mean for the players they've achieved greatness.
"Our focus is purely on Ireland - back-to-back Grand Slams has never been done in the history of the Six Nations.
"Ireland, psychologically, are in a very strong position," he added. "They're beaten, they're out of the tournament and they love spoiling parties.
"And the party they'd love to spoil the most is the England party."
England's haul of wins has lifted them to second in the world rankings, behind World Cup holders New Zealand, and Jones has set his sights on toppling the All Blacks.
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Jones has not faced New Zealand since taking charge in 2015.
He said: "[The half-time message was] that we were ruthless and behaved like the number-one team in the world. The number-one team in the world goes on and finishes that off.
"We're not beating our chests and saying we're the number-one team in the world, but we aspire to be the number-one team in the world.
"We're one year into a four-year project. We've done reasonably well in the first year.
"We want to be the number-one team in the world but we're not, so we have got to get better."
England captain Dylan Hartley said that the players haven't allowed themselves to celebrate with one game still to come, and described winning the championship early as "weird".
"If we want to kick on as a team the next challenge is Dublin next weekend," he said.
"The team delivered, we don't need to fill newspaper columns and I'm happy with how the team conducted themselves. We were clinical, ruthless.
"It feels a bit weird - we have retained the Six Nations but it won't feel like it until we win next weekend.
"It's not a dead rubber - it's another step for the team to get better."
Cyprus won 24 matches in a row between 2008 and 2014 but they are not a tier one nation and not a full member of the International Rugby Board. England's best run before Eddie Jones took over was a streak of 14 consecutive wins between 2002 and 2003 - which ended just before their World Cup winning campaign.
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The Health Survey Northern Ireland, which is published annually, also suggested the vast majority taking medicines are doing so long term.
The survey of just over 4,000 people, took place between April 2014 and March 2015.
It suggests 25% of 16-24-year-olds are on prescribed drugs.
However, the number is much higher in the older age category, with 91% of over 75s on prescription medication.
Prescription charges were scrapped in Northern Ireland in 2010.
In February 2015, the then Health Minister, Jim Wells, proposed the reintroduction of the charges to pay for a new specialist drugs fund in Northern Ireland.
It would pay for drugs that are too expensive or too specific to be licensed for use.
It is estimated that when prescription charges were applied in the past they covered around 3.5% of the prescribed medicine bill due to exemptions such as age.
The Department of Health hopes to raise between £5m and £10m through some form of charging.
The results of a three-month consultation that took place earlier this year is expected to be released soon.
The first suggestion was to reintroduce the same system that was in place in 2010, charging £3 an item.
The second option was to adopt a similar system but increase the number of exemptions.
The final option is to introduce a universal charge.
This would be set at a much lower rate of say 50p per prescription but there would be no exemptions.
The survey also included questions on a variety of topics including, obesity, smoking and sexual health.
The abbey launched its Rescue Our Ruins appeal in May 2012 with the goal of raising £500,000 - a pound for every person living in Somerset.
Events co-ordinator James Stone told the BBC there was "a long way to go" in funding efforts.
The appeal has already helped restore key features including the Lady Chapel and the Abbot's Kitchen.
It also wants to save the North Wall, the oldest standing part of the abbey, dating from the Norman period.
The Abbot's Kitchen, in the grounds of the abbey, was built in the 14th Century, and is one of the world's few surviving medieval kitchens.
It reopened in April last year following a year of conservation work.
Mr Stone said: "The abbey itself has had to raise about £500,000 and we're about halfway there.
"We've still got a long way to go and we're still looking to raise money.
"It's been about a three-year project to conserve and keep these beautiful buildings here for future generations to enjoy."
Two hundred people work at the dairy in Hanworth, west London, where milk is put into glass bottles.
The remaining jobs will go at the creamery in Chard, which is due to shut by the end of next year.
Chief executive Mark Allen said the closures were right for the long-term future of the business.
Hanworth will remain open for another two years. Its closure is due to reduced demand for milk supplied in glass bottles, with most people opting for milk in plastic bottles.
According to Dairy Crest, the proportion of milk sold in glass bottles has fallen from 94% in 1975 to 4% in 2012.
However, the food producer said plastic containers were now as environmentally friendly as glass.
The creamery in Chard makes a range of alcoholic and retailer-branded creams.
Mr Allen said: "At Hanworth nothing is going to change immediately, but sales of milk in glass bottles are falling and we have to give our employees at Hanworth clarity over the dairy's future.
"We also have to let our milkmen and women know that we are doing all we can to protect their livelihoods."
He added that the firm had tried to make the Chard site "viable for many years" but this had not worked.
Production will be stepped up at its three plastic bottling dairies in Chadwell Heath, Greater London; Foston, Lincolnshire; and Severnside, Bristol; to make up for the loss of production at Hanworth.
A consultation with staff across both sites is now under way.
The finds around Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, mark the end of a project to survey moorland left "unimproved" over the years to find unrecorded sites.
Over 42,000 archaeological features have been recorded in the Uplands Archaeology Initiative since 1987.
Experts say the findings will give a richer understanding of the importance upland areas have played in the past.
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) has been collating the data from the fieldwork carried out by different organisations.
The latest findings around Craig Aberserw in Snowdonia have been made by Peter Schofield and Hannah Leighton from Oxford Archaeology North (OAN).
They have recorded 4,500 sites and monuments since OAN's work on the project began in 2002.
Mr Schofield said a recent finding of a Prehistoric burnt mound - a site showing fire-cracked stones, possibly used for heating water - close to a popular path used by walkers on Snowdon, was a "stand out feature".
He said it also showed that there were lots of things still to be discovered as it had only recently been identified despite the popularity of the area with visitors.
His team's survey work has been looking at ancient structures, including abandoned settlements, burial monuments, old peat workings and sheepfolds, many of which were entirely unknown.
They have found evidence of more prehistoric burnt mounds as well as standing stones, possibly having ceremonial purposes or defining a route at Trawsfynydd.
Mr Schofield said they have also recorded a "hell of a lot of mining" over the centuries as well as a high number of medieval buildings and enclosures used for seasonal farming.
David Leighton, a senior investigator in RCAHMW's Reconnaissance Team, said the project had shown the extent and history of industrial exploitation in Wales, "often leading to spectacular features long abandoned."
He highlighted the landscape at the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, Torfaen, once a major producer of iron and coal in 19th Century south Wales.
Mr Leighton said: "The future analysis of nearly three decades of survey data should lead to a deeper and richer understanding of the part played by the uplands in the history and culture of Wales."
About 40% of Wales' landscape is regarded as uplands, an area over 244 metres (800ft) above sea level.
More information on findings can also be found on the Coflein website, a national collection of information about historic sites in Wales.
Chloe Rutherford, 17, and Liam Curry, 19, from South Shields, were among 22 victims killed in the suicide bomb attack on 22 May.
In a joint statement, their families said they were "looking forward to bringing their babies home".
They added that their "hearts ached" for those who have now suffered loss.
The statement, issued through Greater Manchester Police, read: "We want to give special thanks to Greater Manchester Police, our Northumbrian Police family liaison officers and The Hilton Hotel who have shown nothing but kindness and resolve.
"To the nurses and British Red Cross we also extend our gratitude for supporting us during our darkest hours.
"The past two weeks have been a parent's worst nightmare as our children were taken from us much too soon.
"Finally after much heartache and sadness we are in a position at last to bring our babies home where they belong.
"We would at this point also like to reach out to those affected by the London terror attack, sending our love and condolences to those who have lost loved ones, our hearts are aching for your loss, may those injured have a speedy recovery."
The 30-year-old had treatment on the touchline after being caught by Olivier Giroud's boot, but returned bandaged up to score a late equaliser at Anfield.
The Slovakian posted an image of the injury on his Instagram account.
He wrote: "Disappointed with the result but happy to score that late goal and help the team to get at least a point."
Skrtel also required staples in a head wound in January 2014 following a clash with Bournemouth's Andrew Surman during an FA Cup tie.
The centre-back also continued on that occasion, as Liverpool won 2-0 at the Goldsands Stadium.
As protests against the leftist government continued in the capital Caracas, he said his passport had been seized at the airport and would not be returned until 2020.
US President Donald Trump has described Venezuela's crisis as a "disgrace".
The US treasury has put eight supreme court members on a financial blacklist.
It called this punishment for undermining the country's democratically elected congress by assuming its powers in late March. A senior official in Washington said further action would be taken if there was no improvement in Venezuela following weeks of worsening instability.
At least 43 people have died in the last seven weeks in violence related to the anti-government protests.
The opposition and the government accuse each other of trying to stage a coup.
"I have not been able to travel," Mr Capriles said in a video posted online. "I will not be able to attend the meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights."
"They robbed my passport, for that is how I would describe it, in the migration zone."
Mr Capriles, who is seen as the opposition's best hope of defeating President Nicolas Maduro in elections next year, has been at the forefront of demands for a presidential recall referendum.
He was recently banned from politics for 15 years.
In Thursday's video, he said he would return to the streets to join an anti-government march.
President Trump told a press conference in Washington he would "work together to do whatever is necessary to help with fixing" the crisis.
Relations between the US and the Venezuelan government have been chilly for years.
In February, the US designated Mr Maduro's Vice-President, Tareck El Aissami, as a major international drug trafficker.
He dismissed the allegation at the time as an "imperialist aggression".
In the online statement, his mother, Paula Somers, says: "Please... give us an opportunity to see our Luke again."
A man identifying himself as Mr Somers, who was abducted in 2013, appeared in a separate video on Wednesday, saying his life was in danger and asking for help.
The US has revealed it tried to rescue him last month.
"Regrettably, Luke was not present, though hostages of other nationalities were present and were rescued," the National Security Council said on Thursday.
In a video posted on YouTube, Mr Somers' mother and brother said he was "only trying to do good things for the Yemeni population".
"Luke is only a photojournalist and is not responsible for any actions the US government has taken," his brother, Jordan, said.
Noting that her son "appears healthy" in his captors' video, Paula Somers said: "We thank you for that."
Mr Somers, 33, worked as a journalist and photographer for local news organisations and his material appeared on international news outlets, including the BBC News website.
In the video released on Wednesday, a member of al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) threatens to kill him unless unspecified demands are met.
In a statement afterwards, the White House said President Barack Obama had authorised a rescue operation to free Mr Somers and other hostages last month, but that Mr Somers was not present at the time of the raid.
On 25 November, US and Yemeni forces rescued six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian being held by AQAP in an operation at a mountain cave in the remote Hajr al-Sayar district of Hadramawt province. Seven militants were reportedly killed.
US National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said: "As soon as the US government had reliable intelligence and an operational plan, the president authorised the department of defence to conduct an operation to recover Mr Somers."
She added: "The details of the operation remain classified.
"The overriding concern for Mr Somers' safety and the safety of the US forces who undertake these missions made it imperative that we not disclose information related to Mr Somers' captivity and the attempted rescue."
Ms Meehan said the president "could not be prouder" of the US forces who carried out the mission.
AQAP's threat to kill Mr Somers follows the murder of five Western hostages - including three Americans - since August by the Islamist militant group Islamic State, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq.
Scrutiny of US policy on dealing with kidnappers has increased following the killings, reports the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Washington.
The Obama administration has been criticised for not paying ransoms, not allowing hostage families to speak out and not taking opportunities to negotiate.
While the White House stands by its policies, the president has ordered a review, our correspondent says.
AQAP is regarded by the US as one of the deadliest offshoots of al-Qaeda.
The group is based in eastern Yemen and has built up support amid the unrest which has beset the impoverished country since the overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011.
Anastasia James, 37, smoked the drug before the crash in January 2014, Leicester Crown Court was told.
Daughter Destiny James-Keeling, 14, and Megan Marchant, 18, died when Mrs James's vehicle came off the M1 in Leicestershire and smashed into a tree.
Mrs James denies all charges.
A jury heard Mrs James had been at a child's birthday party in Islington in north London when she took the "unforgivable" decision to smoke cannabis either before she set off, or during the journey back to her home in Leicester.
Prosecutor Michael Evans QC said Mrs James's Vauxhall Astra convertible veered into the central reservation near Shawell, then travelled across three lanes of the M1 before plunging down a verge, becoming airborne and hitting a tree at 50mph.
"We know that cannabis can and will affect a person's driving abilities," Mr Evans said.
"She did not want this to happen...but she had the care of children and to make the choice that she did is simply unforgivable."
The defendant gave a negative breath test in hospital, but Mr Evans said a blood test conducted about six hours after the crash resulted in findings "consistent with cannabis use within the previous six to eight hours".
Mrs James, of Thornton Close, Braunstone, is accused of two counts of causing death by careless driving when unfit through drugs.
The trial continues.
The fault affects LIFEPAK 1000 devices, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said.
The manufacturer, Physio-Control, has sent a safety alert to those with the devices concerned, urging them to check the battery connection.
The defibrillators are intended for use by anyone in public places.
They are found in schools, airports, leisure centres, hospitals, clinics and ambulances.
Physio-Control said it had received 34 reports of incidents where customers had attempted to use the defibrillator and it had shut down unexpectedly during treatment.
The MHRA said the fault was caused by an intermittent connection between the battery and device contacts because of wear and corrosion.
This could fail to deliver an electric shock to resuscitate a patient, it said.
There are 10,068 LIFEPAK 1000 devices in the UK.
The MHRA said any users who had yet to receive the safety alert should contact Physio-Control directly.
Guidelines for recommended use say LIFEPAK 1000 batteries should be removed and reinstalled every week.
John Wilkinson, MHRA director of medical devices, said: "These devices deliver life-saving treatment and it is vital they operate correctly when needed in an emergency.
"People who are responsible for them should carry out the checks recommended by the manufacturer.
"If you have any questions, please contact Physio-Control on 0808 258 0094."
In October, the same company issued a safety warning over two other defibrillator models.
It happened as the man was walking along Main Street in the village shortly before 03:00 BST on Saturday.
It was reported that a man was shouted at by the driver of a green Seat Leon car who then turned the car and struck him.
The pedestrian was treated in hospital for an injury to his leg.
The driver was described as being about 30, of stocky build with short hair and a scarred complexion.
He was also said to have spoken with a Belfast accent.
James Kelly said the "illiberal" law was "flawed on several levels" and had damaged trust between police and football fans.
All four of Holyrood's opposition parties pledged to repeal the act in their election manifestos.
However, the Scottish government insists it has "delivered real improvements" in tackling sectarianism.
With the SNP a minority administration, there is a majority in the Holyrood chamber which would back repealing the act.
It was introduced in 2012 in an attempt to crack down on sectarianism and other football-related offences, but critics say there is already sufficient legislation in place to deal with such crimes.
A report published earlier this year revealed there were only 79 convictions in 2014/15 under the legislation, with the Scottish Conservatives saying the figures demonstrated the law was "unnecessary and unworkable".
The Scottish government's Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2014/15 report stated: "The (2012) Act criminalises behaviour which is threatening, hateful or otherwise offensive at a regulated football match including offensive singing or chanting.
"It also criminalises the communication of threats of serious violence and threats intended to incite religious hatred, whether sent through the post or posted on the internet.
"Numbers are very small (79 convictions in 2014-15) in comparison to the crime type, breach of the peace (15,580 convictions) which they fall into, making up around less than 1%."
There have been a total of 231 convictions since the law was enacted.
Mr Kelly, a longtime critic of the legislation, said the SNP had "arrogantly bulldozed" it through without any cross-party support.
Launching a consultation as the first step towards scrapping the act, the Glasgow MSP said he had the backing of opposition parties, supporters groups, legal experts and academics.
He said: "The SNP's football act has damaged trust between football fans and the police without doing anything to combat sectarianism and intolerance in our country.
"Sectarianism in Scotland has existed for hundreds of years but the government's approach was to try and fix it in 90 minutes.
"Now the SNP have lost their majority in the Scottish Parliament we can scrap the Football Act and get real about tackling sectarianism off the pitch, in our classrooms and communities."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would listen to concerns about the legislation, but said it was a "strange priority for opposition parties to almost have as their first objective to get rid of legislation which is about tackling sectarianism".
And Glasgow Shettleston MSP John Mason lodged a motion at Holyrood claiming that the disorder at the recent Scottish Cup final was proof that the act should be kept.
He said parliament should conclude that "this would not be an appropriate time to relax the law", after Hibs and Rangers fans clashed on the pitch following the Edinburgh club's historic win.
The Scottish government has insisted that the act has "delivered real improvements", with a spokeswoman claiming polls had shown 80% of Scots backing the law.
She said: "Since its introduction, religious crimes, race crimes and crimes in relation to individuals' sexuality are down and we've seen a decrease in crimes of offensive behaviour at or in relation to regulated football matches in Scotland.
"Any move to repeal the Act would send entirely the wrong signal and would undermine progress in driving all forms of prejudice from the game."
The campaign group Fans Against Criminalisation welcomed Mr Kelly's proposals as "the first step in the process to get rid of the expensive, anti-democratic mess that this ill-thought-out and badly-worded legislation has created".
A statement on the group's website said: "We are in the final stages of our five-year battle against the Act and victory is now within our sights."
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur said it was time for the law to be "sent for an early bath".
He added: "This legislation was forced through the Scottish Parliament by an SNP government who seemed more concerned about tackling bad headlines than sectarianism.
"The law has been criticised by everyone from fans on the terraces to senior judges. The majority of the legal profession were opposed to the act when it was introduced. Knee-jerk reactions to serious social problems rarely deliver the sort of change we need and that is what we have seen with the OFBA."
"It is time that this law was sent for an early bath."
Mrs May said areas of the internet must be closed because tech giants provided a "safe space" for terrorist ideology.
But the Open Rights Group said social media firms were not the problem, while an expert in radicalisation branded her criticism "intellectually lazy".
Twitter, Facebook and Google said they were working hard to fight extremism.
Google (which owns Youtube) Facebook (which owns WhatsApp) and Twitter were among tech companies already facing pressure to tackle extremist content - pressure that intensified on Sunday.
Mrs May said: "We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed.
"Yet that is precisely what the internet, and the big companies... provide."
On ITV's Peston on Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said an international agreement was needed for social media companies to do more to stop radicalisation.
"One (requirement) is to make sure they do more to take down the material that is radicalising people," Mrs Rudd said.
"And secondly, to help work with us to limit the amount of end-to-end encryption that otherwise terrorists can use," she said.
But the Open Rights Group, which campaigns for privacy and free speech online, warned that politicians risked pushing terrorists' "vile networks" into the "darker corners of the web" by more regulation.
"The internet and companies like Facebook are not the cause of hate and violence, but tools that can be abused.
"While governments and companies should take sensible measures to stop abuse, attempts to control the internet is not the simple solution that Theresa May is claiming," Open Rights said.
Professor Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre For The Study Of Radicalisation at King's College London, was also critical of Mrs May.
He wrote on Twitter: "Big social media platforms have cracked down on jihadist accounts, with result that most jihadists are now using end-to-end encrypted messenger platforms e.g. Telegram.
"This has not solved problem, just made it different... moreover, few people (are) radicalised exclusively online. Blaming social media platforms is politically convenient but intellectually lazy."
However, Dr Julia Rushchenko, a London-based research fellow at the Henry Jackson Centre for Radicalisation and Terrorism, told the BBC that Mrs May was right, and that more could be done by tech giants to root out such content.
She felt that the companies erred on the side of privacy, not security. "We all know that social media companies have been a very helpful tool for hate preachers and for extremists," Dr Rushchenko said.
The online world had been a recruiting aid for foreign fighters, and social media needed "stricter monitoring", both by government agencies and by third party groups that have been created to flag up extremist content.
However, the major social media firms said on Sunday that they were working hard to rid their networks of terrorist activity and support.
Facebook said: "Using a combination of technology and human review, we work aggressively to remove terrorist content from our platform as soon as we become aware of it - and if we become aware of an emergency involving imminent harm to someone's safety, we notify law enforcement. "
Google said it was "committed to working in partnership with the government and NGOs to tackle these challenging and complex problems, and share the government's commitment to ensuring terrorists do not have a voice online".
It said it was already working on an "international forum to accelerate and strengthen our existing work in this area" and had invested hundreds of millions of pounds to fight abuse on its platforms.
Twitter said "terrorist content has no place on" its platform.
"We continue to expand the use of technology as part of a systematic approach to removing this type of content.
"We will never stop working to stay one step ahead and will continue to engage with our partners across industry, government, civil society and academia."
Calling for technology companies to "do more" has become one of the first responses by politicians after terror attacks in their country.
Theresa May's comments on that subject were not new - although the tone was.
She has already proposed a levy on internet firms, as well as sanctions on firms for failing to remove illegal content, in the Conservative party manifesto published three weeks ago.
Given that 400 hours of videos are uploaded onto Youtube every minute, and that there are 2 billion active Facebook users, clamping down on sites which encourage or promote terror needs a lot of automatic detection - as well as the human eye and judgement.
Technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Facebook are all part of an international panel designed to weed out and prevent terror being advocated worldwide.
That involves digitally fingerprinting violent images and videos as well as sharing a global database of users who may be extremist.
The 5-2 winner, ridden by James Doyle for trainer Richard Hannon, triumphed as favourite Churchill finished fourth.
That was the day's second win for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team, after Ribchester took the Queen Anne Stakes, with Sound And Silence successful in the concluding Windsor Castle Stakes.
Meanwhile, filly Lady Aurelia landed the King's Stand Stakes.
Barney Roy was runner-up in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in May to Churchill, who went on to win the Irish version.
But Hannon's colt proved the better of the two this time, winning by a length, with stablemate Thunder Snow in third as the Aidan O'Brien-trained Churchill finished out of the places.
Doyle put his finger to his lips as he passed the winning post - with victory doubly pleasant as it came weeks after Saeed bin Suroor, another Godolphin trainer, had complained of having the jockey imposed on him.
The internal strife at Godolphin, which saw chief executive John Ferguson depart, was a memory and the jockey said: "It's been an up-and-down season and when I knew I'd got the ride on this fellow, I was pretty excited."
On a sweltering day with temperatures reaching 30C, Royal Ascot did not enforce its dress code in the Royal Enclosure, letting racegoers remove jackets for the first time in the event's history.
Favourite Ribchester, ridden by William Buick for trainer Richard Fahey, got the Godolphin ball rolling.
The 11-10 chance won in a course record for the straight mile - 40 years to the day since Sheikh Mohammed celebrated his first winner as an owner.
Ribchester won by a length-and-a-quarter from Mutakayvef, with Deauville in third.
"He has to be the best horse I have ever trained," Fahey said. "He broke the track record here today and that's not being disrespectful to the others, but he is just exceptional."
Michelle Payne, the only female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, was fifth of the 16 runners on 66-1 outsider Kaspersky as the rider made her Ascot debut.
Rajasinghe (11-1) set another course record, when winning the Coventry Stakes for two-year-old horses.
Jockey Stevie Donohoe, riding for trainer Richard Spencer, got the best of a photo finish from runner-up Headway.
Lady Aurelia ran out a dominant Royal Ascot winner for the second year running.
The 7-2 shot, who won the Queen Mary Stakes last year, landed the King's Stand Stakes this time by three lengths from Profitable for American trainer Wesley Ward.
Winning jockey John Velazquez had few worries as he stepped in for Frankie Dettori who was ruled out of the meeting earluer in the day with an injured shoulder.
Ward said: "Lady Aurelia is very special. To win like this, to duplicate what she did last year - a once-in-a-lifetime horse."
BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
Barney Roy's win meant a lot to all concerned. There was a nagging feeling that he had never really had the chance to show his true metal in the 2,000 Guineas, but today he proved what he is worth.
Richard Hannon insisted such a dramatic turning of tables on Churchill, well beaten in fourth, didn't feel so much like revenge as putting the record straight.
But that defeat had clearly been niggling James Doyle whose celebration was, by his feet-on-the-ground standards, quite extravagant. This was only Barney Roy's fourth run: better still can be expected in the future.
Lady Aurelia blew away her rivals in spectacular style to show herself the "world-class sprinter" Wesley Ward told BBC Sport that she was in the run-up.
Ironically, her time was 0.01 seconds outside the course record, so was the only one of the major races not to break the clock. But this was a three-length win, so what would have happened if she had been pressed?
You had to feel for Frankie Dettori. OK, he has won many Royal Ascot races, but being ruled out of such a plum ride on the morning of the race must be galling.
Thomas Hobson, the 4-1 favourite trained by Willie Mullins, won the Ascot Stakes under a cool ride from Ryan Moore.
Mullins is more associated with jump than flat racing but took this race with Moore for the third time in six years, and said afterwards that he would aim the Rich Ricci-owned winner at the Melbourne Cup in November.
Godolphin rounded off a memorable day with a 1-2 in the final race as Sound And Silence beat stablemate Roussel.
It was a second winner of the day for Buick and a first for trainer Charlie Appleby.
"The horses have been in great nick all year and they've had a great preparation," said Buick.
The Queen will travel straight from giving the Queen's Speech and the State Opening of Parliament to attend the second day of racing at Ascot.
Highland Reel heads the runners in Wednesday's feature race, the Prince of Wales's Stakes (16:20 BST).
The five-year-old, who will be ridden by Ryan Moore for trainer Aidan O'Brien, bids to follow up his triumph in the Coronation Cup at Epsom earlier this month.
Highland Reel renews rivalry with Jack Hobbs, having finished last behind the John Gosden runner in unsuitably rain-softened conditions in the Dubai Sheema Classic in March.
Josephine Gordon will bid to become only the second female jockey to ride a winner at the Royal Ascot meeting.
Gay Kelleway, now a trainer herself, triumphed on Sprowston Boy in the Queen Alexandra Stakes 30 years ago.
Gordon, last season's champion apprentice rider, will be on Dream Castle for Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor in the opening Jersey Stakes (14:30 BST).
Commentary of first four races on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. All times BST
14:30: Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 7f
15:05: Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 5f
15:40: Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) 1m
16:20: Prince of Wales's Stakes 1 1/4 m
17:00: Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) 1m
17:35: Sandringham Stakes 1m
Trollope succeeded Russell Slade as Bluebirds boss in May and had been working with Wales since July 2015.
He is expected to be replaced in the Welsh set-up by predecessor Kit Symons.
Having been Wales manager Chris Coleman's number two since 2012, Symons left in June 2015 to take charge of Fulham, but the 45-year-old was sacked six month later.
That paves the way for Symons to return to his international role with Coleman, his former Wales and Fulham centre-back partner.
Trollope was with Wales during their historic Euro 2016 campaign, helping his country reach a major tournament semi-final for the first time.
He had been juggling international duties with his club commitments, having joined Slade's coaching team at Cardiff in February 2015.
Slade was removed as manager of the Championship club at the end of last season and was initially given a new role as head of football, but lasted only 28 days in the job before leaving the club.
That allowed former Wales, Derby and Fulham midfielder Trollope to take the reins.
He will be assisted by ex-Cardiff boss Lennie Lawrence - who he worked with at Bristol Rovers - and James Rowberry, while Wales' head of performance Ryland Morgans has joined the Bluebirds as performance director.
Kvitova, 26, and defending champion Belinda Bencic will compete at the pre-Wimbledon tournament.
Bencic, 19, defeated Agnieszka Radwanska in the 2015 final and is currently ranked 10th in the world.
"I think it's the best preparation for Wimbledon and I have some fun memories there," Kvitova said.
The tournament at Devonshire Park takes place the week before Wimbledon from 18-25 June.
Former Red Rose all-rounder Glen Chapple replaced Ashley Giles as head coach at Old Trafford last week.
However, the club are exploring adding options in the shortest format.
"Glen is the head coach but we may find ourselves in a position where we want to look at the possibility of an iconic player or coach for T20 cricket," Allott told BBC Radio Lancashire.
Australia all-rounder James Faulkner and South Africa all-rounder Ryan McLaren have already agreed deals with the club to play in this summer's T20 competition, so any major signing would have to be a coach or non-overseas player.
Former England fast bowler Allott, 60, said they may also add more experience to their squad before the County Championship campaign gets under way on 7 April.
The Division One side will be without South African batsman Alviro Petersen, who is banned for attempting to cover up match fixing, and New Zealand paceman Neil Wagner who has joined Essex.
Opener Haseeb Hameed, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and seamer James Anderson also look set to spend time with England in the summer.
"It's pretty obvious when you look at our squad we have lost players," Allott added.
"It stands to reason we need some senior experience. It may well be we sign a senior player or two very shortly."
Allott also added they could appoint a director of cricket to work alongside Chapple in the future.
Burnley, Middlesbrough and Brighton enter the penultimate round of Championship fixtures level on 87 points, with only goal difference narrowly separating the trio.
Throw in the prospect of a possible final-day decider between Boro and Brighton, and it promises to be one of the most tense finishes to a second-tier season in recent memory.
BBC Sport analyses the three contenders for automatic promotion, which will be worth a minimum of £99m to the two successful clubs next season.
Remaining fixtures: QPR (h) 2 May, Charlton (a) 7 May
The season in short: Clubs often struggle after relegation from the Premier League, but Sean Dyche has assembled a squad on the verge of returning to the top flight at the first attempt.
Danny Ings left for Liverpool but his replacement, Andre Gray, has scored 22 goals and won the Championship player for the year award, while Joey Barton has added industry to their midfield.
Since entering the top six in the middle of September, the Clarets have not dropped out of the play-off places and are currently on a 21-match unbeaten run in the league (14 wins and seven draws).
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "We had three games last week and we controlled that well, physically. Nothing's done, but the win at Preston was a big step forward again.
"I've said all along, we focus on our own business. Everyone else can worry about everyone else's business, we just focus on our own."
View from the commentary box - Phil Cunliffe, BBC Radio Lancashire: "I can't see Burnley slipping up, especially as they play already-relegated Charlton in their final fixture.
"Barton's boundless energy from central midfield is the envy of many an opponent 10 years his junior. 'Will and demand' is one of Dyche's stock phrases, and Barton embodies that.
"I expect Gray to add to his 22 goals, but it says a lot about Burnley's strengths that the Football League and Championship Player of the Year is not guaranteed to win the club's own Player of the Year award."
Remaining fixtures: Birmingham (a) 29 April, Brighton (h) 7 May
The season in short: Having lost 2-0 to Norwich in last season's play-off final, Middlesbrough spent big money improving their attacking options to get into the top two places this time round.
A combined £7m was spent on forwards Cristhian Stuani and David Nugent, winger Stewart Downing returned to Teesside in a £5.5m deal, while striker Jordan Rhodes arrived in the January transfer window for an initial £9m.
But it has been Boro's defence which has impressed the most this season, with Aitor Karanka's side conceding a mere 28 league goals - five fewer than any other team in the Championship.
Karanka was reported to be considering his future in March after a training ground row, but the Teesiders are unbeaten in eight games since it was confirmed the Spaniard was staying.
Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka: "We are in an amazing position - I can't understand who could be pessimistic when we are almost at the top of the table.
"Two years ago we were playing to stay in the Championship. Now some people think to be in this position is a negative thing - I can't understand. Everybody has to be pleased with this team and these players."
View from the commentary box - Paul Addison, BBC Tees: "Middlesbrough never make it easy for themselves - it's just not part of the deal.
"Boro remain in a terrific position as the race for the Premier League goes down to the wire, but Burnley and Brighton keep on grinding out the results.
"Last season's play-off heartache is fresh in the minds of the Boro faithful, and a lot of fans I've spoken to fear a repeat of it if they miss out on a place in the top two.
"But the fact remains that if they win their last two they're up - and that's got to be the aim."
Remaining fixtures: Derby (h) 2 May, Middlesbrough (a) 7 May
The season in short: After a relegation battle last season, Brighton started the campaign with a 21-match unbeaten run (11 wins and 10 draws) which laid the platform for their promotion challenge.
Their first defeat, at home by Middlesbrough in December, prompted a five-game run without a victory but Chris Hughton's Seagulls have rallied since then, losing just once since the start of February.
Victories were recorded by narrow margins in the first half of the campaign but mid-season signings Anthony Knockaert and Jiri Skalak have proved crucial during the run-in, helping Brighton significantly improve their goal difference.
Brighton midfielder Beram Kayal: "I have won the league with Maccabi Haifa in Israel and Celtic in Scotland. This is the first time I have been in this situation.
"They told me 87 points would get you promotion from this league. This league is crazy. With the team spirit and confidence we have, I think we can do it."
View from the commentary box - Johnny Cantor, BBC Sussex: "Most Albion fans would have taken a play-off place at the beginning of the season but, with the current form, they are now sensing a top-two finish.
"It has been an emotional campaign for Seagulls fans and players after the Shoreham air crash last August, in which a member of the club's ground staff died, but that day seems to have strengthened their resolve.
"They have suffered the pain of missing out via the play-offs twice in the past three seasons, but know they can avoid a repeat of the post-season drama with two wins.
"It is a tough ask against two top sides but it remains in their own hands."
Eric Horvitz's position contrasts with that of several other leading thinkers.
Last December, Prof Stephen Hawking told the BBC that such machines could "spell the end of the human race".
Mr Horvitz also revealed that "over a quarter of all attention and resources" at his research unit were now focused on AI-related activities.
"There have been concerns about the long-term prospect that we lose control of certain kinds of intelligences," he said.
"I fundamentally don't think that's going to happen.
"I think that we will be very proactive in terms of how we field AI systems, and that in the end we'll be able to get incredible benefits from machine intelligence in all realms of life, from science to education to economics to daily life."
Mr Horvitz heads up a team of scientists and engineers at Microsoft Research's main lab at its parent company's Redmond headquarters.
The division's work on AI has already helped give rise to Cortana - a voice-controlled virtual assistant that runs on the Windows Phone platform and will shortly come to desktop PCs when Windows 10 is released.
Mr Horvitz said that he believed Cortana and its rivals would spur on development of the field.
"The next if not last enduring competitive battlefield among major IT companies will be artificial intelligence," he said.
"The notion that systems that can think, listen, hear, collect data from thousands of user experiences - and we synthesise it back to enhance its services over time - has come to the forefront now.
"We have Cortana and Siri and Google Now setting up a competitive tournament for where's the best intelligent assistant going to come from... and that kind of competition is going to heat up the research and investment, and bring it more into the spotlight."
Mr Horvitz's comments were posted online in a video marking his receipt of the AAAI Feigenbaum Prize - an award for "outstanding advances" in AI research.
But while the Microsoft executive describes himself as being "optimistic" about how humans might live alongside artificial intelligences, others are more cautious.
The physicist Prof Hawking has warned that conscious machines would develop at an ever-increasing rate once they began to redesign themselves.
"Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded," he said.
Elon Musk - chief executive of car firm Tesla and rocket-maker SpaceX - has also suggested AI poses the greatest "existential threat" humankind faces.
"With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," he told an audience of students in October.
"In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like yeah he's sure he can control the demon. Didn't work out."
The Spectrum computer's inventor Sir Clive Sinclair has gone even further, saying he believes it is unavoidable that artificial intelligences will wipe out mankind.
"Once you start to make machines that are rivalling and surpassing humans with intelligence, it's going to be very difficult for us to survive," he told the BBC. "It's just an inevitability."
Several recent and forthcoming films have also focused on how people might handle the potential threat AI poses, including Ex Machina, Transcendence, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chappie and Terminator Genisys.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mr Horvitz voiced a preference for 2014's Her, charting the relationship of a flirtatious Cortana-like app and its owner.
He did, however, acknowledge one concern: AI systems risk invading people's privacy, since they will become capable of making ever-deeper inferences about users by "weaving together" the mass of data generated by human activities.
But, he added, AI itself might offer a solution to this problem.
"We've been working with systems that can figure out exactly what information they would best need to provide the best service for a population of users, and at the same time then limit the [privacy] incursion on any particular user," he said.
"You might be told, for example, in using this service you have a one in 10,000 chance of having a query ever looked at... each person only has to worry about as much as they worry about being hit by a bolt of lightning, it's so rare.
"So, I believe that machine learning, reasoning and AI more generally will be central in providing great tools for ensuring the privacy of folks at the same time as allowing services to acquire data anonymously or with only low probabilities of risk to any particular person."
England were bowled out for only 236 in Cape Town, with an AB de Villiers hundred giving the Proteas a 3-2 win.
"Playing that way is a winning formula, it's just a matter of getting better at it and being more consistent," England one-day captain Morgan told BBC Sport.
"We're still in the learning phase of our development."
Since an awful World Cup campaign a year ago, a new positive approach to one-day cricket has seen England win series against New Zealand and Pakistan, as well as narrowly losing to world champions Australia.
However, on a Cape Town ground where no team has ever chased more than a modest 257 to win an ODI, Morgan's men were guilty of gifting wickets to the Proteas.
Alex Hales made a century, but England lost their last seven wickets for 81 runs to set a target that South Africa chased with six overs to spare.
"England have come a fair way since the World Cup, but they still have a lot to learn," said former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott on Test Match Special.
"You can't just keep playing one way. If you are going to be a top side, you have to think your way through situations."
It is a view shared by England coach Trevor Bayliss.
"We've batted well for six to eight months, but sometimes it comes back to bite you when you play like we do," the Australian told Sky Sports.
"We do talk about the need to be positive, but at different times we do need to change gear. Hopefully, a few of our guys noticed how AB de Villiers paced his innings today.
"Overall, we're very happy because South Africa are a long way ahead of us in terms of ODIs played and centuries scored. To compete with a team like this and come close to winning the series was a great effort."
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Batting at number four, Morgan struggled in South Africa, making only 64 runs in five innings, and played an awful running swipe to be caught behind off David Wiese in Cape Town.
"For me, Eoin Morgan is not a number four," said Boycott. "He cannot bat there. He should bat at six like Michael Bevan used to do for Australia.
"When the ball is old and the bowlers are defending, he has the shots to whack them, he knows what to do.
"When he comes in at four, the bowlers have a decent ball; he isn't good enough around off stump."
However, Morgan, is eyeing two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa and the World T20 that follows as an opportunity to return to his best.
"I haven't managed to get going, which is frustrating," he said. "I'm looking forward to playing the format I love, T20 cricket, and turning things around."
In a report, Save the Children and Watchlist detail how attacks on hospitals and doctors, and the blocking of aid, are affecting children.
Houthi rebels are criticised as well as the Saudi-led coalition.
Unicef estimates that a child dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes in the civil war-hit country.
Saudi Arabia is leading an international coalition in support of forces loyal to the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who are locked in a protracted battle with Houthi rebels and their allies.
The UN included Saudi Arabia on its annual list of violators of children's rights in 2016, but removed it a week later, pending a review.
Former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Saudi Arabia had threatened to cut funding to UN humanitarian programmes, although Saudi Arabia denied that funding was discussed or intimidation used.
More than 160 attacks against medical facilities and personnel in Yemen have been carried out in the past two years by the warring parties, the report says, citing the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Save the Children and Watchlist catalogue examples including:
Saudi Arabia says it has procedures to avoid striking civilian sites such as hospitals and refugees camps, and says the Houthis exaggerate numbers of deaths and allow their fighters to mingle with civilians. But coalition officers also admit some sites have been hit in error.
The report also details how the conflict has left the health system in crisis, with just 45% of medical facilities functioning.
The country is also on the brink of famine, with nearly 50% of children under five chronically malnourished.
The two organisations say a de facto naval blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition has "significantly restricted" imports of food, medicines and fuel.
Save the Children says the coalition prevented entry through the port of Hudaydah of its shipments to treat thousands of children suffering from diarrhoea, measles, malaria and malnutrition, in early 2017.
Meanwhile, Houthi rebels have, "with limited exception", prevented humanitarian agencies from delivering lifesaving medical supplies into Taiz, the report says.
Power cuts have forced hospitals to rely on generators, with one case listed where a baby in an incubator died because the hospital lost power for an hour.
Separately, Human Rights Watch called on Houthi forces and their allies to stop using landmines, which are indiscriminate and internationally banned.
It said they had used landmines in six governorates since March 2015, causing numerous civilian casualties and hindering the safe return of displaced civilians.
Citing figures from local groups, it said 18 people had been killed by landmines in Taiz governorate and more than 80 in Marib and al-Jawf governorates since the conflict began.
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines reported that at least 988 people were killed or wounded by landmines or other explosive remnants of war in Yemen in 2015.
The Cumbernauld-based company said profit before tax and exceptional items climbed by 10% to £41.9m in the year to 25 January.
Total turnover increased by 2.7% to £260.9m.
Barr said core brands Irn Bru, Barr, Rubicon and Strathmore all outperformed the market.
However, it warned that the UK soft drinks market was experiencing a period of price deflation which could make it more difficult for many businesses to deliver the top-line growth of recent years.
Barr also warned that consumer preferences were changing in the soft drinks market, adding that "areas where traditional growth has been available are now proving more difficult to generate growth, making differentiated brands and appealing to consumers more important than ever".
In its results statement, Barr said Strathmore sales fared particularly well in the stills segment, growing by more than 20% over the year.
The brand was boosted by Barr's Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sponsorship and the growing popularity of water in the UK soft drinks market, the company said.
Over the year Irn Bru invoiced sales grew by 1.6%, with sales of Irn Bru ice cream reaching nearly £1m.
Barr said its Irn Bru brand performed well in England and Wales, with sales up by 5.6%. The brand's sugar-free version saw sales up by more than 20%.
Barr said it now planned to "target increased levels of distribution and brand awareness" further into England and Wales this year.
The board has recommended a final dividend of 9.01p per share, to give a total dividend for the year of 12.12p - a full-year increase of 10% on the previous year.
Chief executive Roger White said: "We have delivered an excellent financial performance in difficult market conditions over the past 12 months, whilst continuing to build the platform required for sustained and profitable long-term growth.
"Looking forward, we will continue our approach of tight cost control, rigorous cash management and focus on execution whilst continuing to invest for the long-term in our brands, assets and people.
"Overall market conditions are expected to remain challenging."
Christopher Robinson, of Aspen Park in Dunmurry, was also held to have broken the terms of his release by failing to disclose details of a mobile phone.
Based on the two identified breaches of bail, a judge at Belfast Magistrates' Court remanded him back into custody.
Mr Robinson, 46, is accused over the killing of Adrian Ismay in March.
He also faces a further charge of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.
Mr Ismay suffered serious leg injuries when a booby-trap bomb exploded under the van he was driving in the east of the city.
The 52-year-oldb died following a return to hospital 11 days later.
Mr Robinson is allegedly linked to the bombing by CCTV footage of a car believed to have been used when the device was planted at the victim's Hillsborough Drive home in the early hours of 4 March.
Forensic examination of the car revealed traces of RDX, a component in high explosive material, on its rear floor and seats.
Mr Robinson was said to have known Mr Ismay through working with him as a volunteer with St John Ambulance.
Earlier this month, a prohibition was imposed on him putting messages on social media.
In court on Thursday, a detective sergeant involved in the murder investigation claimed Mr Robinson began posting again on 16 October.
He alleged that the defendant provided a photo of a PSNI officer to another social media user and then commented on it when it was put online.
"Last night police had to apply to Facebook to have the image of the police officer and text removed from a Facebook page," he said.
The judge was told a mobile phone discovered on Robinson when he was arrested on Wednesday is to be examined.
Strenuously opposing the accused being released from custody again, the detective claimed there had been up to five previous breaches of bail, including failure to comply with a curfew.
A defence lawyer argued that his client only purchased the phone this week and had planned to provide police with the number.
With Mr Robinson denying that he posted the Facebook comments, his solicitor claimed someone else must have used his account.
But another detective responded: "They would have to have known the user name and password - it's highly unlikely."
Dylan Oates, from Littleborough, was four days old when he died at the Royal Oldham Hospital on 20 January 2014.
The trust issued a "sincere apology" and accepted the care which Dylan and his parents received was "sub-standard".
Six other babies and three mothers also died at the hospital during an eight-month period up to July 2014.
North Manchester coroner Lisa Hashmi said staff missed irregularities in Dylan's heartbeat as he and his mother were not efficiently monitored.
Gill Harris, Chief Nurse at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, apologised for the "failings and sub-standard care afforded to Dylan and his parents".
She said it was a "desperately sad case" and she sincerely apologised and expressed sympathy to his parents and family for their loss.
The inquest heard his mother Jayne Oates was admitted to the hospital six days before Dylan's death as she was overdue.
After his birth, he was taken to intensive care as he was not breathing or crying and his condition deteriorated.
Ms Hashmi said Dylan had suffered neglect at the hospital and his death could have been prevented.
She identified poor midwifery leadership and staffing levels as well as ambiguities in the trust's guidelines.
Martin Oates, Dylan's father, said they were "devastated" by the loss of their baby.
He said: "This investigation has uncovered that many things should have been done differently during the days leading up to Dylan's birth.
"It gives us some comfort that as a result of this investigation improvements are being made."
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce said the outcome would leave "a substantial number" of people disappointed.
But it warned that the referendum must not become defined in terms of winners and losers.
The organisation said the Scottish economy performed best "when we work together with a common purpose".
In a statement, chief executive Liz Cameron said her organisation had taken "a strictly impartial view on the debate" from the outset, because it recognised the strength of feeling among many business people and individuals on both sides.
She commented: "Whichever direction the people of Scotland choose in Thursday's referendum, one thing is clear: on Friday, we must all come together to drive Scotland forward, either as an independent nation or as part of the United Kingdom.
"Either choice will leave a substantial number of people disappointed but on Friday 19 September, we simply cannot afford to have a country divided.
"The referendum on Scottish independence must not become defined in terms of winners and losers.
"We will not benefit as a nation if almost half of our people do not feel part of the future that we have determined for ourselves."
She added: "The Scottish economy performs best when we work together with a common purpose and the priority for our politicians on Friday must be to reach out to those who are left disappointed by the outcome of the referendum and ensure that they play an active role in helping to build our future economy.
"On 19 September, it will be time to focus this energy on making a success of the constitutional direction that the people of Scotland have chosen.
"Let's all unite and get back to the business of generating wealth, jobs and success."
Her view was echoed by a leading figure in the Scottish legal sector, who called for Scottish businesses to speak out with "one voice", regardless of the outcome of Thursday's referendum vote.
Kirk Murdoch, chairman of Pinsent Masons in Scotland, said it was "imperative that Scotland remains open for business" and that there should be no postponement of investment decisions after the historic poll.
He said: "Any prolonged period of uncertainty or hiatus in investment would damage the economy and the prospects of the citizens of Scotland whether as part of the UK or not.
"The message must go out with one voice, from all of us in the Scottish business community, that Scotland remains open for business.
"I urge everybody in the commercial world, no matter which way they vote this week, to make that their mantra for the days and weeks ahead."
They did a field experiment in Germany with 3,000 adults at Munich's famous annual Oktoberfest.
The odds of heart arrhythmia increased as beer consumption went up.
Most of the arrhythmias were "apparently harmless" sinus tachycardia, where the heart just beats faster than normal, but a few were not.
Around 5% of the arrhythmias recorded were potentially more worrying, and included one type called atrial fibrillation, which, if it persists, is linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart failure.
These odds are very low, which meant there was no significant link between alcohol and dangerous heart arrhythmias in the study.
But there was a significant link between alcohol consumption and more benign arrhythmias.
The volunteers, who were all deemed sober enough to take part in the tests, had heart traces taken using a mobile phone app while they partied.
Although it is not surprising that heart rate might increase in a party atmosphere, sinus tachycardia was far more common among the drinkers who had downed a few Steins of beer at the Oktoberfest than in the 400 or so abstainers.
The likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia increased as the number of grams of alcohol per kilogram of blood (measured with a breathalyser) went up.
Even though the "lively atmosphere in the beer tent" was not the ideal setting for doing the heart traces, the researchers were able to get reliable recordings for almost all of the volunteers, the European Heart Journal reports.
They found arrhythmias in 30% of these 30-second recordings - more than would be expected in a general population.
The researchers think it is possible that innocent arrhythmias could sometimes lead to more serious ones, such as atrial fibrillation, within days of drinking lots of alcohol, although they did not test this out in their study.
They now plan more research to check if this "Holiday Heart Syndrome" - arrhythmia triggered by an a sudden alcohol binge - exists and, if it does, whether it remedies itself.
Researcher Dr Moritz Sinner from the University Hospital of Munich said: "What we have found is that alcohol does interfere with heart rhythm, which hasn't been shown like this before.
"What we still don't know is what happens after people stop drinking or continue to drink. What happens the next day or the day after?"
Dr Mike Knapton from the British Heart Foundation said: "Using the Munich Oktoberfest as a real world laboratory is a unique approach and has given us an insight into how heavy drinking over a short space of time can increase people's chances of having an abnormal heart rhythm. However, longer-term follow-up is needed to confirm if this type of drinking has a lasting effect in giving people potentially life-threatening arrhythmias.
"Extensive research has shown that alcohol consumption is associated with a range of diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Our advice is to drink in moderation, or no more than 14 units of alcohol per week."
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As I am in Delhi to report on the UK Prime Ministers trade mission to India, I assumed it was an announcement in some way connected to the UK and India's future trade relationship.
It was much much bigger than that. The Indian PM announced the withdrawal of 500 (£6.50) and 1,000 (£13) notes from circulation from midnight tonight. Wow.
The waiters at the restaurant where i was enjoying a Mutton Rogan Josh were open mouthed in astonishment - but totally supportive.
We have too much "black money" in the economy - one told me. According to the chef who emerged from the kitchen to watch the news Mr Modi is doing the right thing - cracking down on an unmanageable, untaxable illegal economy.
"Lots of people who come in here pay in bundles of cash that is unknown to the government. It is good what Mr Modi is doing."
Not a single news agency seemed to know this was coming. The news anchor I am watching as we speak produced a wad of 500s from his own pocket on air wondering whether these were now just pieces of paper - and also wondering if the bars of Delhi would see a sudden surge of business.
It has caught the country completely off guard. There will also be limits on cash point withdrawals over the next couple of weeks.
Financial officials like the economic affairs secretary are taking to the airwaves right now to assure that the authorities are there to help cushion the shock this will cause to a cash based economy.
The news channels are trying hard to interpret the news for viewers who are worried that they will not be able to get a cab, buy milk, or even have their life savings in cash. It feels they are scrambling right now.
Mr Modi has set his stall out as a modernising, anti-corruption crusader. Scrapping notes that are very, very common is his biggest offensive yet. Most transactions in daily life are in cash and 45% of those are in notes in denominations of 500 rupees and over.
There is a cashpoint downstairs and I need a cab in the morning - do I take out enough for my fare - the waiters are divided on whether they will be usable, the news channels don't appear to know and big queues are forming at the petrol station I can see from my window.
There are global financial shocks which ripple through the world economy for years. This is much more immediate and unexpected. Right now I'm not sure how I'm going to get back to the airport.
Authorities in California confirmed that seven others remain in hospital.
The collapse happened during a 21st birthday party shortly before 01:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Tuesday in the city of Berkeley.
The students are believed to have been living temporarily in the US as part of a work exchange programme.
Around 700 Irish students are currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, said Philip Grant, the Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States.
"We're still in an emergency response mode," he said. "It's a formative experience, and to have this happen ... has left us all frozen in shock and disbelief".
Berkeley City Mayor Tom Bates described the incident as a "shocking set of events".
"We're all sort of awestruck by the incredible tragedy," he said.
The victims
Police began receiving emergency calls about the incident around 00:41 local time. The police chief said it took patrolmen about two minutes to arrive on the scene.
The cause of the collapse is still under investigation, but the city's police chief said there was no indication of any criminal activity at this point.
Photos taken at the scene appear to show a 5ft x 10ft (1.5m x 3m) balcony on the fourth floor of the building fallen on to the balcony on the level below.
Two Irish students who were asleep in the building when the incident occurred described a loud sound when the balcony fell.
"I just heard a bang and a lot of shouting," said Dan Sullivan.
Outside the apartment where the balcony collapsed, flowers and photos and wreaths are stacked, and shocked Berkeley residents have been coming to pay their respects.
The building is cordoned off while forensic workers investigate and scrub the street below the collapsed balcony.
One woman who used to live in the building told the BBC she thought there should be a criminal investigation of the city's Planning Commission.
But the police chief says so far there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Another student, Mark Neville, said: "I walked out and I saw rubble on the street and a bunch of Irish students crying."
Enda Kenny, the Irish Prime Minister, said that police had told him there were 13 people on the balcony when it collapsed.
Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said that four of the victims died at the scene and another died in hospital.
The Alameda County coroner's office later told the BBC a sixth person had died in hospital.
The foreign minister has said that the families of all of those who died have been contacted.
University College Dublin President Andrew Deeks said late Tuesday that the accident involved students from the university and their friends.
"We cannot comprehend the desperate shock and grief they are feeling and we are heartbroken at their suffering and loss," he said. "We know the local Irish community has been offering assistance and solidarity and we thank them for this."
Berkeley Police spokesman Byron White said first responders described the scene as "quite disturbing".
Many of those hurt have life-threatening injuries, said Jennifer Coats, a Berkeley Police Department spokeswoman.
Police received a complaint about loud noise at the flat about an hour before the balcony collapsed, but did not go to the building to investigate.
The city's police chief said that the noise complaint was treated as a low priority, and noted that police officers were responding to several other emergency calls at the time - including one for shots fired in another part of town.
Irish President Michael Higgins said that he had "heard with the greatest sadness of the terrible loss of life of young Irish people and the critical injury of others in Berkeley, California today".
He said his heart goes out to the families and their loved ones.
The Irish consul general in San Francisco is helping those affected and there is an Irish helpline (+353 1 418 0200).
The apartment building was constructed in 2006, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A Berkeley city official said that building inspectors had visited the building on Tuesday. Three remaining balconies on the building have been closed.
In 2013, a similar accident killed 13 people and injured at least 50 others in Chicago, when a deck holding revellers collapsed.
In that incident, more than 60 people were on the building's porches, according to CBS Chicago.
Max Schrems alleges that the way the social network monitors its members' activity on and off the site puts it in breach of EU laws.
As part of the claim, he also alleges that the company co-operated with Prism, a US surveillance scheme.
Facebook has previously denied knowing about Prism before it was mentioned in leaked US government documents.
The company has, however, acknowledged complying with national security requests from US government agencies.
Facebook has not commented on the wider case being brought against it.
The BBC understands it does not plan to respond until it has been served the relevant papers.
Mr Schrems asked Facebook users based outside the US and Canada who wished to take part in the case to sign up via an app.
The case is targeted against the company's Irish subsidiary, which is responsible for all accounts belonging to users outside of North America. It has been filed with the Commercial Court for Vienna, the 26 year old's home city.
Among the allegations are that Facebook broke EU privacy laws by introducing:
Mr Schrems is demanding 500 euros ($667, £396) in damages for each of the first 25,000 people who signed up to the case.
While the Austrian legal system does not make provision for US-style class actions, Mr Schrems is working round this by getting the other participants to transfer their financial claims to him, which is permitted.
If he wins he intends to share the money after delivering a 20% cut to a German firm that is funding the case.
While the promised payout might have helped him attract support, Mr Schrems says the money is a side-issue.
Instead, he explains, the dispute with Facebook is intended to be a "model case" that sets a precedent addressing the wider problem of tech firm developing products that comply with US laws, but are not adapted for other countries' rules.
"It is not an epic fight with Facebook but more of a general question of where we are going and if we respect our fundamental rights in Europe," he told the BBC.
"Right now I have the feeling that we love to point the finger at the US in Europe, and say they are not respecting our privacy. But the reality is that we don't really do anything about it - we complain, then go home and drink beer."
This is not the first action Mr Schrems has taken against the social network.
In 2011 he forced the firm to reveal all the information it was holding on him.
When he discovered the 1,222 pages of information included details he thought he had deleted or had not consented to being shared, he lodged a complaint with the Irish data protection commissioner.
The case has since been referred to the European Court of Justice, but has already resulted in the firm restricting its use of facial recognition software and making it easier for members to find out more about the data held on them.
One of the UK's leading data protection lawyers, who is not involved in the case, suggested the latest action could deliver a landmark ruling.
"The current climate of data protection enforcement in the EU in the courts and by the data protection regulators, coupled with an increasing awareness by consumers of their rights means that this case could well run its course in the Court in Vienna and achieve a result for Max Schrems and Facebook users," said Robert Bond, a partner at the law firm Speechly Bircham.
"Of course it remains to be seen whether or not Facebook will try to settle as reputational damage may be worse than a financial penalty."
Mr Schrems has limited the number of people involved in the case to 25,000 because each participant's submissions must be vetted.
However, he says other Facebook users wishing to take part can still register their interest in case he later decides to expand the legal action.
The pause was a "precautionary measure", the government said, without giving details.
Moscow's warning came after the US shot down a Syrian military plane.
Russia also said it was halting communications with the US aimed at preventing such incidents.
Australia has deployed about 780 military personnel as part of the US-led coalition fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in both Iraq and Syria.
The halt in operations comes as the coalition and the fighters it is supporting on the ground attempt to oust IS militants from the city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the "caliphate" they proclaimed in 2014.
"Australian Defence Force protection is regularly reviewed in response to a range of potential threats," the defence department said in a statement.
"ADF personnel are closely monitoring the air situation in Syria and a decision on the resumption of ADF air operations in Syria will be made in due course."
Australia joined the US-led coalition in Syria in September 2015, but did not carry out any operations in the country between March and May this year, according to the defence department.
Its activities in Iraq, where it carried out 80 operations in May alone, will continue.
Australia's decision to suspend air operations over Syria in the wake of Russia's warning that it might target coalition aircraft is an indication of the concern among Washington's allies, but is unlikely to have a significant impact upon the air campaign.
Australia has a small but highly capable contingent of six F/A-18 strike aircraft; a tanker; and an E-7A Wedgetail early warning aircraft, all based at Al Minhad in the United Arab Emirates. Most of the Australian strikes have been in Iraq, though its aircraft do also operate over Syria.
Australian commanders will reassess the situation in due course. The more fundamental question is what the Russian threat actually amounts to. Is it just rhetoric or does Moscow want to deny certain areas of Syrian airspace to US-led coalition aircraft?
With the assault on the de facto IS capital Raqqa just getting under way, the last thing the Pentagon needs is a stand-off with Moscow.
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Russia warned on Monday that it would track coalition aircraft with missile systems and military aircraft, but it stopped short of openly saying it would shoot them down.
The move came after the US shot down a Syrian Su-22 which, the Pentagon said, had bombed US-backed fighters battling IS near the town of Tabqa in Raqqa province.
It was believed to be the first air-to-air kill of a manned aircraft by a US military jet since the Kosovo campaign in 1999.
But both Russia and Syria said the warplane was on a mission against IS about 40km (25 miles) south-west of Raqqa when it came under fire.
The Syrian army said the "flagrant attack" would have "dangerous repercussions".
Russia also denied the US had used a communications channel before the Su-22 fighter bomber was shot down, as claimed by the US military.
In response, it said was ending a memorandum of co-operation with the coalition aimed at preventing air incidents and guaranteeing flight safety.
The Rio 400m freestyle silver medallist, 25, finished in eight minutes, 19.7 seconds.
Compatriots James Guy, 20, and Ben Proud, 21, qualified for semi-finals in the men's 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle respectively.
Proud and Guy will compete in the semi-finals in the early hours of Friday - the action starts from 02:03 BST.
American Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record of eight minutes, 12.86 seconds in her women's 800m freestyle heat to beat the record set by Briton Rebecca Adlington at Beijing 2008.
Ledecky, 19, is the defending Olympic champion and is looking to add to her four medals already won in Brazil.
A silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay was followed up by gold medals in the women's 200m and 400m freestyle, as well as the 4x200m relay.
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The 26-year-old centre, who also plays as a winger, has scored 13 tries in 44 appearances for the NRL side.
Purtell started his career with Canberra Raiders where he ran in 30 tries in 64 matches.
"I'm at a point where I'm looking for a new challenge and a new experience and this is the biggest challenge I could've taken on," he said.
"I will be 27 by the start of next season and entering the most important years of my career."
We needed longevity in our signings so it's a good deal for both sides
Bulls head coach Mick Potter added: "Adrian has played virtually every game in first grade in the past two years, in every position from lock to the wing.
"He's a big guy with speed and he'll be an asset to our team next season. I'm pleased to get him signed up for a few years.
"He wanted the security and we needed longevity in our signings so it's a good deal for both sides."
The Kenyan port of Mombasa and Tanzania's Dar es Salaam port are the traditional competitors but the Kenyan government is now planning a huge new port at Lamu, while Tanzania is developing Bagamoyo.
Both ports will be larger than any other port in sub-Saharan Africa if completed as planned. They will also be at the centre of much bigger developments, with industrial zones being laid out and intensive farming being proposed.
The Tanzanian authorities hope Bagamoyo will handle 20 million containers a year, that is 25 times larger than the port at Dar es Salaam. Kenya's planned Lamu port is expected to be just as big.
However, these are the proposed, long term figures, which will be achieved over decades rather than years. Construction will take place in phases as and when required.
The scale of the initial phases has not been determined but will be much more modest.
One hurdle that is delaying the development of both projects is the question of compensation. In the case of Bagamoyo, 2,000 people have lost their homes or farmland to the project and associated industrial zone.
The Tanzanian government says that it will pay a total of $20.9m (£14.4m). But the figure would be much higher if there was a plan to enlarge the Dar es Salaam port as it is already surrounded by urban development and has limited room for expansion.
Apart from serving their own domestic markets, the Tanzanian and Kenyan ports will also be competing for a wider prize, the business from the landlocked countries of East Africa.
They could handle containers travelling to and from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and parts of Zambia.
Lamu and Bagamoyo have been little used as ports for about a century but at one point they were rivals in East Africa's slave trade.
Indeed, the name Bagamoyo derives from a Swahili phrase meaning lay down your heart, or give up hope, suggesting that slaves taken there had no hope of escape.
But with the revamped ports they could become better known for helping develop the region rather than bleeding it dry of its human resources.
Construction work on Bagamoyo is to begin before the end of this year, once financing is put in place by China Merchant Holding International and the State General Reserve Fund, which is an Omani sovereign wealth fund.
Preliminary work has already begun on Lamu, although funding is still being finalised.
New life is also being injected into the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The government managed to persuade Uganda to route its planned oil export line through Tanzania to Tanga, rather than through Lamu.
In addition, a new railway could run parallel to the pipeline connecting with ferry services on Lake Victoria.
Tanzania won the fight over the pipeline because it was offering the cheaper option and, probably, also because any line to Lamu was seen as being vulnerable to attack from the Somalia-based Islamist al-Shabab group.
A big difference between the two countries approaches is the fact that Kenya has stuck with state ownership.
The Kenya Ports Authority continues to own and manage most of Mombasa, while Dar es Salaam container terminal is operated by Tanzania International Container Terminal Services, an offshoot of Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa.
Similarly, Bagamoyo will be operated by China Merchant Holdings, a sign of how the country has moved away from the principles of African socialism, as espoused by the country's founding father Julius Nyerere.
Lamu is being developed by the China Communications Construction Company but the Kenya Ports Authority will still be in control.
The two countries are also looking at boosting their rail infrastructure.
Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are connected to the rest of the region via long distance railways. A colonial-era line runs from Mombasa to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and on to the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
It was nicknamed the Lunatic Express because of the problems involved in building it across difficult terrain filled with hostile wildlife. A new, more modern railway is now under construction from Mombasa to Nairobi with Chinese funding.
For its part, Dar es Salaam is connected to Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika, also by colonial-period railways.
In addition, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway was built in the 1970s by the Chinese government to help Zambia export its copper through Dar es Salaam. This allowed it to bypass the ports of apartheid South Africa or colonial-era Mozambique.
New railways from Lamu to South Sudan and Ethiopia are planned, while funding is currently being sought for a new line from Rwanda and Burundi to either Dar es Salaam or Bagamoyo.
Bagamoyo lies just 75km (47 miles) north of Dar es Salaam, so it should be relatively easy to connect the new port to the country's main rail lines.
Tanzania appears to be winning projects in the face of Kenyan competition because of lower costs and because, as with the Uganda oil pipeline, any railway or pipeline out of Lamu could be vulnerable to attack by Somali militants.
But the competition is not over and the rivalry could serve to boost the business prospects for the whole region.
The 25-year-old, who scored 19 goals for the Prenton Park outfit last year, got Rovers off to a dream start after nine minutes, firing past Alan Julian from Connor Jennings' pinpoint cross.
Blair Turgott missed a gilt-edged chance to equalise for the hosts from six yards after 40 minutes. Tobi Sho-Silva seemingly did all the hard work, ghosting past Tranmere's backline, but the West Ham youth product hit his effort wide.
Four minutes later Norwood made it 2-0, prodding home Andy Cook's flick from Liam Ridehalgh's cross and that was enough for the Merseysiders to make their 500-mile round trip a fruitful one.
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Match ends, Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 2.
Second Half ends, Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 2.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jake Kirby replaces James Norwood.
Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
Substitution, Bromley. Rob Swaine replaces Joe Howe.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Adam Mekki replaces Andy Cook.
Substitution, Bromley. George Porter replaces Reece Prestedge.
Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Bromley.
Michael Ihiekwe (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Bromley. Connor Dymond replaces Max Porter.
Corner, Bromley.
Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
Corner, Bromley.
Corner, Bromley.
Corner, Bromley.
Second Half begins Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 2.
First Half ends, Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 2.
Goal! Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 2. James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers).
Corner, Bromley.
Dave Martin (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Reece Prestedge (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Bromley.
Corner, Bromley.
Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
Goal! Bromley 0, Tranmere Rovers 1. James Norwood (Tranmere Rovers).
Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
Corner, Bromley.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The 26-year-old forward, who arrived at the Dons on Thursday for a club record transfer fee from Bristol City, cancelled out the Lions' early two-goal advantage, with two well-taken goals and left the field as a second-half substitute to a standing ovation.
But it was Neil Harris's side that made their early first-half pressure pay, as they struck twice in quick succession to go two in front - first through Tony Craig on 24 minutes, before David Worrall smashed the visitors into what appeared to be a comfortable lead three minutes later.
But Agard's first reply came just a minute later, as the Lions defence failed to clear their lines and the Dons forward's left-footed strike from the edge of the box found the bottom corner.
And the home fans did not have long to wait to cheer Agard's second, which was a well-taken headed lob over Millwall goalkeeper Jordan Archer in a one-on-one just past the half hour.
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Match ends, MK Dons 2, Millwall 2.
Second Half ends, MK Dons 2, Millwall 2.
Attempt saved. Daniel Powell (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (MK Dons) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
Substitution, MK Dons. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Kieran Agard.
Ben Thompson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ed Upson (MK Dons).
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by George Baldock.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Powell.
Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces David Worrall.
Substitution, Millwall. Joe Martin replaces Shane Ferguson because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Darren Potter (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Ed Upson (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Kieran Agard (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Byron Webster (Millwall).
Byron Webster (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Byron Webster.
Substitution, MK Dons. Dean Bowditch replaces George C Williams.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Martin.
Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Darren Potter (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by George Baldock.
Attempt missed. Tony Craig (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ed Upson.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. George C Williams (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Second Half begins MK Dons 2, Millwall 2.
First Half ends, MK Dons 2, Millwall 2.
Daniel Powell (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
Attempt saved. George C Williams (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Daniel Powell (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
The retailer said the issue related to the use of pay averaging, which spreads workers' pay evenly over the year.
It said employees were paid the correct amount over the course of the year.
However, those on hourly rates had sometimes seen pay dip below the minimum wage when they worked extra hours, technically breaking the rules.
It means that thousands of John Lewis staff who worked on hourly rates could be due a top-up.
As a result John Lewis has revised its annual profit for 2016-17 by £36m to £452.2m.
John Lewis, which is owned by its workers who are known as partners, said it had used pay averaging since 2006 with the consent of staff.
This was to help them with their financial planning.
But in its latest annual report the retailer said it now realised that it had broken the "strict timing requirements" set out under the National Minimum Wage Regulations.
Chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield said: "Although partners will, over the course of a year, usually have received the correct pay, in some months where greater than average hours are worked they will have been paid less than the hourly rate stipulated in the NMW Regulations."
He added: "We are now required to make good those amounts. This is very disappointing, not least because the vast majority of payments ... relate to technical underpayments rather than actual underpayments."
All staff paid by the hour over the past six years could be due compensation, although the firm said the total amount owed was as yet unknown.
It said it had begun contacting those affected and was working with HM Revenue and Customs to ensure its pay practices were within the rules.
The error comes three years after John Lewis was forced to pay employees an extra £40m when it realised it had been miscalculating holiday pay for seven years.
Other firms to have fallen foul of pay rules include Tesco, which said in March said it was compensating 140,000 current and former staff after a payroll error.
Some of its staff were paid less than the National Living Wage after contributing part of their salary to pensions, childcare and cycle to work schemes.
Tesco promised most workers up to £40 each in compensation, although said some could get much more.
In February, Debenhams and Argos also revealed staff were paid less than the living wage due to payroll mistakes.
Butcher's side are without a win in League Two following a 3-2 defeat by leaders Leyton Orient at Rodney Parade.
And with no midweek game, Butcher says they can work on cutting out mistakes.
"The week will give everyone the chance to refocus. And it'll be nice to have a week where we don't have to travel on a Tuesday and play a game," he said.
"After Plymouth [on Saturday] we've got three homes games on the spin. The players love playing at Rodney Parade and the fans like what they see and we want to get the results for them as much as for us."
Match report: Newport County 2-3 Leyton Orient
Newport made an awful start on Saturday, conceding two goals in the opening seven minutes.
They clawed their way back with two goals in as many minutes from Scott Boden and captain Mark Byrne moments before the break.
But Dean Cox scored the winner against the run of play on 59 minutes for Orient to leave Newport still without a win in League Two this season.
"These boys are growing together very well," added Butcher, who took over this summer.
"We're looking at all sorts of ways of stopping goals going in and looking at ways of scoring goals as well.
"It seems we just have to be more ruthless in both penalty areas, it's as simple as that.
"It's another harsh lesson for us to take but I'm determined and the player are determined to get the win.
"Once we get this monkey off our back by getting the first win, who knows what can happen after that?"
Hideto Kijima had boarded with the help of friends on his outbound flight.
But on the return leg from the island of Amami, airline employees told him that for safety reasons, he would not be allowed to board if he could not climb the stairs without assistance.
In response, Mr Kijima left his wheelchair and pulled himself up the stairs with his arms.
Mr Kijima is an experienced traveller, and head of the Japan Accessible Tourist Center, a non-profit organisation which catalogues accessibility issues for tourists to Japan.
He says he has been to more than 200 airports in 158 countries since he was paralysed from the waist down in a school rugby accident in 1990.
In a blog post, he said that wherever facilities were not available for mobility disabled passengers, he has relied on the help of friends or staff members in whatever way possible.
He said that although travel had occasionally been difficult, he had never been told he could not board a plane.
He told Japan's Nippon TV he was "surprised" by the strict rule. "I wondered if the airport employees didn't think that was wrong," he said.
Vanilla Air, a budget airline subsidiary of All Nippon Airways, has apologised for the incident and announced new measures to aid wheelchair users at the airport.
The company's website now says that while it cannot provide a boarding bridge at Amami airport, it will now provide a special chair for the purpose.
"We're sorry that we caused him that hardship," a company spokesman told AFP news agency.
There have been several other incidents this year involving the treatment of passengers by airlines.
In April, a Vietnamese-American doctor was dragged from a United Airlines flight in Chicago by law enforcement officials after he refused to give up his seat voluntarily.
A video of the incident posted online caused a massive backlash against the airline, forcing it to change its policies and pay a settlement to the injured doctor.
Robert Russell, 46, committed much of the sexual abuse while his victims were asleep.
Prosecutor Kath Harper described his conduct as "sexually deviant."
At the High Court in Glasgow, Russell was found guilty of offences which took place in Livingston between 2003 and 2016.
He raped one girl when she was aged between 12 and 14.
The court heard Russell threatened to kill the schoolgirl to stop her telling anyone what had happened to her. He also said that no-one would believe her.
Eventually the girl told school friends what had happened to her, and also opened up to a friend on Facebook.
However, when asked by police in 2011 and 2013 she denied she had been raped.
Ms Harper said: "She was scared because he had threatened to kill her if she told. Imagine the effect that might have on a child.
"It was only in 2016 when, out of the blue, the police came to her that she finally divulged the full extent of what happened."
Judge Lord Clark told Russell: "By the verdict of the jury you have been convicted of 11 charges which includes the repeated rape of a young girl and sexual abuse of her and three others."
Russell was placed on the sex offenders register and will be sentenced next month.
Throughout his trial Russell denied the charges against him and claimed his victims were lying.
It all began on Saturday with a column Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, in which she recounted an impassioned request Mr Biden had received several months ago from his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, who was dying of brain cancer.
"Beau was losing his nouns and the right side of his face was partially paralysed," she writes. "But he had a mission: He tried to make his father promise to run, arguing that the White House should not revert to the Clintons and that the country would be better off with Biden values."
Dowd has the reputation among some on the left of being a bit of a Clinton family antagonist - and armchair psychologist - so her attempt to ramp up speculation of Democratic Party looking for alternatives to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouldn't come as too a much of a surprise. She also offered Howard Schultz, head of coffee shop empire Starbucks, as another possible Democratic contender.
A follow-up article by Times reporter Amy Chozick, however, added further substance to the reports that Mr Biden's people "through hushed phone calls and quiet lunches" are putting out feelers to possible campaign staffers and supporters.
ABC News reporter Cecilia Vega says one Biden adviser told her the vice-president is "90% in".
In addition, Josh Alcorn - a former senior adviser to Beau Biden - is joining Run Biden Run, an organisation that could lay the groundwork for a presidential campaign.
Official word from the Biden camp is that nothing has been decided yet - but an announcement one way or the other will likely come in early September.
According to reports, the vice-president has taken note of the controversies over Mrs Clinton's private email server while secretary of state and questions about donations to the Clinton Foundation - and the toll these stories have had on her public approval ratings.
One recent survey shows the vice-president performing better than Mrs Clinton in head-to-head matchups against possible Republican candidates.
Historically, the sitting or recently former vice-president has been at the head of the pack for his party's nomination - think Al Gore, George HW Bush, Walter Mondale or Hubert Humphrey. George W Bush's second-in-command, Dick Cheney, was the only recent notable exception.
It seemed for a while that Mr Biden would follow Mr Cheney's lead - he is, after all, 72 years old and would be the oldest person ever elected president if he were to win (Ronald Reagan upon his re-election in 1984 was a few months younger than Mr Biden would be).
This would mark the third time Mr Biden has sought the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1988 he was an early contender before withdrawing from the race following controversy surrounding his academic record and evidence that he plagiarised the campaign speeches of UK Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.
Mr Biden ran again in 2008, but his candidacy was overshadowed by the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton showdown. His foreign policy knowledge - honed from decades in the US Senate - made enough of an impression on Mr Obama, however, that he was tapped to be the then-Illinois senator's running mate - a position for which he has by all accounts performed loyally, albeit with an occasional ill-thought phrase or photo.
If the vice-president chooses to enter the race, he will undoubtedly have an uphill climb against Mrs Clinton. She's spent nearly a year assembling her campaign team, raising money and lining up support within the Democratic Party, while the vice-president has done little in the way of preparation.
What he does have, however, is high name recognition in the party and a great deal of goodwill among the Democratic rank and file, particularly since his son's death two months ago. Mr Biden has a reputation as a skilled debate and capable campaigner who can connect with working voters. He gave the most-watched speech at either of the 2012 party conventions - ahead of former President Bill Clinton, Republican nominee Mitt Romney and even Mr Obama.
Mr Biden's entry would undoubtedly shake up the race. If he eats into Mrs Clinton's establishment support, for instance, it could be a boon for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy. He's already reduced Mrs Clinton's lead to near single digits in New Hampshire, and if his true-believer base stick with him, it isn't too difficult to imagine a scenario where he pulls out a win there.
So far the Clinton campaign has responded to the Biden talk with a soft touch.
"We are not going to have any comment on Biden stories except I love the guy!" Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton's communications director, told Bloomberg News.
Perhaps not coincidentally, the Clinton campaign just announced it has a forthcoming $2 million (£1.28 million) television advertising buy in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, featuring two spots touting their candidate's personal story.
It's the largest on-air show of strength from a candidate so far in the race - and an example of just what Mr Biden could be up against if he decides to make one more try for the presidential prize.
Sylvan Parry, 46, from Caernarfon, denies attempting to murder Fiona Parry on 3 September.
Mold Crown Court heard the attack left Mrs Parry with life-changing injuries.
The prosecution said Mr Parry had used "considerable force" and had only stopped when on-duty fire officers who had witnessed the attack intervened.
Prosecuting barrister Sion ap Mihangel said: "This was clearly an attempt by this defendant to kill his wife. It was only because of the intervention of others that he did not succeed in killing her."
The court heard the incident happened on the first day of the new school term.
Mrs Parry had dressed the children for school and taken photographs of them in their school uniforms before leaving the house.
As the couple made the short walk from their house with their baby in a pram and two children, Mr Parry started behaving "aggressively" and issued threats to his wife before attacking her, Mr ap Mihangel told the court.
He added: "He was told to stop what he was doing by one of the officers but he continued to stamp and he was seen to kick his wife twice before walking away."
In a video interview Mrs Parry told police she could not remember anything about what had happened that day because of a brain injury sustained during the attack.
She could not remember getting the children ready for school, leaving her home or the attack.
The trial continues.
When he left the country last month, Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan filled in a questionnaire saying that none of his relatives were sick.
But Liberia's assistant health minister said he had taken a sick relative to a clinic in a wheelbarrow.
Mr Duncan is in a serious condition in a Dallas hospital.
His is the first case of Ebola to be diagnosed on US soil, where as many as 100 people are being checked for exposure to Ebola.
More than 3,330 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in four West African countries.
The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, says the prosecution announcement was made at the weekly Ebola update news conference, which is attended by numerous government officials and was dominated by the case of Mr Duncan.
"We wish him a speedy recovery; we await his arrival in Liberia" to face prosecution, Binyah Kesselly, the chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority, said.
Deputy Information Minister Isaac Jackson confirmed that Mr Duncan would be prosecuted as he "lied under oath about his Ebola status".
Before the briefing, Mr Kesselly told the BBC that Mr Duncan had answered "no" to all the questions on the Ebola form, which includes one about whether the traveller has any relatives sick with Ebola.
Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah explained at the briefing that he was investigating Mr Duncan's movements before he left Liberia on 19 September.
He said Mr Duncan works as a driver in Liberia for Save-Way Cargo, a subsidiary of the international courier service FedEx, and lives in the Paynesville 72nd Community suburb of Monrovia.
Eric Vaye, a neighbour of Mr Duncan's, was also at the briefing to help with contact tracing, and said that nine people had died of Ebola in the district in recent weeks.
Mr Duncan is alleged to have pushed the wheelbarrow when taking a sick relative to a clinic.
Our reporter says this is banned and people are obliged to phone a hotline number to ensure that patients are collected by health workers so further contact with sick people is avoided.
Mr Nyenswah said it was "less likely" that Mr Duncan had passed on the disease when in Liberia because he was not showing signs before he left.
According to the latest UN figures, there have been 7,178 confirmed Ebola cases, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea suffering the most.
Leading charity Save the Children has warned that Ebola was spreading at a "terrifying rate", with the number of new recorded cases doubling every few weeks.
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has called for urgent decisive action including more financial aid, doctors and nurses, from the international community at a conference in London.
Ebola virus: Busting the myths
Villa frustrated City until David Silva broke the deadlock before half-time.
But the hosts took charge when Andreas Weimann was adjudged to have handled and Sergio Aguero scored from the spot.
Carlos Tevez added another penalty after Barry Bannan's handball, Aguero made it 4-0 with a deflected shot and Tevez tapped in Samir Nasri's cross.
Manchester United's shock defeat at Norwich later on Saturday meant City stayed at the summit. The size of Villa's defeat, together with Reading's victory over Everton, leaves them in the relegation zone.
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In the end, this win for the champions was every bit as convincing as the scoreline suggests but Villa boss Paul Lambert will argue his side were in the game until the 54th minute, when City scored their second goal from a debatable decision.
Referee Jon Moss pointed to the spot after his assistant Adrian Holmes spotted a near-post handball by Weimann from Silva's corner, but replays showed Weimann made no contact and none of City's players appealed for a penalty.
Once Aguero scored to give them breathing space, the champions did not look back - and could have had more goals if Scott Sinclair had been more ruthless after coming off the bench.
The result leaves Roberto Mancini's men - the only unbeaten side in the division - above their neighbours, having conceded the fewest league goals and with the best goal difference.
They did not have things all their own way against Villa, however, the visitors frustrating them before half-time and also creating some decent chances themselves.
Manchester City are now unbeaten in their last 36 home league games and have scored in each of their last 38 home league games. The last team to beat them at the Etihad Stadium were Everton, who won 2-1 on 20 December 2010, and the last team to stop City scoring on home turf were Birmingham City, in a 0-0 draw on 13 November in the same year.
First Joe Hart had to react quickly to keep out Vincent Kompany's attempted clearance from Matthew Lowton's cross.
And the City keeper, under renewed scrutiny following his unconvincing performance for England against Sweden on Wednesday, came to his side's rescue again when he dived to keep out Christian Benteke's bouncing header.
City, meanwhile, were seeing far more of the ball but were unable to break down Villa's determined defence.
Tevez and Yaya Toure were reduced to shooting from distance and Mancini might have been contemplating an early introduction of Edin Dzeko, who again started on the bench despite last week's heroics against Tottenham.
But there was no need for a super-sub on this occasion.
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City forced Brad Guzan into his first save of note just before the break, when he tipped Tevez's skidding effort round his post.
And Villa's resistance was broken from the resulting corner, with Kompany knocking the ball goalwards from Nasri's delivery and Silva darting in to fire over the line from close range for his first goal of the season.
More was to follow after half-time, but only after Holmes's decision, which Weimann continued to dispute as he was substituted and then again at the final whistle.
City's second penalty was more clear-cut, Bannan handling the ball while he was on the ground as Silva went round him in the area.
This time Tevez was given the responsibility from the spot and he sent Guzan the wrong way.
By now City were rampant and Villa's earlier organisation nowhere to be seen.
Aguero got his second when his shot took a touch off Enda Stevens and beat Guzan at his near post.
And Tevez made it 5-0 from close range after Nasri's ball reached him at the far post.
Full Time The match has reached full-time.
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Marc Albrighton, clearance by Aleksandar Kolarov.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Vincent Kompany on Gabriel Agbonlahor. Brett Holman takes the free kick.
Scott Sinclair conjures a right-footed shot from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
Shot from just outside the box by Brett Holman goes over the target.
Substitution Jordan Bowery replaces Christian Benteke.
Christian Benteke is penalised for a handball. Joe Hart takes the free kick.
Foul by Gareth Barry on Christian Benteke, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Barry Bannan, Vincent Kompany manages to make a clearance.
Effort on goal by Scott Sinclair from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
Sisenando Maicon challenges Christian Benteke unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ciaran Clark.
Yaya Toure takes a shot. Save by Bradley Guzan.
Free kick taken by Joe Hart.
Substitution Scott Sinclair joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Silva.
The offside flag is raised against Christian Benteke.
The assist for the goal came from Samir Nasri.
Goal! - Carlos Tevez - Man City 5 - 0 A Villa Carlos Tevez gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Man City 5-0 Aston Villa.
Substitution Aleksandar Kolarov on for Gael Clichy.
Shot on goal by Sisenando Maicon from just inside the area goes over the target.
Marc Albrighton takes a shot. Blocked by Gael Clichy. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Marc Albrighton, Christian Benteke takes a shot. Matija Nastasic gets a block in.
Substitution Edin Dzeko on for Sergio Aguero.
Assist on the goal came from Carlos Tevez.
Goal! - Sergio Aguero - Man City 4 - 0 A Villa Sergio Aguero finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Man City 4-0 Aston Villa.
Corner taken by Marc Albrighton, Matthew Lowton takes a shot. Save made by Joe Hart.
Assist on the goal came from David Silva.
Goal! - Carlos Tevez - Man City 3 - 0 A Villa Carlos Tevez scores a placed penalty. Man City 3-0 Aston Villa.
The referee penalises Barry Bannan for handball.
Sergio Aguero takes a shot. Ron Vlaar gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by David Silva.
Bradley Guzan restarts play with the free kick. Gabriel Agbonlahor is ruled offside. Matija Nastasic takes the free kick.
Substitution Andreas Weimann leaves the field to be replaced by Brett Holman.
Substitution Marc Albrighton on for Stephen Ireland.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matthew Lowton by Gareth Barry.
Gael Clichy fouled by Andreas Weimann, the ref awards a free kick. Matija Nastasic takes the free kick.
Andreas Weimann produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
Andreas Weimann fouled by Gareth Barry, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Barry Bannan from right wing, Joe Hart makes a save.
Booking Booking for Barry Bannan for dissent.
Assist by David Silva.
Goal! - Sergio Aguero - Man City 2 - 0 A Villa Sergio Aguero scores a placed penalty. Man City 2-0 Aston Villa.
Corner taken by David Silva played to the near post, Handball by Andreas Weimann.
Shot from just outside the penalty box by Carlos Tevez misses to the left of the target.
Yaya Toure fouled by Stephen Ireland, the ref awards a free kick. Yaya Toure takes the direct free kick.
Unfair challenge on Enda Stevens by Sergio Aguero results in a free kick. Enda Stevens takes the free kick.
The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
Half Time The whistle is blown to end the first half.
David Silva takes a shot. Save by Bradley Guzan. Corner taken right-footed by Samir Nasri, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Matija Nastasic goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
Carlos Tevez provided the assist for the goal.
Goal! - David Silva - Man City 1 - 0 A Villa Goal scored by David Silva from close in to the top left corner of the goal. Man City 1-0 Aston Villa.
Carlos Tevez takes a shot. Bradley Guzan makes a save. Corner taken by Samir Nasri, clearance made by Matthew Lowton.
Christian Benteke takes a shot. Matija Nastasic gets a block in.
Gabriel Agbonlahor takes a shot. Blocked by Matija Nastasic.
The assistant referee flags for offside against Carlos Tevez. Bradley Guzan takes the indirect free kick.
Stephen Ireland fouled by Yaya Toure, the ref awards a free kick. Barry Bannan crosses the ball in from the free kick. The assistant referee signals for offside against Christian Benteke. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Samir Nasri from the left by-line, Yaya Toure produces a headed effort from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
Samir Nasri takes a shot. Save by Bradley Guzan.
Effort on goal by Yaya Toure from outside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the bar.
Carlos Tevez produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
Matthew Lowton fouled by Sergio Aguero, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Bradley Guzan.
Gabriel Agbonlahor takes a shot. Blocked by Yaya Toure.
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gabriel Agbonlahor by Sisenando Maicon. Bradley Guzan takes the free kick.
Gael Clichy takes a shot. Save by Bradley Guzan. Corner taken by Samir Nasri, Close range header by Matija Nastasic goes over the bar.
Christian Benteke takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Barry Bannan, save made by Joe Hart.
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor on Sisenando Maicon. Sisenando Maicon takes the direct free kick.
David Silva takes a shot. Blocked by Barry Bannan. David Silva takes the inswinging corner, save by Bradley Guzan.
The assistant referee flags for offside against Christian Benteke. Joe Hart takes the free kick.
Stephen Ireland challenges Yaya Toure unfairly and gives away a free kick. Yaya Toure takes the free kick.
Christian Benteke takes a shot. Yaya Toure gets a block in.
Inswinging corner taken by Samir Nasri from the left by-line, Carlos Tevez produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
Samir Nasri decides to take a short corner.
Sisenando Maicon produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand post.
The referee gets the match started.
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Campaigns are under way for both the leader and deputy leader posts.
If both posts are taken by men, Tom Watson said, he would call for a change in the rules for future contests.
The new leader and deputy will be announced ahead of the party's conference in September.
Who are the candidates in Labour's leadership elections?
Mr Watson, Labour's former general election co-ordinator, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Pienaar's Politics: "For the first time ever there is a genuine choice of very strong candidates who are women in this election.
"We could end up with two women. But I do think it's an issue that needs addressing if arithmetically we end up with two men - a leader and deputy - and I've said that I'll go back to our National Executive Committee if that's the case to ask them to put them right."
There are "ways you could do it", he said, adding: "You could change the rules so that in future you end up with at least one woman in the leader or deputy role or you could even split the deputy role."
Meanwhile, other candidates for the two posts have been setting out their stalls.
Shadow care minister Liz Kendall, who is bidding to become leader, was challenged over rival candidate Yvette Cooper's criticism of some in the party for "swallowing the Tory manifesto".
The remark was seen as an attack on Ms Kendall, who told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "The only thing I've swallowed is the sheer scale of the defeat we faced at the election."
Asked whether she backed David Cameron's plan to remove tax credits from migrant workers as part of his EU renegotiations, she said it was "definitely something we should look at".
But she accused the PM of reducing the EU referendum debate to the subject of immigration.
Shadow leader of the Commons Angela Eagle, who is a contender to become deputy leader, said Labour's election defeat was a "failure of the whole party".
She added: "We have to take collective responsibility for it rather than blaming individuals."
Tri Ceffyl Bach Nursery in Amlwch was closed as a precaution last Thursday.
Testing has been offered to children and adults, and so far three cases of E. coli O157 have been detected in children.
Public health officers and environmental health teams from Betsi Cadwaladr university health board and Anglesey council are investigating.
Health officials warned that there could be further cases.
Nursery staff, and those in "at-risk" groups who are close contacts of people who are unwell, are also being tested.
Dr Chris Whiteside, consultant in communicable disease control for Public Health Wales, said: "Given the nature of this infection it is not unusual for more cases to be identified amongst children attending the nursery.
"This is why the nursery was closed and the children and staff were asked to be tested.
"Investigations into the source will continue. However, it can be difficult to identify a definitive source in an outbreak like this because the bug is so easily spread where young children are concerned.
"No children or staff will be allowed to attend the nursery until they have received two negative tests for E. coli O157 taken at least 48 hours apart."
People can become infected with E. coli O157 by eating contaminated food, or through contact with infected people, farm animals or contaminated water.
Dr Whiteside stressed that the infection could be passed from person to person, and so anyone who was ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection.
Symptoms of E. coli O157 range from mild diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever to severe bloody diarrhoea.
The incubation period can range from one to 14 days, but is usually three to four days, and people with E. coli O157 are usually ill for up to two weeks.
The 21-year-old has previously had loan spells at Weston-super-Mare, Gloucester City and Boreham Wood.
Lucas has made four first-team appearances for Rovers, including as a late substitute in League One against Bradford City last month.
The Pontypridd-born forward played for Boreham Wood in their 2-1 win against Woking in October.
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After being put in, Alex Hughes' 55 helped the hosts to 124-2 before Charlie Shreck (3-67) and Neil Dexter (2-60) led a Leicestershire fightback.
But 20-year-old Hosein compiled his best first-class score before bad light brought an early end to the day.
Bottom side Derbyshire are still looking for their first win of 2016.
Mohammed Kabba falsely claimed to be a lawyer and intervened in an immigration case, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
The judge said Kabba, 52, of Coventry Road, Birmingham, had committed such serious offences, only a custodial sentence would suffice.
Kabba had denied perverting the course of justice by pretending to be a lawyer acting on behalf of a migrant.
The court heard he lied to both a High Court judge and an Appeal Court judge.
Kabba had pretended to be a solicitor representing the migrant, Edith Asoluka, when, in February 2013, he telephoned High Court judge Mr Justice Sir John Mitting at night to make an out-of-hours legal application.
When the judge ruled against him, he then called Court of Appeal judge Sir Stephen Price Richards but was again turned down.
The court heard he sowed enough confusion with Home Office officials that Miss Asoluka was not deported for almost another month.
The over-staying migrant, whom Kabba claimed to be representing, was taken off a plane to Nigeria after Kabba faxed false case details to Home Office officials.
Sentencing the defendant, Judge Melbourne Inman QC told him his actions had undermined the rule of law.
He said: "Any acts which tend to pervert the course of justice strike at the heart of justice and at the heart of what lies in a democratic society.
"You deliberately lied to a judge of the High Court and a judge at the Court of Appeal."
The judge accepted Kabba was "an intelligent" man who had acted on behalf of the illegal over-stayer "through a misguided but genuine belief in her case" and not for financial gain.
The Metropolitan Police said Kabba was a Sierra Leone national with indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
Det Sgt Richard Ward said: "Mohammed Kabba is a menace, he continually contacts the courts, he tries to get orders and injunctions and he represents all sorts of people and has been a complete nuisance."
He said the police would refer the matter to the Home Office to get Kabba's indefinite leave to remain in the UK revoked.
Kabba deceived the authorities for six months over the case.
At a trial in June, both senior judges gave evidence against Kabba.
During the case, Kabba also sacked two legal teams, the court heard and represented himself.
Matthew Brook, prosecuting, said the case had cost the taxpayer £2,093 in delays, including extra accommodation costs to keep Miss Asoluka at Yarl's Wood detention centre.
The Republic of Ireland international has made 102 appearances for the Bees since joining on an initial loan deal from Blackburn in January 2014.
However, the 28-year-old has not featured since April 2016 when he suffered a double fracture of his leg.
His previous deal was set to expire at the end of the current season.
"He is close to a full recovery from the terrible injury he suffered and we will certainly reap the benefits when he returns to the standards he was setting," manager Dean Smith told the club website.
"It is a great boost to the staff, the squad and supporters that his future remains at Brentford."
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Brig Martin Xuereb, director of Migrant Offshore Aid Station, described the operation to BBC Radio 5 live on 4 May.
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Maidstone, promoted via the National League South play-offs last season, went ahead on 22 minutes when Bobby-Joe Taylor latched onto a punched clearance from Scott Flinders and played a neat one-two with Alex Flisher before fizzing a left-footed shot across the York goalkeeper.
But Jackie McNamara's York, who finished bottom of League Two last term, secured a share of the spoils midway through the second half when Cameroonian midfielder Kamdjo powered home a fine header from Aidan Connolly's corner.
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Match ends, Maidstone United 1, York City 1.
Second Half ends, Maidstone United 1, York City 1.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Dumebi Dumaka replaces Alex Flisher.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Paxman replaces Dan Sweeney.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Vas Karagiannis replaces Tom Murphy.
Goal! Maidstone United 1, York City 1. Clovis Kamdjo (York City).
Jack Higgins (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Maidstone United 1, York City 0.
First Half ends, Maidstone United 1, York City 0.
Alex Flisher (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Maidstone United 1, York City 0. Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United).
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
There are no beds available at either site due to "a significant surge in demand," University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust said.
It is asking those with minor illnesses to use other healthcare services.
The trust issued similar advice in March following "increased pressure".
In a statement, a trust spokesperson said: "Patients are likely to experience long waiting times, whilst those who need urgent treatment are seen first.
"Please help us make sure our staff are free to treat those most in need... If you do attend, please be patient with staff who are doing their best in difficult circumstances."
Sally Pollard, 39, who had played the role for more than 12 years, died at their home on Friday evening.
Tim Pollard, 53, said she was the "love of my life, my world and she will always be with us and a part of us".
He said Mrs Pollard, who was diagnosed in 2015, was "brilliant and passionate" about raising awareness of the disease not only as a doctor, but as a patient.
"She was surrounded by the people who love her," he said.
"Our three-year-old daughter Scarlett has been brilliant, she made sure Sally had water and was comfortable.
"I've been comforted enormously by everyone close to us... and the support and messages have been overwhelming and incredible.
"It's given me genuine comfort that she touched so many lives, in so many ways - she made a difference to the world."
Mr Pollard added: "She had the best treatment she possibly could and was really looked after and loved.
"I'm asking people to raise a smile, raise a glass and raise money for cancer charities in her memory."
Mrs Pollard was a doctor of genetics at the University of Nottingham and enjoyed taking part in re-enactments.
Mr Pollard has been playing the city's famous outlaw for more than two decades.
The couple fell in love while playing the famous duo and married in September.
He said: "The day after the wedding she was taken into hospital, we found out that the cancer had spread to her brain. She then lost the use of her legs."
Instead of wedding presents the newly weds had asked for donations towards a relaxing space for Mrs Pollard.
Russia's Ramonov, the 2014 world champion, took just two minutes five seconds to beat Azerbaijan's Asgarov in Sunday's final.
Ramonov, 25, scored 11 unanswered points as he won the title.
Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov and Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez took bronzes.
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An application by RWE Innogy for the 415ft (126m) turbines at Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough, was rejected in 2013 but the company appealed.
The government cited a number of issues it had with the project including the impact on the landscape and the effect on designated heritage sites.
RWE said it was "disappointed" with the Secretary of State's decision.
The main issues for Mr Clark were the effects on "designated heritage assets" like the Hemswell Conservation Area.
He also stated that the turbines would have a "significant" impact on the landscape for about 3km (1.86 miles) from the site.
The plans had been met with a number of objections from local residents who formed the campaign group Villages of the Cliff Against Turbines.
They said the development would have "ruined the countryside".
The group was backed by the MP for Gainsborough Sir Edward Leigh who said he was "delighted" the plans were turned down.
RWE Innogy had argued the wind farm could power 11,600 homes.
Mark Crawford, its regional development manager, said: "We are disappointed that the Secretary of State has refused planning permission.
"At a time when onshore wind farms like Hemswell Cliff could make a real positive difference to climate change, energy bills and local investment, it is a shame that the project will not proceed further."
The decision can be challenged at the High Court by the firm within six weeks.
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Cook took two slip catches in the first session as the visitors bowled Somerset out for 209 in Taunton.
In bowler-friendly conditions Peter Trego (48) top scored as the home side struggled to deny Essex's bowlers.
Although Nick Browne was bowled cheaply by Craig Overton, Cook held out under heavy cloud cover as Essex closed 60-2.
Cook returned to the hosts' line-up after being sidelined for their first match against Lancashire with a hip injury, and the England opener took two low catches at first slip as Marcus Trescothick and new Somerset captain Tom Abell were both dismissed by Ravi Bopara.
Dean Elgar (34) and James Hildreth (36) shared a 54-run third-wicket partnership, before the former was stumped off spinner Ashar Zaidi.
Trego's lone resistance was ended as he top-edged Simon Harmer to Zaidi but the hosts managed to pick up a solitary batting bonus point as they edged past 200.
After a short delay due to bad light and surviving a tight lbw call, Cook sent Jamie Overton for three consecutive fours as he eased into the match.
Roelof van der Merwe ensured Somerset ended on a high, as he bowled Tom Westley for 10 with the final ball of the day.
Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego said:
"I think it's probably slightly swung in their favour.
"It's the old cricketing cliché: you can only see how good a pitch is when both sides have batted on it and Alastair Cook is a phenomenal player and he's making life look relatively easy out there and I don't think any of us did.
"It's a sporting wicket. There's certainly something there for the bowler, but you get rewarded for quality batting."
These are delicate first-flush teas picked from plantations in eastern Nepal, and destined for high-end restaurants in cities such as Copenhagen and London.
But for the moment they're not going anywhere.
"We're unable to send out tea or samples as there is so much aid coming in that the customs are not doing anything for exports - and rightly so," says the company's owner, Lochan Gyawali.
Since the earthquake hit his business, his main priority has been to check on the welfare of his staff. They all survived, but many lost homes, farmland and second businesses and so work at the tea manufacturers has stalled.
"By and by, it will be normalised. That's what we want," he says.
Much of the media focus since the powerful 7.8 quake has been on the loss of life and damage inflicted in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, including the destruction of ancient temples and treasured world heritage sites. The death toll has now reached 8,000.
Yet the city is fast returning to normal life.
The tens of thousands of people who fled in the immediate aftermath to check on family and homes outside the capital are beginning to return. Shops are open, streets are busy once again.
It's a different situation in the region the Nepalis describe as the middle hills - the steep, inaccessible, forested hillsides that bridge the flatlands to the south and the high Himalayan mountains to the north.
More than a dozen districts in this region were hit by the quake - some town and villages flattened completely. The government says half a million people in this area are in immediate need of shelter.
Nepal's 25 April quake and aftershocks
Nepal's Finance Minister, Ram Sharan Mahat, has estimated the economic cost to the country as at least $10bn (£6.5bn) - half the value of Nepal's economy.
But it will take weeks to conduct a thorough assessment of the damage, partly because so much of it is in remote regions, so this figure could be far higher.
The middle hills are historically the poorest and most neglected region of Nepal. Here, the majority eke a living as subsistence farmers, sending their young men abroad to work in dangerous and low-paid jobs on construction sites in India, Malaysia and the Gulf - leaving their women, elderly and children alone to work the fields.
It is here you see the hardship and deprivation that has kept Nepal's status as the least developed country in South Asia.
And it is here, according to Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat, that the effects of the earthquake will be felt the most.
"Tens of thousands of people who had just crossed the poverty line run the risk of falling back into absolute poverty," he says.
The most immediate problem is the coming monsoon. The pre-monsoon rains have already started to fall and the government and aid agencies are under pressure to provide adequate shelter before the full deluge arrives in two months.
Then there is the question of keeping people on their land so they can continue farming.
"The winter wheat is still in the fields and it needs to be harvested," says Johannes Zutt, Nepal country director for the World Bank.
"The rice crop that should come in the summer needs to be planted in the next three or four weeks.
"I think many families who've been heavily impacted are not going to be able to harvest their wheat or to store it effectively because their storage capacity has been demolished," he says.
Many of those affected are looking to the government to provide them with cheap seeds and loans, and to help them rebuild their houses.
But Nepal's fragile multi-party democracy does not have a long history of looking after its people, or of investing in its crumbling infrastructure.
"Any government would have been overwhelmed but remember before the earthquake hit, we were a mismanaged, badly governed, politically unstable, economically weak state," says Kunda Dixit, editor of the Nepali Times.
Almost a decade after the end of Nepal's civil conflict, the country's warring political parties have still to write a constitution and are regarded by many as self-serving, inept and corrupt.
After the quake, it took several days for the Prime Minister, Sushila Koirala, to return to Nepal from an overseas trip, and leaders are yet to address the nation with their vision of how to rebuild.
In fact, says Mr Dixit, there's a joke doing the rounds of many Nepali Facebook timelines showing the pictures of the country's six top politicians with the tagline: "Have you seen these people, missing since the quake".
But others are optimistic that the disaster could be the catalyst to draw Nepal's politicians away from their deeply entrenched squabbles and rivalries towards longer-term planning.
"Since 1990, we've had more than 20 governments," says economist and author Sujeev Shakya.
"This has led people to have short-term perspectives. What we need now is vision - we need to say how do we want to look in 20 or 30 years' time."
As Nepal takes stock of the damage and plans for the future, businessmen like Lochan Gyawali are hoping for the least disruption to their profits as possible.
They know it will take time to rebuild, but they are hoping both the government and international donors will provide the support that they need.
"We're just keen for things to return to normal," he says. "I just hope things are better than the old normal."
Skipchen, a not-for-profit cafe in Stokes Croft that cooks food that has been thrown away, is heading to the French port to set up a field kitchen.
The community chefs are hoping to provide about 800 meals a day for the estimated 2,000 people in the camp.
Skipchen's Katie Jarman said: "These people are in dire need of this food, so we're going to take what we can."
Thousands of migrants are currently living in makeshift camps on a site near the port of Calais - designated by the French government.
"Currently there's only 500 meals being served and it's estimated there are 2,000 people in the camp," said Ms Jarman.
"We're going to take as much food waste as we've found in the South West and we're going to travel through London and pick up some more food and go 'skipping' on the way."
The "campaign cafe", set up seven months ago by The Real Junk Food Project, plans to take two tonnes of unwanted food with them and run a mobile kitchen until the end of May.
"It's a very, very desperate situation," said Marianna Musay, co-director of the cafe.
"There's no toilets, no showers and only 600 people get fed one hot meal everyday.
"I think we have to be very emotionally prepared for what we're going to find."
Mourners at the funeral were told the tragedy was a "watershed moment".
The fire in Carrickmines, County Dublin, was described as "an earthquake of devastating grief" for the wider community.
Requiem mass was held on Thursday for five members of the Connors family, who died almost two weeks ago in the blaze.
Thomas and Sylvia Connors and three of their five children, Jim, Christy and Mary, will be laid to rest in Wexford on Friday.
Delivering his homily, Fr Derek Farrell, of the Parish of the Travelling People, said the tragedy sent "shockwaves through the land".
Hundreds of people packed inside the Church of the Assumption in Ballaly, where the funeral took place.
Two of the Connors' children, Michael and Thomas, survived the blaze. They were joined at the church by the wider Connors family.
In all, five adults and five children were killed in the fire on 10 October.
On Wednesday a priest criticised settled people for failing to empathise with what he called their "traveller brothers and sisters".
Father Dermot Lane was speaking after the remains of the deceased were brought to the Church of the Ascension of the Lord in his parish of Balally, Co Dublin.
Addressing the congregation, Fr Lane said: "We must learn, above all, to walk in the shoes of the other if we are to develop genuinely inclusive and pluralistic societies."
Dismissing what he described as "blame-games" about the tragedy as unhelpful, Fr Lane urged everybody to "move beyond misunderstanding, standard stereotypes and caricatures".
He said: "If we are to move forward, all must be involved in a new consultation and a new conversation, and that means bringing together local authorities, local communities and the traveller communities."
Fr Lane said the tragedy raised serious questions about Ireland's priorities as a society, and prayed that it might become a turning point in what he called "the difficult tasks of healing, reconciliation and mutual trust that lie ahead".
Willie Lynch and Tara Gilbert, their daughters Kelsey and Jodie, and Jimmy Lynch, 39, a brother of Willie, also died in the blaze.
On Tuesday, a message of sympathy from Pope Francis was read at their funeral Mass.
It is understood the fire started at a pre-fabricated building and spread quickly to a nearby unit. The blaze is not being treated as suspicious.
Surviving families will be sheltered at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown council park.
The man, in his 20s, was discovered on Tuesday on an area known as "The Dip" next to West Suffolk College.
He was taken to the West Suffolk Hospital where he was diagnosed with a life-threatening bleed on the brain.
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Initial witness reports described seeing a man walking unsteadily and falling over, and officers would like to hear from anyone else who was in the area between 18:00 and 21:00 BST who may have seen him, or any unusual activity.
The cause of the man's injuries remains unexplained, and a post-mortem examination will take place to determine the cause of death.
It was given to Belper in Derbyshire by its American twin town of Pawtucket, Rhode Island - the character's birthplace - in 2001 as a gift.
Although some residents liked it, others were not keen and, after it was vandalised, it was taken to the nearby American Adventure theme park.
The 7ft (2.1m) fibreglass statue is now being refurbished by a youth group.
Belper, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its links to the Industrial Revolution, was divided when the statue, worth £6,000, was positioned in the town.
One resident told BBC Radio 4 at the time it was "hideous" and later the same year it was damaged and taken to the theme park, which closed in 2008.
He has been "missing" since then, according to Andrea Fox, who runs the Drop Inn youth centre, until he turned up at the club's door earlier this month in a poor state of repair.
"We took him in and had a look at him, he was very poorly - looking very shabby," said Ms Fox.
"We're looking after him, giving him some TLC and some nice new clothes.
"We've had to peel him, we've stripped him down and sandpapered him, then we're going to undercoat him, seal him and do a few minor repairs to him."
John Nelson, leader of the town council, said he was glad to see Mr Potato Head back and it would be an interesting talking point, but it has not been decided where it will be displayed.
Invented in 1952, Mr Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television and is still made in Pawtucket by Hasbro. It later featured in Disney's Toy Story films.
The city has been shortlisted alongside Coventry, Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland, but a bid by St Davids in Pembrokeshire failed to make the cut.
The City of Culture for 2021 will be announced in December.
Film director Kevin Allen, who wrote Swansea-based Twin Town in 1997, said he was "thrilled".
"I'd be very surprised if we hadn't [made the shortlist] to be honest if you looked at what we were up against and what we've got to offer," said Mr Allen, who is part of the bid team.
"We got close to the last one with Hull. I think we only didn't get it last time because it was such a last-minute bid. This is going to be very thorough and the work starts now.
"We've got a lot of work to do. Regardless of whether we get it or not, in the end it will be worthwhile because it's kick-starting lots of great initiatives."
It is the second time Swansea has been shortlisted for the title, the city lost out to Hull in the competition for the 2017 award.
The team behind the 2021 bid had previously said it wanted to host a programme of events which play on the "'lovely, ugly' Swansea that Dylan Thomas describes."
It now has until the end of September to submit a final bid before the winner of the third City of Culture is awarded by the UK government.
If successful the city, which is set for a £500m regeneration, would host a series of cultural events, including festivals, art and theatre performances, following in the footsteps of Derry/Londonderry and 2017 title-holder Hull.
It would also have access to a £3m Heritage Lottery Grant.
"The role that people play is really up to them," Mr Allen added. "It's up to us to encourage and develop channels of communication - break down the barriers of perception and conception.
"The perception of culture to some people is scary and it's all about literature and the arts council and stuff like that but it's not. I say that openly.
"I farmed for eight years of my life. I learned about the culture of the field. I have respect for people who see art in everything.
"It's not about being snotty, it's not about being a snob, it's not about being highly intellectual.
"It's about being considerate with each other and communicating and developing ways of enriching our lives and making our communities better. It's all culture."
Meanwhile, the team behind the failed St Davids bid said they were "disappointed" not to have made the shortlist.
"You guys r idiots... HOW U PUT MY DOG ON THE WRONG FLIGHT???? I need answers", he tweeted.
ScHoolboy Q was travelling with his French bulldog puppy, Yeerndamean, from Missouri to Burbank, California.
But the dog was switched during a stopover in Denver and flown to Chicago instead.
ScHoolboy Q, 30, whose non-stage name is Quincy Matthew Hanley, found out about the mishap on Friday.
In a text message to CNN on Saturday, the rapper said: "My little dog been moving around since the A.M.
"I plan on suing," he added.
CNN quoted United Airlines on Saturday as saying: "We're working as quickly as possible to reunite the pet with their owner later this evening.
"We have reached out to our customer and sincerely apologise for this mistake and are providing a refund. Pets are part of our customers' family, and their safety and wellbeing is of the upmost importance to us."
Pets are clearly important to the artist. One of ScHoolboy Q's lyrics in the song Take the Pain Away reads: "Only thing I got is my girl and my dogs."
United has had an awkward PR year so far.
In April, videos showing a man being violently removed from a flight because of overbooking provoked an outcry on social media.
Later that month, a giant bunny died on one of its flights.
Owen MacDonald was discovered on ground adjacent to Rashilee Avenue, near Park Mains High School, at about 05:40 on Sunday.
His death is being treated as unexplained by police. His relatives have been informed of his death.
The president is likely to endorse a set of rules drawn up by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will seek to limit emissions from 1,600 existing facilities that are responsible for about a third of US CO2 emissions.
The EPA is likely to issue a sector-wide target for power generation, but it will be up to each individual state to draw up a plan for the required cut in emissions.
The White House is likely to allow the states a wide latitude in how they achieve these cuts.
Natural gas, nuclear power and energy efficiency could all be used to meet the targets - the EPA is also likely to endorse carbon cap and trade schemes.
"It is very significant for the US, this is the most powerful tool the administration has to reduce greenhouse gases," says Dr Tim Profeta, from Duke University.
"I think you will see the president try and push for a more aggressive target - there are plenty of rumours of 20-25% reductions from the sector."
The new regulations are seen as critical to fulfilling the president's pledge, made at the doomed Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, to cut overall US carbon levels by 17% by 2020.
As Congress is highly divided on the issue, the president has used the EPA to try and regulate carbon.
The US Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that the EPA had the authority to limit CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act.
Despite that ruling, Dr Profeta believes the new regulations will face strong legal challenges from opponents who say that rules will drive up electricity prices and cut employment as coal plants in particular shut down across the US:
"The president is secure in that he has the authority but there will certainly be litigation over whether he can exercise this authority in the way he does.
"The provision the EPA are using is very infrequently used, so there is not much track record on how you use it. The devil is in the detail with this."
The use of shale gas, fracked from huge reserves in Pennsylvania, Texas and elsewhere has already helped the US to curb its carbon. But coal is still a major factor in energy production, accounting for about 40% of electricity.
Prof Louis Derry from Cornell University says that the new proposals will speed up the demise of coal or force generators to fit expensive carbon capture and storage technology:
"Retiring old, dirty, coal-fired generating plants will continue the US trend of reduced CO2 emissions, and be the largest single step we have taken on emissions reduction. It will also reduce demand for coal mining, a practice that is destructive to the local environment and dangerous for workers."
After the proposals are announced, there will be a year-long consultation, followed by another 12 months in which states will have to submit their plans for review.
Despite these delays, international observers believe the new proposals will help re-establish the credibility of the US on the international stage.
"Some cynics would say it is just the US catching up," says Liz Gallagher, from E3G, a sustainable development think tank.
"I think it gives a sense of empowerment to those heads of states who want to do more on climate change and this gives them a boost and says the US is on board - it's quite a positive signal to send."
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The Times said the ex-West Wing star is "quite brilliant" in Apologia, in which she plays an art historian at odds with her two sons and their partners.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the 73-year-old "beautifully lets a lifetime of hurt seep through [her character's] brittle facade".
Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael also appears in Alexi Kaye Campbell's play.
First staged in 2009, the piece has been reworked to accommodate an American lead actress.
Its opening this week comes amid reports that NBC is considering bringing The West Wing back to TV screens.
Channing played First Lady Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet in the White House-based drama, which originally ran from 1999 to 2006.
Apologia - whose title is defined in the play as "a written defence of one's opinions and conduct" - sees Channing's character, a former '60s radical, clash comically with her son's respective girlfriends over a birthday dinner.
One, played by Carmichael, is a fervent Christian, while the other, played by Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman, is a materialistic soap actress.
Speaking ahead of Thursday's press night, Channing described her character as "a feminist and a scholar with a bit of a rebellious streak".
"She's very smart, extremely witty and she's not very diplomatic, so there's a lot of wonderful language," she told the BBC.
One of the biggest laughs of the evening comes when Carmichael's Trudi character expresses optimism over the nascent presidency of Barack Obama.
"Let's wait and see how things turn out in the long run before we start jumping with joy," replies Channing's Kristin presciently.
"Things rarely turn out the way we expect or how we hope," says Channing, going on to make her own comparison between Obama's tenure and what has followed.
"We could do with a little grace, a little diplomacy, self-control, discretion - the list goes on," she sighs in reference to the White House's current incumbent.
Appetite for more West Wing remains strong, stoked in part by a popular podcast - The West Wing Weekly - that dissects the show episode by episode.
Yet Channing does not believe the Aaron Sorkin-scripted drama will emulate the likes of Will and Grace and Roseanne and mount a comeback.
"I don't think it will return," says the actress, whose other famous roles include Rizzo in 1978's Grease and Julianna Margulies' mother in The Good Wife.
Speaking on Thursday, Alexi Kaye Campbell said he was "excited" Channing had crossed the Atlantic to appear in his play.
He told the BBC he had intentionally written the play in response to a perceived lack of roles available for older female leads.
"Before I wrote the play there was a constant conversation about not enough parts being written for older women," he said.
"Most of the most interesting people I know are older women, so that was something I wanted to consciously address."
Writing in The Guardian, critic Michael Billington described Channing as "a serious, intelligent actor [who] induces sympathy for the character of a seemingly monstrous matriarch".
Yet he took issue with what he called Kristin's "astonishing insensitivity" and questioned Campbell's "assumption that left-wing militancy is incompatible with good manners."
Channing last appeared in the West End in 1992 in Six Degrees of Separation. She went on to star in the film version of John Guare's play, for which she was nominated for an Oscar in 1994.
Since then she has been seen in London in The Exonerated at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith and Awake and Sing at the Almeida theatre is Islington.
Apologia runs at London's Trafalgar Studios until 18 November.
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Glasgow ranked top out of 18 cities across the UK, with Edinburgh second and Aberdeen fourth.
The number of nuisance calls was also found to be increasing, with vulnerable users experiencing the greatest rise.
Consumer body Which? and call-blocking provider trueCall analysed over nine million phone calls made between January 2013 and September 2016.
They found that more than half (51.5%) of calls in Glasgow were classified as a nuisance, as were 47.8% in Edinburgh and 45.6% in Aberdeen.
Scottish customers received an average of 42 nuisance calls a month between April and September this year, up from 35 per month in the previous six months.
Calls to vulnerable users in Scotland increased even further, up an average of 11 a month from 41 to 52, with 41% receiving more than 60 nuisance calls a month.
Which? called on the Scottish government's nuisance calls commission to tackle the problem.
The commission is due to hold its first meeting on Wednesday, the day the chancellor is expected to announce a ban on pensions cold calls in the Autumn Statement.
Alex Neill, from Which?, said: "Nuisance calls continue to be an everyday menace for everyone in the UK and the fact that three Scottish cities are among the worst-affected in the UK shows the scale of the problem for Scots.
"The Scottish government must use this opportunity to set out clearly how they plan to address the issue.
"Positive steps are needed so that people in Scotland are no longer plagued by these unwanted nuisance calls and texts."
Scotland's Economy Secretary Keith Brown said: "The latest data from trueCall further highlights that citizens in Scotland are plagued by nuisance calls to an unacceptable degree.
"These calls are a serious problem that can cause both emotional and financial harm, particularly to some of our most vulnerable citizens.
"That's why I established the nuisance calls commission and will chair the first meeting next week.
"Although devolution arrangements mean the Scottish government has limited powers to take direct action in this area, by working closely with partners from industry, regulators and consumer groups, we will develop a joint plan setting out practical solutions to the problem."
Cheek, 23, scored 15 goals in 40 league matches this season after joining from Chelmsford City last summer.
Isaac, also 23, made 40 appearances in 2015-16 and was called up to the England C squad as he helped the Iron to the play-offs this term.
Braintree also confirmed striker Simeon Akinola has a year left on his deal.
Now, a present-day son of that city is facing an epic showdown which may feel to him even more important than football. And it could turn out to be a proxy battle for the very future of the Labour Party itself.
Len McCluskey is not only the General Secretary of Britain's biggest union, Unite. He also happens to be one of Jeremy Corbyn's most formidable protectors and defenders.
He has been credited with seeing-off at least one threatened coup against the Labour leader and is generally considered one of the union movement's heaviest hitters. But it was his muscular embrace of Mr Corbyn which made him headline news after that sensational party leadership contest in 2015.
Mr McCluskey wasn't originally due to stand for re-election until next year. But he has brought it forward in the hope, say his critics, of beginning his drive for re-election while catching potential challengers on the hop.
That has not stopped Unite's West Midlands Regional Secretary Gerard Coyne from joining the contest with his own election manifesto published this week.
Mr Coyne has worked for the union for over 20 years. Before that he was a shop worker at Sainsbury's in his home town of West Bromwich.
He comes from a long line of so-called "moderate" Midlands trade union officials and Labour MPs. They were instrumental 30 or so years ago in organising the counter-offensive within the Labour Party against the hard left, which culminated in the purge of Militant.
So Mr Coyne's challenge inevitably invites comparisons - is history about to repeat itself?
Gerard Coyne himself disputes that "moderate" tag. He says there is much about Britain under the Conservatives that makes him very angry. But one of his principal campaign themes will be that Unite should concentrate less on playing party political power games at Westminster and more on the interests and welfare of its own members.
But he cannot escape the suggestion that however non-political he may try to make it appear, his campaign to depose one of Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies is, in itself, intensely political.
So what are the chances?
As the incumbent, Len McCluskey is the clear favourite. But he suffered a serious setback when the Unite Now faction within the union, which has always backed him in the past, decided not to give him their support this time round.
Gerard Coyne believes the higher the turnout, say above 20%, the better his chances of pulling off a shock victory.
Nominations do not close until the end of next month and there is already a third candidate in the field. With the support of the Socialist Workers Party, Ian Allinson bills his campaign as "the grass roots socialist challenge".
But this does still have the look of a predominantly two-horse race.
One clear issue between Messrs McCluskey and Coyne is defined by Jeremy Corbyn's support for unilateral nuclear disarmament. It is another echo of those epic Labour battles back in the 1980s.
Unite represents many workers in defence and defence-related industries. So Mr Coyne's supporters accused Mr McCluskey of "a betrayal" when he appeared to support the idea of a new generation of submarines which would not be equipped with nuclear warheads.
"That's ridiculous. It's like making pencils without lead in them," Mr Coyne told me when he joined me in our BBC Birmingham studios earlier this week.
I'll be asking Jeremy Corbyn what he makes of that, and if he is feeling the pressure of Unite's leadership contest.
You will be able to see my interviews with both Mr Coyne and Mr Corbyn during this weekend's Sunday Politics, which is back in its usual 11:00 slot on BBC One in the Midlands this Sunday 15 January 2017.
You will have to wait just a little longer for the result of Unite's leadership election itself. That's not due until Friday 28 April.
About 500 people have been accommodated in gymnasiums but the rest, including unaccompanied children as young as 12, have been sleeping outside, NGOs say.
Candidates in the French presidential election have called for changes in migration policy.
Migration has been a key issue in the run-up to the poll on 23 April.
A spokesman for the centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron, said an agreement with Britain that left the French acting "as its border guards" would have to be reviewed during Brexit negotiations.
His far-right rival Marine le Pen called a fight between Kurds and Afghans just before the blaze started as a sign of migratory chaos.
The Grande-Synthe camp was home to one of the largest groups of migrants attempting to reach the UK following last October's destruction of the "Jungle" camp near Calais, about 40 km (25 miles) away.
The number of people there had almost doubled and the arrival of more Afghans increased tensions with Kurds living in the camp, reports said.
Five people were hurt in a knife fight between Afghans and Kurds which was broken up by riot police. Another migrant was in a serious condition after being hit by a vehicle on a nearby motorway, Reuters reported.
A local official said the fires had been started deliberately following the clashes.
Sixty firefighters fought the blaze but it destroyed 70% of the densely packed wooden huts and left the site unusable.
France has reinforced its police presence in the area and Belgium has upped its border patrols to prevent migrants from entering its territory, the Belga news agency reported.
The French authorities have said they will speed up admission to reception centres for migrants wanting to apply for asylum in France.
Campaigners have called on both the French and British governments to improve legal migration routes.
Last week, some Grand-Synthe residents tried to block a nearby highway with tree trunks and branches in an attempt to stop traffic and clamber onto trucks, Reuters reported.
Votes for the 18 September ballot were listed on internet auction site eBay, which has since removed the items.
The Electoral Commission said both the selling and buying of votes was illegal.
One online listing offered buyers a "unique piece of British history".
The Glasgow-based vendor wrote that he was selling his vote - with a starting price of 99p - because he did not "give a flying monkeys [sic] about any of this".
He went on: "This is my very own unique piece of British History!
"This could be the deciding vote. Who knows? I am a hard working Scottish citizen with a house, a gorgeous wife and 2 beautiful kids who are my world.
"This vote will not change anything in our lives so I have decided not to vote."
The listing was signed off: "Happy Bidding."
A spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission said it had made an agreement with eBay that any such "votes for sale" listings would be taken down and referred to police.
She added that selling and buying votes was a criminal offence that could lead to a year in prison or a "substantial" fine.
"Anyone that believes an offence may have been committed, for instance because bids were made on a vote advertised as 'for sale', should refer this matter to the police," she told the BBC.
"We advise eBay to refer any such cases to the police themselves."
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "We will respond appropriately to any issues which arise.
"We are investigating these incidents and therefore cannot comment on the outcome of these incidents until all inquiries are concluded.
Where other incidents are reported they will be investigated and appropriate action taken."
It found that standards were well below what was expected, with an overall judgement of "unsatisfactory" - the lowest rating given.
Estyn said GCSE performance was among the lowest in Wales but primary schools standards improved in recent years.
Torfaen Council accepted the findings and expects to see an improvements in standards as early as the summer.
The Estyn report said Torfaen council needed to raise standards in secondary schools and do more for school leavers who don't go on to find jobs or training.
In particular, the authority came in for criticism for standards at GCSE level in schools across the county.
The report said that over half of schools are in the bottom quarter for performance in the core subjects of English or Welsh, maths and science.
No school is above average on the proportion of pupils achieving the equivalent of five GCSEs at grade A* to C.
The number of pupils suspended has increased - and are among the worst in Wales - however, the number of overall exclusions are reducing significantly.
The report said that performance in Key Stages 1 and 2 - children aged from five to 11 - have improved and the authority was doing more to monitor school performance and intervene when necessary.
However, attendance in primary schools was found to be "below the Welsh average in every measure and standards in this area fall short of what might be expected".
It means the hunt for Wales' first "excellent" local authority education service goes on as Torfaen is the 10th Welsh authority to be inspected and been given the worst rating.
So far, four councils have been considered adequate, three are good and two require significant improvement.
In her annual report, published last month, Estyn Chief inspector Ann Keane said: "Leaders, including governors, in schools and in local authorities need to play a more active role in tackling under performance more systematically."
Torfaen local authority now has 50 days to produce an action plan to show how it will address the recommendations.
Councillor Mary Barnett, executive member for children and young people, said: "We acknowledge the issues highlighted in this report and accept the findings."
She added that the council was already implementing many new strategies to help tackle the issues but these had had too little time for the impact to be measured.
"The report also highlights many positive aspects of education in Torfaen, and I am particularly pleased with performance across key stages 1 and 2, and the great strides made to improve secondary school attendance," she said.
Councillor Barnett added: "We are now supporting and challenging our secondary schools on an unprecedented level, and have shown we are prepared to use all our powers to secure better outcomes for children and young people.
"As a result governing bodies, headteachers and senior leadership teams in schools are already more challenging of their own performance.
"We are already seeing a shift and expect to see school standards begin to improve as early as the summer."
Torfaen assembly member Lynne Neagle said it was "clearly an incredibly challenging and worrying report" and there were simply no excuses for the kind of failings highlighted.
"It also helps underline the fact that the Welsh government was right to place a renewed and unrelenting focus on standards in our schools.
"Especially in these tough economic times, we simply have to ensure that we are delivering a first-class education to our young people and helping them to reach their full potential."
The request for money, made to the cardinal in charge of St Peter's Basilica, was refused, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said.
The letter was among several that went missing from Vatican archives in 1997.
Il Messaggero newspaper said a former Vatican employee had demanded a ransom of €100,000 (£72,000) for the letter.
It said the letter had been written entirely in Michelangelo's hand and signed by him.
This was rare, as the artist normally dictated letters to assistants, writing only his signature, Il Messaggero reported. Other details of the documents have not been disclosed.
It is not clear why the Vatican had not previously made public the theft, which was reported for the first time by the newspaper.
Police are now investigating the case.
The documents were stolen from the archive of the department that is responsible for the upkeep of St Peter's.
Michelangelo, who lived from 1475 to 1564, helped design the basilica, which was only completed in 1626.
He also painted the ceiling and the altar wall of the adjoining Sistine Chapel.
For 12 years he vigorously denied he was guilty of the murder of 79-year-old Joan Albert at her home in Capel St Mary in Suffolk.
What made Simon Hall different was that he was believed.
Not just by his family and friends but by the wider public, legal experts, parts of the media and the ex-Ipswich MP Chris Mole.
The fact of his confession - made formally to the prison authorities - only emerged on Thursday.
Neither Hall's wife Stephanie nor his parents were available for comment about the confession.
But the admission has left some of Hall's most ardent supporters stunned.
One of them is Ray Hollingsworth, who has invested two years of his life on the case as a layman researcher.
"It is one of the biggest shocks I've had in my life, if not the biggest," he said.
"In my heart I still support Simon no matter what because my belief has always been in his innocence."
He told how on learning of Hall's confession, he wondered whether he had "cracked".
"He's been in hospital and I wondered whether it was linked to that, whether he had lost confidence in everyone.
"I'm in complete shock. I don't know what his motivation would be. I'm not sure how to accept this news. Has he had a nervous breakdown?"
Although the exact wording of Hall's confession has yet to be made public, it appears sincere.
It is understood it was first made to a third party and then confirmed with the prison authorities.
Hall then agreed to drop his application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to consider his case.
It is also doubtful that the confession was made for personal gain - because it will have "no impact" on the minimum tariff he will serve, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Mr Hollingsworth, who believes he had gathered evidence which showed two other people were responsible for Mrs Albert's murder, said: "If I'm wrong about this, I'm wrong.
"I will hold my hands up. I'm not going to hide from anyone.
"I believed in his innocence."
And then there are the countless hours of unpaid work by students at the University of Bristol on the Hall case.
The university's Innocence Project became involved after an approach by documentary makers for the BBC Rough Justice programme.
Dr Michael Naughton told how he received a letter last week from Hall's wife Stephanie telling him her husband had admitted the murder and asking him to close the case down.
"We are not shocked - we are alive to the possibility that a lot of people who say they are innocent are not.
"We are looking for needles in haystacks in our project.
"It is quite sad in terms of the waste of resources and the distress to (Mrs Albert's) family members when it turns out like this."
And the "thousands of hours" Bristol law students have spent on the Hall case, said Dr Naughton, could easily have been spent on "somebody else's case".
Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead as he responded to a 999 call in Craigavon, County Armagh, in 2009.
He was the first police officer to be killed since the formation of the PSNI.
Brendan McConville, 42, of Glenholme Avenue in Craigavon, and 22-year-old John Paul Wootton, from Colindale in Lurgan, are serving life sentences.
The pair had attempted to overturn their convictions but their appeal was dismissed at the High Court in Belfast on Thursday.
The officer's widow, Kate Carroll, and her son, Shane, were in the public gallery to hear the ruling.
Outside court, Mrs Carroll expressed relief at the outcome and said her husband's murder had been "futile".
"There's more to life than trying to kill somebody because of a piece of land," she said.
The widow said the appeal had been hanging over her family like the "biggest, blackest cloud" and the whole process had been "a long, arduous journey".
"I heard the evidence and I was thinking - you'd know that people were guilty, it hasn't changed," she told reporters.
"I'm just so, so relieved. Nobody knows how much this has taken out of me."
Mrs Carroll added that she had worn her late husband's watch throughout the proceedings and felt that "he was with me the whole day".
She has set up a peace foundation in his memory and said that the ruling would allow her to "move forward" and "promote peace"
Dismissing the appeal, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said he and his fellow appeal judges were satisfied that the original verdict had been correct.
"This attack was clearly an operation which required considerable logistic support. There were a number of others involved apart from those who were directly involved in firing the weapons.
"The surrounding circumstances in our view formed a compelling case that each of these appellants was guilty of the offences with which they were charged," he said.
Wootton and McConville showed no emotion as the ruling was delivered, but their relatives and supporters wept outside the court amid a heavy security presence.
Mrs Carroll told reporters she felt sympathy for the McConville family.
"I have a son exactly the same age as Brendan McConville and there, but for the grace of God, go I.
"My parents were very strict with us and I use an awful lot of old sayings, such as 'revenge is better served up as success'.
"My revenge is going to be success. With Steve's foundation, (I will) try and help as many people as I can along the way to peace," she added.
Constable Carroll was ambushed and shot by the Continuity IRA on 9 March 2009 as his patrol responded to an emergency call at Lismore Manor, Craigavon.
McConville is serving at least a 25-year-sentence for the murder.
Wootton, who was a teenager at the time of the attack, received a minimum 14-year term.
The pair were originally convicted of the murder at a non-jury trial in March 2012.
Both men were also convicted of possession of an AK47 assault rifle and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
Wootton was further found guilty of attempting to collect information likely to be of use to terrorists.
Speaking after the Court of Appeal decision, PSNI Det Ch Insp Ricky Harkness said: "Our thoughts today are with Kate Carroll and the Carroll family."
"We welcome this decision," he added. "It is an acknowledgement of all the hard work by Serious Crime Branch detectives and partner agencies to get justice for a valued and much missed colleague."
The officer said that "more than two people were involved in the murder of Constable Carroll" and he appealed for anyone with information about the attack to contact police.
Cook scored 38 goals in 48 league games for Barrow after joining in July 2014 following his release by Grimsby.
The 25-year-old started his career with Carlisle, and had three previous spells at Barrow before joining the Mariners.
"He is a hard-working player who has consistently been scoring 20 plus goals per season, which made him one of my top priorities" boss Gary Brabin said.
"We know that we need to improve our performance in front of goal, and I am sure that Andy will play a big role in helping us to achieve that."
In her BBC Wales Sport column, world triathlon champion Non Stanford discusses her progress following injury, Helen Jenkins's comeback and reveals what music she listens to when running.
She reveals the injury means she has given up on defending her world title, but Stanford is now focused on the Commonwealth Games, where she will represent Wales alongside former double world champion Jenkins.
Jenkins has returned to the World Series following a year out with injury and finished third and second in the opening two races of the season in Auckland and Cape Town respectively.
However, another former World champion, Leanda Cave, revealed she had not been picked for the Commonwealth Games with Stanford saying she understood her frustration at missing out.
Things are moving in the right direction and I'm up and about on two feet and on two wheels so I'm a very happy person right now.
Now, when I look back, it seem like the time's gone quite quickly.
I'm used to doing so much training so in those first couple of weeks where I literally couldn't do anything, physically I felt terrible.
I felt like I'd put on about two stone. I obviously didn't but you just feel like you have no control over your body and you feel lethargic.
But I kept myself as busy as possible. I have loads of friends and family that visited me and kept me company.
I'm back running so that's great progress.
At one point, I was really worried and it feels like you're never going to get back, but back running for an hour is really fantastic. I felt on top of the world.
I'm really hoping to be back racing for the Europeans, which is in mid-June.
I train with a lot of the girls that race and waving them off from my doorstep as they fly off to New Zealand, South Africa and lately Japan has probably been the toughest bit.
I haven't watched one of the races on TV - I've been out on my bike every single time.
When I've been out on the bike I've been consciously pushing really hard because I know they're all racing hard.
This year the ITU decided that they would increase the number of races you had to do for the series.
Last year it was four plus the grand final - this year it's five plus the grand final which is a big ask, especially in Commonwealth year when 80% of the field are going to have to race Commonwealths as well.
It was an interesting decision and I know there's a lot of reasons why they've done it.
But for me it does mean that I've had to give up any ambition I had of defending my world title, which was tough and took me quite a few weeks to come to terms with.
I've had to give up on that one but there's always the Commonwealth Games and that was always the main focus of the year.
If I won the Commonwealth Games, that would make up for everything.
I was fortunate to do some training with her over the winter and we knew she was in great shape and things were looking great for her.
It's tough to come back from being out for a year. Those first few races I know she was really nervous and apprehensive and we were like 'You'll be fine, don't worry'.
It is hard after injury and Helen had such a tough time with it and we were all so pleased she's back.
I think the whole triathlon community, even people from all over the world, were so delighted to see Helen back on the podium and back racing, because she's just a fantastic athlete.
Helen for world champion this year? Definitely, we want to keep it in Wales don't we!
My parents have always been incredibly supportive. Bank of mum and dad have helped a lot over the years.
Initially I definitely needed the bank of mum starting out. It's probably only the last year that I was able to stand on my own two feet and provide for myself.
I'm really fortunate that I've had the support of UK Sport and British Triathlon over the last few years as well which helps.
I think with a lot of Olympic and elite sports it's only really the top people that can support themselves and make a living out of it.
There's a lot of athletes below who are struggling to make ends meet and literally race to put food on the table and then make it to the next race in order to win some more money.
It's really tough and being from Britain we are very fortunate that we're well looked after and there is support out there.
Some of the other athletes from around the world do struggle.
When I'm running I love it when Fleetwood Mac comes on the shuffle.
I was brought up with it on in the house when I was younger and it's stayed with me.
I love the older music, the golden oldies. I think that's my parents' influence, growing up listening to Mike and the Mechanics, Sting and The Police and The Beatles.
That's what's on my iPod. I don't know whether I should admit that!
*Non Stanford was talking to Radio Wales Sport's Steffan Garrero.
Turner built Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham, London, in 1813, and used it as his country retreat until 1826.
But it has fallen into a poor state of repair in recent years.
It has only been open to the public for one afternoon a month, but will be open for 46 weeks of the year from 2016, once restoration work is finished.
Turner, one of Britain's greatest painters, designed the building as a retreat from his central London studio and as a permanent home for his elderly father, a retired wigmaker and barber, who looked after the house and garden.
When he visited, the artist spent his days sketching, fishing, and entertaining. It is not known for certain whether he painted there, but it is thought that he worked in watercolours there.
Wings of the house that were added in Victorian times will be removed and damp, damage from tree roots and other problems will be fixed. Part of the basement ceiling collapsed after heavy rain in 2012.
It was added to English Heritage's Heritage at Risk register in 2013.
The house is owned by the Turner House Trust, which is hoping to raise a total of £2m.
Blondel Cluff, chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund's London committee, said: "Interest in Turner has never been greater, as reflected in the success of the recent biographical film and the current exhibition of his work at Tate Britain.
"The restoration of this modest, classical property introduces us to Turner, the architect, adding a whole new dimension to our understanding of this great artist.
"Sandycombe allows us all to literally walk inside the work of one of the world's leading artists - a truly unique experience."
In a joint press conference with his guest at the White House, Mr Trump vowed: "We will get this done".
Mr Abbas told his US counterpart he wants peace based on a longstanding plan for a two-state solution along pre-1967 boundaries.
"Now, Mr President, with you we have hope," Mr Abbas said.
However, Mr Trump has been ambivalent about a two-state solution.
In February, he said he was "looking at two-state and one-state, and I like the one that both parties like".
On Wednesday, the US president stressed there would be no lasting peace unless both nations found a way to stop incitement of violence.
The Palestinian leader is under pressure to halt payments to families of Palestinian prisoners and those killed in the conflict with Israel.
Israel's government says the payments encourage terrorism, but Palestinian officials say stopping them would be politically untenable for Mr Abbas, who is deeply unpopular back home.
Palestinian officials were initially worried by Mr Trump's strongly pro-Israel statements, reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in Washington.
But they have been reassured by one of Mr Trump's envoys that he is serious about a deal, apparently as part of a plan backed by the Arab League at a summit in March.
The 2002 Arab Peace Initiative calls for Israel to withdraw from "all the Arab territories" occupied since the 1967 Middle East war and accept an independent Palestinian state in exchange for "normal relations" with Arab nations.
A "two-state solution" to the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is the declared goal of their leaders and the international community.
It is shorthand for a final settlement that would see the creation of an independent state of Palestine within pre-1967 ceasefire lines in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, living peacefully alongside Israel.
The UN, the Arab League, the European Union, Russia and, until now, the US routinely restate their commitment to the concept.
In a speech at an Israeli independence day event at the White House on Tuesday, US Vice-President Mike Pence declared that "valuable progress" was being made towards restarting substantive peace talks for the first time since 2014.
"Momentum is building and goodwill is growing," he added.
Three influential Republican senators, meanwhile, called on Mr Trump to tell Mr Abbas to stop using aid money to pay the families of Palestinian "martyrs" and those imprisoned in Israel for offences ranging from stone-throwing to murder.
"Morally it must end because the United States cannot be complicit in incentivising terror," Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham wrote in a joint letter.
"And strategically it must end because the PA will never convince Americans, the Congress, or Israel that it is serious about peace while it is still funding terror."
The PA spends about $300m (£232m) each year - about 8% of its budget - on salaries and benefits under the programme, according to the senators.
The chairman of the Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Committee has defended the payments, saying they represent a "national, humanitarian and social duty that shall always be fulfilled regardless of Israeli and international pressures".
An adviser to Mr Abbas also told the Associated Press that the president could not afford to concede, especially with one of his main rivals leading a widely supported hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in protest at conditions in Israeli jails and the detention of people without trial.
The annual competition at Ashton Conker Club has been called off after bad weather blighted efforts to set up marquees at the site in Polebrook near Oundle.
About 300 competitors from 20 countries were set to take part in the championships on Sunday.
John Hadman, secretary of the club, said: "It is very sad."
Established in 1965, the championship attracts thousands of visitors every year who come to watch entrants from across the globe compete for the Conker Crown.
Competitors from countries such as Sri Lanka, Turkey, America and Bangladesh were all expected to take part in the contest.
But organisers decided to cancel the event for the first time in 46 years after high winds looked set to hit the site over the weekend.
The championship committee are now trying to contact entrants by email and telephone to tell them the contest has been cancelled.
"We just couldn't get the marquees or stalls up," Mr Hadman said.
"We couldn't risk them blowing down on people."
Mr Hadman said the event was too large to be staged indoors.
An extraordinary meeting has been scheduled for November to discuss the future of the competition.
"The future is in the balance," Mr Hadman said.
"We want to carry on but the weather could be just as bad next year."
Data recovered from Rachel and Nyomi Fee's phones showed search engines and websites had been accessed on the topic.
Nyomi Fee and her partner Rachel Fee deny murdering Liam on 22 March 2014 and blame his death on another child.
Liam was found dead in a house near Glenrothes, Fife.
The pair also face allegations that they neglected Liam and abused two other children, one of whom they blame for killing Liam, while in their care over a two-year period.
The women, who are both originally from Ryton, Tyne and Wear, deny all the charges against them.
The prosecution case against Rachel and Nyomi Fee, has now closed.
The last witness was a police analyst. Searches and messages recorded on the couple's phones were read to the jury.
A Google search was found on Nyomi Fee's phone three days before Liam died searching for - "how do you die of a broken hip?"
It was followed with a link to "why does a broken hip sometimes lead to death?" On the same day Rachel Fee's phone was used to Google "how long can you live with a broken bone?"
Followed by a return "can you die of a broken bone?"
The day before Liam died, data on Rachel Fee's phone showed an an Internet search for " can wives be in prison together?"
The trial at the High Court in Livingston continues.
The Dutchman, 26, started Sunday in fourth, 53 seconds behind leader Nairo Quintana but beat the Colombian by more than a minute on the 29.3km last stage.
Quintana, chasing the first leg of a Giro-Tour de France double, had to settle for second place overall.
Dumoulin also leapfrogged defending champion Vincenzo Nibali and Thibaut Pinot, who dropped to third and fourth.
"It's really crazy," said Team Sunweb rider Dumoulin, who became the first Dutch winner of the Giro and the first rider from his country to win a Grand Tour since Joop Zoetemelk's victory in the 1980 Tour de France.
"This is incredible. It was such a nerve-wracking day but I had good legs and I just went for it.
"I would have been really happy with a stage win and that would have been a successful Giro for me. I didn't think that this was something I could do."
Britain's Adam Yates was beaten in the race for the white jersey, awarded to the quickest rider under the age of 25, by Luxembourg's national time trial champion Bob Jungels.
Yates, 24, started the time trial with a 28-second advantage over Jungels, but the Luxembourger's time of 34 minutes two seconds was more than one minute quicker than Yates, who finished a creditable ninth overall.
Jos van Emden won the stage in a time of 33:08, 15 seconds clear of Dumoulin, who crossed the line in 33:23 to claim second and he then had an agonising wait for first Pinot, then Nibali and finally Quintana to reach the finish.
Movistar's Quintana, the 27-year-old 2014 Giro champion, and twice winner Nibali, 32, are climbing specialists and knew they would struggle to defend their advantage on a flat route more suited to time trial specialists.
And so it proved with Dumoulin quickly erasing the time gaps the riders ahead of him had built after 20 stages of racing.
His winning margin is not the narrowest in Giro history, with Fiorenzo Magni triumphing by just 11 seconds in 1948. The closest win in Grand Tour history was Frenchman Eric Caritoux's six-second victory at the 1984 Vuelta, while Greg LeMond won the 1989 Tour de France by eight seconds.
Britain's Geraint Thomas, who started the race as co-leader of the Team Sky squad with Mikel Landa, was forced to pull out after crashing on stage nine.
Landa took the consolation of winning the King of the Mountains jersey.
General classification:
1. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) 90hrs 34mins 54secs
2. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +31secs
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) +40secs
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +1min 17secs
5. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +1min 56secs
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/AG2R) +3mins 11secs
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek) +3mins 41secs
8. Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step) +7mins 04secs
9. Adam Yates (GB/Orica) +8mins 10secs
10. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale) +15mins 17secs
Stage 21 result:
1. Jos van Emden (Ned/LottoNL) 33mins 08secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) +15secs
3. Manuel Quinziato (Ita/BMC Racing) +27secs
4. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr/Team Sky) +31secs
5. Joey Rosskopf (US/BMC Racing) +35secs
6. Jan Barta (Cze/BORA) +39secs
7. Georg Preidler (Aut/Sunweb) +51secs
8. Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step) +54secs
9. Jan Tratnik (Slo/CCC) +57secs
10. Andrey Amador (Crc/Movistar) +1min 02secs
The spinner claimed 6-77 as the home side were bowled out for 187.
Captain Alastair Cook and Joe Root both scored centuries during the three-day encounter to help England to a first-innings total of 414-6 declared.
The game was England's last before the four-Test series against South Africa begins on 26 December in Durban.
South Africa A's Quinton De Kock scored 53, but he was the only standout performer for his team who lost eight wickets for 152 runs.
Steven Finn took two more wickets in the second innings to finish with match figures of 6-64.
He claimed Omphile Ramela leg before to one that kept low before Khaya Zondo slashed to fourth slip off the shoulder of the bat.
Moeen sealed victory when he bowled Keshav Maharaj before he had Dane Paterson caught in the deep by Alex Hales.
It was the England all rounder's sixth first-class five-for.
Having impressed with the ball, the 28-year-old Worcestershire player admitted he is happy to return to batting at number eight, having made a top score of 35 in six innings when he was promoted to open in the 2-0 Test series defeat against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
"I can't wait, I'm actually looking forward to going back to eight and playing a few shots, hopefully freeing up," he said.
"Obviously opening didn't work. I enjoyed it and it was a really good experience but I didn't score the runs I'd have liked.
"I probably got caught in two minds at times whether to attack or not but things like that happen. I'm happy and I don't mind where I bat, I'll just look to do my job wherever I bat."
"My clients are unable to reach me - my business is being affected," he tells the BBC.
His phone was switched off on Monday by his mobile phone operator because his handset's IMEI number - the unique identifier for each phone - was not recognised by an international database and was therefore deemed to be "fake".
About 1.5 million Kenyans have been affected by the switch-off launched this week by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to clamp down on counterfeit handsets, defined as "copies of popular brands and models made from sub-standard materials" that have not been licensed by the organisation.
They are sourced from China and other parts of Asia, as well as Nigeria and South Africa.
The CCK says the move is to protect consumers from substandard phones, safeguard mobile payment systems and prevent crime.
"They've become a menace to consumers from both the safety and security perspective," CCK head Francis Wangusi told the BBC.
"The fake mobile phones have been used frequently in trying to perpetuate criminal activities.
"It has been very difficult for the security agencies to trace these culprits."
During a big publicity campaign in the run-up to the deadline, all mobile phone subscribers were encouraged to check the status of their handsets by texting their IMEI number to a special number set up by the CCK which then let them know whether or not their phone was genuine.
But some people are angry and say the process has been flawed.
Nairobi music seller Simon Gitau was frustrated to find his phone unresponsive on Monday morning - unable to make or receive calls or even receive text messages from his customers and friends.
He bought his Nokia E63 from a mobile shop along in central Nairobi three years ago.
He had no doubt it was genuine and spent $300 (£185) on the handset.
For all this time the music seller has been using the mobile to carry on his business.
"On Sunday, I had received a message from CCK informing me that my phone was genuine and registered, and I had no cause no worry," the father of two said.
"But I was so shocked when suddenly my phone went off. I went to CCK offices where I was told it was among the fake phones that had been switched off.
"It is really bad because I cannot be able to reach my customers now and I am forced to communicate with them through Facebook and Twitter so that I don't lose out on business. This is really bad."
In response to such complaints, the CCK insists no genuine mobile handsets have been switched off - and any such complainants should get in contact.
The SMS message Mr Gitau received may have been a technical error, but the phone would have only been turned off if was fake, the CCK said.
There have also been reports that those who find their phones cut off have simply switched to a different operator.
But the CCK says this will prove fruitless. The counterfeit switch-off is set to take a week - at the end of which an audit will be made - and those hoping to find a loop hole will fail.
Kenya has 29 million mobile phone subscribers - and competition between the country's four operators is fierce.
However, Mr Wangusi says all the mobile operators agreed to comply with the government directive to implement the shutdown, signing a joint memorandum of understanding in which the CCK agrees to financial compensation for losses incurred.
As members of the GSMA - the association representing mobile phone operators worldwide - the operators have access to its IMEI Database, enabling them to check the authenticity of devices - and create a blacklist of their subscribers with counterfeit phones.
Their customers' SIM cards, which also must be registered, will continue to work in a genuine handset.
The permanent secretary in the communication ministry Bitange Ndemo says the government also intends to switch off phones with unregistered SIM cards, but the focus at the moment is the the counterfeit phone switch-off.
Mobile phone retailer Janet Munene told the BBC that her sales had sharply dropped because of the shutdown.
"On an average good business day, I would have sold about 20 handsets by now," she said.
"But look, it is midday and no single customer has walked into my shop.
"I think most customers are reluctant to buy mobile handsets because they are suspicious about their validity."
For Ms Munene, it is the Kenyan authorities who should shoulder responsibility for the flood of counterfeit phones on the market.
"The blame squarely lies with the government for allowing the importation of fake mobile handsets.
"What was the Kenya Bureau of Standards doing when these handsets found their way to the Kenyan market? They have the single responsibility to ensure that all goods entering the country are of high quality."
Kenya has strong anti-counterfeit laws with all the necessary provisions to deal with those selling fake goods.
Yet the country's economy remains a big dumping ground for counterfeits including music, computer software and even foodstuffs.
Counterfeit handsets are said to cost Kenya's economy millions of shillings in evaded taxes each year.
The big shutdown is also likely to impact negatively on the millions of Kenyans who rely on Mpesa mobile phone money transfers.
Many people use Mpesa for quick financial transactions both locally and internationally.
Mr Marete says he is now looking for money to purchase another handset, which could cost him about $20 for a simple handset and up to $1,000 for the latest smartphone.
But according to the CCK, once he does get one, he should enjoy a better service as fake phones degrade the networks and often cut calls mid-conversation.
Matthew Williams, 34, died after being Tasered by police at the Sirhowy Arms, Argoed, on 6 November.
Victim Cerys Yemm, 22, from Blackwood, died as a result of a "sharp force trauma to the face and neck", her inquest heard in last month.
Williams's inquest was opened and adjourned in Newport on Thursday.
Senior Gwent coroner David Bowen said he would await the results of toxicology tests on Williams's body before progressing with the inquest.
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The New York Times said it had received some of Mr Trump's 1995 tax documents revealing $915m losses that allowed him to legally avoid paying taxes.
The real estate tycoon's camp refused to confirm or deny the report, but said the filing was "illegally obtained".
The campaign of his rival, Hillary Clinton, called it a "bombshell".
But the Republican presidential nominee's surrogates took to the airwaves on Sunday morning to defend him.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the New York Times article was a "very good story" because it showcased the "genius" of Mr Trump.
Mr Christie told Fox News Sunday the report would only underline that Mr Trump is best qualified to ease tax policy on working people.
Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter
There's no evidence at this point that Mr Trump did anything improper. Just because it's legal, however, doesn't mean this revelation isn't potentially damaging. First, Mr Trump has staked his campaign on being a savvy businessman, and posting a financial loss so large that his tax accountant's software couldn't process the number could undermine that claim.
Then there's the fact that Mr Trump has, over the years, condemned prominent Americans, including Barack Obama and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, for not paying enough taxes. Now he looks like a hypocrite.
Hotel impresario Leona Helmsley once famously said that "only little people pay taxes" - and she was excoriated for it. Americans know the wealthy have a multitude of ways to avoid taxes. Knowing is different from seeing the cold, hard evidence, however. At the very least, this latest revelation once again puts Mr Trump on his heels in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
Rudy Giuliani, a close adviser to Mr Trump, also said the Republican nominee was an "absolute genius" if he avoided federal income taxes.
"A lot of the people that are poor take advantage of loopholes and pay no taxes," the former New York mayor told NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.
"Those are loopholes also."
Mr Trump himself played down the report on Sunday. "I know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president and am the only one who can fix them. #failing@nytimes," he tweeted.
During the first presidential debate last Monday, Mrs Clinton attacked Mr Trump for not releasing his tax returns, as all previous White House candidates have done since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
The Democratic nominee suggested he was hiding "something terrible" and that he had perhaps not paid any federal income tax. He replied: "That makes me smart."
In its story, the New York Times said three pages of documents were anonymously sent last month to one of its reporters who had written about Mr Trump's finances.
A former accountant for the property tycoon, Jack Mitnick, whose name appears as Mr Trump's tax preparer of the filings, said the documents appeared to be authentic copies of portions of the 1995 returns, according to the newspaper.
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Mr Trump's campaign did not directly address the authenticity of the excerpts, but the New York Times said a Trump lawyer had emailed the newspaper arguing that publication of the records was illegal.
The Republican candidate's camp accused the New York Times, which has endorsed the Democratic candidate for president, of being "an extension of the Clinton campaign".
Mr Trump, the campaign added, was a "highly skilled businessman who has a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required.
"That being said, Mr Trump has paid hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes, sales and excise taxes, real estate taxes, city taxes, state taxes, employee taxes and federal taxes, along with very substantial charitable contributions."
The Clinton camp said Mr Trump embodied the "rigged system" of an unfair US tax code.
Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement: "This bombshell report reveals the colossal nature of Donald Trump's past business failures and just how long he may have avoided paying any federal income taxes whatsoever."
Mrs Clinton has already disclosed nearly 40 years of federal income tax returns, while Mr Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, has made publicly available 10 years of his tax returns.
At a Saturday night rally, Mr Trump appeared to accuse Mrs Clinton of marital infidelity.
"Hillary Clinton's only loyalty is to her financial contributors and to herself," he told thousands gathered in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
"I don't think she's even loyal to Bill if you want to know the truth. Why should she be, right?"
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Transport Minister Edwina Hart said a third lane would be "less safe" than the existing two lanes.
In a letter to Ynys Mon AM, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Mrs Hart said a new bridge would resolve the congestion issues on Britannia Bridge.
A Welsh government spokesman confirmed it was developing a business case for a third crossing.
Mr ap Iorwerth said he was pleased at the news and called for a "big push" to deal with the congestion.
The Plaid Cymru AM, who has campaigned for a new bridge, said the current set up was "economically damaging" and ran the risk of "Anglesey becoming cut off".
Patrick Heffer said he was "devastated" by the death of his Pomeranian Jenson after thieves struck at his empty Ipswich home.
Jenson was found lifeless on the kitchen floor when the family returned from holiday.
"He had a heart of a lion - he wouldn't have let them burglars just come in and take anything," said Mr Heffer.
"It was just devastating to see him laying there."
Mr Heffer, who lives with his partner Lavinia and daughter Shannon, said a friend had stayed at their Norwich Road house to care for their three Pomeranians but had been out when the burglars smashed their way in on Friday night.
Suffolk Police said: "It is believed that garden ornaments were thrown through a window to gain access to the rear of the property and appears to have struck the dog."
Mr Heffer said Jenson would have been at the thieves' heels, protecting the family home, had they entered.
"He wouldn't have run, he would have stood his ground," said Mr Heffer.
"I've promised Jenson that whoever did it, we'll get him, and hopefully justice will be done."
The burglars made off with a designer handbag and jewellery.
The proposal is one option put forward by the local authority as it tries to cut its transport budget by £6.3m.
Only 2% of respondents to a public consultation supported withdrawing funding for every service.
Another suggestion would be to reduce funding paid to commercial bus companies by £2.3m - this would affect between 79 and 88 routes.
The council has also proposed stopping funding Dial-a-Ride services for elderly and vulnerable people from April 2016.
A spokesman said the changes would affect a maximum of 9% of the county's bus services, adding that £3.7m was already being saved "by running existing services more efficiently".
David Nimmo Smith, Conservative cabinet member for the environment, said the council was in its sixth years of cuts in government funding and had to take "difficult choices".
He added: "We are in the process of saving £290m from 2010 to 2018 and may have to save as much as £50m on top of this - which is why we have an option to cease all of our bus subsidies rather than just £2.3m."
A spokesman for Thames Travel, which currently receives funding to run 21 bus services, said it would "study the implications" of whatever the council decides.
Liz Brighouse, leader of the council's Labour group, said the proposed cuts were the inevitable result of "austerity" imposed by central government.
She added: "It is going to need to be looked at very carefully, we don't want to make the lives of elderly and vulnerable people more difficult."
A full list of the bus services that could be affected can be found on the county council's website.
The council's cabinet is set to consider the proposals at a meeting on 10 November.
Derby took the lead when Craig Bryson teed up Chris Martin who hit the post but Johnson fired in the rebound.
The hosts doubled their lead when some fine play on the wings led to Johnson firing in from close range.
Hull's Moses Odubajo was sent off for bringing down Tom Ince after the break before Martin powered in a long-range effort and Bryson tapped in late on.
It was a night of few chances for Steve Bruce's side as they were comprehensively outplayed by Derby, however Sam Clucas came closest to finding a breakthrough when his volley from Ahmed Elmohamady's ball forced a fine save out of Derby keeper Scott Carson.
Derby, who failed to win in six at home against Hull prior to the victory, remain sixth in the Championship table but have a four-point cushion on seventh-placed Cardiff after their goalless draw with leaders Burnley.
Defeat for Hull, their first away at Derby since October 1984, means they stay in fourth place but see their already-unlikely chances of automatic promotion fade as they lie seven points off second.
The Tigers suffered their heaviest league defeat of the season leaving them without an away win in the Championship since their 1-0 win against Ipswich in February.
Derby head coach Darren Wassall:
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"We were bitterly disappointed on Saturday with the result at Cardiff and we asked for a reaction from the players and they certainly gave us one tonight.
"We are delighted with the performance and there was a steely determination tonight, we played with loads of energy on the front foot and they all responded.
"I think that was our best performance of the season so far by a country mile but I'm not getting carried away at all. Our feet are on the ground and we are making sure we are right for Saturday.
"We need to get some consistency, we've proven that we are a very good side, now we've got to prove we can do that week in, week out, game in and game out because good teams can do it every single week."
Hull manager Steve Bruce:
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"On a big stage tonight, we haven't performed at all to the level I'm used to seeing.
"In a big top-of-the-table clash to make the mistakes and errors we made was just bordering on the ridiculous.
"That disappoints me and surprises me because the reason we are at the top end of the league is our ability to defend and defend properly and although there was nothing in it up until the first goal, after that we were all over the place."
The 28-year-old England player has made 113 appearances since arriving at the Rec from Gloucester in 2011.
Attwood has won 20 caps, but was not included in Stuart Lancaster's squad for the recent World Cup.
"I feel like this club has massive ambitions and is one of the few clubs in Europe that has the components in place to achieve them," he said.
"Right now in my career I want silverware, and my belief in this team's ability to secure some was a prime reason why I wanted to stay put."
Attwood has started four of Bath's five matches this season, including the 19-16 Champions Cup victory over Leinster on Saturday.
Bath head coach Mike Ford said: "He was desperately unlucky not to make the World Cup with England.
"But we believe he's in the best place here at Bath to push on for further international honours, in addition to taking this team forward."
Lawro's opponents for this weekend's FA Cup fourth-round ties are DJs Adele Roberts and A.Dot.
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Liverpool fan Adele is on BBC Radio 1 from Monday to Friday on Early Breakfast from 04:00 GMT to 06:30.
On the same days, Manchester United supporter A.Dot is on 1Xtra presenting 1Xtra Breakfast from 07:00 to 10:00.
The duo worked out most of their predictions together - but disagreed on the outcome of the BBC's live games - Derby v Leicester (Friday) and Millwall v Watford and United v Wigan (both Sunday).
A.Dot also got involved in BBC Sport's No Guts, No Glory campaign to share her tales of the magic of the FA Cup.
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* 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 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Roberts and A.Dot need a success rate greater than 18% to knock YouTubers Blue Moon Rising TV off the top of the FA Cup leaderboard.
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Derby County 2-2 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 1-1* Leicester to win the replay
A.Dot: The FA Cup is all about upsets, and this is going to be the upset of this round. Derby are at home and in decent form in the Championship and Leicester are in awful form, especially away from home, making one the worst title defences in history.
Adele: I am probably going to go the other way. It is a huge East Midlands derby - they are not friends! - and I just feel the Foxes are going to pull it out, because they need to win something this season and I think they are going to throw everything at the FA Cup and try to win it.
A.Dot: Leicester have lost their last two matches 3-0. Psychologically, they are going to be down in the dumps. 2-1
Adele: But you cannot count out Foxes striker Jamie Vardy, you just can't. This is the FA Cup and it will mean everything to their players. I feel like Leicester are going to do it. 1-2
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Liverpool 1-2 Wolves
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Adele and A.Dot: 3-0
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Blackburn 2-0 Blackpool
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: 1-0
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Burnley 2-0 Bristol City
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: 2-0
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Chelsea 4-0 Brentford
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: If Chelsea struggle here it is worrying, isn't it? This could be a landslide. 4-0
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Crystal Palace 0-4 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 0-3
Adele and A.Dot: This is going to be an incredible game. City have been shaky and we both love Palace. 2-1
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Lincoln City 3-1 Brighton
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Adele and A.Dot: We are not particularly familiar with either team's starting XI so we are going to go for the place we love the most - Brighton, for the deckchairs and the pier. I love how we have arrived at that prediction using real sporting critique. 0-2
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Middlesbrough 1-0 Accrington
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: We are not expecting loads of goals here. 1-0
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Oxford Utd 3-0 Newcastle Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Adele and A.Dot: 1-3
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Rochdale 0-4 Huddersfield
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Adele and A.Dot: 1-2
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Tottenham 4-3 Wycombe
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: 3-0
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Southampton 0-5 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Adele and A.Dot: This will be a good game. Southampton have played in the EFL Cup in midweek which will not help them. It might be a tight one, but Arsenal are going to win it. 1-2
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Millwall 1-0 Watford
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
A.Dot: I think this one is going to be fun for the neutral and there is going to be a red card or three.
Adele: Without a doubt. Just the fact that Millwall's ground is called The Den, that is what Watford are in for - come into the Lions' Den. It feels like Millwall are always up for a match like this.
A.Dot: It might be one of those games where it is really scrappy and there are not that many chances, and someone nicks it 1-0.
Adele: I need to go for a Watford win because I really like (Radio 1 DJ) Chris Stark, who is a Hornets fan, and I feel like he will hate me if I don't back them. I think Watford will put a good show on and win. 0-2
A.Dot: No, Millwall are going to score. It won't be a nice goal, it won't be a pretty goal, it will be a scrappy goal - I can see it now! - but I think Millwall will win 1-0.
Adele's prediction: 0-2
A.Dot's prediction: 1-0
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Fulham 4-1 Hull City
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Adele and A.Dot: 1-0
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Sutton Utd 1-0 Leeds Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Adele and A.Dot: A Sutton win would be lovely but it is not going to happen against Leeds. 0-2
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Man Utd 4-0 Wigan Athletic
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
A.Dot: I am a United fan so I would never back against my team, but even as a neutral I would argue that we are winning this one all day.
Adele: I thought you were going to say you want Wigan to win, because it is a really nice story and everyone cried when they won the FA Cup in 2013 - I did - watching little Dave Whelan's face with the cup, he looked so cute.
A.Dot: No, no. It is United. I know it is the FA Cup, and cup ties are not often a walk in the park, but I think this one will be. 3-1
Adele's prediction: Oh Dotty, Dotty - no, no! I was in Wigan the night they had won the cup and it went off. I know that people believe, and I have a feeling they are going to go to Old Trafford and give them a good game. I think you are probably right and United are going to win but I am a Liverpool fan so I can't say that. I am going to go for a 1-1 draw.
A.Dot: In the end we are going to win though, aren't we?
Adele: OK, probably.
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Last week, Lawro got four correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 70 points.
He beat UFC star Michael Bisping, who got three correct results, with no perfect scores, for a total of 30 points.
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week 22 v James McAvoy)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista)
Powys council has put traffic lights on a 50m (164ft) section of the A4077 between Crickhowell and Gilwern, restricting the use of the eastbound lane.
It comes after inspectors found slope instability within the bank below the road.
Investigations into the cause of the instability are expected to last into the early autumn.
Cabinet member for highways John Brunt said the lights were needed for road safety.
"Remedial drainage work will be carried out to reduce the stress on this section of the road while we wait for the results of our joint investigation," he said.
Lord O'Donnell pointed out that areas which voted for Brexit were those with the biggest inequalities in well-being.
He added if ministers did not take account of constituents' satisfaction levels, people would just "vote against what they feel is the status quo".
He was speaking at a conference in London on improving well-being.
The former cabinet secretary told academics gathered at the London School of Economics that most philosophers and politicians shared a view that they should be striving to improve the quality of people's lives.
This meant trying to enhance their "long-running, sustainable well-being", he told Monday's conference, organised jointly with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Well-being was a very subjective concept, Lord O'Donnell said, describing it as "a democratic measure based on people's feelings, not something handed down on stone from the statistical office".
He praised David Cameron for initiating a process for measuring well-being, but suggested the former prime minister might have conducted a better Brexit campaign if he had used some of the resulting statistics.
"Take the recent referendum on leaving the EU, the Remain case was mainly that leaving would damage economic prospects," he added.
"The leavers said it would give us back control of our country.
"Hillary Clinton argued that her greater experience would lead to better government, growth and reduced inequality: [Donald] Trump said he would make America great again.
"In both cases, and more recently in Italy, people are arguing that the results reflect the rise of populism," he said.
"Yet one common feature is a feeling that the gains from globalisation and technology are not evenly spread.
"The answer is not less globalisation or technical progress - indeed we need more to raise productivity - but better ways of spreading the gains .
"The gainers are not compensating the losers. In the UK, the greater the inequality in well-being, the more likely an area was to vote leave."
He said the trick for politicians was to "get ahead" of their voters' sense of a lack of well-being, "otherwise they will vote against whatever they feel is the status quo".
He urged politicians in France, the Netherlands and Italy, who were facing elections, to study this carefully.
"The relationship between well-being and the future of political incumbents is as you would expect," he added.
Lord O'Donnell also urged ministers to take on board the importance of children's well-being in schools.
He said: "If you want to enhance long-run, sustainable well-being then help children to become more resilient, more fulfilled adults.
"That means focusing teachers and parents on the well-being of their children, yet today we spend all our time measuring exam results."
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The eighth man to have claimed all four of the sport's Grand Slam titles has also done something that has (so far) proved beyond both Federer and Rafael Nadal. For the first time since man landed on the moon, the same player is the Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and now French Open champion.
Rod Laver managed to win all four in the same year for the second time in his career in 1969, and Djokovic is now dominating the game like a man who has every intention of emulating him.
"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I really think everything is achievable in life," he said, when asked about his chances of achieving the calendar Grand Slam.
"That's still a possibility. But I don't think about it right now."
In a BBC interview, Djokovic, who beat Britain's Andy Murray in four sets at Roland Garros, continued: "I'm privileged and honoured to be alongside Rod Laver.
"I have probably experienced one of the most beautiful moments of my professional tennis career. I would say winning Wimbledon in 2011, victory in the [2010] Davis Cup and this moment are quite remarkable and unforgettable."
Winning an Olympic gold medal for Serbia is also very high on Djokovic's list of priorities for the year, and if he can win the title in Rio, as well as at Wimbledon and the US Open, he will emulate Steffi Graf's 'Golden Slam' of 1988.
The schedule, though, is gruelling. Wimbledon starts in three weeks' time, the Olympics follow on four weeks later, and then - after just a fortnight's rest - New York hosts the US Open.
But if anyone can, Novak can. He has been in the past six Grand Slam finals, and won five of them. And clay is considered his weakest surface.
Djokovic will now disappear from public view until he opens the defence of his Wimbledon title on Centre Court. There will be no warm-up events on grass for him.
Part of his success has been the ability to know when to rest. A slightly rusty Djokovic is still more than a match over five sets for anyone who has the misfortune to be asked to play him in the first week of a Grand Slam.
His fitness levels are beyond compare. It seems a very long time ago that Roger Federer was describing his injury record as a "joke" and Andy Roddick made fun of his long list of illnesses with flippant references to bird flu and SARS.
Despite many attempts to find a solution, breathing problems had undermined the early years of Djokovic's career. It was only after being sick in the middle of his Australian Open quarter-final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2010, that he realised he needed a fresh approach.
Test results showed he had a strong intolerance to wheat and dairy, as well as a mild sensitivity to tomatoes. So out went the wheat and out went the dairy, and his sugar intake was significantly reduced.
Djokovic says he now struggles to catch even a common cold, and given his exceptional consistency, his case for a 'Golden Slam' is a persuasive one.
With 12 Grand Slam titles to his name, Djokovic now sits in equal fourth place on the all-time list. He turned 29 on the opening day of the French Open and so appears to have plenty of time to catch Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal on 14, and even Roger Federer on 17.
Federer will be 35 in August, and has not won a Grand Slam for four years. His back injury appears to have cleared up in time for his favourite few months of the year, but the evidence of last year suggests that beating Djokovic over five sets is now a bridge too far.
"At the beginning I was not glad to be part of their era," Djokovic admitted after his victory over Murray.
"Later on I realised that in life everything happens for a reason.
"You're put in this position with a purpose - a purpose to learn and to grow and to evolve."
The Belgian had threatened to quit over management and funding problems but after a meeting with sport authorities has changed his stance.
Broos also rejected speculation he had applied to be coach of Ghana, who have now appointed Kwesi Appiah.
"I don't want to leave Cameroon," the 64-year-old Broos said.
"If I was going to leave Cameroon I would have done so a long time ago.
I must have exaggerated and humiliated the Cameroonian people and I ask for forgiveness
"If there is a huge interest in Hugo Broos as coach it is normal. We won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, we are the best team in Africa and we are at the summit of African football.
"It is evident countries and clubs are looking for a coach contact me, it is normal. But I have a contract with Cameroon that expires in February 2018.
"If other clubs or countries want me as coach they need to make a proposition and there has been no proposal so far.
"There is no reason for me to leave Cameroon now. I have already spoken with the FA president on the prolongation of my contract and I am ready to sit at the negotiating table.
"Forget my departure and what is written that I have applied to other federations or clubs, it is a big lie. I have no reason to apply for another club or country, I am concentrating on Cameroon.
"There are challenges ahead, in the months of June and September, and the Africa cup of Nations, and it is necessary to end this episode and concentrate on the team."
Cameroon will play in the Confederations Cup in Russia and face Nigeria home and away in 2018 World Cup qualifying.
Broos also apologised for his comments in Brussels last month when he blamed poor preparation and delays to the players' pre-match meal for a 2-1 defeat by Guinea.
"I must have exaggerated and humiliated the Cameroonian people and I ask for forgiveness," he said.
"However, I think we made huge efforts to arrive where we are, we need bigger efforts to remain where on top and everyone should be conscious of moving in the same direction and forget personal interests. All has been said and from today we need to focus on the football."
Cameroon Football Federation president Tombi A Roko Sidiki said: "After carefully scrutinizing issues, we observed that it was a misunderstanding which led the hotel to close the doors of the restaurant to give players their meal an hour-and-a-half late.
"We are going to ensure such an incident does not happen in future to tarnish the image of our country."
Steven Payne began walking from Southampton's Mayflower Park to Canterbury on 16 December, carrying a goodwill message from the Pope.
The 52-year-old slept in his cloak, sometimes in fields and hedgerows or in structures built in medieval times.
He was greeted by the mayor of Canterbury and canon of the cathedral when he arrived on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Payne, from Petersfield in Hampshire, said he was following in the footsteps of the Italian teacher, Coluccio de Carrara from Florence, who started on the same day in 1365 after arriving in Southampton by ship.
All his clothing was mid-14th Century in style and based on items on a body found in peat in Scandinavia.
He described the pilgrimage as a "great experience".
"It clears your mind and allows you to take a long look at who you are and what you are doing," he said.
More than 100,000 people viewed his updates on social media during the 200-mile (320km) pilgrimage.
Christmas Day was spent sheltering beside the walls of Rochester Castle with "an apple, a carrot, a substantial lump of cheese and some Rochester ginger wine" for Christmas lunch.
Before his journey, Mr Payne wrote to the Bishop of Portsmouth and the Pope telling them about his journey.
He said he was surprised to receive a reply from the Vatican, which was signed by Pope Francis.
Cloak - a waterproof woollen cloak which weighs two stone
Soap - made from olive oil and wood ash.
Deodorant - a block of alum
Fire-lighting kit - flint and steel, horseshoe fungus and wood shavings.
Food - hard fruit loaf, nuts, dried fruit, honey oat cakes, boiled eggs, cinnamon spice, dried apples, water, ginger wine (non- alcoholic)
iPad - for writing a blog (non-medieval)
Mobile phone - for emergencies (non-medieval)
Police were called to the Cefn Bryn mountain road near Reynoldston at 22:55 BST on Friday after a Rover and Kia Proceed collided.
The driver of the Rover died and has been named as Timothy Malone, 67, from Eastleigh in Hampshire.
Mr Malone was on holiday in Gower with his wife, who remains in a stable condition at Morriston Hospital.
Two men who were passengers in the the Kia were treated for minor injuries at hospital and have since been discharged.
That was the verdict of the OECD, which highlights one of the biggest puzzles of this recovery. Output has finally recovered; employment recovered first; but wage growth has not and that is related to productivity.
The Bank of England estimated that output per hour is around 16 percentage points lower than it should be if productivity had grown at its pre-crisis pace.
Unlike previous recessions, productivity hasn't picked up during the recovery. For instance, output per worker grew at 0.2% a quarter in 2013 which is just one-third of the 0.6% average growth rate since 1997 until the 2008 crisis.
But, productivity wasn't very high before the crisis either. The OECD points to low investment as a culprit.
As a share of GDP, UK investment began to trail that of the US, Canada, France, and Switzerland in the 1990s. Investment fell from around a quarter of GDP in the late 1980s to just over 15%. With less investment, then there's less productive capital for employees to work with, and thus lower output per worker.
This was also one of the conclusions of the Bank of England when it looked at the productivity puzzle last year.
First, they found that mis-measurement accounted for a quarter of the shortfall in productivity. So, revisions to GDP are one example of measurement issues.
But, that still leaves 12 percentage points to be explained, and researchers at the BOE say they can explain around half to three-quarters of the puzzle. They looked at cyclical factors related to the business cycle and also at structural or persistent reasons for lagging productivity.
Some of the cyclical factors have to do with hoarding workers and doing work that doesn't immediately add to output. But, as spare capacity disappears, this is unlikely to be why we still don't see a pick-up in productivity.
The BOE concludes that it's largely due to low capital investment and also inefficient resource allocation where workers are not moving from low to high productivity sectors. That can happen when there are high firm survival rates, or in other words, so-called zombie firms that have survived due to the extraordinarily low interest rate environment.
So, what can be done to raise investment? The OECD proposed a number of policies to increase capital spending, particularly on infrastructure, and to improve lending to businesses.
How best to boost investment will undoubtedly continue to generate much debate.
After all, some economists argue that with such low borrowing costs - the UK can borrow for 30 years at just 2.5% - there should be scope to borrow and invest. This is also heard in America.
Others would argue that the priority should be to encourage private investment. Help to Grow is one such recent policy to help small businesses with their financing.
The OECD also finds that weak output is a drag on total factor productivity or the productivity of not just labour but also capital.
That brings us full circle in that output per worker or machine can't increase strongly if growth remains subdued.
The OECD says that output has not recovered to the level the pre-crisis trend implied. In other words, UK output should have grown by around 10 percentage points since 2008, but has only expanded by about one-third of that amount.
So, the level of output may have recovered to pre-crisis levels, but there are six years or so of lost growth to consider too.
Importantly, wages are related to productivity. The OECD says that because labour productivity has been "exceptionally weak" since the crisis, real wages and per capita GDP or average incomes have also been flat.
The OECD says that if the UK wants to maintain the strongest growth rate in the G7 - the title it held last year, then raising productivity should be a priority.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust was one of 11 trusts put in the improvement regime in 2013 after a government-commissioned review.
It was later taken out when inspectors deemed it had made "real progress".
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has now raised concerns over emergency, outpatient and maternity services.
The inspection, held between October and December last year, included Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. Goole Hospital was not inspected as it was rated as good in October 2015.
CQC inspectors identified concerns across a number of services, including:
Ellen Armistead, deputy chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, said previous improvements had not been sustained, and there had been an overall decline in the quality of care and patient safety.
"For this reason, we have recommended that the trust should re-enter special measures," she said.
"In particular, we would like to see significant improvements to the quality and safety of patient care."
Responding to the report, the trust said it was disappointed but fully accepted the the shortfalls identified.
Richard Sunley, its interim chief executive, said: "We are sorry we have let down our patients, their families and carers by not meeting the quality standards they rightly expect."
He vowed the trust would "make changes with pace".
Two weeks ago the trust was one of three placed in financial special measures in an attempt to help them meet their savings targets.
It reached fever pitch in 2013 and Ed Miliband sought to gain political favour by promising to freeze energy bills or even break up some of the biggest players.
After countless Ofgem probes, the issue of stubbornly high prices was referred to a body with real teeth, the Competition and Markets Authority, and this morning, after two years of inquiry, they bared them.
The question is, how sharp are they?
One of our biggest enemies as energy customers, it could be argued, is ourselves. Inertia - the disinclination to switch - costs customers well over £1bn a year.
About 70% of all customers are on their supplier's standard tariff and, if they were to move, the CMA estimates they could save £300 to £400 a year.
To prod us into action, the CMA proposes setting up an Ofgem-controlled database, which will keep details on which customers have been on which tariffs for how long.
Customers who have been on a standard tariff for three years will have their details made available to competitors, who can then offer you a better deal.
If you don't switch, you may regret it if you are bombarded with marketing materials from other suppliers. The detail of this will be examined closely to see whether there are data protection issues that arise.
Some people find it much harder to switch - those on pre-payment meters or those in debt to their existing suppliers. Here we WILL see price controls: namely, a transitional price cap for four million customers until 2020.
The existence of price controls in a market that was deregulated 20 years ago will be seen by some as evidence of failure of that market.
Ofgem tried to make life simpler for customers, reducing the bewildering array of tariffs to just four per supplier.
That didn't work, according to the CMA. It reduced innovation and so out it goes.
So we will be back to needing a degree to sift through hundreds of different offers. We will see, but it's possibly good news for the comparison websites.
There are other proposals, including one potential can of worms.
The CMA wants to ensure that government support for low-carbon technologies which is passed through to customers - the "green" bits of the bill - should be assessed for impact on customers beforehand.
That sounds like a recipe for a lot of political and environmental wrangling about which technologies get supported and to what extent.
So what do the energy companies make of this?
They have been slow to respond and, to be fair, we have only seen the executive summary.
The full 1,000-page report drops on their desks next week. That is a lot to work through.
The report is not as radical as some would have liked. The consumer group Which? said: "There is still a long way to go before we will have an energy market that works for all consumers."
But if the proposals get more of us to switch, while protecting more vulnerable customers, they will make some dent in the £1.7bn we overpay each year.
First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson made the announcement as the NI assembly returned on Monday.
Mr Robinson said the DUP's ministers would focus on talks to try to resolve the crisis that are due to begin on Tuesday.
Stormont was plunged into crisis after the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr.
The police have said they believe IRA members were involved in his murder.
But they added there is no evidence at this stage that the killing was sanctioned by the organisation.
Sinn Féin rejected the police assessment and said the IRA had "gone" and was not "coming back".
However, Mr Robinson said the DUP was not "prepared to continue as if nothing had happened".
Analysis Chris Page BBC NI political correspondent
The DUP announced their decision in Stormont's Great Hall just as the speaker called MLAs to the assembly chamber for the first time this term.
The assembly will continue to function - but its biggest party have decided to take action at the executive level.
Stormont ministers will not hold their regular executive meetings, unless the DUP deem there are "exceptional circumstances".
And if the talks don't lead to a "satisfactory outcome", the DUP say their ministers will resign - triggering an election and then a devolution deep-freeze.
"A man has been murdered at the hands of those linked to a party of government. This is unacceptable," Mr Robinson said.
He said if the DUP was not satisfied that the parties were committed to finding a resolution, they would initiate further steps.
The DUP leader said as a last resort ministerial resignations would follow.
Mr Robinson said that any election which followed would not see a return to the present assembly arrangements as the DUP would not nominate a first minister until a "fundamental and more wide ranging negotiation produced a system that could fully function".
In response, Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said if the DUP chose to resign, there was "nothing we can do about that".
"We're not going to allow ourselves to become distracted by the electoral contest that's going on within unionism," he said.
"We are mandated to be here to do business.
"It's up to others to explain what effect their actions will have on our ability to deliver collectively for communities."
Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister criticised the DUP's actions.
"An executive that doesn't work, that doesn't deliver, isn't going to meet - big deal, that's it, that's the big DUP response to murder," he said.
"This is an executive that once didn't meet for six months and nobody noticed."
Following the police assessment about Mr McGuigan's murder, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) announced that it was withdrawing from the executive.
Sumaratan tiger cubs were just one of the 750 species counted.
The stock take confirmed the zoo has five Sumatran tigers, of which three are cubs.
The count included 70 Humboldt penguins and one rockhopper.
Monday's count found there were 21 red-kneed spiders, including this Mexican one.
Although it is undertaken once a year, keepers have an inventory which is updated continuously.
The zoo has five llamas; four adults, one cria [baby]. There are also three alpacas.
The compulsory count is required as part of the zoo's licence.
The results - including those of the Bolivian black capped squirrel monkeys pictured above and below - are logged into the International Species Information System (ISIS) where the data is then shared with other zoos.
Last year's count found there were 16,869 animals from 758 different species.
Pictured above is a six month old Philippine crocodile, one of six that were the first of their kind to hatch in the UK.
Conservative MP Mr Javid tweeted: "No signal @O2. Please sort it out."
People in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland have reported issues.
O2 said it was aware of "isolated instances" of intermittent service across the UK, and it was investigating the situation.
The company has responded to complaints on Twitter by advising people to reset their device, and visit its support page if problems persisted.
O2's online network status checker said phone masts were currently not working in several areas, including London.
Many O2 customers took to social media to complain of not being able to send and receive calls and text messages, as well as problems with 3G internet signal.
Craig Newrick, who lives in Lowestoft, Suffolk said: "I have contacted O2 and got told to switch my device on and off again. It is really not good enough.
"What am I paying for?"
Others complained that the response to customers' complaints from O2 had been inadequate.
Aaron Nelson tweeted: "The impersonal, predictable and robotic style of responses from @O2's Twitter is an embarrassment. Still learning the internet?"
02 spokesperson said: "We are aware of isolated instances across the UK where some O2 customers are currently experiencing intermittent service.
"We are investigating the situation and will update as soon as possible."
The first Test petered out into a draw on Sunday on a Trent Bridge pitch so lifeless that several deliveries bounced twice before reaching the wicketkeeper.
"You can't read too much into the two teams until we hopefully get into some English conditions where it bounces above knee height," said Cook.
Dhoni said: "When you come to a country you want the speciality of that country to be put in front of you.
"England is not known for really fast wickets, more about swing bowling and overcast conditions. But you want a bit more life in the pitch. You want the wickets to be slightly quicker."
Despite fielding four seamers and no specialist spinner, all three of England's Tests this summer have been played on slow tracks offering their fast bowlers little help.
The Trent Bridge surface came under such criticism from players and pundits that groundsman Steve Birks issued a statement during the first afternoon's play admitting he may have made a mistake in his preparation.
Cook sympathised with Birks but expressed hope the wickets for the remaining four Tests would play to England's strengths.
"We asked for something that had some pace in it," said Cook. "We're not talking about excessive movement, we just wanted some pace in the wicket - a good Trent Bridge wicket.
"It wasn't like that, but I don't think it was through lack of trying. These things are very hard to do, with the weather and everything else.
"But I think it's important that wherever you go in the world you have the characteristics you would expect. So when you are in England, when the sun is out it is flat for batting and when the sun is in it swings around, with a pitch where the nicks carry."
A record last-wicket partnership of 198 between Joe Root and James Anderson rescued England from a batting collapse and gave them an outside chance of victory going into the final day.
Three quick wickets raised England's hopes before Stuart Binny's 78 and an unbeaten 63 from Bhuvneshwar Kumar guided India to safety.
Cook, who used part-time bowlers in the latter part of the match to preserve the energy of his front-line seamers, said he was worried about England's batting frailties but delighted they came close to forcing a win.
"It was an extraordinary game of cricket," said Cook. "If you look at just the score, you wouldn't think anything strange had happened, but both sides had massive 10th wicket stands on a really flat wicket.
"To go from 130-1 to 202-7 was a disappointing session. Throughout these three Test matches we are having really bad periods and that is costing us.
"But we would have taken 500 and putting some pressure on India until the end. We still had that chance up until half an hour before tea, but in the end the wicket won."
Cook remains determined to turn his own batting form around after scoring only five runs in his only innings of the match, to extend his run of innings without a century to 25.
"It's a testing game," he said. "These things happen when you are not in the best of form, but it's how you react to them and how you practice. If you suddenly change everything then you are not being true to yourself.
"I've got to believe the wheel will turn at some stage. I need to start scoring runs at the top of the order for England. For a year I haven't done it and I need to."
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Siti Zainab was beheaded on Tuesday in Medina after being convicted of stabbing and beating to death her employer, Noura al-Morobei, in 1999.
Neither Indonesian consular officials nor her family were given prior notice, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said.
President Joko Widodo and three of his predecessors had appealed for clemency.
Human rights groups had also criticised the sentence, asserting that Ms Zainab had been acting in self-defence and might also have been mentally ill.
On Tuesday, Ms Marsudi was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying she had asked the Saudi government to explain why it "did not give any warning" about the execution.
"We had taken all efforts [to prevent the beheading] including through diplomatic channels, legal avenues and approaching the family of the victim, as well as sending a presidential letter and during my meeting with the Saudi deputy foreign minister in March," she added.
The Saudi ambassador to Indonesia, Mustafa Ibrahim al-Mubarak, said he had been "surprised" to be summoned, but would "check what went wrong".
The Saudi interior ministry said the execution had been delayed for more than 15 years until the youngest of the victim's children was old enough to decide whether or not the family would want to pardon Ms Zainab or demand her execution.
Migrant Care, an NGO that campaigns on behalf of Indonesian expatriate workers, alleged that Ms Zainab had been acting in self-defence against an employer who had abused her. Before her arrest, she had sent two letters in which she said that Ms Morobei and her son had been cruel to her.
Amnesty International said she had made a "confession" during police interrogation but she had had no legal representation or access to a consular representative.
According to reports, the police suspected that she suffered from mental illness at the time of the interrogation, the US-based human rights group added.
Indonesia itself resumed executions in 2013 after a four-year moratorium. There were none during 2014, but six people, including five foreigners, were put to death in January.
Despite this, the Indonesian foreign ministry recently said it was seeking to prevent the execution of at least 229 Indonesian citizens sentenced to death overseas.
In April 2014, the government paid $1.8m (£1m) to secure the commutation of a death sentence against another Indonesian domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, who had been convicted of the murder of her employer. As in Ms Zainab's case, the woman was said to have acted in self-defence.
Zac Evans died and two other men were injured on 24 January outside The Pike and Musket pub in Tuffley, Gloucester.
A motorcycle hearse carried Mr Evans' coffin to the city's cathedral, where around 300 people - including friends and family - wore items of blue clothing in his memory.
A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
The Reverend Bruce Clifford said the funeral would be a "great occasion".
He said: "It's going to be a tremendous day because I know that all the support of the family, over the last four weeks, will reach a climax.
"In the midst of this sorrow and tragedy, the family are finding a way to express joy, and in expressing joy rekindle the life of Zac.
"He had such a zest for life."
The 24-year-old winger, whose current deal ends at the end of 2016, has turned down a four-year contract offer.
"He should be a regular fixture in the starting line-up every single week," Bonner told BBC Scotland.
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"I would love him to stay at Celtic because there is no better place if you are playing really well."
Forrest came through the youth ranks at Celtic, making his debut in 2010.
The Scotland midfielder has scored twice in 32 appearances this season.
Norwich and Queens Park Rangers are interested in the player but Bonner, who made over 640 Celtic appearances, thinks Forrest should remain where he is and prove himself.
"James is a wonderful talent," said the former Republic of Ireland keeper, who spent his entire club career at Celtic Park. "He has great ability on the ball.
"The problem with James is inconsistency. He's had his injuries, but for me it looks like a mental thing.
"As soon as you walk on to the pitch you've got to make things happen, especially if you're playing at home for Celtic, especially if you're playing out on the wing - because some great players have played in that position over the years.
"There are times when I'm surprised he's not in the team and there are times when he is that I'm surprised he's not effective enough.
"When he is effective, there's nobody better at getting the fans up out of their seats.
"But it's up to him, no one can do it for him."
Forrest has made 13 Scotland appearances, starting on seven occasions.
"He is still a young man and he also has an international career to think about," added Bonner, who won 80 caps.
"The only way you're going to progress yourself for Scotland is to be playing every week and being successful and he can do that with Celtic.
"Sometimes, going away for more money might not be the right decision.
"Maybe he feels a wee bit stagnated and thinks he needs a change of scenery just to kick on. That can happen, of course."
The midfielder was sent off by referee Mike Dean for a challenge on Red Devils defender Phil Jones 15 minutes into a match the Hammers lost 2-0.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic said Jones "made a meal" of the tackle from the Algeria international.
He will now be available for Friday's FA Cup tie against Manchester City.
More to follow.
Figures show 8.6% of pupils became unemployed after leaving school - up from 7.9% last year and the first time the figures have risen since 2011-12.
But the numbers from the poorest parts of Scotland leaving school with at least one Higher has increased.
The education secretary said there was "still more to do" to raise attainment.
Speaking as the figures were published, John Swinney said reforms announced last week were aimed at tackling the problem.
The Scottish government figures also show that the gap between school leavers in the richest and poorest parts of Scotland going on to positive destinations has grown.
The gap has dropped from 13.3 percentage points in 2011-12 to 10 percentage points in 2014-15, but rose to 11.2 points last year.
The Scottish Conservatives said the figures were another indicator on education which had gone down on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's watch.
The Scottish government classes higher education, further education, training, employment, voluntary work or an activity agreement as "positive destinations".
The non-positive destinations are divided into "unemployed seeking work", "unemployed not seeking work" and "other".
The party's education spokeswoman, Liz Smith, said: "The number of young people going on to positive destinations is one of the first minister's go-to statistics when she is under pressure.
"Now she can't even say that is increasing. What's more, the likelihood of a school-leaver ending up at university, college, training or work is still far too dependent on their background.
"No real improvement has been made on that front either, and the SNP is running out of excuses about why that is."
Scottish Labour has also criticised the government over the figures, saying they were a "black mark" against the SNP's record on education.
Iain Gray, Scottish Labour's education spokesman, said: "Nicola Sturgeon promised to make education her top priority. Instead the gap between the richest and the poorest has grown as opportunities for school leavers are closed off.
"Young people, especially those from the poorest backgrounds, are being failed by an SNP government which has made a mess of education policy in Scotland.
"John Swinney took over an education brief with a stacked inbox - and he has done nothing to show he is capable of addressing the scale of the problems."
Other statistics from the report show that in the most deprived areas, 42.7% of those leaving school in 2015-16 had a minimum qualification of one Higher, up by 1.5 points from 41.2% the previous year.
However, in the most affluent parts of the country 81.2% of school leavers in 2015-16 had one Higher or more, a rise of 0.9 points from 2014-15.
Almost two-fifths (37.3%) of youngsters who finished school in 2015-16 went on to higher education, at either college or university, while 22.4% went on to further education college and more than a quarter (28.7%) found work.
Overall, the number of school leavers with at least one Higher increased to 61.7% - up from 60.2% in 2014-15 and compared with 55.7% in 2012-13.
Mr Swinney said: "It is encouraging to see the number of young people attaining qualifications at Higher level or above increasing - and I am particularly pleased to see a notable improvement in the proportion of young people who are looked-after and care-experienced gaining a qualification.
"While this is a step in the right direction, there is still more to do to close the gap between our most and least vulnerable children, and raise attainment for all.
"That is what the reforms I announced last week are designed to do.
"By giving more power to schools, including more direct control over budgets, we will empower schools to target resources where they are needed the most to improve the life chances of all of our children and young people."
As the New York Times reported when it disclosed the information, Mr Trump could have offset the massive losses he made that year against his income in subsequent years, perhaps even escaping any US income tax liabilities as a result.
We can't be sure of that, because unlike other aspirants to the White House, Mr Trump has refused to release any of his tax returns.
There is no suggestion that he did anything illegal, but he certainly has no desire to clarify the issues. As far as he is concerned, avoiding income tax makes him "smart", and several leading Republicans have backed him on that.
Even so, it is unclear how Mr Trump could have racked up the $916m (£717m) loss that he apparently reported.
It is a matter of record that he made some bad business decisions in the early 1990s, including the management of his casino empire, which has collapsed several times.
But given that not all the money invested in his casinos, his hotels and his failed Trump Shuttle airline was his own, it's difficult to know how his personal tax loss could have been that great.
Some tax experts believe the figure could well have been a paper loss, inflated by accounting techniques, such as allowing for depreciation of assets' market value.
That points to another issue that clouds understanding here: the sheer complexity of the US tax code and the peculiar obstacles faced by anyone trying to change it.
John Cullinane, tax policy director of the UK's Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), points out that the last major reform of the US tax system occurred in the 1980s under Ronald Reagan's administration.
Since then, the presidency and Congress have often been "at loggerheads", with each controlled by a different political party.
"There's a limit to which politicians can shut down legal loopholes," he says. "You can't stand up and say, 'From midnight this will change,' because you can't get it through Congress."
"I know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president and am the only one who can fix them," Mr Trump has said in response to the New York Times article.
Of course, there is no need for such over-complication. At the heart of the matter is a very simple principle: that businesses should be allowed to offset past losses against future profits.
When a company is first set up, it may struggle to establish itself and lose money as a result. But if it succeeds, it will go on to create jobs and contribute to economic well-being.
The tax system is designed to help entrepreneurs with that aim in mind. The same principle applies in other countries, including the UK, although within certain limits.
The CIOT's Mr Cullinane says that in the UK, a loss incurred in the property sector could only be offset against subsequent earnings in that same sector and not against money earned in other ways - a stricter set of rules than those applying to Mr Trump.
In fact, property developers such as Mr Trump appear to be particularly favoured by the US system. Remember that US public policy is often heavily influenced by well-organised lobby groups who enjoy a high degree of access to the corridors of Congress, and real estate is one of the key sectors for such lobbying.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan research group, the National Association of Realtors has spent $21m on lobbying campaigns so far this year, making it the second-biggest spender among such groups.
As Mr Cullinane says, this means that there are far more tax breaks open to US entrepreneurs than to their British counterparts.
"In the UK, the amount of deductions has been severely pared away over the years," he says. "Many deductions that used to apply are still the case in the US - there are more tax shelters."
Mr Trump's familiarity with the resultant legal loopholes is not in doubt. For example, under farmland assessment programmes, developers can claim tax breaks on land that is used for agricultural purposes.
Mr Trump took advantage of this by installing a herd of goats on two golf courses that he owned in New Jersey, cutting his tax bill for the sites from $80,000 a year to less than $1,000.
Small wonder, then, that Mr Trump's rival in the presidential race, Hillary Clinton, has accused him of benefiting from a "rigged system".
On the other hand, the absurdities of the tax code were not created overnight: it was political meddling by successive generations of Democrats and Republicans alike that made the system that way.
And as Mr Cullinane says, if Hillary Clinton became president, she would face "an uphill struggle" trying to change things.
The art of taxation, according to 17th Century French Finance Minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, "consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing".
Under the US system, however, some of the plumpest birds seem to get away with their plumage largely intact.
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"We could've put it in the [last-gen version] but we were too busy making the game," said Rob Nelson, Rockstar Games' animation director, in an interview with IGN.
"It's a very intense, in-your-face experience… literally."
GTA 5 arrives on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 18 November.
Nelson said he wanted gamers to experience the world from a different perspective.
"You're eye-level, down with the people on the street, and as you walk past them, you see them sort of look at you out of the corner of their eye. All of this stuff existed in the game before - lots of little details."
It's something the team says it had tried to achieve before, but wasn't able to on the older generation of consoles.
"We were constantly fighting about what we could have and what we could still push in, and what other areas you could steal memory back from - audio, art, maps - for animation.
"We weren't sure the world would have held up the way we would've wanted it to."
But changing the game in to a first-person perspective required a lot of work, with Rockstar saying it had to adapt GTA 5 extensively.
"You have to change pretty much everything," said Nelson.
"I mean, if you want to do it right. We have a very solid third-person animation system, but you don't just put the camera down there and expect to see the guns, aim, and shoot.
"All those animations are new when you switch to first-person, because it all has to be animated to the camera, to make it feel like a proper first-person experience that I think people would expect. All the timings have to be re-evaluated."
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The main route through the island's capital reopened on Wednesday after six and a half weeks of work to change the road layout.
Colin Le Page said: "It shouldn't have a huge impact... studies show it won't be huge delays.
"But there's a huge improvement for pedestrian safety."
The increased pavements size, signage and barriers follow a move to disembark cruise ship passengers from the Albert Pier, rather than the inter-island quay.
Some parking spaces at Albert Pier and the bus terminus will be unavailable on days when cruise ship passengers are visiting the island.
The aim is to ensure pedestrian safety and make space for coaches to pick up passengers for tours.
Mr Le Page said the "temporary" changes would be monitored for a year before a long-term decision was made.
The States estimate the total economic value of the cruise liner industry to the island is £6m a year and expects it to rise with more passengers due to come ashore this season.
World number 67 Bedene beat the Spaniard 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (9-7).
The Slovenian-born Briton, who reached the second round of Wimbledon, beat Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver - also in straight sets - in the first round.
Bedene, 26, will next play Italian eighth seed Fabio Fognini on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.
The footage shows a group wearing orange overalls being forced to the ground and then decapitated.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said Egypt reserves the right to respond in any way it sees fit.
IS militants claim to have carried out several attacks in Libya, which is in effect without a government.
However, with many armed groups operating in Libya, it is not clear how much power IS actually wields.
The kidnapped Egyptian workers, all Coptic Christians, were seized in December and January from the coastal town of Sirte in eastern Libya, now under the control of Islamist groups.
The video of the beheadings was posted online by Libyan jihadists who pledge loyalty to IS. A caption made it clear the men were targeted because of their faith.
"Egypt and the whole world are in a fierce battle with extremist groups carrying extremist ideology and sharing the same goals," President Sisi said.
The beheadings were described as "barbaric" by al-Azhar, the highly regarded theological institution which is based in Egypt.
The Coptic church said it was "confident" Egypt would exact retribution. Egypt has declared seven days of national mourning.
Libya has been in turmoil since 2011 and the overthrow of its then-leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi.
Since then, numerous other militia groups have battled for control.
The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency warned last month that IS was assembling "a growing international footprint that includes ungoverned and under-governed areas", including Libya.
The five-minute video shows hostages in orange jumpsuits being marched along a beach, each accompanied by a masked militant. The men are made to kneel before they are simultaneously beheaded.
Most were from a poor village in Upper Egypt where some relatives fainted on hearing the news. A caption accompanying the video made it clear the hostages were targeted because of their faith. It referred to the victims as "people of the cross, followers of the hostile Egyptian church".
There's speculation here that Egypt may now consider airstrikes across the border. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said in the past that militants in Libya are a danger not just to Egypt, but also to the Middle East.
Libya has two rival governments, one based in Tripoli, the other in Tobruk. Meanwhile, the eastern city of Benghazi, headquarters of the 2011 revolution, is largely in the hands of Islamist fighters, some with links to al-Qaeda.
On Sunday, Italy closed its embassy in Tripoli. Italy, the former colonial power, lies less than 500 miles (750km) from Libya at the shortest sea crossing point.
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has been calling for the UN to intervene in Libya. Thousands of migrants use the Libyan coast as a starting point to flee the violence and attempt to reach the EU.
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond condemned the beheadings.
"Such barbaric acts strengthen our determination to work with our partners to counter the expanding terrorist threat to Libya and the region," he said.
On Sunday, President Sisi banned all travel to Libya by Egyptian citizens.
Despite the turmoil in Libya, thousands of Egyptians go to the country looking for work.
There had been demonstrations in Egypt calling on the government to do more to secure the release of those held.
The government operates a national network and provincial stations. News coverage is said to be balanced. But funding problems have taken some regional radios off the air.
Television coverage is limited mainly to Port Moresby and the provincial capitals.
Two daily newspapers are foreign-owned. The private press, including weeklies and monthlies, reports on corruption and other sensitive matters.
BBC World Service (106.7) and Radio Australia broadcast on FM in the capital.
By June 2010 there were 125,000 internet users (InternetWorldStats). There is a burgeoning blogging scene. Radio Australia says the platform gives locals a chance to vent their frustration with politicians, bureaucrats and the police.
Social media - including blogs, Facebook and Twitter - emerged as platforms for debate during elections in 2012. One blogger observed that smartphone use was ironing out disparities in social media access between rural and urban voters.
The 17-year-old, from Bradford, who cannot be named because of his age, denies the charge and an alternative count of making a pipe bomb.
Mr Justice Goss issued the warning at the start of the teenager's trial at Leeds Crown Court.
He urged jurors to remain "objective and dispassionate" during the case.
He said: "When you hear some of the details of the evidence of the case, it is likely you will find some of the views expressed by the defendant, and those with whom he sympathised or communicated, abhorrent or repugnant.
"The holding of such views, it will become clear to you during the case, is not of itself a crime."
The jury of six men and six women was sent home for the day ahead of the prosecution's opening of the case on Tuesday.
The trial is expected to last about three weeks.
Dexter Neal, of Ronald Road, Halstead, was bitten by an American bulldog in Parker Way at 17:40 BST on 18 August.
He was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge where he died later that day.
A woman has been arrested and bailed in connection with the attack.
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In a statement, Dexter's family said: "When Dexter was born our family became complete and we were happier than we could ever have imagined.
"Watching him grow into such a happy joyful child made every day a pleasure and we felt honoured to have him in our lives.
"Dexter made everyone smile with his beautiful face and cheeky grin. He was always polite and kind to everybody and all who met him fell in love with him."
The family also said he loved music, adored his older sister, was a skilful footballer and had just learned to ride his bike without stabilisers.
"Our lives will never be the same without Dexter, he was the life and soul of our family. Our hearts have been broken and can never be fixed," the family said.
"We now have to learn to continue our lives without our cheeky little boy and remember the joy and happiness he brought us in the short time he was allowed to be with us."
A 29-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control, is due to answer bail on 19 October. The dog was seized by police and placed in kennels.
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PM George Papandreou is to stand down once the government is formed but his replacement has not yet been named.
The new leadership will be tasked with ratifying a vital EU bailout package.
Greece is under huge international pressure to resolve its political crisis, in order to calm the global markets and protect the eurozone.
An agreement on an interim leader had been expected on Monday but by Tuesday morning, there was still no announcement from the negotiations between Mr Papandreou and opposition leader Antonis Samaras, of the New Democracy party.
An emergency cabinet session chaired by Mr Papandreou on Tuesday ended still without an announcement.
"Today is the last chance for the two main parties," daily newspaper Nea wrote in an editorial on Tuesday.
"They have to come up with a government strong enough to take the country out of the moving sand of political impasse that leaves us defenceless, at the mercy of the crisis. Time is up."
"A national unity government, right now," the daily newspaper Ethnos wrote on its front page, adding: "The country and the society cannot endure any more."
Greece must approve the EU bailout if it is to avoid going bankrupt by the end of the year. But the deal demands stringent austerity measures and spending cuts which have proved hugely unpopular with many Greeks.
By Mark LowenBBC News, Athens
The waiting game continues in Greece as the name of the next prime minister remains unknown.
Lucas Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank, is the front runner. He helped Greece move from drachma to euro, a process he would hope will not have to be reversed as the debt crisis worsens.
And though the political turmoil is not over, MPs have broadly welcomed the coalition deal. The new government will be faced with a deeply disillusioned population and a crisis which threatens the whole eurozone.
The concern is that Greece's long-term financial prospects remain bleak. But this country is taking things day-by-day for now. It is too hard, perhaps too dangerous, to peer too far into the future.
Mr Papandreou agreed to stand down on Sunday, after days of upheaval caused by his call - now revoked - for a referendum on accepting the bailout.
Since then, he had been trying to build a national unity government to replace his Pasok party administration. However, Mr Samaras was refusing to negotiate unless his rival resigned.
The first steps in forming the new government were finally announced after late-night talks on Sunday between the two men, hosted by President Karolos Papoulias.
A Greek government spokesman said a new administration would be sworn in and a confidence vote held within a week, if all went well.
Greece's new political roadmap envisages elections being held - possibly on 19 February - once the new government has approved an EU bailout package.
Government figures spent Monday locked in discussions on the framework of the interim authority and their roles within it.
Lucas Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), is widely seen as the frontrunner to become interim prime minister, while Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos - for a time considered to be a candidate - is expected to remain at the finance ministry.
The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says it is believed Mr Papademos expressed doubts that an interim administration could be effective until proposed elections in February.
It appears he wants to stay in power longer if chosen, he adds.
Our correspondent says there will be immense pressure on whoever takes over, while European leaders will be hoping that person will work with them in trying to contain the country's debt crisis and prevent it from spreading further across the eurozone.
Eurozone finance ministers held talks in Brussels on Monday, adding to the pressure on Greece to find an early solution to the political deadlock.
Mr Venizelos also attended the talks, telling reporters that the move towards a unity government was "proof of our commitment and of our national capacity to implement the programme and to reconstruct our country".
But eurozone finance ministers have asked for written assurances from Mr Papandreou and Mr Samaras that they are committed to passing the rescue package.
Eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker said he was "quite confident that now the situation in Greece is developing in the right direction" but that it "should have been done months ago".
The EU says no more of the funds which have been promised to Greece will be released until the new bailout deal has been approved.
The hard-fought bailout deal for Greece agreed by the EU last month gives the government 130bn euros (£111bn; $178bn) and imposes a 50% write-off on private holders of Greek debts, in return for deeply unpopular austerity measures.
But Mr Papandreou faced the wrath of fellow EU leaders when he announced that he would put the deal to the people of Greece in a referendum
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The idea was dropped days later, but not without sparking a deeper financial crisis and triggering the political crisis which led to the confidence vote last Friday.
Mr Papandreou narrowly won that vote, but had been under continuing pressure to resign amid chaos over the debt crisis.
The possibility of Greece leaving the euro has also been raised by EU leaders, if Athens fails to resolve its political and financial problems.
There are fears that the crisis could spread to bigger eurozone countries like Italy.
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Children were kept in some schools on Tuesday to await collection during the hunt for Abdelnabi Alainani, 30, around the Midpark Hospital in Dumfries.
Police said initial reports suggested he might have had a knife but it was subsequently found near the unit.
The search is continuing for Mr Alainani although it is thought he may have tried to make his way to Glasgow.
Police said they fully understood public concern about children walking to and from schools after the "unusual request" to hold them in schools for collection.
"We would like to explain why this happened and to offer some reassurance," a spokesman said.
"Pupils were collected from some schools yesterday afternoon as a precaution to a fast moving missing person search.
"A number of risk factors are taken into account during the first minutes and hours of an incident like this and steps are taken to reduce any potential risk to the public.
"While we tried to confirm information we were given from staff at Midpark, we felt a request to keep pupils inside certain schools was appropriate."
He said that as the situation had changed that decision had been reviewed.
Police now believe the missing man may have tried to get to Glasgow and there have been no confirmed sightings since Tuesday afternoon.
"Today we will continue our patrols, however we would ask the public to go about their normal routine," said the spokesman.
Anyone who spots Mr Alainani has been asked not to approach him and to contact police.
A spokesperson for NHS Dumfries and Galloway said: "We are concerned about the health and wellbeing of the patient and would reiterate the advice from Police Scotland for the public to be alert and vigilant, but not overly alarmed."
Yorkshire's Brunt, 31, took 16 wickets with an economy rate of 5.03 for Perth in last season's competition.
Somerset's Shrubsole, 24, is the second ranked bowler in T20 internationals but has not previously played in the WBBL.
England captain Heather Knight and former skipper Charlotte Edwards will also be featuring in the tournament.
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The plane was shot down over Calais during World War Two and buried under its sandy beach for decades.
The wreckage was later bought by an American collector and painstakingly restored over five years at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
It could fetch up to £2.5m when auctioned in July.
William Porter, charged with manslaughter, said he did not call for a medic for Freddie Gray because he did not have a reason to do so.
Gray died after sustaining a spinal injury in the back of a police van during one of its six stops.
He said he checked on Gray during the stops, and he had no signs of injury.
His death sparked protests over police brutality, with the city of Baltimore erupting in rioting, looting and arson on the day of his funeral.
Gray was "unable to give me a reason for a medical emergency," Mr Porter told jurors.
According to the Baltimore Sun, he told jurors that he held Gray in a "life saving position" at the police station for what "felt like an eternity".
"It was a very traumatic thing for me also," he said. "Just seeing him in the neighborhood every day, and calling his name, and not getting a response."
He also faces assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges, and could receive up to 25 years in prison.
Six other Baltimore police officers will go on trial in Gray's death. All have pleaded not guilty. They will be tried separately and prosecutors hope to use Mr Porter as a witness in the other trials.
Prosecutors have argued that Mr Porter is at least somewhat responsible for Gray's death because he did not buckle him into a seatbelt in the van after he was arrested for running from police, which is department policy, and he did not call for medical attention when Gray needed it.
Mr Porter said Gray asked for help getting off of the floor of the van and denied claims that Gray told him he could not breathe, though he did say he heard him say something about needing an inhaler upon his arrest.
He said in 200 arrests involving the van, he has never belted a prisoner because the wagon is "pretty tight".
Mr Porter told defence lawyers in a pre-trial filing that Gray was always "banging around", referring to a previous arrest in which he allegedly tried to kick windows out of a police car.
Earlier in the trail prosecutor Michael Schatzow said Mr Porter could have saved his life by calling for medical help and it is his duty to keep prisoners safe.
"The defendant alone is on trial for what he did, or more importantly, what he did not do," said Mr Schatzow.
Saad Dawabsha, 32, died in an Israeli hospital where he was being treated for second-degree burns to most of his body.
His son Ali, 18 months, died in the attack in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank on 31 July.
His mother and his four-year-old brother remain in critical condition.
Hundreds of people turned out as Saad Dawabsha was buried in Duma on Saturday.
In last week's attack the family's small home was firebombed in the night, and daubed with slogans in Hebrew, including the word "revenge".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the attack an act of terrorism. Israel has vowed to catch the arsonists.
Palestinian officials said they held Israel "fully responsible".
The incident may have been a so-called "price tag" attack.
Such attacks usually involve acts of vandalism or arson by Jewish extremists as retribution for actions taken by the Israeli government against Jewish settlements or unauthorised outposts in the West Bank, or for violence by Palestinians.
Hossam Badran, spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, said on Saturday that nothing would stop the "murderous settler attacks".
"Our people in the West Bank have only one choice: that of open and comprehensive confrontation against the occupation," he wrote in a message posted on Facebook.
The UN's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, called for the perpetrators to be brought swiftly to justice.
"Political, community and religious leaders on all sides should work together and not allow extremists to escalate the situation and take control of the political agenda," he said in a statement.
Palestinians regard settlements as a major obstacle to building a sought-after state in contiguous territory in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Torfaen council's education department was put under supervision in February 2013 by education watchdog Estyn.
This was due to a lack of progress following an inspection in 2011 where serious failings were highlighted and a rating of unsatisfactory was given.
Subsequent checks were made and the necessary steps were taken to allow measures to be lifted on Friday.
When it was subjected to those conditions in 2013, Torfaen became the sixth Welsh council to be placed in special measures.
It followed Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Pembrokeshire, Monmouthshire and Merthyr Tydfil. Of these, only Merthyr Tydfil remains in special measures.
Education Minister Huw Lewis said: "I am heartened at the good progress we are seeing with local authorities being removed from special measures and I hope this will provide a springboard for further success in the future."
In a letter to Torfaen's chief executive Alison Ward, Clive Phillips, an assistant director at Estyn, said inspectors looked at seven recommendations made from inspections in 2011 and 2013.
These said the council needed to raise standards in secondary schools and do more for school leavers who do not go on to find jobs or training.
The authority also came in for criticism for standards at GCSE level.
A report said over half of schools were in the bottom quarter for performance in the core subjects of English or Welsh, maths and science.
No school was above average on the proportion of pupils achieving the equivalent of five GCSEs at grade A* to C.
After it was placed in special measures, the Welsh government ordered the creation of a recovery board to support and scrutinise the council as it sought to rectify the problems.
Mr Phillips's letter said the council, elected members and the recovery board had "worked well together" to improve these areas.
It added: "As a result, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales considers that the authority no longer requires special measures and is removing it from further follow-up activity."
Torfaen council's executive member for education David Yeowell said: "We are delighted with this news that reflects well on the combined efforts of colleagues both in our schools and the education service."
The Reds took the lead in the 18th minute when Sean McConville played in a ball from the left to unmarked striker Billy Kee 10 yards out and he smashed the ball home for his 12th goal of the season.
Colchester, already struggling with injuries, were forced to make an early substitution when striker Denny Johnstone hobbled off with a knee problem on 25 minutes, Chris Porter replacing him.
And Stanley struck again when Shay McCartan's 25-yard free-kick was turned around the post by keeper Sam Walker and, from the resulting McConville corner, defender Matty Pearson powered home a header.
Colchester rarely threatened, but they were given a lifeline when defender Omar Beckles brought down Brennan Dickenson as he ran through on goal on the stroke of half-time and referee Richard Clark produced the red card.
United boss John McGreal made a double substitution at half-time, but the 10 men of Stanley continued to press for the third.
McCartan ran clean through on the hour after the referee waved advantage for a foul on Kee, but the forward fired agonisingly wide with only Walker to beat.
Colchester were back in it on 76 minutes when McConville fouled sub Drey Wright in the area and Porter scored the resulting penalty.
Defender George Elokobi could have levelled on 81 minutes, but his overhead kick was deflected just over the bar, while Porter came close, and Kurtis Guthrie glanced a header wide in the final minutes.
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Colchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Colchester United 1.
Attempt blocked. Drey Wright (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Slater (Colchester United).
Foul by Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley).
George Elokobi (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Romuald Boco (Accrington Stanley).
Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Craig Slater (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Chris Porter (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Drey Wright (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Colchester United 1. Chris Porter (Colchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Colchester United. Drey Wright draws a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kane Vincent-Young.
Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Romuald Boco replaces Shay McCartan.
Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Foul by Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley).
Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kane Vincent-Young.
Attempt blocked. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Slater (Colchester United).
Alex Wynter (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Hand ball by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
Julian Draxler's fourth-minute opener for PSG came from an offside position but there was no debate over Monaco's leveller, Thomas Lemar's 20-yarder a superb strike befitting the occasion.
Angel Di Maria restored PSG's lead before Monaco's hopes of earning a first piece of major silverware since 2003 were ended by Edinson Cavani's lethal second-half double.
Cavani will feel he should have contributed to an even greater margin of victory after contriving to steer the ball wide of the target from a yard out just moments after his first goal.
The Uruguay striker also saw Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic produce superb point-blank stop to keep out his stunning jumping backheel in the first half.
PSG were nevertheless more than good value for the win as they completed the first part of what they hope will be a domestic treble, emulating their achievements of the past two seasons.
Leonardo Jardim's Monaco had won six matches in a row and scored 18 goals in the process coming into this game, so PSG's win will be celebrated in the capital not only for the silverware but also as a possible momentum killer.
PSG trail Monaco by three points in Ligue 1 and have also seen the team from the principality progress to the last eight of the Champions League, while their own bid imploded spectacularly against Barcelona.
Their European exploits meant Monaco were still fighting in four competitions coming into this match, but the loss of 21-goal top scorer Radamel Falcao to a hip injury was a disruptive setback ahead of kick-off.
If PSG sensed doubt in the Monaco ranks they were quick to exploit it, just four minutes on the clock when Marco Verratti's through ball sprang the offside trap and Di Maria played in Draxler for a simple finish, albeit from an offside position.
Monaco struggled for a response before Lemar took aim with a delightful shot into the top corner, but PSG still possessed the greater threat and deservedly retook the lead just before the break, Draxler picking out the unmarked Di Maria to apply a poked finish.
It was a brilliant team effort throughout by PSG, but after the break it was the exploits of Cavani that truly caught the eye.
First he took the game away from Monaco with a brutal volley from Verratti's cute chipped pass, and then with the game almost over dispatched another thunderous effort off the underside of the crossbar to wrap up a margin of victory that did not flatter Unai Emery's men.
Select committee chairmen Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) and Angus MacNeil (SNP) said he has scrapped UK schemes aimed at cutting emissions, despite pledging internationally to protect the climate.
They singled out the decision to axe a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project promised in the Tory manifesto.
The government said the CCS scheme had always been "subject to affordability".
David Cameron is due before the Commons Liaison Committee later, which is made up of MPs who chair Commons select committees.
He will be questioned on climate change, as well as the conflict in Syria.
Mr Cameron had said CCS was "absolutely crucial" for the UK, so the decision to scrap a £1bn competition for a large-scale trial CCS plant is being criticised by the MPs.
CCS is the "Holy Grail" of the fossil fuel industry.
If it can be made to work economically at industrial scale, it will capture the emissions from power stations that heat the climate, and bury them deep underground.
That would allow coal and gas to be burned in the low-carbon future deemed essential by all governments at the climate summit in Paris.
Mr MacNeil, who chairs the energy and climate change committee, told BBC News the decision to scrap the CCS fund was incomprehensible.
He said: "The prime minister said that carbon capture and storage was crucial to meet our climate change targets.
"Yet the government's long-promised carbon capture competition has become the latest low-carbon policy to be chucked on the scrapheap by the government."
Mr MacNeil said "sudden changes" to energy policy were undermining investor confidence in the energy sector.
He added: "The prime minister must acknowledge that building a new generation of gas plants means that we either have to fit power stations with carbon capture technology in the coming decade or potentially bust our carbon budgets."
Mr Irranca-Davies, chairman of the environmental audit committee, added: "We're hearing a growing gulf between the prime minister's bold talk about climate change on the international stage and the short-termism and incoherence of decisions on energy and sustainability at home."
On another issue, Conservative Neil Parish, who chairs the environment, food and rural affairs committee, warned that flood relief would have to be a "much bigger priority" for the government if flooding becomes "the new normal".
In an appearance before the liaison committee in December 2014, Mr Cameron said carbon capture and storage was "absolutely crucial if we are going to decarbonise effectively".
He said more needed to be known about CCS before committing to it, which is why the government committed £1bn for the trial.
Energy industry leaders were astonished when the fund was scrapped without explanation following November's Autumn Statement.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change told the BBC: "The government was clear that this was subject to affordability.
"The Spending Review was a tight financial settlement and difficult decisions have had to be made. CCS (still) has a potential role in the long-term decarbonisation of the UK."
The decision to scrap the CCS trial was applauded by Nigel Lawson's pressure group, the Global Warming Policy Forum.
Its spokesman Benny Peiser told the BBC: "Worldwide, there are currently more than 20 pilot projects being funded.
"Let's wait and see whether the controversial technology will ever be viable at large scale. If so, Britain could simply buy it off the shelf if need be."
But Professor Dieter Helm, from Oxford University, a supporter of many of the government's other energy reforms, said: "It's a no-brainer that the shallow North Sea is the place to try out CCS, with lots of empty holes, pipelines, experience and gas plants nearby.
"So the question is really whether the UK cares about the climate change problem or is merely trying to achieve its carbon production targets at minimum cost."
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Save the Children says pre-schoolers can be "set back decades" if their brains are not adequately stimulated before they start formal schooling.
It says early years teachers can assist children and parents with learning.
Ministers say they are making major investments in the sector, working with the profession to improve its status.
To become an early years teacher, candidates need a degree and at least a GCSE C grade in English, maths and science. They have to pass professional tests in numeracy and literacy and complete a period of initial teacher training.
The Save the Children report, Lighting Up Young Brains, is written in conjunction with the Institute of Child Health at University College London and highlights pre-school years as a "critical opportunity" for the brain to develop key skills.
The report suggests the government should make playtime "brain time" under the guidance of a qualified early years teacher.
The charity says failure to properly stimulate toddlers' brains during nursery years could set them back for decades.
Save the Children claims government figures show almost 130,000 children in England last year were falling behind with language abilities before they even reached school.
This means six children in every reception class struggled with their early language skills, it says.
It warns that failure to develop good language skills can leave children struggling to learn in the classroom and unable to catch up with their peers.
For its research, the charity also conducted a survey of 1,000 parents and found that almost half had low expectations for their child's early learning.
Of the 1,000 parents from England surveyed, 47% said they hoped their child would know 100 words by their third birthday - but this is only half the recommended number.
And 56% of parents did not think they had enough help and advice to understand their child's early learning.
A Department for Education review of early years staff, carried out by Prof Cathy Nutbrown in 2012, found concerns about literacy and numeracy skills among workers in England.
In January 2013, former childcare minister Elizabeth Truss introduced the training of early years teachers, in an attempt to boost their status.
But the measures do not mean early years teachers have qualified teacher status (QTS), like those in primary and secondary schools, instead they have early years teacher status (EYTS).
The DfE says the number of graduates currently in the early years workforce is rising.
"Between 2008 and 2013, the proportion of full day care staff with a degree or higher increased from 5% to 13%," a spokeswoman said.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, said while a graduate-led workforce could improve learning, nurseries needed better funding to pay better qualified staff.
"Without the funding needed to enable providers to pay graduate-level wages, this ambition, while admirable, will be impossible to achieve in practice.
"What's more, it's important to remember that being a good early years practitioner is about more than just having certain academic qualifications - experience, a caring disposition and crucially, an in-depth understanding of child development are all vital and these valuable attributes should not be overlooked."
The authors of the Save the Children report say the early years are vital for children's development and should be treated as a priority.
Torsten Baldeweg, professor of neuroscience and child health at UCL's Institute of Child Health, said: "It is precisely this period where we have explosive brain growth, where most of the connections in the brain are formed.
"And we know that if these connections are not formed they, to variable degrees, will suffer longer-term consequences to their physical, cognitive but also emotional development.
"That's perhaps one of the most important lessons we've learned from these studies - that these early years are absolutely critical. Much more must be done to boost children's early learning."
"Toddlers' brains are like sponges, absorbing knowledge and making new connections faster than at any other time in life," said Save the Children's director of UK poverty, Gareth Jenkins.
"To tackle the nation's education gap, we need a new national focus on early learning to give children the best start - not just increasing free childcare hours, but boosting nursery quality to help support children and parents with early learning."
Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah, said: "This government is raising the bar and making a significant investment in the early years sector, working closely with the profession to help improve its status.
"As a result salaries have increased, numbers of qualified staff have risen, the number of graduates in the workforce continues to rise, and a record number of providers are rated good or outstanding.
"We know that 80% of children are achieving the expected communication and language skills by age five - an increase of eight percentage points since 2013. But we are determined to go further."
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Miyuki Nakagawa volleyed Lily Owsley's cross into her own net to put the Britons ahead by half-time.
Helen Richardson-Walsh swept in a second but it was disallowed after the ball hit a player in the circle.
However a superb finish from Nicola White in the fourth quarter to knock home a rebounded penalty ensured the quarter-finalists ended on a high.
A late block from goalkeeper Maddie Hinch denied Japan a late consolation strike.
GB, who have already qualified for the last eight, will play the United States, who are also unbeaten in the tournament, in a pool match on Friday.
Great Britain coach Danny Kerry said: "I don't think anyone will be happy with the team performance. However, we've kept a clean sheet, won the game and not played that well.
"Looking at the big picture, we've won four group games and we're definitely in the top two so if you'd offered us that we'd have taken it every day."
Emily Smith scored the only goal as Australia beat Argentina 1-0 in Pool B, while Kathleen Bam's double ensured a 3-0 victory for the United States over India.
Spain registered their first win of the tournament as they beat Germany 2-1 in Pool A.
Belgium beat Spain 3-1 to go three points clear at the top of Pool A and push Great Britain down to fifth place.
Shane O'Donoghue scored twice in Ireland's 4-2 victory over Canada in Pool B, while a last minute goal from Mathias Muller earned Germany a 4-4 draw with Argentina.
Pool leaders the Netherlands extended their advantage over Germany with a 2-1 win over India.
Milford Haven Coastguard said it received multiple 999 calls after the kayaker capsized off Mumbles Pier at 20:15 BST on Friday.
The Mumbles lifeboat crew picked up the kayaker and he was taken back to the shore to an ambulance.
He was checked by paramedics but was not injured.
He added that could send UK petrol prices below £1 per litre.
He told BBC Business editor Kamal Ahmed in Davos BP was planning for low oil prices for years to come.
That is expected to lead to job losses and falling investment in the North Sea oil industry and elsewhere, curbing supply and eventually forcing the price back up.
Italian oil group Eni has said the next spike could be around $200 a barrel.
Eni's chief executive, Claudio Descalzi, said the oil industry would cut capital spending by 10-13% this year because of slumping prices.
He said that would create longer-term shortages and sharp price rises in four to five years' time, if the Opec cartel fails to cut supplies.
Mr Descalzi was speaking at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos.
Mr Dudley said historically world oil prices have fluctuated, and sometimes have remained low for a number of years.
He expects to see current low prices for at least a year, and that BP has to plan for that.
"Companies like us, at BP, we're going to need to rebase the company based on no guarantees at all that the price will come back up," he said.
"We have go to plan on this [price] being down, and we don't know exactly what level, but certainly a year, I think probably two and maybe three years."
From 2010 until mid-2014, oil prices around the world were fairly stable, at around $110 a barrel.
However, since June prices have more than halved. Brent crude oil is around $48 a barrel, and US crude is around $47 a barrel.
Mr Dudley said lower oil prices could mean UK petrol could fall below £1 per litre. This kind of petrol price was "not far off", despite taxation forming a part of the fuel price.
"If prices keep going down, I'm sure you will [see £1 per litre]," he added.
Sustained low oil prices are also likely to cause "stress" on oil producing countries such as Norway, Russia, Venezuela, Scotland, Nigeria and Angola, he said.
"All these countries are really going to feel it," he said. "I think Scotland is going to be under some stress because of these low oil prices," he said.
BP has two large projects in the North Sea, including the Clair field, which have had £8bn investment over ten years, he said.
"Their economics are challenged now with these new prices," he added. "But we're in the North Sea for the long term. We have a large workforce in Scotland. There will be activities that we needed to pare back anyway."
The fallout from "difficulties in the US" - referring to the fatal explosion at the Deep Water Horizon oil rig - were affecting the business, he said.
Globally, BP and the rest of the energy industry were likely to see "significant workforce reductions," he added.
Italian oil group Eni chief Mr Descalzi called for Opec to cut production.
He said: "Opec is like the central bank for oil which must give stability to the oil prices to be able to invest in a regular way."
Politicians, economists and industry leaders in Davos have been voicing their worries over the impact of lower prices.
Total and BHP Billiton both said on Wednesday that they would cut back on shale oil projects.
People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said low oil prices could slow down China's development of renewable energy projects.
He said: "We worry a little bit that the price signal may give disincentive for new energy types to develop and could reduce investment in new non-fossil energy,"
But he added that lower prices would be good for the economy and job creation, because China was dependent on imported oil and gas.
Opec secretary general Abdullah al-Badri, also speaking at Davos, defended the group's decision not to cut output.
He said: "Everyone tells us to cut. But I want to ask you, do we produce at higher cost or lower costs?
"Let's produce the lower cost oil first and then produce the higher cost,"
"We will go back to normal very soon," he said.
Oil prices have sunk by almost 60% since June to below $50 a barrel because of a large supply glut.
The price slide accelerated after Opec decided in November not to cut production.
Unicef says almost 26,000 children - most of them unaccompanied - crossed the Mediterranean last year.
In its new report, Unicef says many children suffer from violence and sexual abuse at the hands of smugglers and traffickers.
But they rarely report their abuse, for fear of arrest and deportation.
The agency also says there is a lack of food, water and medical care in Libya's detention centres.
The plight of children, many of them unaccompanied by parents, has become a tragically familiar part of the wider story of mass migration over the past two years.
But while much has been said about the extreme dangers faced at sea, the privations experienced on land, especially in Libya, are less familiar.
Unicef's latest report, A Deadly Journey for Children, documents - in sometimes horrific detail - stories of slavery, violence and sexual abuse experienced by huge numbers of vulnerable children making their perilous way to Italy.
"What really shocked Unicef staff and me... is what happens to them [children] on this route," says Justin Forsyth, the organisation's deputy executive director. "Many of these children have been brutalised, raped, killed on this route."
Girls such as nine-year-old Kamis, who set off with her mother from their home in Nigeria. After a desert crossing in which a man died, followed by a dramatic rescue at sea, they found themselves held at a detention centre in the Libyan town of Sabratha.
"They used to beat us every day," Kamis told the researchers. "There was no water there either. That place was very sad. There's nothing there."
Much of the violence is gratuitous, and much of it is sexual.
"Nearly half the women and children interviewed had experienced sexual abuse during migration," the report says. "Often multiple times and in multiple locations."
Borders, it seems, are particularly dangerous.
"Sexual violence was widespread and systemic at crossings and checkpoints," says the report.
Many of the assailants are in uniform. This is said to be just one reason why those who suffer abuse are reluctant to report their experiences.
And Libya, as the funnel through which so many journeys pass, has earned itself a shocking reputation as the epicentre of abuse.
"Approximately one third [of those interviewed] indicated they had been abused in Libya," the report says. "A large majority of these children did not answer when asked who had abused them."
So commonplace are stories of rape and sexual enslavement that some women embarking on the journey take precautions, such as getting contraceptive injections and carrying emergency protection with them.
The report maps 34 known detention centres in Libya, three of them deep in the country's desert interior.
Most are run by the government's Department for Combating Illegal Migration. But Unicef says that armed groups also hold migrants in an unknown number of unofficial camps.
"The detention centres run by militias, we're much more worried about," says Mr Forsyth. "That's where a lot of abuse is happening and we have very, very limited access."
In 2016, more than 180,000 migrants crossed from Libya to Italy. According to the UN, almost 26,000 of these were children, most of them unaccompanied. The number of unaccompanied children appears to be soaring.
"It's a combination of factors," says Mr Forsyth. "The situation in places like Eritrea and northern Nigeria is very bad. Also in the Gambia recently."
Politics aside, poverty and the promise of a better life remain key drivers.
"I wanted to cross the sea," 14-year-old Issaa told researchers. "Look for work, work hard to earn a bit of money to help my five brothers at home."
But two and a half years after leaving home in Niger, Issaa was found living alone in a Libyan detention centre.
"My father collected money for my journey, he wished me luck and then let me go."
The migrants are, of course, heavily dependent on smugglers to get them through the desert and across the sea.
A recent case when dozens bodies were found washed up on the shore near the western city Zawiya shows that this remains extremely hazardous.
But smuggling is all-too often associated with human trafficking. Victims accept migration packages from criminal gangs, only to find themselves forced into prostitution to repay their debts.
"Libya is a major transit hub for women being trafficked to Europe for sex," the report says.
Libya's continuing political turmoil makes it extraordinarily difficult to tackle a phenomenon, which the report says has spiralled out of control.
But Unicef is urging Libya, its neighbours and regional organisations to do more to protect children.
A regional initiative, it says, would include improved birth registration, the prevention of trafficking, safe and legal pathways for children fleeing armed conflict and, where appropriate, family reunification.
"Whether they're migrants or refugees, let's treat them like children," says Mr Forsyth. "It's a reflection of our humanity, our values, how we respond to this crisis."
Zane Gbangbola, aged seven, died in hospital in Surrey in February 2014.
His parents had disputed post-mortem tests that found he died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to the pump.
They believed hydrogen cyanide fumes had been released from a lake built over a former landfill site. The family now wants an independent inquiry.
They have spent two-and-half years campaigning for a further investigation.
Delivering his verdict at an inquest in Woking, coroner Richard Travers said: "I find the cause of death was carbon monoxide toxicity from fumes generated by a petrol pump used by his family to clear the house of floodwater."
The inquest heard the boy's parents hired a petrol pump to clear water in their basement, which was used for up to six hours on the day he died and pumped deadly fumes into Zane's bedroom while he slept.
Zane was found unconscious in the early hours by his mother, Nicole Lawler, and pronounced dead an hour later in hospital.
Zane's father Kye Gbangbola, who had been working upstairs in another bedroom, was left paralysed and wheelchair-bound as a result of the incident.
Ms Lawler and Mr Gbangbola left the courtroom as Mr Travers disputed their evidence.
He said: "I have no hesitation that Ms Lawler and Mr Gbangbola did not want the pump to be working when Zane went to bed.
"But I cannot accept their accounts that on February 7 it [the pump] was used for no more than 20 minutes and not after lunchtime... I find it was used for six hours and stopped at 6.30pm, presumably when it ran out of fuel."
After the hearing, Ms Lawler said the inquest was "legally and evidentially deficient" and the family would request an independent, panel-led inquiry similar to the Hillsborough inquests.
"At the top of this is a deeply-loved boy. A very special little boy. The world is a much poorer place without Zane," she said.
Surrey Police said no criminal charges would be brought over the boy's death.
President Obama lamented that "neither side had political will to make tough decisions" and that there may need to be a pause in the process.
Mr Obama said Washington would continue to offer "constructive approaches".
It comes after Israel suspended talks, demanding the annulment of a unity deal between rival Palestinian factions.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and Hamas signed a reconciliation agreement on Tuesday, with the aim of forming a unity government in the coming weeks.
Hamas rejects Israel's right to exist and is designated a terrorist group by the US, EU, Israel and other countries.
Speaking in the South Korean capital, Seoul, Mr Obama said that the unity deal was "unhelpful".
He said the pact was "just one of a series of choices that both the Israelis and Palestinians have made that are not conducive to trying to resolve the crisis".
"Folks can posture, folks can cling to maximalist positions, but realistically there is one door and that is the two parties getting together and making some very difficult political compromises in order to secure the future of both Israelis and Palestinians for future generations," he said.
"Do I expect that they will walk through that door next week, next month or even in the course of the next six months? No.''
On Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the BBC that Mr Abbas must choose between continuing with the pact with Fatah or continuing with efforts to secure peace,
"He [Mahmoud Abbas] can have peace with Israel or a pact with Hamas - he can't have both," he said.
President Abbas though said there was "no incompatibility between reconciliation and the talks" and that he was committed to peace on the basis of a two-state solution.
Fatah and Hamas have been at odds since Hamas, which won parliamentary elections in 2006, ousted Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip during clashes in 2007 and set up a rival government.
Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last month in Northern Punjab.
Deputy Inspector General Abu Bakr Khuda Bux revealed to the BBC how she died, following the launch of a murder inquiry based on information they got from her husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazam.
No arrests have been made in the case, he confirmed.
However, Ms Shahid's father Mohammad and a cousin known as Mobeen have both been interviewed by officers, though neither have been detained.
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Her first husband Choudhry Shakeel, who was previously reported to be on the run, is in Pakistan on pre-arrest bail order, which means police know his whereabouts, but cannot arrest, or demand to interview him, until the order expires on Saturday.
Pakistani daily The News revealed the forensic report, released earlier, confirmed Ms Shahid had been murdered and her death had not been from natural causes.
The paper said the report stated clearly her death was caused by suffocation, having been physically stopped from breathing.
Post-mortem tests stated her death was as a result of strangulation.
The report was handed to the chief minister's investigating committee, it said.
Ms Shahid's family had initially claimed she had died of a heart attack.
Syed Mukhtar Kazam believes his wife, who had gone to Pakistan to visit relatives, was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage.
He said that before she left, her family had threatened her life.
Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL teaching union, says she has been told of one teacher crying every night at home and another being ordered not to burst into tears in the staffroom.
She added that teachers are often expected to work extra hours at home.
And she called on head teachers to back their staff, while ministers have pledged to reduce unnecessary workload.
Dr Bousted, writing in the Times Educational Supplement, said how she was "silenced" by a young man who told her how worried he was about his primary school teacher partner.
"Increasingly, when he came home from work, he found her crying on the kitchen floor," Dr Bousted said.
She told how she had heard from another teacher who had been given a performance objective that she must not cry in the staffroom.
"She did not know what to be more mortified about - that she had cried in the staffroom, or that her line manager could propose such an objective without any thought about what might cause her to cry in the first place," Dr Bousted said.
She added: "Tales like these are told to me just too often. It seems that teacher stress is increasingly being regarded as par for the course and part of the job.
"A newly qualified teacher, asking for help to deal with an impossible workload which took up every evening until 11pm and all of the weekend, was told by her line manager 'that's the way it is in teaching'.
"Teachers, as professionals, expect to work hard but should not be expected to devote every minute of their lives to their work. Teachers need time to relax, to pursue hobbies, to talk to their families and friends. They need time to be human."
Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said there was no doubt the whole teaching profession, from the newly qualified teacher to the senior leader, was under considerable pressure.
"It's essential that we all pay attention to the well-being of staff. That's a shared responsibility between colleagues of the same level, middle leaders, senior leaders and governors, who ultimately carry the duty of care.
"Clearly, if a member of staff is in tears in the staff room, it would be incumbent on the school, someone in the school, to look at what the problem was and discuss it with them, so they can give them the appropriate support they need."
Dr Bousted also pointed out that the education system cannot afford to be so "profligate with its teachers".
"At the moment England is in a perfect storm of rising pupil numbers, falling teacher recruitment and poor teacher retention.
"Official figures show that the country will need nearly 160,000 additional teachers over the next three years to cope with a projected 582,000 rise in primary and secondary age pupils by 2020.
"If our education system is to meet this immense challenge, it needs to value its teachers as its most precious resource and treat them accordingly," she added.
A Department for Education spokesman said teaching remained a hugely popular profession, with the highest numbers of people joining since 2008.
"But we want to ensure teachers can focus on what they do best - teaching and inspiring young people - not needless bureaucracy and paperwork.
"That's why are driving forward a package of measures including looking at how we can reduce teacher workload by tackling three of their biggest concerns - marking, planning and data management.
"It is vital schools have systems in place to help limit stress for staff, and provide appropriate support if needed."
The "mummy" was inside a sarcophagus complete with hieroglyphic adornments, packed in a wooden crate.
But it is unclear whether the bandaged item found by Alexander Kettler in Diepholz, northern Germany, is a genuine relic from ancient Egypt.
Alexander's father Lutz Wolfgang Kettler, a dentist, said he had not X-rayed the mysterious find.
Instead he plans to load it into his car and drive it to Berlin to be examined by experts, he told the Bild newspaper.
Mr Kettler said he had little doubt that the sarcophagus, as well as a death mask and a canopic jar - used by ancient Egyptians to store removed organs - found nearby, were replicas.
However, he believes the mummy may be real.
The dentist's late father travelled to North Africa in the 1950s.
At that time there was still a trade in genuine mummies, Mr Kettler told his local paper, Die Kreiszeitung.
And there was a trend for mummy unwrapping parties in the 1950s, he said.
Asked if the "mummy" smelled bad, Mr Kettler said no.
It had lain undisturbed in the attic for at least 40 years, he said.
The Newcastle United owner is being sued by Jeffrey Blue at London's High Court.
Mr Blue said he was promised £15m if he managed to increase Sports Direct's share price to £8, but that he only received £1m.
But Mr Ashley said their meetings were drink-fuelled "banter".
Mr Blue says Mr Ashley, who runs Sports Direct, did not stick to a commercial agreement.
But in a written statement, the sportswear tycoon said: "I can't believe that [Mr Blue] is now trying to take me for £14m off the back of some drink banter that he is seeking to engineer into something more."
Mr Justice Leggatt has heard that the dispute between Mr Blue and Mr Ashley relates to a conversation in a London pub called the Horse & Groom in 2013.
Mr Blue came under attack from Mr Ashley's lawyers as he gave evidence during the second day of the hearing.
Mike Ashley 'vomited into fireplace at pub meeting'
David Cavender QC, who leads Mr Ashley's legal team, accused Mr Blue of "making up evidence" and said the claim was an "opportunistic try-on".
Mr Cavender also said Mr Ashley "fairly" said he could not recall details of conversations in the Horse & Groom, "particularly in the light of the amount of drinking".
"He does recall 'that there was a lot of banter and bravado'.
"He does not recall any discussion about whether Mr Blue would be paid a sum of money if the share price reached £8 a share."
Mr Ashley is due to give evidence on Wednesday.
The hearing continues.
The majority of job losses will be in Samlesbury, Lancashire but roles in its Typhoon final assembly production team in nearby Warton will also be impacted.
The company warned the move to slow jet production would hit its 2015 financial results.
There are 13,000 workers at both sites. The Unite union said BAE was cutting "too far, too fast".
The staff losing their jobs at Samlesbury are 237 production line workers, 97 professional or admin staff and nine executive managers.
At the Warton site, 23 miles away, 28 productions jobs will also be cut.
BAE, which also specialises in aerospace and electronics, said it would try to find opportunities elsewhere in the business to "mitigate" compulsory redundancies.
Typhoon production sales are expected to drop from about £1.3bn this year to around £1.1bn in 2016, it said.
The firm secured a deal to supply 28 Typhoon aircraft for the Kuwait Air Force in September, with deliveries from the Italian Typhoon final assembly line set to start at the end of the decade.
It is also in talks with Saudi Arabia to try to secure further Typhoon purchases.
Ian King, BAE chief executive, said: "Overall the company is operating in an improving business environment and we continue to win new orders, with good prospects for the future.
"In the short term, action to extend the production life of Typhoon aircraft by reducing the current production rate... will impact the group's 2015 results."
Ian Waddell from the Unite called on the government to "act urgently" to stop the haemorrhage of skilled UK manufacturing jobs.
"It is vital that critical skills and capability are maintained by BAE Systems and their supply chain so that the ability to build the Typhoon in the UK is protected.
"Cutting too far, too fast could lead to a skills shortage for when orders pick up."
BAE slashed its earnings outlook, saying it now expected earnings per share to remain around 38p this year, having previously said they would be "marginally higher".
In May, the company announced it would retain both of its shipyards in Glasgow and make its most significant investment in them for decades.
The £25m Airlander 10, which is 302ft (92m) long, "nosedived" during its second test flight in Bedfordshire.
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said repairs were confined to the hull and the forward part of the cockpit.
But specialist tools needed for some of the repairs were not acquired from the US Army and needed replacing.
The aircraft was first developed for the US government as a surveillance aircraft but the project was shelved amid defence cutbacks.
British firm HAV launched a campaign to return it to the skies in May 2015.
It made a successful maiden flight last month from Cardington Airfield but was damaged on landing during its second flight on 24 August.
Chief Executive Steve McGlennan said the hull repairs would take about three or four days to complete but tools required for some cockpit repairs were not acquired from the US Army at the end of its multi-intelligence vehicle programme and their replacement "contributes significantly to the estimated overall time required".
"There are however no substantial repairs necessary to the other areas and systems of the aircraft which remain operational," he said.
Mr McGlennan said the three to four month estimate also included a "disciplined and thorough" investigation into the heavy landing and it was "already clear" there were steps that could be taken to "improve" procedures.
He added that despite the heavy landing, HAV was "very pleased by the capability the Airlander had shown in initial flight tests" and was "encouraged" both prospective customers and new investors were continuing discussions with the company.
At least 37 people have been killed, including Britons, Tunisians, Germans and Belgians, Tunisia's health ministry said.
The UK Foreign Office says it is investigating and holding discussions over whether to bring tourists home.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he offered "our solidarity in fighting this evil of terrorism".
At least one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued, officials say.
A man from south Wales is believed to be among the injured.
Matthew James, who is in his mid-20s, and from Trehafod, near Pontypridd, is thought to have been on the beach with his girlfriend and children when the gunmen opened fire. Reports say he is being treated in hospital.
An Irish woman in her 50s is among the dead, the Irish government confirmed.
The woman from County Meath, was on holiday with her husband who made contact with the Irish consular authorities.
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said he could not rule out the possibility that other Irish people had also been killed.
A statement from the Foreign Office said gunmen attacked the Imperial Hotel and Hotel Club Riu Bellevue at Port El Kantaoui, near Sousse.
It added that some attackers may still be at large and urged those nearby to remain indoors, and contact their tour operator and the Foreign Office on 020 7008 0000.
"For security reasons they should not advertise their location on social media or when speaking to journalists," the statement added.
Tourists described "bullets whizzing around us" and scenes of "panic" at the Port El Kantaoui district, along with bodies being removed.
Gary Pine, from Bristol, who is on holiday with his wife and son at the El Mouradi Palm Marina hotel, said he had been on the beach with his family about noon when he heard a sound he initially thought was firecrackers.
"You could see within seconds of the noise breaking out that people started to exit the beach very, very quickly.
"It seemed to be happening 150 yards to our left. The people in the direct vicinity of the incident were breaking in all kinds of different directions.
"There was confusion. No-one knew what seemed to be breaking out. My wife was shouting to my son to get out the sea, and as he ran up the beach he said 'I just saw someone get shot'."
He also said that he heard an explosion on an adjacent hotel complex.
Abta, the Association of British Travel Agents, said around 20,000 visitors were currently on holiday with Abta members in Tunisia but added that there will also be a number of holidaymakers who have travelled independently.
The RIU group, which runs the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel, said in a statement that the majority of the guests are "from the UK and other central European countries".
Debbie Horsfall, from Huddersfield, was on the beach with her friend when the shooting began.
"My friend stood up and saw a man with the gun firing. We got up and ran, but we didn't know where to go.
"We have only been here two days - we came on Wednesday. We went to back to our room but we didn't feel safe.
"We just want to go home - we packed right away. We booked our holiday with Thomson. They said there are no flights at the moment until the airport is safe.
"At the moment the hotel and beach are on lockdown."
Steve Johnson, who is staying at the Imperial Marhaba hotel, was on the beach when the attack began. He says he tried to make sure others were safe until police arrived.
He told the BBC: "We shouted to everybody around us who joined the sort of mass rush from the beach and we ended up in the spa area of the hotel where we sort of tried to organise people to get themselves concealed away from windows, got the staff to lock all the doors.
"We stayed there until we started to see armed police officers and waited until we were told it was safe to come out."
He also said the authorities were now "removing a number of bodies from around the pool area".
Glenn Leathley told the BBC how his daughter Olivia, who is staying at the Riu Bellevue Park, was caught in the lobby of her hotel when a gunman entered.
He said: "She called to say she was running to find a safe place to hide. We didn't want to call back in case the phone ringing showed them the place where she was hiding."
He added that his daughter had since said she was safe.
John Yeoman tweeted a picture of his bed pushed up against the door in his hotel room with the caption "hope it's enough".
"We are all in shock here," he added.
Speaking in Brussels, Mr Cameron said there would be a meeting of the UK government's emergency Cobra group on Friday afternoon. It will be chaired by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
Mr Cameron added: "We have got to do all we can to help.
"That means co-operating on counter-terrorism, building our capacity on counter-terrorism, it means dealing with the threat at source whether that is Isil [also known as Islamic State] in Syria and Iraq or whether it is other extremist groups around the world."
Mr Hammond has tweeted that his thoughts are "with all those caught up in today's appalling attacks".
Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants killed 22 people, mainly foreign tourists, in an attack on a museum in the capital Tunis.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a failed attack on the beach in Sousse in October 2013.
A spokeswoman for Thomson and First Choice said: "We are working closely with our teams in Tunisia and the relevant authorities to determine exactly what has happened and provide assistance to those affected."
Travel agency Thomas Cook also said it was offering support to people in the resort as well as giving those due to travel to Tunisia in the coming weeks the chance to change their booking free of charge.
Travel expert Simon Calder said British holiday companies would be trying to bring holidaymakers back to the UK.
"For the Foreign Office not to declare effectively the summer over for Tunisia would be frankly a surprise", he added.
Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent, said the attack would be a "hammer blow" for the Tunisian tourist industry.
He said it showed that "despite Tunisia's best efforts the government has not got on top of the problem of international tourists being attacked in resorts".
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It comes after Baroness Warsi resigned as a Foreign Office minister, arguing Downing Street's stance on Israel's actions was "morally indefensible".
She said the government was not doing enough to shape events, but the PM said he had been clear in calling for peace.
No 10 said a review of arms export licences was already under way.
Israel launched Operation Protective Edge last month with the stated aim of ending rocket attacks and destroying tunnels used by Palestinian militants.
Gaza officials say the conflict has killed 1,800 Palestinians, while 67 Israelis have also died. The two sides agreed a 72-hour ceasefire, which came into force at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the Israeli military operation in Gaza had "overstepped the mark" and called for the suspension of arms export licences to Israel.
He said he had been working with his Lib Dem colleague and business secretary Vince Cable to get the suspension finalised, saying an announcement would be made "very shortly".
Speaking about the potential suspension of licences, Mr Cable said senior Lib Dems had been "making this case inside government", but said they had "not yet been able to get agreement" with Tory coalition partners.
"I hope and expect that to change shortly," he said.
Conservative MP and former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell also said an embargo "should be considered", telling BBC Radio 4's World at One there was "a strong case for trying to ensure that weapons getting into this conflict are minimised as much as possible".
A Downing Street spokesman said a review of export licences to Israel was under way, and no new military licences had been issued since the Israeli operation was launched.
"Suspending export licences is not a decision we take lightly and it is right that we examine the facts fully. This is the approach being taken by the vast majority of countries," the spokesman said.
The prime minister has faced criticism from several politicians - including Labour leader Ed Miliband - for not being more outspoken about Israel's actions.
After resigning on Tuesday, Lady Warsi said there was "unease" among Conservative backbenchers and "concern" at ministerial level over the government's position on Gaza, adding: "I've had a minister in a late-night conversation talking about resignation."
In her letter to the prime minister, Lady Warsi - the first Muslim woman to serve in a British cabinet - said: "I must be able to live with myself for the decisions I took or the decisions I supported. By staying in government at this time I do not feel that I can be sure of that."
Her decision followed criticism from several Conservative MPs that Israel's response to rocket attacks by Hamas militants in the West Bank and Gaza had been "disproportionate", a sentiment echoed on Tuesday by London Mayor Boris Johnson.
In his response to Lady Warsi's resignation, Mr Cameron wrote that he understood her "strength of feeling on the current crisis", saying the situation in Gaza was "intolerable".
"Our policy has always been consistently clear: we support a negotiated two state solution as the only way to resolve this conflict once and for all and to allow Israelis and Palestinians to live safely in peace," he said.
Sir Hugh Robertson, who was a Foreign Office minister alongside Lady Warsi until he left in last month's reshuffle by Mr Cameron, said he was "sad" she had stepped down and understood why she felt "very strongly" about the situation in Gaza.
But he said he was "not sure that British policy towards the Middle East has changed markedly in the last fortnight", and he suggested "shouting" from London was not the best way to influence Israeli policy.
This view was contradicted by Lib Dem Energy Secretary Ed Davey, who said he shared Lady Warsi's views, but added: "I think she didn't need to go because we are winning the argument."
The Commons International Development Committee has said Mr Cameron should do more to persuade Israel to lift restrictions on the movements of Palestinians.
Several newspapers have reported that Mr Cameron is facing a growing "revolt" among senior Conservative MPs over Gaza.
The Times newspaper quoted Conservative MP Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general who was replaced last month, as questioning whether Israel's actions had been "reasonable, necessary and proportionate".
Severn Trent had warned customers in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on Friday after finding high levels of the chemical at Castle Donington reservoir.
About 3,700 properties were affected.
"Before using your water, run your cold tap at full flow for five minutes, but after that it will be fine to use," the company said.
"As our network gets back to normal there may be times when your water supply is interrupted or you have discoloured water.
"This shouldn't persist and everything should settle down shortly, but you may see tankers travelling through the area."
It said although discoloured water was "unappealing" there was "no reason to believe there is any risk to your health".
The company said it was still investigating what caused the problem and "identifying how we can compensate" customers who were "directly affected for an extended period of time".
The latest advice came after Severn Trent said it had flushed the network and tested the water.
On Saturday, it had handed out free bottles of water to affected customers at Sainsbury's in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, and Tesco in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
Some of those affected criticised the way the situation had been handled and said bottles should have been distributed at more places than just the two supermarkets.
Severn Trent tried to reassure customers who may have drunk the water, saying the warning was a precautionary measure.
It told customers that, if they did not notice a strong chlorine smell or taste in the water, it was "unlikely to have caused you any harm".
But it added that anyone with concerns should speak to a doctor.
Mohenjo Daro, written and directed by well-known filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar, has met with a tepid response at the box office and irked historians and Indologists over its misrepresentation of the period.
Gowarikar had earlier made the smash hit Jodhaa Akbar (2008), a fictitious romance between the 16th Century Mughal Emperor Akbar and a Hindu princess, Jodhaa.
The ancient city that's crumbling away
His new adventure-romance film is set in the Indus Valley civilisation, which began nearly 5,000 years ago in an area which is now in Pakistan and northern India. The biggest cities here were Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, where some 80,000 people are believed to have lived.
Mohenjo Daro - or Mound of the Dead - was one of the world's earliest major urban settlements. It is also one of the world's largest archaeological excavation sites, located in modern day Sindh province in Pakistan.
Gowariker's film is set in 2016 BC. The hero, Sarman played by Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, is a farmer of indigo textiles. The heroine, played by south Indian actress Puja Hegde, is a priest's daughter.
The hero dances and serenades the heroine who wears plumes in her headgear. Wild horses are tamed at the speed of a rodeo show. Characters speak a strangely accented Hindi.
An evil king played by Kabir Bedi, throws the hero into a Roman coliseum-like arena in a gladiatorial fight. (Historians say there is no evidence of such practices.) Critics found the actors looked, "more like Aryans" than the dark skinned Proto-Australoids who possibly inhabited the ancient city.
The film's epic climax is a devastating flood that submerges the city, with the hero valiantly saving the citizens with a Noah's Ark trick to take them to safety across the swollen river. (Theories about the city's decline include devastating floods in the Indus Valley, droughts, or an Aryan invasion that led to the inhabitants abandoning the city for the Ganges plains.)
All this has not gone down well with critics and historians alike.
"Creating fiction in an authentic historical setting is what historical fiction is about, but Bollywood seems to throw the authentic setting to the winds in favour of a better story," says Diptakirti Chaudhuri, author of Bolly Book, The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia.
"And the liberties - while acceptable under the guise of fiction - often make one wonder why link it to a particular historical episode or era at all?"
Mr Chaudhuri says the film "had the additional disadvantage of being released in an era of hyper-promotions and people knew the makers had messed up many aspects of accepted history right from the time the first trailer came out".
He's right. Social media began criticising the glamourised version of an ancient historical city even as the film's trailer was released.
Ruchika Sharma, a student of archaeology in Delhi, tweeted that the heroine's glamorous costumes were nothing but "sick Orientalism" and condemned "Bollywood depicting tribal societies in stereotypical terms with feathers in their hair and paint on their faces".
Film critic Anupama Chopra called the film "a mess" and an "unintentional comedy". The New York Times said Mohenjo Daro "isn't really interested in how the city worked, or in its ancient bells and whistles".
Parents who took their school going children to watch Mohenjo Daro have returned disappointed to find more romance that history in the movie.
"Movies have a big impact on school students and misrepresenting history can lead to confusion," says Vasav Dutta Sarkar, a Delhi-based history teacher.
She points out how the 2001 Bollywood film Asoka, the great Indian warrior king, was "riddled with historical inaccuracies and many students confused the movie for historical facts" in classrooms.
In her book Reel History: The World According to Movies, British historian Alex von Tunzelmann writes that a "lot of people can and do believe some of the things they see in the movies".
"Many of us will know that a particularly outlandish claim is tosh when we watch it, but years later it may have taken root in our imaginations - and we don't always remember that we first saw it in a fictional film."
Now Mohenjo Daro's makers and cast have defended the film as historical fiction. They claim that the film is a fictitious tale of people of a bygone time.
"Hindi cinema is entertainment cinema not realist cinema", says Rachel Dwyer, a professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies.
In his defence, Gowarikar told an interviewer to "suspend disbelief" while watching the film and ignore the history and authenticity part of the film.
He also said he had "taken plenty of artistic liberties with the looks of the characters".
Gowarikar's supporters have also pointed out that Hollywood has also slipped with regard to history with movies like 300, Rise of an Empire or 2000 BC.
"Popular history is more important than academic history in films. It's not just cinema. Popular narratives of the Tudors are similar in Britain. History as history would be documentary rather than a feature film", says Prof Dwyer.
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Insp Neil Hewitson, of the roads policing unit, said a number of people have suffered minor injuries in the crashes on A roads in the area.
He warned motorists to prepare for their journey.
"Just because the sun is shining in Dumfries or Stranraer as you set off for Glasgow doesn't mean that it will be shining all the way up the road."
The chilly weather is expected to continue. The Met Office has issued a yellow "Be Aware" warning for snow, ice and wintry showers which will affect the region until 11:00 on Friday.
Insp Hewitson said: "The crashes have ranged from vehicles skidding off the road in icy conditions or snowbound or slushy road surfaces, through to collision between vehicles in falling snow and poor visibility.
"Drivers need to carefully consider the necessity of their journey, and prepare fully for it."
Yahoo paid $1.1bn (£830m) for the company back in 2013 - but it has since slashed $712m (£541m) off its valuation.
CNN Money has suggested that the acquisition is now "effectively worthless".
Tumblr is a social network where members can post almost anything - photos, audio clips, videos, animations, feature-length text posts and more.
It was set up in 2007 and brings together a staggering breadth of content, including craft tutorials, clips of TV programmes, mental health support groups, political satire, naked selfies, funny cat pictures and hardcore pornography.
Members follow people who post the type of content they enjoy, and can repost items they like on to their own page, providing fertile ground for in-jokes and memes to go viral.
One recent obsession involved gate-crashing innocent-looking videos with the loud trumpeting intro to pop song Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen.
At the time of the acquisition - addressing concerns from Tumblr's fiercely loyal members - Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer promised not to "screw it up".
Those who keep a close eye on services such as Tumblr say the site has been slow to add new features.
Its latest big addition is live video support, following in the footsteps of Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter-owned Periscope.
"Tumblr has just added live video, and it's six months late," said Eleni Marouli, principal analyst at IHS Markit. "That's years in the technology world."
A bigger concern is that the site cannot find enough advertisers to fill its available space.
That could be, in part, due to the nature of the content on Tumblr - much of it adult-orientated, depending on whom you follow - although Ms Mayer blames the shortfall on a growing number of advertising formats.
"Supply, because it's growing so quickly, is outpacing demand, and it's causing this monetisation shortfall," she said.
Then there's the issue of mobile advertising. People are increasingly accessing content via mobiles, and Tumblr has been slow to react.
"Yahoo has been very slow at deploying ads on mobile," said Ms Eleni. "Its mobile ad revenue is far below its peers in the industry."
To plug its advertising gaps, Tumblr has called upon the Facebook Audience Network advertising service. That will fill some of the holes, but at a cost.
"It will ramp up revenue quickly - but they will lose a slice of the money to Facebook with that deal," said Ms Eleni.
And any increase in advertising on the platform is likely to meet opposition from the site's members.
In the last week, many Tumblr members have been outraged at new invisible audio adverts that Tumblr appears to be testing.
The maker of one ad-blocking browser plug-in has already published an update that will "terminate with extreme prejudice the auto-playing audio sidebar ads".
Sites such as Buzzfeed tackle the dislike of intrusive advertising with "sponsored posts" - editorial content such as photos or videos with an advertorial slant.
Ms Marouli thinks such a focus on "premium" content could help Tumblr in the future.
"Snapchat, when it first started, was known as the sexting app. But it has managed to attract premium content on its platform and now has branded content deals," she said.
"It's up to the management to make Tumblr more premium, but it's also very important that they keep their users engaged.
"Whether it's too late, we will see."
Tumblr could soon find itself in new hands, because Yahoo is selling its core internet business.
US telecoms giant Verizon is said to be interested.
It recently bought another faded star of the internet - AOL.
Other rumoured buyers include mobile network AT&T and the UK's Daily Mail.
Ms Mayer said the board of executives had made "great progress on strategic alternatives" - but there has not been an announcement yet.
Police said Abdelhamid Abaaoud was the target when officers stormed the flat in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis.
The Paris prosecutor said he was not among eight people arrested at the flat but human remains found there had still to be identified.
Meanwhile, French MPs are due to vote on extending a state of emergency.
The so-called Islamic State (IS), which controls parts of Syria and Iraq, has said it was behind the attacks last Friday, when gunmen and suicide bombers killed 129 people and injured hundreds.
The Washington Post quoted unnamed European officials as saying Abaaoud, 27, had been killed on Wednesday when heavily armed police stormed the building in the suburb of Saint Denis.
However, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins had earlier said he could not give "a precise and definitive number for the people who died, nor their identities, but there are at least two dead people".
One of the dead was a woman believed to have detonated a suicide belt as police moved in. A source close to the investigation said she could have been a cousin of Abaaoud, Reuters reported.
Mr Molins said it appeared that a "new team of terrorists" had been ready for a fresh attack.
A leader of one of the special forces units that took part in the raid said drones and robots equipped with cameras had been used to try to see inside the flat during the operation but there was too much debris.
Jean-Michel Fauverge told Le Figaro newspaper that when they entered the building they found a body that had fallen from the third floor to the second.
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"The corpse was mutilated, probably from grenades and he wasn't recognisable," he said.
"Other people were in the stairwell, two men hiding under blankets and whatever they could find. We arrested them."
None of those arrested has so far been named. However, police said they did not include Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old French national identified as a suspect in Friday's killings and believed to be on the run. Seven other militants died in the attacks.
Abaaoud is reported to be a key figure in an IS cell that US intelligence agencies have been tracking for months, AP news agency reported, citing US officials.
He was believed to have escaped to Syria following a police operation in Belgium in January and has boasted in IS propaganda of being able to move between Europe and Syria undetected.
Following Friday's attacks on a concert hall, cafes and the Stade de France stadium, President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency for 12 days.
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IS said it had carried out the attacks in response to France's air campaign against its positions in Syria, and pledged further bloodshed.
France has since stepped up its air strikes against IS targets in Syria.
Both France and Russia - which is also targeting militants in Syria - are putting together draft resolutions at the UN Security Council that would lay out an international approach to defeating IS.
President Hollande has urged the council to approve a resolution on fighting IS quickly.
IS is a notoriously violent Islamist group which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. It has declared its territory a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law - under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
IS demands allegiance from all Muslims, rejects national borders and seeks to expand its territory. It follows its own extreme version of Sunni Islam and regards non-believers as deserving of death.
IS projects a powerful image, partly through propaganda and sheer brutality, and is the world's richest insurgent group. It has about 30,000 fighters but is facing daily bombing by a US-led multi-national coalition, which has vowed to destroy it.
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Local Data Company figures, analysed by the BBC, show between 2011-16, the number of town centre bars, pubs and night clubs fell by about 2,000.
But cafes, fast food outlets and restaurants have gone up by 6,000 across England, Scotland and Wales.
However, there are still fewer coffee shops than pubs in our town centres.
The West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and Wales were the areas with the highest growth in leisure businesses, while Greater London was the only area which showed a decrease, with a -0.3% downturn.
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The figures - which do not include Northern Ireland - exclude shops and were collated by people walking up and down the country's high streets. The Local Data Company looks at businesses in the heart of town centres and not the surrounding areas.
The largest growth areas included lounge bars (116%), cake makers (51%), juice bars (46%) and speciality restaurants. There was also a 31% increase in the number of coffee shops.
Comedy clubs (-33%), snooker halls (-34%), internet cafes (-41%) and bingo halls (-22%) saw some of the biggest falls.
Although pubs are declining, they still make up 16% of town centre leisure venues, with cafes, takeaway food venues and bookmakers all in the top 10.
Prof Jonathan Morris, a historian at the University of Hertfordshire who has studied the proliferation of coffee shops, said the cultural revolution of coffee shops began in the 1990s when programmes such as Friends and Seinfeld were popular.
Technological advances, particularly laptops and the internet, were also behind the increase.
Longer commutes and work days were also having an impact, Prof Morris added.
"People socialise during the day or after work rather than evenings now," he said.
"Places like snooker and bingo halls take a bigger chunk of time, while meeting for coffee doesn't take long.
"To halt the decline, pubs needs to develop their daytime offer."
Prof Ken Roberts, who has studied leisure culture, said the demographic of who goes out has changed.
"The growth in young single people who are postponing the age of marriage and motherhood; a rise in students and older, retired people, are driving the change," he said.
Prof Roberts added that older people tend to spend their money on holidays, top restaurants or big events like theatre weekends to London, whereas younger people were more likely to go out in the evenings and also have cheap meals out.
The figures show the North East had the largest growth in restaurants, with an 18% increase, while London had the greatest drop in bars, pubs and clubs, at -14%.
Cafes and tearooms are the most popular types of leisure business in London, accounting for 20% of the total.
Indian, Italian and Chinese are the most popular types of restaurants across England, but there are regional quirks as well - in Leeds, there has been a rise in Spanish restaurants, while American diners are proving to be popular in Bristol.
Snooker clubs have seen a drop of about 35%. According to Sport England, the number of people who say they have played the game each week has dropped 43% from 64,400 in 2011, to 36,800 in 2016.
Jason Ferguson, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, said the clubs were a victim of the decline in the licence trade, and were fighting - like most sports - to get people away from mobile phones and laptops.
"We're dealing with a completely different world now and there is an argument to say that a reinvention is required," he said.
"The traditional snooker club, which the sport had in the 1970s and 80s, is not working now but there are many that are thriving. The snooker clubs that are closing down are probably not inviting; there's a little doorway on a street where people don't go in.
"Whereas those that are in the right location with the right facilities, such as in shopping centres and with head coaches, are doing well."
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North Korea, meanwhile, has threatened to fire off missiles towards the US island territory of Guam - home to 163,000 people.
And all this comes amid reports that Pyongyang may have finally succeeded in miniaturising a nuclear weapon that could fit on an inter-continental missile - a prospect long-dreaded by the US and its Asian allies.
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This is one of the most important things to keep in mind. A war on the Korean peninsula serves no-one's interests.
The North Korean regime's main goal is survival - and a war with the US would seriously jeopardise it. As BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus notes, any North Korean attack against the US or its allies in the current context could quickly spiral into a wider war - and we have to assume the Kim Jong-un regime is not suicidal.
In fact, this is why North Korea has been trying so hard to become a nuclear-armed power. Having this capability, it reasons, would protect the regime by raising the costs of toppling it. Kim Jong-un does not want to go the way of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi or Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University in Seoul told the UK's Guardian newspaper there was "very little probability of conflict", but North Koreans were equally "not interested in diplomacy" at this point.
"They want to get the ability to wipe out Chicago from the map first, and then they will be interested in diplomatic solutions," Mr Lankov said.
What about a pre-emptive US strike?
The US knows that a strike on North Korea would force the regime to retaliate against US allies South Korea and Japan.
This would result in a massive loss of life, including the deaths of thousands of Americans - troops and civilians.
Additionally, Washington does not want to risk any nuclear-tipped missiles being fired off towards the US mainland.
Finally, China - Pyongyang's only ally - has helped to prop up the regime precisely because its collapse is deemed to be a strategically worse outcome. US and South Korean troops just across the Chinese border is a prospect that Beijing does not want to have to face - and that's what war would bring.
President Trump might have threatened North Korea with language uncommon for a US president, but this does not mean the US is actively moving on to a war footing.
As one anonymous US military official told Reuters news agency: "Just because the rhetoric goes up, doesn't mean our posture changes."
New York Times columnist Max Fisher agrees: "These are the sorts of signals, not a leader's offhand comments, that matter most in international relations."
What's more, after two North Korean inter-continental ballistic missile tests in July, the US reverted to a tried and true tactic - squeezing Pyongyang through UN Security Council sanctions.
And its diplomats are still speaking hopefully of returning to the negotiating table - pointing to support from China and Russia.
These send conflicting signals to Pyongyang, but also moderate the tough rhetoric coming from President Trump.
Still, some analysts say a misinterpreted move in the current tense environment could lead to an accidental war.
"There could be a power outage in North Korea that they mistake as a part of a pre-emptive attack. The United States might make a mistake on the [Demilitarised Zone]," Daryl Kimball, of US think tank Arms Control Association, told the BBC. "So there are various ways in which each side can miscalculate and the situation escalates out of control".
As former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley points out, the US and North Korea came close to armed conflict in 1994, when Pyongyang refused to allow international inspectors into its nuclear facilities. Diplomacy won out.
Over the years, North Korea has regularly made incendiary threats against the US, Japan and South Korea, several times threatening to turn Seoul into a "sea of fire".
And Mr Trump's rhetoric - in content, if not style - is also not exactly unprecedented from a US president.
"In many different forms, albeit not as colourful, the US has always said that if North Korea ever attacks, the regime will cease to exist," Mr Crowley writes.
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The difference this time, he added, was that the US president appeared to suggest he would take pre-emptive action (though Secretary of State Rex Tillerson later played this down.)
This kind of unpredictable, bellicose rhetoric coming from the White House is unusual and does have people worried, analysts say.
Still, South Korea - the US ally with the most to lose from a confrontation with the North - does not appear to be too concerned.
A senior official from the presidential Blue House told reporters on 9 August that the situation had not reached a crisis level, and that it was highly likely it could be resolved peacefully.
This is cause for optimism.
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The 175 million phone numbers in the UK that begin with 08, 09 or 118 will be affected.
Currently, unless you are calling from a BT landline, it is not possible to work out how much these phone calls can cost.
Premium numbers are often used by customer service and information lines and by directory enquiries.
Consumer groups say that for most callers, the cost of ringing one of these premium phone lines is too confusing.
They claim "NGNs" (non-geographic numbers) can act as a disincentive to individuals who may need to contact an essential service such as their bank or travel provider.
However from 1 July, the cost of an 08, 09 or 118 number will be split into an "access" fee made by the telecoms provider and a second "service" fee made by the organisation being called. "
All telecoms firms will have to provide the cost of their individual access charge on bills and customers contracts.
This means that consumers using an NGN line will soon be told "Calls will cost x pence per minute, plus your phone company's access charge".
"Experimentation"
EE [Everything Everywhere] which also runs T Mobile and Orange, has recently begun sending texts to customers informing them of its new access charge.
Joe Smithies of Ofcom told Radio 5 Live this new transparency will have the effect of lowering costs.
"All companies have had to come up with an access charge, where they've never had to do that before, they've never had to tell you how much they are taking from the cost of a call, they've never had to standardise it," he said.
"There is some experimentation... but I think what we will see over time is that the market is so competitive in this country that prices will move down".
He adds that more organisations are adopting cheaper 03 prefix numbers, partly through consumer pressure.
"Increasingly banks and government departments are moving to 03 and that's important because 03 numbers cost you no more than the cost of calling someone down the road... so that means there are fewer of these more expensive numbers "
Telecoms analyst Chris Lewis however is doubtful that consumers will benefit just from changes to the way that bills are presented.
Speaking on Radio 5 Live he said "The customers are, in some cases, very vulnerable... they don't understand what the charges are.
"And the point about varying rates between operators is that you don't have the choice of changing between operators for every call you make."
Figures released so far also show a wide variation between the access charges that telecoms firms will impose.
While EE has put its access charge at 44 pence a minute, Talk Talk says it will charge just 20 pence, while Vodafone will charge 23 pence.
Some telecoms firms are yet to make an announcement.
The changes to "Non Geographic Numbers" are part of a wider shake up by the regulator.
From July, calls to 0800, 0808 and 116 numbers, which are currently only free from landlines, should become free on mobile networks too.
Ofcom also plans to cap the highest premium rates charged on 09 numbers, which can cost up to £3 a minute.
However Chris Lewis believes that the days of business phone lines, both premium and standard rate, are undoubtedly coming to an end.
"We are beginning to interact with a lot of these businesses through chat, through email, through Twitter and so on," he said.
"WhatsApp is a good example where actually it's not even using the telephony network to communicate.
"The technology is coming down the line which will allow the call to be set up with no charge to the individual as long as you are online."
The main walkway outside the hospital was renamed Dame Shirley Bassey Way in recognition of her support for the charity set up to fund it.
The singer, who is a patron of the Noah's Ark Appeal, was given a tour before the ceremony.
She also met staff and patients at the recently opened £64m second phase of the hospital.
Dame Shirley said the naming of the road was an honour on a par with being made a dame.
She hugged the sign and said the last time she visited, there was no roof and she was in a hard hat.
The Mercedes driver was 0.547 seconds faster than Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in second and 0.776secs clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who was fourth.
Hamilton likened the support to that 1992 champion Nigel Mansell received.
"Nigel said it gives you a second. Maybe it's half a second. It feels like it gives you something," he said.
"It is so energising. You carry that energy. I think that applies to life in general. If you are feeling positive on a day, your day just generally goes a lot better, or if you are around positive people you generally have a better day."
Hamilton said he felt "really privileged" to have had the support of the Silverstone crowd over the past decade.
"It's been an amazing weekend," he said. "The crowd is incredible. Even though we experience it every year, it blows me away just to see the amount of flags and support.
"If I step out the front of my garage, when I am driving around the track, I can see them waving. I am waving to them.=
"There is no other driver on the grid that gets what I get here at any other grand prix and that is something really special."
Hamilton said the lap that sealed his pole position was "spectacular" but emphasised the race was a long way from won.
But he added he would have an advantage over Raikkonen and Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who qualified third and is 20 points ahead of Hamilton in the championship, as long as he made a good start.
"The start's going to be important," he said. "They are very quick in the race. Provided I can get out in front I think I can give them a real good run for their money. I can't say right now whether I can pull away. That would be the plan."
Hamilton has been criticised in certain sections of the media for not attending an F1 promotional event in London on Wednesday. He was the only driver not to take part.
But his decision, which Hamilton said he made to ensure he was best prepared for the British Grand Prix, was defended by team boss Toto Wolff, who described the criticisms as "an insult".
"There were some rubbish stories out there that there was any relationship problem between Lewis and the team or Lewis and myself," Wolff said. "None of this; on the contrary.
"We had a chat at the beginning of the week about whether it was good or not good to go to the event.
"After five years together the most important thing is that he feels at ease. That is the reason he extracts performance on the race weekends.
"Questioning whether a three-time world champion that has just broken Ayrton Senna's pole record and is going to beat [Michael] Schumacher's record, understands how he is going to prepare himself is an insult.
"This is how I operate the team. I give him freedom to organise his days in a way he wants and if he feels that staying away from a Formula 1 environment, being with his friends, helps him overcome what has been hard weekends in the past and helps him to extract performance in Silverstone then so be it.
"I was always perfectly fine with it. We flagged the risks that it could be seen as not right to attend the event in London. We were there, we had a car there, Valtteri was there, I was there.
"And I found it a great event, what the organisers have done is amazing and it is something we should be doing in many cities and certainly again in London but in the team and between us that was never an issue. He has been in a great place all season albeit difficult moments we had in the team."
Tipu Sultan, 32, was found with a single gunshot wound outside Herbs n Spice Kitchen where he worked on 7 April.
Detectives hoped a reconstruction would encourage witnesses to come forward.
Northumbria Police said following the programme on Tuesday, a man shown in CCTV footage has been identified.
Det Ch Insp John Bent said the man had now been removed from the inquiry.
He said: "We have had some really interesting calls so far.
"Some people actually putting names of people forward that they believe are responsible for this horrendous crime."
More than 1,000 homes have been visited by officers carrying out house-to-house inquiries and 225 statements have been taken after the murder investigation was launched following the shooting in Lake Avenue.
Officers have also received more than 100 phone calls, emails and letters from members of the public.
A 35-year-old Newcastle man has been arrested and bailed in connection with the death.
It was found at a landfill site in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire at a time when police were trawling another landfill at nearby Milton for the missing 23-year-old.
Police said the skull was female and dated back to pre-1945. Mr Mckeague's family was informed of the find.
Mr Mckeague, of Dunfermline, was last seen in Bury St Edmunds in September.
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A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "On April 14 a human skull was discovered at a landfill site in Ely Road, Landbeach, near Cambridge.
"Early indications of the age of the skull meant it was highly unlikely to be that of Corrie Mckeague, however Suffolk Police and Corrie's family were informed.
"It has since been established that the skull is female and dates back to before 1945.
"There are no suspicious circumstances therefore the investigation has been closed."
The spokeswoman said the skull was found by workers at the site and had been traced back to a house clearance of a man who "collected curios". The coroner was made aware of the discovery, she said.
On Friday, Suffolk Police confirmed it had ended its search of waste at the Milton landfill site.
Police also said on Friday an external force was reviewing the investigation.
On Monday, Suffolk Police said that until this review was completed the area of the landfill site searched would be left in "its current state" and would not be used for further waste disposal.
Corrie's mother Nicola Urquhart has urged the force to reconsider and is considering seeking an injunction to stop the site being backfilled.
More than 21,000 people have signed a petition calling on police to continue searching the waste site.
The RAF serviceman has not been seen since a night out in the Suffolk town when CCTV showed him entering a bin loading bay.
Suffolk Police said Mr Mckeague was known to "sleep in rubbish on a night out".
Det Supt Katie Elliott said the landfill search for Mr Mckeague had been "systematic, comprehensive and thorough".
Mr Mckeague's girlfriend April Oliver gave birth to their baby daughter Ellie in June.
On Facebook she wrote on Monday: "My little Ellie brings so much joy and happiness even at the hardest of times. Love you always."
Shaw made his first two appearances for Yorkshire in last season's T20 Blast, but has yet to take a wicket.
The 20-year-old took 11 wickets at an average of 36.27 in the four-day format Second Eleven Championship last year.
"He's a bowler of great potential and will add competition to our squad," Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawson told the club website.
"Yorkshire and [director of cricket] Martyn Moxon have been brilliant in allowing him to join up with us so early in the year giving him an opportunity to get settled with the squad before the season."
A compensation package has been agreed with the Yorkshire side to bring 21-year-old MacGillivray to the Bescot Stadium on an initial one-year deal.
"Craig is one we've had our eye on for some time now," said boss Dean Smith.
"We've received plenty of glowing reports on him from various sources, so we decided to get in there early and broker a deal with Harrogate Town."
MacGillivray, who has spent two seasons with Harrogate after signing from Stalybridge Celtic in August 2012, becomes Walsall's first summer signing.
Despite beating off several other Football League clubs to get their man, Walsall have signed MacGillivray only as deputy to last season's first-choice ever-present Richard O'Donnell.
But Smith, who has gaps in his squad to fill after releasing eight players and losing skipper Andy Butler to Sheffield United, insists that McGillivray will figure in their long-term plans.
"He has the pedigree to really challenge for a first-team place here," added the Saddlers boss.
"He's a bright, young lad who has played a number of first-team games at Conference North level.
"He's the right age and has all the attributes that we are looking for.
"It's a one-year deal initially, but the opportunity is there for him to show what he can do and extend that.
"We thank Harrogate Town for the way in which they conducted themselves during the negotiation process and we look forward to working closely with Craig and helping him fulfil his undoubted potential."
Sarah Champion, the MP for Rotherham, has retracted her resignation as shadow minister for preventing child abuse and domestic violence.
Ms Champion is on an overseas trip but her office confirmed that she had "retaken" her old job.
The BBC's Norman Smith said it was an "extraordinary development".
Ms Champion has not given any reason for wishing to return to Mr Corbyn's team, shadowing the Home Office.
When she resigned from the front bench last month, Ms Champion insisted she was not taking part in an organised coup or "siding with anyone", but she believed that his leadership had become untenable.
The BBC's assistant political editor said Mr Corbyn's advisers were "overjoyed" and said it raised the prospect of whether the MP was a one-off or whether others who had walked out of the Labour leader's top team were now having second thoughts.
A source close to the Labour leader responded by saying: "You saw what happened when the first miners went back to work so let's see what happens."
Mr Corbyn is facing a leadership challenge from former work and pensions spokesman Owen Smith, having suffered a mass walkout from the shadow cabinet and lost a vote of confidence among his MPs by a massive margin.
Although Mr Corbyn filled the gaps in the shadow cabinet by appointing replacements, several politicians have had to double up by taking on two portfolios, while many middle-ranking and junior positions remain unfilled.
Owen Smith told BBC Newsnight Ms Champion was a friend of his and he understood why some colleagues felt they should be taking the fight to the Conservatives since most believed the government was "getting an easy ride" at present.
But he said her return was "neither here nor there", and suggested that "one or two people" returning to the fold did not "really change the basic facts" that the party was torn down the middle, adding that 150 MPs "suddenly recovering confidence" in Mr Corbyn was unlikely.
UK firms lag competitors in France and Germany, and are below the EU average said Professor Louise Richardson of the University of Oxford.
Under-investment in the UK has a knock-on effect on productivity.
And foreign investment in British universities means UK research largely benefits companies overseas.
Here's the good news. The University of Oxford will today announce a huge pot of new money to turn the best ideas of its students and graduates into the world-beating companies of tomorrow. The Oxford Sciences Innovation fund has swelled from £320m to nearly £600m in under a year.
What a vote of confidence in our world class universities. Well done Britain.
Er…not quite.
Every last penny of the new money comes from just five investors: three from China, one from Singapore and one from the Middle East. And that, says the university's vice chancellor Professor Louise Richardson, is disappointing.
"It does speak to the disappointing investment by British industry in research and development. We are way below our competitors in France and Germany and below the EU average.
"In fact, 40% of the R&D spend in the UK is by subsidiaries of foreign companies. British businesses are very loath to invest and that really has to change."
It seems that foreign investors and companies appreciate our universities, while British ones do not.
The brightest talents and ideas fostered in UK universities will largely accrue to the benefit of overseas companies.
It wasn't always this way - until the 1980s British investment in research and development was among the highest in the world.
Now as a country we spend far less than Germany and France and we are well below the EU average.
In fact in the IMF league table of business investment as a percentage of national income the UK comes one-hundred-and-fifty-second, tucked in between Bosnia and Madagascar.
The government seems to have belatedly got the message.
Philip Hammond's recent Autumn Statement pledged an extra £2bn a year by 2020 to research and development, but that will still leave us way behind our European neighbours.
As the Chancellor pointed out, French workers produce more in four days than UK workers do in five. So if we upped our game we could have an extra day off every week.
The government is also looking at ways to get businesses to invest through improved tax incentives.
That has been tried many times before and the lesson of recent years that you can lead business to the waters of innovation but you can't make it drink.
A spokesperson for employers group the CBI pointed to a recent survey of its members which suggested seven out of ten businesses were intending to maintain or increase investment this year.
Those sound like fine intentions. What we know in fact is that business investment has fallen this year and last, even while the economy has grown.
What does any of this really matter? It matters a lot.
If workers become more productive, employers can afford to pay them a bit more, their living standards increase, and the government gets more tax revenue.
If they don't - none of these good things happen. Our standard of living, our public finances, our very quality of life depends on investments in new training, new technology, new machines, and business is not pulling its weight.
The astonishing lack of productivity in our economy was highlighted just this week by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
Pointing out the fact that we are less productive than we were a decade ago, he said: "If you think that's odd, it's because it is - it has never happened in the lifetime of anyone alive."
Productivity isn't everything. But in the end it's almost everything. Those are the words of Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman.
It is the defining economic challenge of our age and it's a challenge that UK business is failing.
While out and about in Hereford where we were asked what impact the Old Market complex had on historic High Town.
You were curious to know what the red doors in canal bridges were for.
And you had lots of questions about the West Midlands first 'metro' mayor. Here is a look at how we have been getting on answering your questions.
When England's last surviving inner-city cattle market was ripped down and replaced with shops, restaurants and a cinema, opinion was divided.
Some feared the new complex would be the death of the historic high street. Others hoped it would bring a new lease of life.
As the third anniversary of the transformation approaches we take a look at its impact on Hereford.
Have you ever wondered why some bridges have little red doors in them?
They can be spotted in the walls of canal bridges and sometimes over rivers in the West Midlands.
We went to Kings Norton in Birmingham for a demonstration on why they are there.
All this week we have been asking for your questions on the West Midlands 'metro' mayor.
You asked us which areas would be voting in the elections on 4 May and what would happen to Lord and borough mayors.
You wanted to know budgetary powers the successful candidate would have and how much the new role would cost.
Find out how we answered your questions here.
Emaar Properties has not announced the height of the proposed tower, saying only that it would be "a notch" taller than the Burj Khalifa's 828m (2,717ft).
The $1bn (£710m) project is scheduled to be completed for the Dubai Expo trade fair in 2020.
It is expected to have residential units, a rooftop courtyard and a hotel.
The new tower is designed by Spanish-Swiss neo-futuristic architect Santiago Calatrava Valls and will be supported by a matrix of cables.
The structure's design means that it is unlikely to be widely recognized as a taller "building" than the Burj Khalifa even if it surpasses it in height, Associated Press reported.
Emaar-built Burj Khalifa is expected to be overtaken by the 1km-high (0.6 mile) Kingdom Tower in Jeddah as the world's tallest building in 2020.
The construction will be the centre piece of the redevelopment of the Dubai Creek, the heart of old Dubai. It will also have observation decks and restaurants.
The announcement from the government-backed company comes as developers continue to launch new projects amid what experts are saying is a softening real state sector.
The Queen will open the new parliament on Monday 19 June and announce the government's legislative programme - a list of all the laws the prime minister hopes to get through parliament in the coming year.
MPs will spend six days debating these plans before a vote on 27 June. This, in effect, will be a vote of confidence in Theresa May's government and the first test of any deal with the DUP.
The first Queen's Speech following a general election would normally reflect the winning party's election manifesto. Typically, it would contain more proposals than in later years as victorious ministers seize the day.
This time things are a little different.
Theresa May leads a minority government which means she will need the support of the DUP to win key votes in the Commons and may have to offer policy changes in return for that backing.
The Conservatives are still the largest party in Westminster and saw their share of the vote increase but - in the wake of the election result - unhappy Tory MPs and candidates have criticised the party's manifesto calling it a "disaster" and "shockingly bad".
That lack of enthusiasm combined with a minority government could lead to a shorter, less ambitious Queen's Speech, as the government seeks to avoid parliamentary defeats.
So plans to rethink the triple lock, which guarantees the state pension, could be shelved along with the proposal to means test winter fuel payments.
The most controversial part of the Tory manifesto turned out to be the policy on social care which critics were quick to label a "dementia tax".
During the election campaign, Mrs May said there would be a consultation on the plans to allow charities and others to give their views - an indication that there's unlikely to be an early change in the law.
Theresa May's enthusiasm for new grammar schools in England isn't shared by all Conservatives but would she risk a rebellion over the policy?
The lack of a parliamentary majority could also put a question mark over plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
Her announcement during the election that she planned to give MPs a free vote on repealing the fox hunting ban took many people by surprise.
As MPs would vote with their conscience rather than along party lines, the lack of a government majority shouldn't be a factor. But the promise was also included in the previous two Conservative manifestos without making it into the Queen's Speech.
The lack of a Commons majority might also make it difficult to get controversial policies through the House of Lords where peers could rewrite or reject legislation.
One proposal that we can expect to be included in the Queen's Speech is the so-called Great Repeal Bill which will transfer thousands of EU laws and regulations into UK law ahead of Brexit.
It's only one bill but earlier this year a report from the House of Commons library called it "the largest legislative project ever undertaken in the UK".
It comes after the firms announced an initial agreement last month.
Vantiv shareholders will own a majority 57% of the combined group, while Worldpay investors hold the other 43%.
"The combination of scale and presence the merger will bring is an exciting step in the creation of a truly global leader in payments," said Worldpay.
Worldpay processes millions of payments a day in stores, online and on mobile phones.
It operates worldwide, but with strength in the UK and US markets.
Vantiv is largely focused on the US, helping merchants, banks and credit unions accept card payments, as well as gift cards and online payments.
The combined company's global and corporate headquarters will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, and London will become its "international headquarters".
Vantiv will pay 397p for each share in Worldpay, or £8bn, plus £1.3bn to cover debts.
The combined company will be led by Charles Drucker as executive chairman and joint chief executive.
Reporting to Mr Drucker will be Philip Jansen as co-chief executive and Stephanie Ferris as chief finance officer.
Additional members of the new executive team will be announced at a later date.
The UK company's chairman Sir Michael Rake and his counterpart at Vantiv, Jeffrey Stiefler, will remain on the board as non-executive directors.
The board will consist of four Worldpay and seven Vantiv directors.
The cause of death was announced by the office of the medical examiner after Scott's body was discovered in her flat by her assistant on Monday.
Police earlier said there was no sign of foul play and no note was found.
Scott's long-term boyfriend, Sir Mick Jagger, postponed forthcoming Rolling Stones tour dates in Australia and New Zealand after her death was announced.
Sir Mick earlier said he failed "to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way".
He said they had spent "many wonderful years together".
On Wednesday, Jagger's bandmates also expressed their shock at the news of Scott's death.
Drummer Charlie Watts said supporting Jagger was the band's priority.
"Needless to say we are all completely shocked but our first thought is to support Mick at this awful time," he said.
"We intend to come back to Australia and New Zealand as soon as it proves possible."
Keith Richards said "no-one saw this coming" and that Jagger had "always been my soul brother and we love him".
"We're thick as thieves and we're all feeling for the man," he added.
Ronnie Wood said: "This is such terrible news and right now the important thing is that we are all pulling together to offer Mick our support and help him through this sad time.
"Without a doubt we intend to be back out on that stage as soon as we can."
Tributes have poured in for Scott, 49, with fans including supermodel Naomi Campbell, Vogue editor Anna Wintour and singer Madonna eulogising the fashion designer.
Wintour described Scott as "a total perfectionist... always unbelievably generous, gracious, kind and so much fun."
Scott was found in her Manhattan apartment by her assistant at 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Monday.
She had sent her assistant a text message 90 minutes earlier asking her to come to the apartment, without specifying the reason why, the Associated Press news agency reported.
It has since emerged that the fashion label founded by Scott had been heavily in debt.
He concluded by challenging the Democratic candidate for president, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, to do the same. Governor Stevenson took the challenge one step further, releasing his personal tax returns - the clearest account of an individual's income for the year.
The move was not reciprocated by Nixon or his running mate for president, Dwight Eisenhower.
Two decades later though, at the height of the Watergate scandal and under audit by the US tax authority - the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - then-President Nixon made his tax returns public in hopes of clearing the air.
The move did not work, but it set a precedent for making tax filings public.
"It's proof you have nothing to hide," says Joe Thorndike, a tax historian at Tax Analyst.
Donald Trump says he needs no such proof.
Claiming to face his own audit the presumptive Republican nominee has refused to release his tax returns, even as public pressure mounts for him to do so.
Every US presidential candidate since 1976 has released their tax returns, but there is no law requiring it.
Mr Trump's refusal to release them has led to mounting speculation about what he could possibly be hiding.
"Tax returns are sort of black and white and you sign your name to say this is accurate. It's not open to interpretation," says Mr Thorndike.
The first thing the public would find is what tax rate Mr Trump pays. The candidate has bragged about paying a very low tax rate and taking advantage of the complex US tax code with its many loopholes.
"Mr Trump is proud to pay a lower tax rate, the lowest tax rate possible," one of his top aides has said.
An investigation by the Telegraph newspaper found Mr Trump was involved with a deal to evade $20m (£13.5m) in US taxes.
It's possible his returns may hold similar bombshells, but Mr Trump's admission that he does his best to avoid taxes will likely make these less explosive.
One line of thinking has it that the returns would give a better sense of how much Mr Trump is worth. The New York billionaire has given several different figures for his net worth, which have all been higher than estimates by financial experts and publications like Forbes magazine.
But discovering whether Mr Trump is inflating his net worth may not be as easy as some hope from his tax returns.
Tax forms focus on income for the year, not total worth.
It may be possible to tell how much income Donald Trump made in a given year, but the complex way his companies earn money will still make this difficult. US real estate professionals can take tax losses based on the depreciation and other expenses for their buildings. This could allow Mr Trump to report having less income and therefore place him in a lower tax bracket.
While we may not get an exact number for Mr Trump's wealth, it is likely the returns would give a more detailed picture of his businesses.
The forms would show how much profit and loss the companies he owns distributed to him in a year. It would not give a full account of the worth of those businesses because not all profit is distributed to the owners - some is put back in to grow the business - but it would give a sense of the activity.
One thing a tax return would definitely show is how much Mr Trump gives to charity.
Mr Trump claims to give millions to charitable causes and organisations; if true, his tax form would prove that. Americans are allowed to deduct charitable donations of over $250 (£170) from their tax bill. If the real estate mogul donated as much as he claimed, it should appear on his tax deductions form.
Mr Trump has said he will release the returns after the audit, but doing so before would hurt his interaction with the IRS.
A person is not prohibited from releasing their tax returns during an audit - President Nixon was facing an audit when he released his - but many tax professionals do advise against it.
"Everyone is going to look at them and find something suspicious. If the statute of limitations is open the IRS might feel pressured to do an audit," says Robert Kovacev, from the law firm Steptoe.
The IRS has three years in most cases to decide whether to audit a person. Mr Trump claims to have faced audits on a continuing basis for nearly a decade.
But others argue Mr Trump would have to be particularly unlucky or bad at filing his taxes to come under the IRS's microscope so often.
The IRS uses a computer program which scores tax filings. If there are a number of unusual signals on a particular form, it is then evaluated by a human who decides whether to do an audit.
Individuals who are audited are also typically given a pass in the following year if the same issues are flagged by the computer, because IRS officials have already looked into them.
As audits can take months, and even years, Mr Trump's tax returns may not be made public until after the election - if at all.
The bombastic candidate has bucked most political precedents until now, and it's possible releasing his tax returns could be yet another.
The takeaway delivery business has removed a clause that banned couriers from challenging their self-employed status before an employment tribunal.
The clause was legally unenforceable.
However, the Labour MP Frank Field called it "egregious", adding: "It does seem a business model if you can get away with it."
In the new supplier agreement, Deliveroo specifies that freelance couriers can work for other businesses and do not have to wear Deliveroo-branded clothing.
The company has also shortened its contracts to four pages after the Work and Pensions Committee labelled those offered by Deliveroo and others such as Uber to be "unintelligible".
The gig economy - where people work on a job-by-job basis rather than being paid a salary and benefits - and zero-hours contracts have come under increasing scrutiny.
Most recently, Labour's draft manifesto spelled out how it wanted to move the "burden of proof" in the gig economy so that the law assumes a worker is an employee unless that person states otherwise.
Dan Warne, UK managing director at Deliveroo, said the new agreement "makes clear that our riders are able to log in to work with us whenever they want - allowing them to fit their work around their life rather than their life around their work".
He added: "'The flexible work we offer means that our riders are their own bosses - they can choose not to work if it doesn't fit in with their own schedule, wear whatever branding they want and work for multiple companies at the same time."
The 51-year-old has been in charge of the Centurions since the 2010 season, and led them to Northern Rail Cup success in 2011.
Australian Millward, who has previously coached St Helens and Wigan, will succeed Terry Matterson, who is leaving at the end of the season.
He last coached in Super League with Wigan before being sacked in 2006.
"We have been very impressed with Ian and his approach to the task and challenge of taking the Tigers to the next level," said Castleford chief executive Richard Wright.
"His CV speaks volumes. He is constantly monitoring new developments and techniques in both the English and Australian games and has ideal contacts in terms of sports science which is becoming increasingly important.
Leigh acting chairman Keith Freer added: "Ian is ready for a new challenge. We will miss his drive, commitment, humour, charm and decency.
"We are in the process of developing many new projects and Ian has been involved with and supportive of all of them and will continue to support all these new initiatives.
"We have had preliminary discussions with Castleford with regards forming a partnership involving the dual registration of young Tigers starlets gaining first team experience with Leigh."
Earlier this year the coach denied links with a move to Salford.
He has also coached in the Australian NRL with North Queensland and Canberra.
Wollongong-born Millward's most successful spell came with St Helens, with two Grand Final successes in 2000 and 2002 in Super League.
Saints also won the Challenge Cup twice under the Australian's tutelage in 2001 and 2004.
Thousands of people in different parts of the city want the government to let the citizens of Hong Kong decide who will be their leader - not Beijing.
On Tuesday night people started gathering on Canton road near Tsim Sha Tsui, a major shopping district in south Hong Kong, blocking off the main intersection where brands like Prada and DKNY have their storefronts.
The area is popular with visitors from mainland China, especially right now during the public holiday known as the "golden week".
But many expect tourist numbers to be significantly down this year as key parts of the city remain blockaded.
While nowhere near as large as the gathering in Admiralty near the government complex, the protesters here are just as organised.
Outside the Fendi store was their first-aid station, outside Coach - their supply stand.
One protester said they had picked this area precisely because it is home to some of the biggest fashion brands.
"Most of the flagship stores are here and actually we want to affect our stock market price and then to form pressure to push the government to respond to our request," said Kiyo.
But not everyone is happy they are here.
A man caused a ruckus when he started yelling that the protesters were disrupting everyone. Protest organisers used megaphones to tell demonstrators to remain calm and not respond.
A property agent who works in the area said that, while he supports their cause, he thought this was not the way to achieve results.
Store managers would not talk about whether the demonstrations were affecting their business.
But high-end jeweller Chow Tai Fook's two branches and the Rolex store were shuttered on what would be one their biggest sales days of the year.
For those that were open, some said they were seeing far fewer people walk through their doors than usual.
But lots of shoppers were still spending their money.
"I live in Shenzhen, it is close by and I come to Hong Kong often to shop," said Wan Jia.
"This activity doesn't affect me at all, we still come and buy what we need."
Hong Kong is, after all, one of the top destinations in the world for deep-pocketed Chinese tourists. It takes a lot to shut it down.
A service at St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney paid tribute to the 8,648 sailors who died during the Battle of Jutland.
A service of remembrance is also taking place on board HMS Duncan at Jutland Bank, the site of the battle.
The battle was fought near the coast of Denmark on 31 May and 1 June 1916 and involved about 250 ships.
It saw the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, based at Scapa Flow in Orkney, clash with the German High Seas Fleet.
Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck attended the Kirkwall service, along with the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, representing the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Events continued with a service at Lyness Cemetery on the island of Hoy - the final resting place for more than 450 service personnel who died in the war, including sailors killed at Jutland.
The Duke of Edinburgh had also been due to go to Orkney, but pulled out following medical advice.
On the street outside the UK's most northerly cathedral, islanders young and old crowded the pavements as the Royal Marines band led a naval contingent, bayonets gleaming to the morning commemoration.
It was a powerful reminder of Orkney's naval history; Britain's Grand Fleet sailed to Jutland from the deep anchorage at Scapa Flow. Nearly 6,000 men never returned.
The services at Kirkwall and Lyness mark the loss of 25 ships, British and German, in a clash which resulted in no clear victory.
A century ago an islander called Margaret Tait captured the mood after the battle.
"What a gloom was cast over the town, and how depressed we were to think of our noble ships, brave sailors and officers."
Later, family members and representatives of today's navies will re-tell the stories of Jutland, and remember those who still lie beneath the dark waters of the North Sea.
Representatives of all the other nations connected to the battle - Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Malta, New Zealand and South Africa - were at the cathedral.
The commemoration was led by the minister of the cathedral, Fraser MacNaughton.
He was joined by the Royal Navy's chaplain of the fleet, the Venerable Ian Wheatley, and a German naval chaplain.
In the North Sea, The German ship FGS Schleswig-Holstein will join HMS Duncan at Jutland Bank.
Many relatives of those who took part in the battle were in Orkney for the commemorations.
Alexander Nicol's grandfather, John, drowned when HMS Invincible exploded and went down with the loss of more than 1,000 men.
He left a wife and eight children.
Mr Nicol said: "I'm fortunate enough to be a grandfather in my own right... My grandfather didn't live to see any of his children get married, let alone to see any of his grandchildren. So to me it's a privilege that he missed out on."
It was long ago, it was dreadful but it had to be done and was done
Michael Mulford's father Mark survived the battle as a teenager aboard the HMS Malaya, which was hit eight times with the loss of more than 60 men.
Mr Mulford said his father, then 19, had watched as the bodies were sewn into hammocks and released over the side.
He told the BBC: "I can't really imagine it because what he ever said about it was absolutely nothing - which speaks volumes for the horror of raw naval warfare.
"This was duty, this was service, but whatever else, it was nothing you could talk about at the dinner table. It was not something to regale the grandchildren with. It was long ago, it was dreadful but it had to be done and was done."
Mr Mulford added: "Today is a day for peace and reconciliation."
6,097
lives lost
14 ships lost
177 sailors captured
674 sailors wounded
The Battle of Jutland was the only major sea battle of World War One. It was a battle that Britain, with its long naval tradition, was widely expected to win.
Germany's fleet, under the command of Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, was aware of the Royal Navy Grand Fleet's superiority in terms of numbers, and wanted to lure Britain's battle cruisers into a trap.
The German admiral's strategy was to draw portions of the British fleet into battle with a strike at Allied shipping off the Norwegian coast.
However, British admiralty intelligence intercepted a German radio message saying the High Seas Fleet was preparing to leave port and the commander of the British fleet, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, sailed from Scapa Flow in Orkney to intercept it.
There were a series of clashes throughout 31 May, including the loss of HMS Indefatigable which was hit by German shellfire and exploded in a ball of flame.
From a crew of 1,019 men, only two survived.
HMS Queen Mary was also sunk, with the loss of 1,266 crew.
2,551
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11 ships lost
0 sailors captured
507 sailors wounded
The main battle began at about 18:30 on 31 May when Vice-Admiral Scheer realised he was up against the entire British Grand Fleet.
At the end of the engagement, the British had lost more in terms of ships and men, but it later emerged the Germans had concealed the scuttling of two of their ships, and it soon became seen as a strategic victory for the Royal Navy.
In a message on the St Magnus order of service, the Duke of Edinburgh said that, whatever the judgement on the outcome, the commemorations were focused on the "endurance and gallantry" of all those who took part.
It was a bleak, windy afternoon but you could still see the Royal Navy's HMS Kent and the German Navy's Schleswig-Holstein in the water through the fog.
The Princess Royal and David Cameron were among the six dignitaries who laid wreaths at the Cross of Sacrifice to represent the British and German lives lost.
The granite cross was built 10 years after Jutland to pay tribute to the Royal Navy's work. Inscribed on it are the words "Their name liveth for evermore".
The graves of those buried at Lyness overlook the waters where many of the sailors served.
Many of the bodies recovered from the battle were never identified and their graves bear the inscription "Known Unto God".
There are graves here from both British and German sailors - "former enemies now united and at peace", said Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Mr Hogg wants to see users of the class B drug in County Durham and Darlington entered onto a course to deal with their habit rather than being arrested.
The Checkpoint programme aims to stop reoffending by diverting addicts away from their habit.
A spokesman for Addiction UK said it sent a message that "drugs are OK".
Those who are caught with cannabis will swap a conviction for a Checkpoint contract where users will work with Durham Constabulary to tackle their drug habit.
Mr Hogg said: "Traditionally what would have happened is people would have been arrested for using cannabis, sometimes imprisoned and it just maintained a cycle of reoffending in and out of prison.
"We want to try and break that cycle whilst also having a sensible debate around cannabis.
"If they fail to engage then we will prosecute."
Simon Stephens, director of casework for Addiction UK, said: "Essentially, I'm coming at this from a health perspective - I think that his comments aren't particularly helpful.
"It does send a message that drugs are OK - there can be no doubt that there a significant amount of people with mental health problems brought on by cannabis."
Mr Hogg said going looking for somebody smoking drugs was not a "key priority" for the force.
He said: "If communities complain about people using cannabis, we will deal with that, we will deal with that proactively."
He added that he did not see it as a "step towards decriminalisation" of the drug - that was a national debate which he would "abdicate".
But many of them remain wary of about using the internet, with a fifth of over-65s saying they are not confident online.
Despite that, four in 10 baby-boomers - aged 65 to 74 - use a smartphone.
And nearly half of net users in the same age group now have a social media profile.
About nine in 10 of those opt for a Facebook account, with only 6% choosing WhatsApp and 1% signing up for Instagram.
Meanwhile, most of the older age group - over-75s - say they have no plans to go online.
Although older adults were increasingly connected, they still spent less than half the amount of time online that the younger generation did, the report found.
Over-65s spent 15 hours online each week, compared with 32 hours among the 16-24 age group.
When questioned about some of the big issues such as data privacy, a significant number (16%) of over-55s said they never considered it.
Less than half (46%) felt able to identify sponsored links in search engines, with only three in 10 over-75s and four in 10 65-74s aware of personalised advertising.
Alison Preston, head of media literacy at Ofcom, said: "The UK's older generation is beginning to embrace smart technology, and using it to keep in touch with friends and family.
"But some older people lack confidence online, or struggle to navigate search results.
"Many are new to the internet, so we'd encourage people to help older friends or family who need support getting connected."
The findings are from Ofcom's annual adult media literacy report.
It is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Top Partner, paying a reported $100m for each two-games deal of one winter and one summer Games.
The new deal covers the 2014 winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 2018 winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the 2020 summer venue is yet to be decided.
The company has been an Olympics sponsor since 1976.
It is the seventh of the 11 top-tier sponsors to renew its partnership with the IOC until 2020.
The others are Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, General Electric, Omega, Procter & Gamble and Visa.
A further three firms have extended their sponsorship until 2016.
It is estimated that the IOC has garnered about $1bn in sponsorship revenue in the current four-year cycle which ends this year 2012.
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McDonald's said the restaurant chain would use the extended partnership to introduce several new programmes "focused on balanced eating and fun play for children".
"We are delighted that McDonald's, our long-time and valued Olympic Partner for more than 35 years, is continuing its ongoing commitment not only to help fund the Olympic Games, but also to support the Olympic Movement around the world and ultimately the athletes themselves," IOC President Jacques Rogge said in a statement.
Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said fans should report incidents to officers or stewards.
Mr Higgins told BBC Scotland bigotry was no more acceptable in a football ground than anywhere else.
And he warned that someone could be seriously injured, or even killed, by fans setting off flares at matches.
Speaking to BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Higgins said: "This season so far, we've had 32 incidents of pyrotechnics or flares being thrown or discharged at matches. Some of the incidents it's been three, four, five, six flares that have been thrown.
"That's a real danger, someone is going to get hurt. We've had a couple of real near misses. But it is potentially really quite life threatening.
"It compromises the safety of the event."
Speaking about sectarian incidents, the senior officer said: "Somebody once talked about the 90-minute bigot, but there is no such thing."
"If you are sitting at a game and you're uncomfortable because of something you see or something you hear, the reality is people around you will probably be uncomfortable as well.
"That's unacceptable. What I would urge you to do is go and report it to the steward or go and report it to a police officer."
Much of the abuse heard at football grounds is a potential breach of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.
That legislation was introduced in 2012 in a bid to clamp down on sectarianism.
Earlier this week, the Scottish Parliament's public petitions committee heard calls for the law to be scrapped.
The Fans Against Criminalisation campaign group argued the legislation had eroded trust between supporters and police and had failed to tackle bigotry.
But Mr Higgins said a report of offensive behaviour need not lead to heavy-handed action.
He said: "We don't necessarily have to arrest everybody. We've got a whole range of options available.
"The stewards can go and warn an individual to calm down - as can my officers - right the way through the whole quantum of stewards deciding to eject the person and, as an ultimate sanction, my officers arresting them."
In the BBC interview, Mr Higgins said offensive behaviour was not just a problem for Celtic and Rangers.
"We've arrested people associated with 16 different clubs in Scotland," he said.
"So it's not exclusive to the Old Firm, it's not exclusive to the top flight. That's 16 clubs right the way through all divisions."
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Mr Lee spoke in parliament following weeks of a fierce public dispute between him and his brother and sister.
The prime minister's siblings have accused him of misusing his influence in a dispute over their father's house.
Mr Lee has repeatedly denied the allegations, most recently in Monday's parliamentary sitting.
Mr Lee and his father, the late leader Lee Kuan Yew, were known for suing critics and opponents for defamation.
He acknowledged that many had asked why he had not taken legal action, and admitted that in "any other imaginable circumstance but this, I would surely sue".
"But suing my own brother and sister in court would further besmirch my parents' names," he said, adding that the lawsuit would cause "more distraction and distress" to the public.
"Therefore, fighting this out in court cannot be my preferred choice."
But de-facto opposition leader Low Thia Khiang said not taking the matter to court gave the impression the government "was afraid of what the Lee siblings will say or reveal".
The row is a rare public spectacle of acrimony within Singapore's tightly disciplined First Family.
For the last three weeks, Mr Lee's siblings Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling have lobbed accusations at him on Facebook.
At first Singaporeans were mesmerised but now the saga is tiring them out. Many are confused about the case, and wondering why Mr Lee and his siblings have not resolved the matter through legal action or otherwise.
Singapore is used to swift resolution of public conflicts, and if this does not end soon, questions may be raised about Mr Lee's handling of the feud.
The dispute centres on whether the late Lee Kuan Yew truly wanted his house, known as 38 Oxley Road, to be demolished.
The prime minister's siblings have accused him of wanting to preserve it for his own personal political gain.
In parliament, Mr Lee flatly denied this suggestion. "Regarding the house, and how its continued existence enhances my aura as PM, if I needed such magic properties to bolster my authority even after being your PM for 13 years, I must be in a pretty sad state," he said.
He also denied charges of nepotism involving one of his sons and his wife, and that he had interfered in government decisions on the house.
After falling in the first few minutes of trade, the FTSE 100 recovered to stand 22.61 points higher at 6,140.89.
The biggest fallers in the index were all from the travel and tourism sector.
Travel firm Tui fell 4.4%, British Airways owner IAG was down 3% while cruise firm Carnival fell 2.2%.
Intercontinental Hotels had been one of the biggest fallers, but it regained some ground following news of a big hotel deal in the US. Marriott International has agreed to buy Starwood Hotels for $12.2bn.
Oil prices rose slightly following Friday's attack in Paris, as traders feared rising political and security tensions.
Brent crude rose 55 cents to $45.02 a barrel, while US crude climbed 75 cents, nearly 2%, to $41.49.
As a result, Royal Dutch Shell rose 2.6% while shares in BP were up 1.8%.
The Paris attacks led investors to seek out traditional haven assets such as gold, and the spot price of the metal hit a 10-day high of $1,097.90 an ounce at one point.
Aerospace group Rolls-Royce was one of the largest risers in the index, up 2.4% after having fallen sharply last week following another profit warning.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.3% against the dollar to $1.5196, and was flat against the euro at €1.4154.
Sterling was trading down 0.8% at $1.4034.
London Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to join the campaign to leave the EU raised expectations that the results of the June referendum would be close run.
The pound was also lower against the euro, down 0.7%, at €1.2740.
The euro was weakened due to a 1.7% fall in fourth quarter German exports.
Tobias Davis, head of corporate treasury sales at Western Union, said: "Where sterling goes from here is the $64,000 question. In the immediate term, I cannot see it retracing back towards the $1.4250-$1.4300 level. But noone wants to have to buy the dollar at these levels."
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, noted that there had been movements in sterling since the weekend, when it was announced that the referendum would be held on 23 June.
He told MPs at a Treasury Select Committee hearing: "It does appear that recent moves have been influenced by the upcoming vote.
"What matters for monetary policy is not just a move in the exchange rate but persistence of that move and the reasons behind it. In terms of our forecast...we will take exchange rate as given."
Gertjan Vlieghe, a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, added: "It is possible that at some point that increased uncertainty from foreign exchange investors also ends up manifesting itself in increased uncertainty by households and businesses, which may or may not reduce or delay their spending."
The pound has fallen 17% against the dollar over the past 18 months as the outlook for an interest rate has changed.
While the US Federal Reserve increased rates last year, Mr Carney has ruled out a similar move for now.
As a result sterling is seen as less attractive for investors, continuing to fall from the $1.7165 peak reached on 1 July, 2014.
A weak pound helps exporters by making British goods cheaper on international markets.
It also makes the UK a better value destination for tourists.
However, a weaker pound makes imports more expensive, possibly hurting consumers and businesses that rely on foreign goods.
China is investing more than $55bn (£43bn) in Pakistan, a key beneficiary of its grand plan to connect Asia and Europe with a new Silk Road paid for by Beijing.
Such an ambitious project involves risk, and China is building major infrastructure projects in Balochistan, a Pakistani province home to a long-running separatist insurgency and an array of militant and jihadist groups.
But Meng Lisi and Li Xinheng were not there to work on Chinese-funded projects.
They were in the capital, Quetta, on a clandestine mission: to spread the word of Christianity in the unlikeliest and most dangerous of places in conservative Muslim Pakistan.
Their story draws attention to an unintended and often overlooked by-product of China's aggressive drive to develop new trading routes and carve out influence across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Hundreds and possibly even thousands of the country's growing cadre of Christian missionaries are along for the ride too - even if Beijing doesn't want them there.
The province of Zhejiang, on China's eastern coast, is one of the country's Christian centres.
There are thousands of protestant churches here, both official ones permitted by the atheist Chinese Communist Party and so-called "underground" or "home" churches, whose members often meet private homes.
Neither of the pair who ended up in Quetta were originally from Zhejiang, but they did join home churches in the province.
Meng Lisi, 26, was originally from Hubei while Li Xinheng, 24, was from Hunan.
Mr Li's mother, who only wanted to be named as Mrs Liu, said her son did not know Ms Meng before he travelled to Pakistan in September 2016.
She says she thought he was going there to teach Mandarin, but quickly adds that as a Christian she would be "proud" if it was true that he was proselytising there.
After armed men masquerading as policemen kidnapped the pair in Quetta on 24 May, the Pakistani military launched a three-day operation in a region south of the city called Mastung, targeting fighters allegedly linked to IS.
It is in Mastung that IS later said it had carried out the killings, and Mrs Liu questions why the Pakistani government launched an attack in the area instead of trying to negotiate their release.
"Why didn't the Chinese government tell the Pakistan side to save our children?" she asks.
Mrs Liu says her phone is monitored, and authorities have been investigating the family. The leader of her local protestant home church, meanwhile, has "blacklisted" her.
Since the young missionaries were killed, the Chinese authorities have repeatedly said they are continuing to investigate in response to queries from journalists.
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But the government has responded with a crackdown at home, detaining at least four preachers from church groups in Zhejiang as part of a targeted blitz against house churches connected to overseas missions, says Bob Fu, whose US-based China Aid group supports Christians in the country.
They have been released but are not allowed to continue their activities and are banned from giving media interviews, he says.
China's up to 100m Christians have been subject to increased scrutiny and harassment since Xi Jinping became president in 2012, Mr Fu says, adding: "He has been worse than any leader since Chairman Mao".
Crosses were torn down from more than 1,000 churches in Zhejiang between 2014 and 2016.
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But incidents like the killings in Pakistan present a tricky dilemma for Chinese authorities. As a self-declared atheist government, news of Chinese Christian missionaries getting into trouble abroad is embarrassing. But at the same time, Beijing needs to show it can protect its citizens as it goes global.
As Fenggang Yang, an expert on religion in China at Purdue University, puts it: "They thought Christianity was a western religion imported into China, so how can you export Christianity from China?"
"This is new and the Chinese authorities are still struggling to figure out what to do with this."
When Meng Lisi and Li Xinhen were abducted in Quetta, they were first reported to have been working at a language school run by a South Korean.
It was only after they were killed that Pakistani authorities accused the pair of being preachers who had misused business visas.
Two Koreans were detained by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency, and another 11 Chinese believed to be part of the missionary group were deported.
Locals in Jinnah Town, a wealthy area of Quetta where the language centre was based, said the group, while distinctly visible, kept a low profile.
They travelled around in rickshaws without security and stayed in a simple hostel in the centre of the city.
"Sometimes I saw them singing and playing guitars," a local garbage collector said.
In Kharotabad, a very conservative area in Quetta's west home to Pashtun tribes and Afghan refugees, some of the Chinese women went door-to-door speaking with women about Christianity.
One boy said he overheard them saying "we are all sinners", and that they distributed leaflets, rings and bracelets. Another said he saw three women who spoke some Urdu and Pashto, and were "doing something about Christianity".
He said his mother asked them if they were Chinese, and "they said yes".
Is China-Pakistan 'silk road' a game-changer?
But once local police got wind of this, the group were taken out of the area and told foreigners should not be there.
Their efforts at proselytising didn't make much headway. Many locals given booklets and leaflets said they tore them up and threw them away.
In the 1940s, a movement began among Christians in eastern China to bring the gospel westwards - in the direction of Jerusalem.
Evangelists travelled to China's western provinces but when Mao Zedong proclaimed the communist People's Republic of China in 1949, ushering in a repressive era for Christians, they settled there and the "Back to Jerusalem" movement lay dormant for decades.
In the early 2000s, coinciding with China's emergence onto the global stage as a major power, the movement revived and Chinese missionaries began travelling out to what some evangelists call the "10/40 Window" - a zone between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator that stretches from West Africa to South East Asia and is home to the least-Christian countries.
This zone overlaps significantly with the new Silk Road that China is trying to promote and in the last few years, as Chinese workers have gone overseas to these countries in droves, hidden among them have been hundreds, perhaps even thousands of missionaries, according to members of the movement.
In countries like Iran, Iraq or Pakistan, Chinese missionaries have little trouble getting in, says Pastor Danny Lee, the director of Back to Jerusalem in the UK.
"They let them straight through. They last thing they would think [a Chinese person could be] is a missionary," he said.
The movement's ambitious goal, Pastor Lee says, is to eventually have 100,000 Chinese missionaries serving across 22 countries in the 10/40 zone.
"Many of them have already left and are serving in places like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Burma and many other places as well," he said.
And violence like that seen in Quetta does not appear to put them off.
A young Chinese Christian couple sent to northern Iraq as missionaries told the South China Morning Post after the Pakistan killings that the incident was a reminder that they needed to be careful and sensitive in their work.
But they said they still intended to stay there indefinitely, despite the risks. "I actually feel safer here," 25-year-old Michael said, referring to the repression faced by underground churches in China.
Pastor Lee says Back to Jerusalem missionaries know the risks when they go abroad, and accept them. "They feel this is their calling and purpose and the plan that God has for them."
Since the killings came to light, Pakistani authorities have vowed to better regulate the inflow of Chinese nationals to Pakistan.
Militants have targeted Chinese nationals before but the attention the case received appears to have triggered significant concern among top-level officials about implications for relations with China.
In Quetta, Chinese individuals could occasionally be seen on the streets before the May kidnapping but since then they have vanished.
In the port of Gwadar, the centrepiece of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, frequent attacks by separatist insurgents have denied Chinese workers the freedom of unguarded movement on the streets, reporters there say. They remain in secure compounds and move under heavy security escort.
Professor Hasan Askari Rizvi, a Pakistani political and security analyst, said that Chinese and Pakistani officials would have robustly discussed the Quetta case behind closed doors.
"The likeliest outcome would be a combined set of procedures on both sides to ensure this doesn't happen again," he said.
Indeed, China has continued to stress that it and Pakistan are "all-weather strategic partners".
But Beijing knows that as more and more Chinese missionaries follow the new Silk Road, other cases like this are bound to occur.
On 9 June, the day after IS announced the killing, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying responded to a journalist.
"You asked about the risk in the building of the Belt and Road," she said. "I shall say that going global comes with risks."
Reporting by the BBC's Kevin Ponniah in London and M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad, BBC Chinese's Yashan Zhao in Hong Kong and BBC Urdu's Muhammad Kazim in Quetta
Clifford, 23, replaces Tom Wood on the open-side flank and Jack Nowell comes in for Jonny May on the wing - with May and Wood among the replacements.
Clifford has yet to start a Six Nations game but head coach Eddie Jones said he "deserves a starting role".
The match will be played with the roof of the Principality Stadium open.
Clifford forms part of an inexperienced back row - the Harlequins man, Maro Itoje and Nathan Hughes have 20 caps between them, while Wales' likely flankers Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric have 70 and 47 caps respectively.
"He is a hard-working, young player," Jones added.
"He has got a good record against Wales, he had a superb game against them in May, he knows what he is going to expect and we're looking forward to him making an impact in our back-row play.
"Tom Wood will also play his part later in the game off the bench as a finisher."
May started on the wing as England secured a record 15th Test win in a row with a narrow victory at home to France on Saturday, with 23-year-old Nowell on the bench, but the Exeter man has been recalled to win his 20th cap.
"Jack has an excellent work-rate and he's a guy that carries through the line which will be important for us," Jones said.
Wales coach Rob Howley had expected the game to be played under a closed roof but England coach Jones asked for it to be open just minutes before a deadline on Thursday afternoon.
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Jones has spoken at length this week about the atmosphere that awaits England at the Principality Stadium.
It is his first visit to Wales in charge of England, who were denied a Grand Slam in 2013 by a 30-3 thrashing.
"Playing Wales in Cardiff is one of the biggest games in world rugby and we're excited," Jones added. "These are the games you want to be part of as a player and coach.
"We don't need extra motivation this week; we play Test rugby because we want to be the best for England. Every game is important for us and our supporters, and Wales is our next game so it's the most important.
"There's always shadows in the corners. They're always there and can always come out but I think the team has moved on.
"Teams go through maturity cycles and to have one of those experiences is a life-changing experience and you never want to go back there."
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Wales have named wing George North and fly-half Dan Biggar in their starting XV, with Jones adding that his side will be prepared for whatever is thrown at them.
"We're prepared to win and we're prepared for any shenanigans that might go on - and we're looking forward to it," Jones said.
"They're a cunning lot the Welsh, aren't they? They always have been. They've got goats, they've got daffodils, they've got everything. Who knows?"
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In the absence of injured brothers Mako and Billy Vunipola, England's pack looked short of ball-carriers against the French, and Eddie Jones has addressed this by bringing in Clifford, in the hope his dynamism with the ball in hand will outweigh his inexperience.
England's replacements - or "finishers" as Jones calls them - made a big impact against France in the final quarter, and more of the same will be expected in Cardiff, with James Haskell amongst those being held back on the bench.
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Match-day 23 for game against Wales:
England: Mike Brown (Harlequins); Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs); Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Elliot Daly (Wasps); George Ford (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Replacements: Jamie George (Saracens), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Danny Care (Harlequins), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
The unnamed woman in her 50s had been helping the apparently sick cat.
Ten days later she died of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), which is carried by ticks.
With no tick bite detected, doctors assume the illness could have been contracted via the cat.
"No reports on animal-to-human transmission cases have been made so far," a Japanese health ministry official told the AFP news agency.
"It's still not confirmed the virus came from the cat, but it's possible that it is the first case," the official added.
SFTS is a relatively new infectious disease emerging in China, Korea and Japan.
The virus is said to have fatality rates of up to 30% and is especially severe in people over 50.
According to Japanese media, SFTS first occurred in the country in 2013.
Japan's health ministry said last year's death was still a rare case but warned people to be careful when in contact with animals in poor physical condition.
Globally, tick bites are widely associated with transmitting Lyme disease which can lead to severe illness and death if left untreated.
There were four different England goalscorers and the defence was rarely troubled in front of a crowd of almost 56,000.
All the England players performed competently, but who shone brightest?
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How can you rate someone who had nothing to do? Faultless?
Did you know? His first and so far only save against San Marino came four hours and 14 minutes into his career against them.
One poor piece of first-half control but otherwise a very easy first start for England.
Did you know? Was the only England outfield player to not have a shot.
Back in the side after the World Cup and marked his return with a goal. Had little to do and did it competently.
Did you know? Has already scored more goals this season (two) for club and country than he did in 2013-14 (one).
Again, little or nothing to do but came through without mishap. Can you ask any more?
Did you know? Part of an England defence that has now gone six hours and five minutes without conceding a goal.
Showed plenty of attacking ambition - and in fairness was allowed to show it by this hapless San Marino team.
Did you know? Made his first competitive appearance for England after three in friendlies.
Was there a need for both him and Jordan Henderson to play against San Marino? Solid as ever.
Did you know? Had 140 touches - the highest total he has ever recorded for England in a single match.
Voted man of the match but a fairly routine, unspectacular performance.
Did you know? Created five goalscoring chances - only Milner (nine) made more.
Quiet first half and taken off after only 45 minutes.
Did you know? Had the lowest pass completion rate (73%) of any England player.
One or two trademark darting runs in the first half but, like Liverpool team-mate Henderson, not required in the second half.
Did you know? Made 27 touches in the first half, exactly the same number as the man who replaced him, Adam Lallana.
Scored his third goal in England's two Euro 2016 qualifying games and showed once more he is a very able alternative to Daniel Sturridge.
Did you know? Has scored seven goals in his past eight games for club and country.
Played with plenty of energy. Scored one, may argue he scored two and was denied three times by San Marino keeper Aldo Simoncini.
Did you know? Only three of his 42 England goals have come from the penalty spot.
On at half-time and gave an excellent performance full of pace and enterprise. Made Welbeck's goal, could have had one himself and was decisive in increasing England's tempo.
Also created a very good impression. Great footwork and always looking to be positive.
Got on the scoresheet and looked lively.
County, whose defence of the League Cup ended in the first round, finished sixth in last season's top flight.
"It's going to be harder," said McIntyre. "Rangers are in the league this year and other teams have recruited well.
"It's up to us to take on that mantle and try and make sure we make it."
The Dingwall side failed to progress from their group in the Scottish League Cup's newly-formatted first round, finishing behind Alloa Athletic, who reached the last 16, and Raith Rovers.
"Going out of the cup was the worst possible thing that could have happened in terms of our defence of the trophy but it's gone," McIntyre told BBC Scotland.
"It's about what we do now. I've got a group of players there that I'm confident will respond in the right way.
"We've had one really good season and what we've got to do is go and back that up by being in consecutive top-six finishes."
McIntyre has lost the influential Jackson Irvine to Burton Albion but has recruited a number of players, particularly in defensive areas, to allow more flexibility with formation.
Long-serving midfielder Michael Gardyne believes County should now see themselves as one of the bigger teams in Scottish football after their development over recent years.
"The way the club progressed and kicked on year on year, it's been massive," he explained.
"We need to try and better that now, you want to be top six again, even fifth place. That's always the pressure you put on yourself to finish higher than you did last season.
"We were disappointed, a wee bit embarrassed that we got knocked out the cup that we're holders of.
"We've got to prove to ourselves that we do want it."
Gatting, 27, nephew of former England captain Mike, leaves after two seasons having joined from Sussex in 2013.
Left-arm seamer Barber, 20, made two List A appearances for Hampshire having come through the county's academy.
Akram made just one List A first-team appearance against Yorkshire in 2014 after signing for the club last season.
"All three have been popular members of the squad," said Hampshire director of cricket Giles White.
"It's always a sad time, but we would like to thank them for their hard work and commitment over the last two years and we wish them well for the future."
Textiles millionaire Rajesh Juneja told BBC Hindi he would place the suit next to a statue of Mr Modi and talk to it every day to gain inspiration.
Mr Modi wore the suit, decorated with pinstripes made from his name, at a meeting with US President Barack Obama.
He was criticised after reports said it cost nearly 1m rupees to make.
The proceeds will be used to clean the heavily polluted river Ganges.
The clean-up is a pet project of the prime minister, and his government has set a target to complete the task within three years.
The auction is due to close at 17:00 (11:30 GMT) on Friday.
Within hours of the sale opening, textiles millionaire Rajesh Juneja had bid 12m rupees.
"I am big fan of Narendra Modi," the 57-year-old told BBC Hindi.
"I like his style of functioning and after buying this suit I will keep it my office along with his statue and talk to it everyday as it will inspire me to achieve more."
His offer overtook several other businessmen in Mr Modi's home state of Gujarat who had already bid huge sums for the suit.
But experts say the suit is likely to sell for much more by the time the auction ends.
It is being sold along with more than 450 presents that Mr Modi has received since taking over as the prime minister.
Mr Modi was photographed in the suit at meetings with Mr Obama during the US president's three-day state visit to India in January.
Senior Congress party politician Jairam Ramesh had called Mr Modi a "megalomaniac".
Mr Modi is not the first high-profile figure to opt for the pattern - in March 2011 former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was photographed in a similar suit.
In a three-page letter to Vote Leave's Bernard Jenkin MP, Mr Carney criticised "numerous and substantial" mistakes.
Mr Jenkin had complained that Mr Carney was wrong to say recently that leaving the EU would cause an economic shock.
BBC economics editor Kamal Ahmed said Bank officials felt Mr Jenkin's comments were an implied "threat".
Last month, the Governor said the shock of leaving the EU could cause a "technical recession" - six months of negative economic growth.
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That prompted Mr Jenkin, a director of Vote Leave and chairman of the Public Administration Committee, to write to Mr Carney about rules banning "any public comment" in the run up to the 23 June referendum.
Mr Jenkin continued his criticism of Mr Carney on Thursday, when he told the BBC's Today programme that the governor had been wrong to appear on the Andrew Marr show days after the "technical recession" comments.
According to the BBC's Kamal Ahmed, who has seen both letters, senior Bank officials considered this a "threat" which contained "numerous and substantial" misconceptions. It was, he said, something that Mr Carney felt needed a robust response.
Mr Carney's letter said that there was a "fundamental misunderstanding" about the independence of the Bank.
Later on Thursday, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank, chaired by Mr Carney, will publish its latest interest rate decision and the minutes of its meeting.
Those minutes are expected to contain a reference to the Referendum and the latest views of the committee on any economic effects the Bank believes are connected to the vote.
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However, Mr Jenkin's letter, written on 13 June, said: "You have already made your views known about the question of the forthcoming referendum.
"The concern is that you, as Governor of the Bank of England, or others who serve the Bank, may have occasion to make further public comment on matters arising from the question on the ballot paper for the referendum.
"You are prohibited from making any public comment, or doing anything which could be construed as taking part in the referendum debate," the letter continues.
"I have taken legal advice from Speakers' Counsel. . . [and] wanted to take the opportunity to stress the importance of this matter. I very much hope you will avoid doing anything which could suggest you or the Bank have disregarded Parliament's wishes."
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Mr Carney wrote back to Mr Jenkin, saying that he had not "made my views known" on the referendum.
"Nor do I intend to share my private opinion other than via the anonymity of [the] ballot box when I join millions of others to cast my vote," the letter says.
"All of the public comments that I, or other Bank officials, have made regarding issues related to the referendum have been limited to factors that affect the Bank's statutory responsibilities and have been entirely consistent with our remits."
Mr Carney said that Mr Jenkin's letter "demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of central bank independence" and that the Bank has "a duty" to report its "evidence-based judgements" to Parliament and the public.
He also said that the Bank was not officially covered by the purdah rules but has "voluntarily" agreed to be bound by them "in the spirit of the guidelines issued by the Cabinet Office".
However, speaking on the Today programme on Thursday, Mr Jenkin continued his criticism of the Bank's stance, claiming that Mr Carney's response appeared "aggressive". Mr Jenkin also criticised Mr Carney's decision to appear on the BBC's Andrew Marr show last month just days after his "technical recession" comments.
Mr Jenkin told Today: "It's for [Mr Carney] to judge how political he wants his institution to be perceived as. There is no doubt for example the appearance he made on the Andrew Marr programme was way beyond what a Bank Governor would normally do in terms of making statements about rate-setting and economic forecasts and that sort of thing."
Former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling, a leading Remain campaigner, jumped to Mr Carney's defence. He said that Mr Jenkin had made "a blatant attempt to muzzle a respected independent voice.
"The Bank of England is independent, the Governor is independent and he has a duty to say what he thinks.
"It is very clear the Leave campaign doesn't want people to hear what the Bank has to say on the most critical issue facing our generation because they don't like its conclusions."
The Birmingham-born 19-year-old could make his Ireland debut in a friendly against the United States on 18 November.
However, he could still opt to play for England until he plays for the Republic in a senior competitive international.
Earlier this week Grealish, capped by Ireland at under-21 level, signed a new four-year deal with Villa.
It is understood Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill met with Grealish and his father in September and was happy for a decision to wait until the player's club future had been settled.
Grealish made his breakthrough with Villa this season, coming on as a substitute in four Premier League matches and playing the full 90 minutes of a Capital One Cup tie.
The midfielder, a product of the Villa academy, spent last season on loan at Notts County.
His grandfather comes from Gort in County Wicklow and, after the Republic's 1-1 draw in Tuesday's Euro 2016 qualifier in Germany, he tweeted: "Come on you boys in green."
On Friday, Dublin-based newspapers the Irish Times and the Irish Independent reported that Grealish was likely to play against the USA.
On their last visit to New Zealand back in 2005, the Lions scored two tries in the first six minutes of their first match on Kiwi soil.
So I was surprised by the heavy weather the Lions made of their 13-7 win over the Provincial Barbarians in Saturday's tour opener.
It was a very scratchy performance. The players seemed like strangers, struggling to get to know each other and work out how they should combine.
Of course the Lions might have had limited preparation time, but the Provincial Barbarians side had only been together for a week or so.
That instinctive handling and offloading game might be part of the Kiwi DNA but the Lions are a team of seasoned internationals.
Individually there were some bright spots. Prop Kyle Sinckler, number eight Taulupe Faletau, flanker Ross Moriarty and centre Ben Te'o took their chance to impress.
Flanker Justin Tipuric and prop Mako Vunipola played with energy and intensity off the bench
But some players need to sharpen up their act.
At full-back, Stuart Hogg looked tense. His sparkling attacking play earned him the Six Nations player of the tournament award in each of the past two seasons.
But against the Provincial Barbarians he was forcing things, attempting a moment of magic as soon as he got hold of the ball.
Second row Iain Henderson and centre Jonathan Joseph just didn't get into the game enough.
On a Lions tour - particularly these ones with a short run-in to the Test series - you have to go looking for the ball. If you wait for the game to come to you, the whole trip can pass you by.
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Scrum-half Greig Laidlaw was decent. But he did what we know he can do and no more. He organised well, but rarely is he going to make a break. He was flagging at the end and was not whip-sharp with the pass.
Perversely, however, that underwhelming performance will be quite positive for the squad.
There are 18 players who weren't involved at all in the game on Saturday. The likes of Leigh Halfpenny, George North and Conor Murray will know that some of their rivals for a Test place have missed an opportunity and that they can stake their own claim against the Blues in midweek.
Warren Gatland's decision over the team's fly-half might be the one that defines the tour.
The two main contenders were in competition and, even on the back of 20 minutes as a replacement, Owen Farrell is now the man in possession.
It is a very different prospect coming on after an hour or so when a lot of the hard work has already been done, especially against a side such as this which was high on enthusiasm but low on real top-class quality.
But Farrell made such a difference, just because Johnny Sexton was so average.
Like Hogg, Sexton seemed stifled by the expectation. At Leinster he is used to being the main man in team talks and on the field. He sets the mood music for that side and when you are not playing at your best that is a burden.
Farrell is part of a Saracens set-up that functions like a well-oiled machine.
He kept it simple, getting into organisational mode, zipping off a couple of good passes in the build-up to Watson's score and putting up a good tactical kick from which Rhys Webb almost scored.
There is still a long way to go, but Sexton is playing catch up after the opener.
The good news for the Lions is that you don't have to do anything wonderfully different to beat the All Blacks tactically.
But your standards have to be skyscraper high in everything you do - ruthlessly accurate, relentlessly intense and with the strictest self-discipline to keep the penalty count down.
That was what England did when they won at Twickenham in 2012 and Ireland did in Chicago in 2016.
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On both occasions they put the All Blacks under such pressure that the world champions eventually cracked and lost.
Some have been tempted to see if Sexton and Farrell could combine with one at fly-half and the other at inside centre.
To base a Test team around that would be a coaching decision from way out of leftfield by Gatland - particularly given the limited preparation time and the fact that a dual playmaker set-up is not one that he has ever really tried with Wales.
To rattle the All Blacks, you have got to have momentum. Both England and Ireland had powerful ball carrying inside centres - Manu Tuilagi and Robbie Henshaw respectively - in their famous wins over New Zealand.
That is not a template that you can fit both Sexton and Farrell into.
Modern sides are so much more drilled than teams in the past, they have a thick playbook of pre-cooked moves and will have had endless talks through what they should do in certain scenarios.
That makes them stronger overall but it can mean that they end up looking to the sidelines for direction.
With a lot of the great touring sides, the players worked it out themselves. It was the case when the Lions won their only series in New Zealand back in 1971.
Coach Carwyn James told the players to express themselves and helped them come up with solutions themselves rather than instructing them on what to do.
It was the same on the victorious Lions tours I was on with Sir Ian McGeechan as coach in 1989 and 1997.
The class for 2017 have to take responsibility to come up with the answers as well. Otherwise the team can stall.
Overall, the US is largely seen in a positive light, with a global median of 69% of people saying they viewed the US favourably. That's up from 65% in 2013 and 2014, says Pew.
But when it comes to the issue of post-9/11 interrogation techniques - which many consider to be torture - the US has received a worldwide rebuke.
Chinese and US officials, at the helm of the world's biggest economies, are meeting in Washington for annual talks.
While the recent global downturn stoked fears that the US was losing ground to China economically, there has actually been a rise in the number of people who think the US is still on top.
Of the 40 countries polled, a majority in 30 of them view the US as the world's biggest economic power. India has seen the biggest jump in the number of people who think the US is on top.
However, it's important to note that majorities in 27 countries believe that China will eventually replace the US as the world's top superpower.
The European Union is the most convinced of China's inevitable supremacy.
When it comes to the US-led fight against Islamic State, the US enjoys broad support.
A median of 62% of people around the world say that they support US military actions against the Islamic State group. That figure is compared to the 24% of people who oppose US-led efforts against the group in Iraq and Syria.
While the Iraq war that raged a decade ago was largely unpopular, majorities in America's key European allies are supportive of the campaign.
A near-majority of people in important Middle Eastern allies are supportive as well.
Back home, 80% of Americans - including 88% of Republicans and 80% of Democrats - view the campaign favourably. Across the northern border, the fight enjoys the support of about two-thirds of the Canadian public.
What's not popular? The interrogation techniques employed by the US following the 9/11 attacks.
A median of 50% of people disapproved of the US government's interrogation techniques that it used on suspected terrorists - techniques that many described as torture.
Only 35% said the techniques were justified.
Majorities in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France said the so-called torture was not justified.
Interestingly, there were some outliers. Italians were largely split on the issue, and people in Poland tended to believe that interrogation techniques were justified.
In the Middle East and Asia, the techniques were largely seen in a negative light - except in Israel, India and the Philippines.
Most Americans, though, see the techniques as justified - but sharply divided along political lines, with Republicans largely supportive and Democrats largely not.
The US president, however, enjoys widespread support that, in many places, has been growing - except for in one country.
Mr Obama's popularity in Israel has taken a nosedive in Israel over the past 12 months. Last year, he had the backing of 71% of Israelis. But this year, only 49% gave him the thumbs-up.
However in India the opposite is true. Over the past year, his popularity in that country jumped from 48% to 71%. He's seen his popularity grow in 14 of the surveyed countries.
Considering people in all 40 countries around the world, Mr Obama has the backing of a median of 69% of people (much higher than his approval rating in the US).
In all the countries surveyed in the EU and sub-Saharan Africa, half or more support the American president. In 29 countries, majorities said they were confident that Mr Obama would do the right thing when it came to world affairs.
The Pew survey was conducted between March and May of this year, and included responses from over 45,000 respondents.
While Monmouthshire spent 11.23% of its adult social care budget on mental health in 2014/15, Blaenau Gwent spent 2.35%, the party claimed.
Overall, councils spent 4.7% of those budgets on mental health in 2014/15, compared to 5.2% in 2012/13.
Council leaders said mental health spending was rising in cash terms, but not as much as other social services.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said: "With demand in mental health services rising year after year, and mental health conditions becoming more understood and treatable, you would expect the proportion of social care money spent on these services to rise.
"To see the opposite happening across Wales is worrying.
"What's even more concerning is seeing the huge variation in council spend on mental health.
"Demand in different areas of Wales can't be as different as these figures make them out to be."
A spokesman for the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said: "Councils are having to manage increased public demand for services at the same time that the funds available to run services have been subject to an unprecedented level of cuts."
But he also accused the Lib Dems of a "misleading interpretation" of the statistics, saying spending on mental health services was still rising in cash terms - up by £5m between 2011/12 to 2014/15 - but not increasing as much as spending on other social services.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "The mental health needs placed on social care budgets are demand led and the percentage breakdown would not be the same in every local authority area every year."
He added that the figures did not include mental health spending by the NHS, which was higher than any other part of the health service at more than £600m for 2015/16.
A new cark park and toilet block will be built at Happisburgh along with wheelchair-friendly access to the beach.
Debris from aging sea defences will also be removed from the sand.
"We are just clearing up a mess," said Angie Fitch-Tillett from North Norfolk District Council.
"Visitors to the coast just see a whole pile of wreckage.
"When we've got over the 'scrap iron challenge' it's going to have a lovely sandy beach and be fantastic for tourists."
Access along the beach and cliff-top will be restricted close to the centre of the village during working hours, but it will remain open to the north and south.
Works are due to be completed by September.
A cigarette case and parts of bodywork have also been found during the dig for the plane at Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire.
Permission to resume the excavation was granted by the coroner.
The bone is believed to be from the pilot, whose body was recovered from the aeroplane shortly after its crash during a training exercise in 1940.
Oxford Archaeology East said the dig had stopped because "a fragment of human skeletal remains" was found.
The group was notified by the coroner at 18:00 BST on Thursday that it had permission to continue with the excavation, a spokeswoman said.
"There was a likelihood of some human remains being present, albeit fragmentary - a common occurrence in high-speed crashes.
"This was a reason for having a full professional archaeological excavation, so that things could be done thoroughly, with protocol and with respect," the spokeswoman said.
The Spitfire crashed, nose first, at 300mph (483km/h) during the World War Two training mission.
The cause of the crash of the Rhodesian Squadron Royal Air Force plane was never fully established, although an investigation concluded either Pilot Officer Harold Penketh's oxygen system failed or there was a physical failure of the plane.
So far archaeologists have dug two metres down and found the original excavation site for the recovery of the pilot's body by RAF Wittering, which took seven days at the time.
They have also recovered the starter motor, control panels from the cockpit, part of the oxygen system and the entire remains of one of the fuel tanks of the Mk 1A Spitfire X4583.
They also hope to recover the engine.
Levein oversaw the appointment of Ian Cathro, who was sacked as head coach on Tuesday.
And Alexander believes the former Scotland manager's role in the club's recent struggles has been overlooked.
"I think what everyone's forgetting is Craig Levein's got to be held accountable," he told BBC Sportsound.
"He's the one that's hiring and firing, and he seems to be getting away with murder. The Hearts fans now seem to be clocking on to it. Where's this mismanagement coming from? Ultimately, it's Craig Levein.
"Someone has got to be making these decisions, and Craig Levein seems to be making them and getting away with them. He seems to be able to hire and fire without any consequences. Craig Levein will probably hire the next manager, and if he's not a success, they'll just fire him."
Alexander experienced two seasons under Hearts' director of football model between 2014 and 2016, with head coach Robbie Neilson guiding the Gorgie club to the Scottish Championship title, then a third-place finish on their return to the top tier.
Now with Livingston, 40-year-old Alexander revealed on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound that Levein was a regular presence around the squad during his time there.
"Craig was always around," he said. "His role of director of football was he oversaw everything. He was always in the office, always watching training, always in Robbie's ear helping him, advising him, but Robbie maintained it was his team and I do believe that.
"Half-time and full-time he was in the dressing room, and he would have a word with the manager before he went in at half-time and full-time.
"Craig is a big influence in Scottish football and a big influence on Hearts and has his say, but ultimately he's not the manager, and if he wants to hire a manager, let them manage."
Hearts owner Ann Budge said on Friday the club has been "swamped with applications" for the vacant head coach position, and have "the luxury of time" to appoint Cathro's successor while coaches Jon Daly, Austin MacPhee and Liam Fox take interim charge under Levein.
"Hearts are renowned for bringing young managers through with the help of Craig Levein in the background," Alexander added.
"The managers that are linked with the job - Paul Hartley, Steven Pressley, experienced managers - they won't want that distraction, they'll want to come in and do it their own way."
Alexander feels Cathro could have been offered a "demotion" to an assistant's role, rather than being sacked, after Hearts suffered a shock exit from the League Cup following the group stage.
"You never like to see managers get sacked; there's just such a high expectancy with the Hearts fans, the board, the success they had in the period Robbie Neilson was there," Alexander said.
"I just think he needed help. I think firing him was a bit extreme; he is a young, upcoming coach and I've spoken to a lot of the players and they all rave about his coaching on a day-to-day basis on the training pitch.
"I think man-management was the problem. I think he needed help. I think he needed a number one. It would be a bit disrespectful to make him manager then demote him to number two, but I think he needed a more experienced man to come in, take the match-day team talk and the preparation, let him do his Monday-Friday stuff."
"We gave [our allies] our best analysis of the enormous needs that Iran has internally and the commitment that Iran has made to its people in terms of shoring up its economy and improving economic growth," said President Obama, when asked about concerns that Iran would use the money from sanctions relief for nefarious aims in the region.
He added that "most of the destabilising activity that Iran engages in is low-tech, low-cost activity".
It was just as well that Mr Obama gave the press conference on his own. The Gulf leaders had just departed after a full day of talks at the Maryland retreat or they would have had a hard time resisting a collective eye roll at what they perceive to be American naivety about Tehran.
As it pursues a nuclear deal with Iran, Washington has been trying hard not to adhere to the positions, fears and sometimes paranoia of Arab countries vis-a-vis Iran.
At Camp David, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council received assurances that Washington had their backs, with pledges about more military cooperation and hardware. But nothing can bridge what are essentially opposing world views.
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Riyadh has accepted that there is little it can do about stopping a nuclear deal, but it's gearing up to push back more forcefully against its arch-nemesis, as Tehran boasts of a new Persian empire with influence over four capitals: Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus and Sanaa.
Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad Hariri was scathing on a recent visit to Washington about the administration's assertion that the money from the sanctions relief would go to "building bridges and roads".
It's estimated that after a deal is reached and Iran is verifiably in compliance, Tehran would get access to at least $100bn (£64bn).
"I want to know how much of this money is going to Hezbollah," said Mr Hariri, whose political camp is staunchly opposed to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militant group backed by Iran, which has been fighting in Syria to help prop up President Bashar al-Assad.
A UN official also recently estimated that Iran had been channelling as much as $35bn a year into Syria since the conflict started.
Earlier this month, Syria and Iran were discussing a $1bn credit line to help Mr Assad's government, the second credit line since 2013.
Arab countries don't see Iran's efforts to expand its regional influence as a low-cost operation, though it could perhaps be characterised as low-tech.
When it comes to a military edge, Saudi Arabia is billions of dollars ahead of Iran.
Riyadh is now trying to deploy its hardware in the face of Iran's asymmetric warfare and is looking beyond Yemen.
A senior Saudi Arabian official told me they were deeply concerned about the cash injection Iran would get after a nuclear deal.
When I asked him whether they were planning to make a move on Syria before a deal is reached, his response was a surprisingly forceful "Yes".
Channelling his Saudi Arabian allies, Mr Hariri indicated that while replicating the Saudi military operation in Yemen was not an option in Syria, the kingdom had come to accept that the only way to get Washington more involved in the effort to push President Assad out was to take the initiative and hope the US followed.
After years of disconnected policies, Saudi Arabia is now working with Qatar, Turkey and Jordan to better coordinate their support for the rebels opposing President Assad, and this has quickly translated into significant gains on the ground in recent weeks.
The strategy is likely to tip the balance of power on the battlefield enough that Iran will agree to a political negotiation and push Mr Assad out.
Exerting real leverage on Damascus would require further action, and Washington has made clear it is opposed to an outright win by the Syrian rebels.
But it's unlikely anyone can micromanage advances on the ground - or that the Saudi Arabia has much patience left for Mr Obama's approach.
Just as the American president's pursuit of a deal with Iran upset the status quo that has prevailed in the region for the past three decades, Saudi Arabia's decision to go to war caused a further tectonic shift.
Saudi Arabia has never really gone to war in this way, and the jury is still out on how it is managing.
Former CIA analyst Bruce Riedel described it as bordering on drink-driving.
But it's clear that Riyadh is test driving its ability to lead military coalitions and wants to be the new military power of the region.
Bradbury, 21, made his debut against Leinster in October 2014 and signed his first professional contract with the club the following year.
The back-row forward made his Scotland debut in the 19-16 victory against Argentina at Murrayfield in November.
"I love Edinburgh and that is a huge reason for me to stay," Bradbury said.
"It's also great to have the opportunity to continue playing my rugby in Scotland as I look to build on my cap. Now, for me, it's about getting as many [caps] as I possibly can."
Edinburgh acting head coach Duncan Hodge told the club's website: "Magnus has worked very hard to get to this point, and his training ethic and determination to continue improving shines through every single day.
"He drives standards and is a great example to the other young players in the squad.
"Securing an asset such as Magnus is a real statement of intent going forward."
Speaking to BBC's Sunday Politics Wales, Mr Farage said Wales was now a "top priority" for the party.
He said: "The people who are standing for the assembly in Cardiff are not doing so as a protest movement.
"We're doing so with a positive frame of mind and... to do our very best for the people in Wales who elect us."
He added: "If that means becoming a constructive opposition, or if it did mean in some way helping in government, we'd be quite prepared to fulfil either role."
When asked if he would consider standing in the assembly election, he said: "It's a lovely thought and great part of the world to live in.
"I think in some ways life would be more comfortable living in Wales than living on the edge of London as I am but unfortunately, I'll have to rule it out".
He also called for a return of grammar schools in Wales, saying: "We want to make sure that bright kids who come from poor backgrounds have the opportunity to do as well as kids that come from the richest families in Wales.
"You do that by giving people more opportunity through selective education."
"That may seem very radical and it's not something that's been on the agenda in Wales for a very long time but it's the kind of thing that UKIP will be talking about".
Nadine Burden, 36, was found injured at her home in Fratton at 23:58 GMT on Saturday. She died at the scene.
A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Another woman, 52, has been detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and assisting an offender.
On Monday, Hampshire police were granted an extra 36 hours to question the pair.
He said of his late wife Linda: "I realised that she's always been very important to me, throughout my life.
"But I now I realise she might have been the most important thing in my life - and she still is."
A tearful Sir Tom was at the book festival to discuss his autobiography, Over the Top and Back.
The book covers his life and his career, which spans 50 years. Lady Linda died of cancer in April. The couple were married for 59 years.
The star told GQ editor Dylan Jones, who interviewed him on stage at the festival, that he never considered leaving his childhood sweetheart.
"No. Never. Never crossed my mind - it didn't cross her mind. It was solid. We had a solid marriage that nothing could shake and we both felt that.
"I felt very lucky to have fallen in love at an early age. We were teenagers, we fell in love, not just in lust.
"A lot of teenagers fall in lust and then it doesn't last. But we knew this thing was forever, for as long as we would be alive. That's how strong the marriage was."
Sir Tom is due to kick off his UK tour with a performance at Hampton Court Palace on 8 June.
Gorwel is calling for the post to be created after consulting businesses.
New Prime Minister Theresa May has made David Davis Secretary of State for Exiting the EU in her first cabinet.
Welsh ministers said they had already announced their "immediate priorities" following the referendum and would make further statements in due course.
Gorwel said businesses see Brexit as an opportunity to "transform" the Welsh economy and make it "less dependent on government support."
The think tank's chairman Meirion Morgan said: "With Theresa May now prime minister, we can be in no doubt that Brexit will dominate the UK Government's agenda for the foreseeable future.
"We're patently aware of the significant impact an EU exit will have on Wales and know the Welsh government is aware of it too.
"It is now crucial that the people of Wales have strong political leadership and we feel a minister is required to lead and focus on Brexit."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "This is a broad set of recommendations, most of which represent a common sense approach and many of which we are already pursuing.
"The first minister has already announced our immediate priorities and will be making further statements in due course."
Wall Street followed European and Asian markets, which plunged after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen warned growth in the US could be hit by global economic turmoil.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 254.56 points to 15,660.18.
The S&P 500 fell 1.2% to 1,829.08 and the Nasdaq lost 0.4% to 4,266.84.
Ms Yellen testified before a senate hearing for a second day on Thursday, saying she had no intention to follow European central banks and impose a negative interest rates.
The Swedish central bank's move to further lower negative interest rates to -0.5% on Thursday added to fears over the banking sector.
On Wednesday, Ms Yellen said the economic situation in the US was not as clear as it was in December, when the Fed raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan shares both fell 4.4%, while Bank of America shares were nearly 7% lower.
Morgan Stanley shares were down 4.5%. The Wall Street bank announced it had reached a final $3.2bn deal with US regulators over mortgage backed bonds it sold in the lead up to the financial crisis.
Airplane maker Boeing saw its share price fall 6.8% on reports that the company was under investigation over accounting manoeuvres that may have overstated its profitability outlook.
The findings of a new report, which include the suggestion that offences are greatly under-reported, have been described as a "damning indictment".
The report was published by Scottish Environment Link.
But the Crown Office dismissed the report as "ill informed".
And Police Scotland said investigations into the suspicious deaths of wildlife were "complex, difficult and prolonged", but said improvements had been made with the creation of the single force two years ago.
Eddie Palmer, the convener of the Link's wildlife crime task force, said: "Practices that were once acceptable are now considered cruel and criminal.
"This is especially so where the practices are obviously linked with economic interests.
"Behaviour in certain minority groups has lagged well behind these changes in our attitudes.
"It is time to change that behaviour and stamp out these crimes."
But the report prompted a strongly-worded response from the Crown Office.
A spokesman said: "This report is ill informed and based on flawed methodology. It is a matter of real concern that no discussion or contact in relation to these cases has been made with the Crown. The Crown rejects the finding of this report on the basis that many of the conclusions are inaccurate.
"There was no consultation with us prior to publication and therefore no context for the erroneous conclusions and recommendations which appear to be supported by examples which are outdated and anecdotal at best.
"The Crown will raise these concerns directly with Scottish Environment Link."
Police Scotland pointed out that the report covered the period between 2008 and 2013 - before the creation of the new single police force, which it said had brought a "consistent, high level of investigation and investigative scrutiny to all reported wildlife crime".
A spokeswoman for the force said: "Tackling wildlife crime is not just about law enforcement, it is about working with partners and the public to raise awareness and to prevent it happening.
"Police Scotland is committed to investigating all reports of suspected wildlife crime. Investigations into the suspicious deaths of wildlife are complex, difficult and prolonged. The areas covered can be vast and remote, and it is seldom immediately apparent whether wildlife has died as the result of criminality.
"We have a network of dedicated wildlife crime officers across the country with extensive experience and are introducing a new training courses for police officers which will substantially increase the number of officers with specialist understanding of wildlife crime."
The Scottish government has described tackling wildlife crime as a priority and has already introduced new legislation designed to deal with the problem.
The Wildlife and Natural Environment Act allows for the prosecution of landowners who fail to ensure their employees comply with laws which protect birds of prey. This is known as vicarious liability.
General licences, which allow gamekeepers to kill crows and some other bird species, can also be withdrawn in cases where raptor persecution is suspected.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "We have the strongest laws on wildlife crime in the UK, including vicarious liability, which was recently successfully used in the courts.
"We are reviewing the penalties for wildlife crime to ensure they are an adequate deterrent and there are now arrangements in place to restrict the use of general licences where there are grounds to believe wildlife crime has taken place.
"We have been clear that we will continue to take whatever further steps are deemed necessary to deal with wildlife crime."
But campaigners argue more must be done to ensure police and prosecutors are using existing laws effectively.
Ian Thomson of RSPB Scotland said: "A law is only as good as its enforcement, and the comprehensive analysis contained in these papers shows that this is far from good enough here in Scotland."
The report's main findings include:
Douglas McAdam, chief executive of the landowners' organisation Scottish Land and Estates, said: "The Link report seems to dismiss the official statistics produced by the Scottish Government in recent years which show most types of wildlife crime in Scotland have reduced in recent years or are now stable at single figure or tens of incidents recorded by police each year.
"The government produces a rigorous annual report into wildlife crime, and part of the reason for introducing that is to get at the facts.
"Far and away the most common form of wildlife crime is poaching and illegal hare coursing and we believe that is an area which needs to be prioritised."
A spokesman for the Scottish Gamekeepers Association said: "There are many partner organisations involved in tackling wildlife crime in Scotland, ourselves included, and all groups are entitled to call for things in public.
"However, this appears more to be a thinly veiled public vote of no confidence in Police Scotland and a fight between who should have control over wildlife crime investigations and how they should operate.
"As a member representative organisation with no investigatory powers, we don't want, therefore, to be drawn into an operational power battle between charities with investigative roles and the police service."
Anthony Kennedy, 32, fled from officers who were investigating reports of a man with a gun, said a spokesman for the police force.
He was quickly captured, and police then discovered that he is wanted for several other suspected crimes.
The baby has been placed in the care of a relative, police say.
According to local media, the one-year-old child is a boy.
Police were called on Friday afternoon to the West Side of Chicago where they found Kennedy "to be in the possession of a handgun" outside his home.
"As officers approached, Kennedy fled and [the] handgun as well as cannabis were discovered in a baby stroller," said Anthony Guglielmi.
Mr Kennedy has been ordered by a judge to be held in lieu of a $100,000 bond as he awaits trial, according to court records.
He is scheduled to appear in court again on Friday.
John Maher was the drummer in 1970s band Buzzcocks, whose hits included Ever Fallen In Love.
Maher is now a photographer based on Harris and usually takes night-time and long exposure images of decaying manmade objects in the Hebrides.
The exhibition, Nobody's Home, has opened at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.
It forms part of Architecture and Design Scotland's Say Hello to Architecture programme.
Maher was 16 years old when he was recruited as a member of the Buzzcocks. Chart success followed before the band broke up in 1981.
In 2002, he relocated from his home town of Manchester to the Isle of Harris in the Western Isles.
Maher has previously exhibited his photographs at venues in the Highlands and Islands.
Speaking ahead of the opening of the Lighthouse exhibition, he said: "Taking this exhibition to Glasgow is the realisation of a long-held ambition.
"What started out as a personal project - documenting abandoned croft houses in the Outer Hebrides - has had an unexpected side effect.
"As a result of displaying my photographs, there's now a real possibility of seeing at least one of the properties becoming a family home once again."
He added: "Putting on this exhibition in collaboration with the team at Architecture and Design Scotland means Nobody's Home is about more than pictures on a gallery wall. It shows that looking through a lens to the past can help shape things in the future."
Helen Fleet, 66, was found dead in in Worlebury Woods near Weston-super-Mare, on 28 March 1987.
Despite a BBC Crimewatch appeal and a major police investigation, no one has ever been charged with her murder.
Police said there were "no new lines of enquiry" currently but believe answers "may lie in the local community".
Ms Fleet, who lived with her sister in Osborne Road, was last seen alive on the morning of her death.
Det Sgt Pete Frake said she had driven to the woods in her blue Datsun to take her two dogs for a walk.
"Helen was found beaten, strangled and stabbed in Worlebury Woods at around 12.40pm," he said.
"She was last seen alive at 10.50am in Worlebury Hill Road."
Despite thousands of people being interviewed by police at the time and further reviews of evidence, Det Sgt Frake said, the "horrific murder" had remained unsolved.
"Loyalties and relationships can change over the years, which can result in people being more willing to tell us what they know, or share with us any suspicions they may have," he said.
"Helen's friends and relatives have been waiting for 30 years to see justice done which is a heavy and unimaginable burden to bear."
Anyone with any information is being urged to contact Avon and Somerset Police.
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According to Syed Farook's fiancee visa application, he and Tashfeen Malik made contact on a website, emailed and then decided to meet.
The pair's parents met in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the annual pilgrimage.
They got engaged the day their parents met and planned to marry within a month of Malik arriving in the US.
The US House Judiciary Committee has released visa documents. detailing Malik's processing into the US, after some lawmakers criticised the progress.
Authorities say the two opened fire at a work luncheon for Farook's colleagues in the San Bernardino public health department on 2 December, killing 14 people.
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Hours later, police tracked the couple to their home, and they died in a shootout. The mass shooting was the deadliest terrorist attack in the US since 9/11.
Malik's file has copies of her Saudi passport stamps and visas, along with a statement from Farook detailing how they met and when they planned to marry.
Her visa issuance is still the subject of investigation. She was born in Pakistan but grew up in Saudi Arabia, returning to Pakistan to pursue a pharmacy degree at Bahauddin Zakariya University.
The 29-year-old pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State on the day of the shooting.
Farook, 28, had worked for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health for five years and the couple had just had a baby. They left the child with its grandmother the day of the shooting.
He prayed daily at the Islamic Center of Riverside, California, but no one seemed to think he had extremist views.
Malik's admission to the US has sparked debate among US lawmakers about immigration and visa processes.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, said immigration officials did not "thoroughly vet" Malik's application.
He said the application did not show sufficient evidence the two had met in person, and that more evidence had been requested, but it was not provided and she still had her visa approved.
The State Department has said that "all required procedures were followed in the K-1 visa case for Ms. Malik".
Mr Arnott, who represents the North East of England, said there was "no prize for a silver medal".
The 35-year-old had been the first to put himself forward to replace Nigel Farage.
His withdrawal leaves five candidates battling it out with the winner to be announced on 15 September.
They include councillor Lisa Duffy, who vowed to campaign for better mental health care in a campaign speech earlier.
She spoke of her experience with post-natal depression and said she wanted to "pick up the baton" of mental health campaigning from former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.
Ms Duffy - who was endorsed by UKIP MEP for London Gerard Batten - also said Mr Farage would "always want to pull the strings" in the party but that the next leader had to be "somebody very different".
Also running are MEPs Bill Etheridge and Diane James and activists Phillip Broughton and Elizabeth Jones.
Wales captain White, 27, has made 88 appearances for the Vikings, joining the club on their return to the top flight in 2012.
"Every year he is getting better and better," head coach Denis Betts said.
"He's on the cusp of fulfilling his potential. He can be one of the best number nines in Super League."
The NDNA said underfunding of the scheme meant many nurseries in England would struggle to provide the extended free care for pre-schoolers.
Early years education for three- and four-year-olds is to be doubled from 15 to 30 hours for each week of term time.
The government says the extra free hours will help support families.
Pilots of the scheme are due to begin in the autumn and a full rollout will follow in 2017, under new legislation covered by the Childcare Bill.
But in its annual survey, the NDNA found only 45% of the 485 nurseries questioned said they were likely to extend the number of free hours on offer.
I own two nurseries. I get £3.88 per hour at one setting, and £4 per hour at the other.
My break-even point at both settings is £4.55 per hour, therefore I make a loss on every funded hour in both settings.
The government say they have done "extensive consultation" but that beggars belief.
They talked to 54 nurseries, of which, only two were in south-east England, the majority were in north-west England.
The costings for a nursery in the south east are significantly different to those in the north west.
This government will not listen.
It will find that the whole ethos of free childcare will fail unless they engage with the industry and increase funding.
As an alternative, they could move to allowing top-up funding (from parents) by the providers. This would ensure that parents get a discount and providers make a living wage.
The NDNA - which represents more than 5,000 nurseries out of a total of about 18,000 in England - said nurseries were currently managing to offer 15 hours of free childcare a week by plugging the shortfall in government funding.
In practice, it said, this meant parents paid a higher rate for the hours their child spent in nursery above 15 hours.
The average nursery had to absorb a loss of about £34,000 a year due to the funding gap, with 89% of nurseries making a loss on free places, it claimed.
The majority of respondents (92%) to the poll were private nurseries, with 7% from the voluntary sector and the rest maintained nurseries.
NDNA chief executive Purnima Tanuku said the nursery sector was "fully behind" the principle of more support for parents.
"But serious funding shortfalls stand in the way of nurseries getting on board, despite their desire to help families with free childcare," she said.
"Private, voluntary and independent nurseries deliver most of the government's free places, currently 15 hours per week for all three- and four-year-olds and some two-year-olds.
"But the nursery sector is reluctant to commit to offering more free hours when they already make a significant annual loss - an average of £34,000 per nursery - on the funded places they currently provide."
But education and childcare minister Sam Gyimah said: "We are backing families and funding the sector, with £1bn extra funding every year by 2020, including £300m annually to increase the national average funding rate, to incentivise and attract providers to deliver the full 30-hour free offer to parents.
"This extra funding was based on an extensive consultation with the sector and our review into the cost of delivering childcare, the most comprehensive analysis of this market ever.
"The NDNA's survey shows many providers are likely to offer free childcare and thousands of providers and councils also expressed an interest in taking part in our early implementers programme, well in advance of the national rollout."
In Wales, all three- and four-year-olds are entitled to a minimum of 10 hours of free foundation phase early education.
In Scotland, three- and four-year-olds are eligible for 600 hours of free childcare a year (the equivalent of around 16 hours a week during term time).
In Northern Ireland, under the pre-school education programme, there is an allocation of funded places for children in the year before they start school.
Campaigners say the former Volkswagen garage - owned by Wadham College - is "Oxford's unofficial homeless shelter".
Leaseholder Midcounties Co-operative said it was "very confident" it could reach an agreement.
It is trying to agree a deal that would allow the squatters to remain until April when its lease ends.
Kevin Brown, group general manager at The Midcounties Co-operative, said: "In April we have a legal obligation to hand the site back, with vacant possession, to our landlord Wadham College.
"To ensure we're able to meet that requirement, we will request a repossession order but our preference is not to use it."
Campaigners have asked for the site to be officially designated as homeless housing.
However, Wadham College hopes to redevelop the building into student accommodation.
Lewis Cairns, who is homeless and has been living in the squat, said: "It's a bit of a godsend really, I feel like I can get somewhere now.
"I can start applying for university and get things done."
Last week, Wadham College said it was "exploring everything" and had not decided whether to take legal action.
It added its primary focus was the "safety implications" for the homeless who had moved in and said it had a longstanding relationship with the Gatehouse homeless project.
A statement said: "The college will be making every effort to speak to representatives of this homeless group as well as local residents, safety experts and the site developers."
It takes the agreement for US domestic coverage of the Oscars up to the centenary year of the awards.
ABC has already broadcast the ceremony more than 50 times - the next occasion being the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February in Hollywood.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said ABC was the "perfect partner" to "celebrate the magic of movies".
She said: "We're honoured to continue our storied and successful partnership with ABC in broadcasting the most-watched live entertainment event of the year.
Academy chief executive officer Dawn Hudson said the partnership with ABC was "one of the most enduring in Hollywood", adding: "We couldn't think of a more trusted collaborator to further our mission of inspiring and connecting the world through film."
The 2016 Academy Awards pulled in its smallest audience in eight years, according to US ratings data, where some 34.3 million Americans watched the ceremony - a near record low.
The ceremony is currently shown on Sky Movies in the UK.
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The Erddig Glow is a light display that illuminates the National Trust's 18th Century building and its walled garden.
With frozen gates and trees, coloured up-lighters, static projections and feature lighting, the event attracted hundreds of visitors for Friday's opening night.
It will take place every Friday and Saturday in December.
At this week's summit in Newport in Wales, Nato heads of state will agree on a Readiness Action Plan to respond to such crises.
It will involve setting up a new spearhead force of 4-5,000 troops, ready to deploy within 48 hours.
The alliance is also committed to boosting its intelligence gathering and sharing with the use of spy planes and unmanned drones.
Earlier this year, a US Military Global Hawk entered British airspace en route to Norway.
It was the first time the highly secretive unmanned surveillance plane had flown over Britain.
Few, if any, would have caught a glimpse of it at 15,240m (50,000 ft), well above the cruising altitude of passenger planes. Nor did many know what it was up to.
The Global Hawk, whose powerful sensors can monitor every single traffic movement in the state of Florida while flying 100 miles (60 km) off the coast, was joining a swarm of other drones, as well as manned spy planes of all shapes and sizes, in the largest ever test of Nato's ability to gather and share intelligence.
On the ground Nato troops were launching hand-held mini-drones, like the Raven, to give them live pictures of the land ahead.
The trial, called Unified Vision, involved the use of four military satellites, 24 surveillance aircraft, 15 ground-based vehicles with sensors and radars, as well as two warships.
US Global Hawks have already been used over Iraq to locate Islamic State fighters and their positions.
They have also been flown over Nigeria to try to locate hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.
By the end of the decade, Nato too will have acquired five of the high-altitude unmanned spy planes at a cost of $1.7bn (£1bn).
They will be operated out of Sigonella airbase in Sicily and will help the alliance build up what it describes as its "situational awareness" in times of crises.
It is just what Nato needs to develop a clear picture of the build-up of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine.
That is the kit, but the location for Unified Vision is close to nirvana for the international military alliance too.
Situated in a remote Norwegian fjord with large stretches of uninhabited land, wide empty stretches of water and uncluttered airspace, it is the perfect place to put the technology through its paces.
Its relative isolation also allows military planners to block GPS signals or launch cyber attacks to simulate the challenges of electronic warfare.
Unlike most military exercises, the majority of the 2,000 military personnel involved in Unified Vision were staring at computer screens and live video feeds rather than through the sight of a rifle.
"Computers and computer technology are becoming part of the fabric of warfare," says Dr Richard Wittstruck, who leads Nato's Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance group.
"As we look at a digital age, the soldier treats the computer as part of his weapon cache. It's as important as a tank or a rifle or any other weapon," he adds.
Ludwig Decamps, the alliance's director of aerospace capabilities describes all this reliance on technology as "an evolution in warfare".
It looks and feels more like a revolution.
The challenge for Nato, and the purpose of Unified Vision, is to make sure allies can use all the technology at their disposal and then share the intelligence gathered.
It is no easy task. First the nations that make up Nato use different systems, from aircraft to software. Second, not everyone wants to share all the intelligence they collect.
In Afghanistan it took Nato the best part of a decade to put systems in place that would allow all those countries involved to share intelligence.
Lieutenant Colonel Matt Martin, the joint commander for Unified Vision, says it is vital to prepare for future operations.
"When a Nato campaign kicks off, you don't know who will show up and what they will bring," he says.
This training is vital for ensuring there is a common set of procedures and systems in place under which they can all work and function together when the next crises arises.
To do that, they rehearse a number of "vignettes", ranging from a humanitarian crisis and fleeing refugees to dealing with an insurgency, and even a full conflict.
In one scenario, a French military analyst interprets the data coming in from a Czech listening station that has been trying to identify the location of a surface-to-air missile battery.
The French analyst then passes on the intelligence to an Italian air commander who orders Norwegian F-16 to destroy the target.
All this information is relayed to a nerve centre, or "intelligence fusion cell", where civilian and military intelligence personnel sift through the data and watch the live feeds from drones flying above.
It has the potential to be a Tower of Babel; English is not the only language being spoken.
Different software and systems have the potential to add to the confusion.
Then there is the task of storing all this information on servers which can be accessed by the different nations taking part.
This trial in Norway tried to iron out some of those challenges. It is also a reminder that the future of warfare is much more than just bombs and bullets.
Wright joined Barnsley in February 2015 as number two to former boss Lee Johnson, who he also worked alongside at League One club Oldham.
The 50-year-old rejected an offer to take charge of Bristol City's under-21 squad in June.
"He's been a big part of the success of the club and he's happy here," Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom said.
But those UKIP supporters who had come from around the East Midlands to greet their leader used some of the time waiting in Bulwell Market to hand out leaflets to a few cautious shoppers and a few receptive ones.
UKIP members have been branded on social media as being obsessed by a single issue. What will happen after the referendum? Win or lose. Who will they be appealing to then?
For UKIP's Nottingham Chairman, Francesco Lari, it was important to get his party leader into territory where he felt they could get a sympathetic ear.
"There are lots of small businesses on Bulwell Market and they would be better off out of the EU," he said.
A manageable, more receptive crowd would also go some way to erasing the egging Nigel Farage suffered on his last campaigning visit in the centre of Nottingham two years ago.
Bulwell is part of the Labour stronghold of Nottingham North. Mr Lari said they were encouraged by an 18% showing for UKIP in last year's General Election, not far off the Tories who finished second.
The purple double-decker bus with a giant Nigel Farage face on the side swept into sight to cheers from the waiting activists.
The theme tune to the Great Escape blared out the speakers on top to their delight and Mr Farage gave a vigorous impression of an enthusiastic conductor. "Do you like our theme tune? " he roared. They did. "Because that's what we've got to do isn't it? We've got to escape."
We managed to get a face to face chat with Mr Farage in the scrum which surrounded him as he stepped off the bus. I put it to him that it did not end terribly well for most of the characters in the film who, well, didn't escape.
Unsurprisingly he had an answer for that. Tongue in cheek at first. "Well I may be put up against a wall and shot you never know and many wanted that to happen. But the idea that you stand up and fight against bullying and authoritarianism is absolutely right and true and that is what we are trying to do."
Quite how this sits with his reported words earlier in the day in Dudley when he was said to have urged supporters to bully people into voting Brexit. "Go out and persuade people, bully people, go down the pubs, the clubs, your family and get them to vote to take back our country. We want our country back."
When the scrum diminished and he was able to reach something approaching a walking pace the UKIP leader would talk to anyone who approached. He bought a bunch of flowers from the market place for £2 and handed them to a delighted lady in a red Vote Leave t-shirt.
In a very unscientific sample at the market we spoke to three stall holders and got three different responses. The man selling undies told us where he would like to stick EU membership and bemoaned what he called the gravy train. His wife was rather more keen to interest the UKIP leader in a new pair of Y-fronts but sadly that picture opportunity did not materialise.
On a Jamaican food stall was a lady who had tried to find out the arguments from both sides of the debate. She spoke about the benefits of being a member but had listened to the Brexit words too. A man on one of the veg stalls said he did not really know what both sides were saying but he wanted England to be like it used to be.
I'm uncertain how far back he was referring to but the UKIP leader harked back to England of old and more particularly Nottingham.
"Cameron is like the Sheriff of Nottingham. These people...." he said, gesturing to those in the Market Place, "... are the spirit of Robin Hood".
At least he knew where he was unlike Labour's Shadow Europe Minister, Pat Glass, who days earlier had been recorded calling a voter in the Derbyshire village of Sawley a "horrible racist" and "I'm never coming back to wherever this is."
Knowing where you are and who your audience is should always be important for all campaigning politicians. UKIP clearly knew that when they decided to come to Bulwell. Campaigning continued in the Royal Oak pub just off the Market Place. Mr Farage later tweeted he had gone in for a sherbet to thank local UKIP activists.
Following Sam Northeast's unbeaten 173, the away side declared overnight on 413-5, leaving their south coast neighbours a nominal chase of 426.
Harry Finch (24) and Chris Nash (31) gave them a good start, but Stevens took 5-51 in a devastating spell.
Sussex wicketkeeper Ben Brown made his second half century of the game before running out of partners on 69.
Kent's second County Championship win of the season owed much to 40-year-old Stevens, who took five wickets in an innings for the 14th time in a first-class match to add to his scores of 68 and 71 not out with the bat earlier in the game.
It put them just one point behind early-season pacesetters Notts and Northants, who beat Durham and Derbyshire respectively.
Having reached 59-0, Sussex lost six wickets for 24 runs in the space of 12 overs and although David Wiese (25) helped Brown add 54, only four batsmen reached double figures as Matt Coles (3-44) worked his way through the tail before Wayne Parnell had last man Ajmal Shahzad caught at point.
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens told BBC Radio Kent:
"At my pace I have to bowl wicket to wicket to set fields.
"Our plan this morning was for me, Gidman and Tredwell to bowl from this end and let the seamers take the other, where there was variable bounce.
"I suppose I just had a little purple patch where I did bowl straight and got it to hold up the slope. It was just one of those things: I stuck to my guns and it paid off for me."
The suit argues Armstrong defrauded the American public by insisting he was not using drugs while riding for the publicly funded US Postal Service team.
Last month, Armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins.
The suit, filed by his former team-mate Floyd Landis, aims to recover sponsorship money from Armstrong.
"Lance Armstrong and his cycling team took more than $30m from the US Postal Service based on their contractual promise to play fair and abide by the rules - including the rules against doping," said Ronald C Machen Jr, US Attorney for the District of Columbia.
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"The Postal Service has now seen its sponsorship unfairly associated with what has been described as 'the most sophisticated, professionalised, and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen'.
"This lawsuit is designed to help the Postal Service recoup the tens of millions of dollars it paid out based on years of broken promises.
"In today's economic climate, the Postal Service is simply not in a position to allow Lance Armstrong or any of the other defendants to walk away with the tens of millions of dollars they illegitimately procured."
Armstrong's legal team had tried to convince the US government not to join the so-called 'whistleblowing' lawsuit filed by Landis, who himself admitted using drugs throughout his career.
"Lance and his representatives worked constructively over these last weeks with federal lawyers to resolve this case fairly, but those talks failed because we disagree about whether the Postal Service was damaged," said Armstrong's counsel Robert Luskin.
"The Postal Services's own studies show that the Service benefited tremendously from its sponsorship - benefits totalling more than $100m."
By flagging up allegations of fraud, Landis could receive a substantial share of any money recovered from Armstrong under the federal False Claims Act. The law, introduced by President Lincoln in 1863, stipulates the person bringing the lawsuit can receive 15-25% of any damages.
Armstrong ended years of denial in January during an interview with chat show host Oprah Winfrey in which he described doping as part of the process of winning the Tour.
The 41-year-old has since said he will not agree to be interviewed under oath by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada).
Armstrong was charged by Usada in June 2012 with using performance-enhancing drugs.
He filed a lawsuit against the organisation the following month, accusing it of "corrupt inducements" to other cyclists to testify against him.
However, Armstrong then announced in August that he would not fight the doping charges filed against him, and was given a life ban by Usada and stripped of his Tour de France titles.
Armstrong won seven Tour de France titles between 1999 and 2005. The US Postal Service sponsored the team between 1996 and 2004.
The 24-year-old won the event, finishing ahead of Ethiopian record holder Atsedu Tsegay.
His time beat the 62:28 set in the 1987 Great North Run by Allister Hutton.
Hawkins' time of 60:24 in last year's Great Scottish Run half-marathon did not count as a Scottish record after the course was found to be too short.
Organisers re-measured the Glasgow route after some competitors raised concerns about the distance and it was found to be around 150m shy.
Hawkins is now second to Mo Farah on the all-time British list over the half-marathon distance, with Steve Jones third.
Another Scot, Laura Muir, set a new European 3,000m indoor record in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The 23-year-old's victory set a new mark of eight minutes 26.41 seconds - fifth on the world-best list.
Meanwhile, compatriot Andy Butchart clocked 3:54.24 to win the Armory Invitational Mile event in New York to go second on the Scottish all-time list and third on the British list.
Adams, 58, from Bernagh Drive, Belfast, was found guilty of ten offences, including rape and gross indecency, against his daughter, Áine Adams.
The abuse was committed over a six-year period between 1977 and 1983, when she was aged between four and nine.
Áine Adams said she could begin her life at 40 and "lay to rest the memory of the five-year-old who was abused".
In a statement, read out by a police officer, she said: "I do not see this verdict as a victory, nor a celebration, as it has taken its toll and has caused hurt, heartache and anguish to all those involved."
By Shane HarrisonBBC News
On a rainy day in Dundalk, County Louth, in 2000, Liam Adams confessed to one incident of sexual abuse of his daughter Áine, according to his older brother, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.
In 2007, after Sinn Féin voted to accept the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Gerry Adams made his first statement to police about the abuse allegations.
It was not until 2009, nine years after that walk in the Dundalk rain, that the Sinn Féin leader told the police, in a second statement, that his brother had confessed to him.
In the Belfast in which Gerry Adams came to prominence during the Troubles, many issues, not least child sex abuse, had been hidden by the fog of war.
Shadow of abuse
Áine Adams had waived her right to anonymity throughout the trial.
Liam Adams consistently denied the charges throughout the two-week trial.
However, a jury of nine men and three women convicted Adams on all charges, following four hours of deliberation, with a majority verdict of eleven to one.
Details of the abuse were outlined during the trial including how Áine Adams had been raped while her mother gave birth in hospital to her brother.
Giving evidence in his own defence, Liam Adams said the abuse did not happen.
The court also heard how Gerry Adams had accompanied his niece, Áine, and her mother to Buncrana in County Donegal to confront Liam Adams about the allegations.
She was just 13 but although she made a complaint to the police in 1987, she did not pursue it until 2007 when Liam Adams was arrested.
The allegations were first reported when his daughter took part in a documentary in 2009 for Northern Ireland's independent, commercial television station, UTV.
This was the second trial. The first trial collapsed in April for legal reasons.
Adams handed himself in to police in Dublin in 2010 after a European arrest warrant was issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
He was extradited to Northern Ireland in November 2011 after losing a legal battle to remain in the Republic of Ireland, where he had been living.
Adams said he had feared he would not get a fair trial in the north.
In a statement, issued on Tuesday night, Gerry Adams said: "This has been a difficult and distressing ordeal for all my family and for my niece, Áine
"I would ask the media to respect our right to space and privacy.
"I thank the many people who have sent messages of support and solidarity."
Erol Incedal, from London, was recorded saying he hated white people and wanted to do "a drive-by".
The Old Bailey heard lengthy recordings made by police after they bugged his car in September last year.
Mr Incedal, 26, who is being tried partly in secret, denies all charges.
The recordings were played in court, with many difficult to clearly hear.
In one video, Mr Incedal sings about killing Shia Muslims by cutting their throats.
In another, Mr Incedal and two others, who were watching or listening to accounts from fighters in Syria and elsewhere, are heard laughing and commenting on the deaths of enemies of al-Qaeda or Islamic State fighters.
At one point, Mr Incedal comments to another man, Mounir Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, about the types of weapons being fired, adding the incomplete phrase "we used that".
The jury were told that one video, called Dola, related to al-Qaeda in Iraq.
"I've watched so many different like jihadi people's videos and it doesn't do nothing to me," says Mr Incedal on the tape.
"But the Dola ones, it just puts this thing in your head that you just want to do drive-by."
Mr Incedal and his companion are then heard laughing.
"They do it a lot bruv," says Mr Incedal. "And they've got this special like machine uzi gun like and silence on it - it's nuts."
The jury was told on Tuesday that Rarmoul-Bouhadjar had pleaded guilty to possessing bomb-making plans.
Mr Incedal denies the same charge. He also denies preparing for acts of terrorism.
Earlier on Wednesday the court was told that Mr Incedal's home was searched after he was arrested on 13 October last year in central London.
During the search of the property in south-east London, officers found a document referring to a "Plan A" on top of a wardrobe in a bedroom.
It listed "three to four workers, two tennis racquets, one month's surveillance, rent nearby flat, transport, assess security, assess risk, legitimacy, action etc", prosecutor Richard Whittam QC said.
Mr Incedal's wife Kadeejah Baluch and four children were at the property, prosecutors said. Three were his own children, aged six, four and 11 months, they added.
The court heard Mrs Baluch confirmed she was married to Mr Incedal, and said: "He normally lives here but not for the last four days."
Police also searched a second property near Paddington, which Mr Incedal failed to disclose, jurors were told.
Officers found signs a number of people lived there, including three pairs of shoes, three beds, condoms and various DVDs, the court heard.
They also found a laptop in a drawer in the bedroom, which prosecutors say contained coded messages referring to a "Mumbai-style" attack and Kalashnikov rifles.
In the recordings, Mr Incedal is heard arguing and complaining to his wife about how he was stopped and held for a few hours while the police examined his car.
He tells his wife: "I hate white people so much… we might have to destroy everything, and do something else, Plan B.
"These pigs, I just feel like running them over. Talking about the police."
The court was told on Tuesday that prosecutors believe he was planning either an attack similar to the one in 2008 in Mumbai, which left 174 dead, or to target a prominent figure. An address belonging to former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie were among items recovered from his car, jurors heard.
The prosecution has said he had no settled plan.
Jurors were told on Monday that parts of the trial would never become public.
Some sessions, such as one being held on Wednesday afternoon, will only be open to a limited number of journalists. They will not be able to report what is said.
A third part of the trial will see even these accredited journalists excluded from hearing the evidence.
Jonathan Obika had the best opportunity of a tame first period but he could not put the visitors ahead as he somehow shot wide from six yards.
Home goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook expertly kept out a curling Obika effort midway through the second half.
Coventry substitute Darius Henderson nearly won it in added time but his volley was saved by Tyrell Belford.
The draw leaves Coventry eighth, two points from a play-off spot.
Sky Blues manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: "The result is what it is. I thought it was a decent game of football.
"They're a decent side on a good run of form. It was frustrating that we couldn't nick the game.
"We had a few chances, and a great one at the end of the game. We'll take the point and move on to the next one."
The Spanish midfielder slotted home his first after Stuart Dallas' cross came back off the post.
Michael Tonge sent Vale in level at half-time following a long throw, but Saiz rounded the keeper for his second and then fired into the top corner.
Caleb Ekuban converted a cross to make it four before Vale's Gavin Gunning was sent off for a foul on Ezgjan Alioski.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen made nine changes following the weekend win at Bolton, with loan signing Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from Manchester United in the starting line-up.
Despite that, they were on top for most of the game against League Two side Vale, who changed goalkeepers at the interval, with Sam Hornby replacing Rob Lainton and making good saves from Ekuban, Alioski and Borthwick-Jackson before the Championship side made their extra quality count.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen: "Saiz is a player who enjoys it with the ball. If we have possession, if we move the ball, he has the quality. He's intelligent and is a good finisher also.
"But it's not only that in football. You also need to work and we need to work on that also, but I'm very pleased with his performance."
"There were several (debutants) and I'm very happy for them,. It's important that they keep giving me headaches when I have to name the (starting) XI and the squad for the games.
"It's a difficult situation for me to leave players out, but this is my responsibility, I have to take that as it comes."
Match ends, Leeds United 4, Port Vale 1.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 4, Port Vale 1.
Attempt missed. Michael Tonge (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Madger Gomes (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
Tom Pope (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Madger Gomes (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Pope (Port Vale).
Second yellow card to Gavin Gunning (Port Vale) for a bad foul.
Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Gunning (Port Vale).
Foul by Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United).
Dan Turner (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Liam Bridcutt.
Goal! Leeds United 4, Port Vale 1. Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
Vurnon Anita (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Rekeil Pyke (Port Vale).
Conor Shaughnessy (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Pope (Port Vale).
Substitution, Port Vale. Marcus Myers-Harness replaces Danny Pugh.
Attempt missed. Madger Gomes (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Sam Hornby.
Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Gavin Gunning.
Attempt blocked. Rekeil Pyke (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Billy Reeves.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Danny Pugh.
Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Leeds United. Madger Gomes replaces Luke Ayling.
Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Rekeil Pyke (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
Hand ball by Stuart Dallas (Leeds United).
Goal! Leeds United 3, Port Vale 1. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
Substitution, Port Vale. Tom Pope replaces Anton Forrester.
Goal! Leeds United 2, Port Vale 1. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Former Manchester United defender Stam, 44, was appointed Royals boss in June following Brian McDermott's dismissal.
"If you look at the league, there are teams in there who will make it hard to be in the top 10," he told BBC Sport.
Stam takes charge of a side who finished a disappointing 17th last season and start their Championship campaign at home to Preston.
"You can't expect us to end up in the top six," he told BBC South Today.
Stam has been appointed on a two-year contract for his first job in management and has made a number of additions to the squad.
But the former Netherlands international appears focused on a long-term strategy above an immediate promotion back to the top flight.
"We're concentrating and focusing ourselves on improving every game and to make ourselves better as a team," he said.
"It's not going to happen that quickly, you need to have a bit of patience as well."
The government's target is one million new homes by 2020; the argument being that more supply will bring down prices.
But the head of one of the UK's largest housebuilders, Berkeley Homes, says the target may be missed.
Radical change will be required to raise the current new-build rate above 170,000 per year, says Rob Perrins.
When I asked him if the target would be hit, his answer was emphatic.
"The answer is no, and surprisingly the answer is not due to planning," he said.
"There have been some very good reforms in planning over the past few years. [However] there are three reasons why they will not hit the target.
"Firstly, there is not enough land ready for development.
"Secondly, the UK has the highest property taxation in the world. And it acts as a disincentive to build and [for people to] move.
"And thirdly, I don't believe it is a top three political issue. And there is nothing more important for those under 30 than resolving the housing crisis," Mr Perrins added.
He said the government should take the issue as seriously as funding the National Health Service.
I interviewed Mr Perrins on the Kidbrooke estate in south-east London, where Berkeley Homes is building 4,500 new homes - 1,500 of which will be cheaper "affordable" homes.
The Kidbrooke estate is Britain's housing crisis in microcosm.
In the 1960s, the area was called the Ferrier Estate, a depressing jungle of pre-cast concrete that had fallen into disrepair.
In the 1990s, the local council, Greenwich - which Mr Perrins describes as one of the best when it comes to backing housing development - starting planning to redevelop the site.
It took 10 years to achieve a "development agreement" for the area, signed in 2007.
There are 800 "conditions" attached to the planning permission, from the type of building materials used, to the type of energy supply needed, to the type of facilities - such as a new school and health centre - that will be provided.
All might be very necessary, but all slow down the system.
The final houses will not be completed until 2030 - more than 30 years after the council first earmarked the area for redevelopment.
Building homes in the UK is a glacial business.
"The real issue in my view is getting land ready for development," Mr Perrins said.
"It is also about infrastructure. It's about electricity. It's about gas. It's about adjoining land permissions. It's about all the infrastructure issues around getting land ready, and there are an awful lot of those."
There are, of course, many other reasons put forward for the chronic shortage of new homes in the UK.
One is that housebuilders deliberately constrain supply to keep prices - and their profits - high.
The government is considering bringing in financial sanctions for housebuilders that do not develop land quickly enough.
That policy proposal could be fleshed out in a housing White Paper to be published before Christmas.
Mr Perrins dismissed this criticism of housebuilders, saying that companies like his were ready to build.
"We take huge risks getting sites like this [Kidbrooke] ready for development," he said.
"It's hugely complicated and we take those risks over a number of years.
"It also requires an awful lot of capital. Sites like this require over £200m of capital to bring them forward," he pointed out.
Returns need to be good to keep shareholders - which include many people's pension funds - satisfied.
"You mustn't bring in policies that are a disincentive to bringing house [building] forward," Mr Perrins said about any government action on fining companies that do not build new homes quickly enough.
"The government owns 40% of the land in the UK; they have enough of their own land to solve the housing crisis," he added.
With Number 10 and the Treasury both saying that new housebuilding is a priority, the government department responsible for delivering on housing policy - communities and local government - is under scrutiny.
The housing minister, Gavin Barwell, told me he "didn't agree" the one million new homes target by 2020 would definitely be missed.
"I certainly accept that at the current rate we are not going to hit it, so we need to raise our game," he said.
"But I think if you look in both our own past and if you look to some of our near neighbours, it is possible to build the number of homes we need in this country and it is my job, working with my boss Sajid Javid [the Communities and Local Government Secretary] to make sure we do it," the minister added.
"How?" is the question governments have been asked for decades, ever since the 1960s and 1970s when house building was a public and private affair, with 100,000 council houses a year adding to the number built by private developers.
"I think if there was a simple answer to that question, someone would have solved the problem already," Mr Barwell said.
"I think there is a combination of things. In some parts of the country we are not releasing enough land into the system.
"Then often people get planning permission, but it takes too long to turn that into a home - you can't live in a planning permission.
"We're too slow to get spades in the ground when we've got planning permission.
"I think we are too dependent on a small number of large housebuilders, so we need to broaden the range of the people who are doing the building.
"And then we need to make sure we've got enough people in the country who have got the skills to work in the industry," he said.
Mrs May has been careful to avoid too many targets in her short time as prime minister.
But she knows the "one million new homes by 2020" will be one for which voters can and will hold her accountable.
Expect a flurry of government activity - on simplifying planning rules and promoting local authority building - by the end of the year.
His father didn't say a word during the meal, waiting until the plates had been cleared to turn to his son and say: "Giles, I hope you're good with your hands."
Hoping to prove his dad wrong despite the dismal results, the next day Mr Fuchs knocked on the door of the biggest estate agent chain in Northamptonshire to ask for a job.
"I'll be the best negotiator you've ever had," the teenager told the manager. "Can you start on Monday?" was his response.
Today a multi-millionaire 52-year-old, and co-founder and boss of UK serviced office business Office Space In Town (OSIT), Mr Fuchs says that the three years he spent working for that estate agency in the East Midlands gave him an invaluable grounding.
"It taught me how to interact with people - and how to sell," he says.
Ambitious to be his own boss, at the age of 21 Mr Fuchs opened his own firm of estate agents with a friend in 1987.
The business was a success, and numerous other profitable ventures followed, including a disaster recovery company, until in 2010 he decided to join forces with his sister Niki and launch OSIT.
Just seven years later OSIT enjoys annual revenues of more than £20m.
Now valued at £200m, it has six buildings in London, and a further four in other parts of the UK.
Serviced offices provide everything an entrepreneur or company needs to go into business. In addition to office space, they have internet access, desks, chairs, meeting rooms and even reception staff they can rely on.
The decision of Mr Fuchs and his sister to start OSIT was very much them following in the family tradition, as back in 1979 their mother had set up the first such businesses in the UK.
Niki had taken over the running of her mother's business, City Executive Centres, and Mr Fuchs joined her in the early 2000s, before the business was ultimately sold in 2005.
OSIT's first office opened in January 2011 in the Euston Tower in central London, using leased space.
However, a year later OSIT was able to start buying its own buildings, after joining forces with a property fund.
Mr Fuchs says this development was pivotal. "That turned us from being a serviced office manager, into a property company - and a successful one."
As the owner of its own buildings, OSIT has more freedom to design and fit them out to its own specifications.
To stand out from the crowd, its interiors are all designed to a different, and some might say - outlandish - theme, from board game Monopoly to Alice in Wonderland and the interior of a luxury yacht.
Mr Fuchs says this gives each building a unique "character and personality".
Owning its buildings, rather than leasing them, has also made it easier for OSIT to add extra facilities, such as hair salons, gyms, cafes, bars and hotel rooms.
It also means that OSIT can lower its fees in the event of an economic downturn, as well as reap the gains as the value of commercial property rises.
That's not to say that Mr Fuchs is expecting to cut charges any time soon. A firm advocate of Brexit, he believes the pain of leaving the European Union will prove to be "a storm in a teacup... the truth is, Britain is doing really well".
He adds that while the fall in the value of the pound has helped exporters, it has also made investing in the UK more attractive to foreign entities.
"There is a wall of money arriving in London at the moment," he says.
Last year a Chinese real estate asset manager called Kailong took a stake in OSIT for an undisclosed sum, and Mr Fuchs argues that the serviced office sector will continue to grow more appealing to investors.
Currently the serviced office sector accounts for 7% of the UK office market.
This is worth £16bn, according to a report last year by research group Capital Economics, which predicts that the UK industry will rise to just over £60bn by 2025.
Andrew Shepherd-Barron, a serviced office sector analyst at Peel Hunt, agrees that the sector is ripe for further expansion.
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He says that this growth is led by companies - both big and small - increasingly wanting the flexibility that serviced offices can offer, rather than being tied into long traditional office hire leases.
At OSIT while Mr Fuchs has the chief executive title, his sister is managing director.
He explains how they divide up the workload: "Niki looks into the business, running the business operationally, day-to-day.
"I look out, raising finance, finding buildings, and creating strategy."
He adds that working with his sister is a "fabulous experience".
"I absolutely know she's got my back covered."
While Mr Fuchs may not have done well in his A-levels, he says that his dad is very pleased - not unsurprisingly - with what he has gone on to achieve.
"Both our parents are very proud [of both Niki and me]," he says.
"My mother started the [serviced offices] industry in the UK in 1979, in a tiny building in Northampton, and they are exceptionally pleased that we have picked up the baton and run with it."
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Lallana, 28, injured a thigh during England's World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania on Sunday after playing in a friendly against Germany on 22 March.
He could be out for a month, starting with Saturday's Merseyside derby.
"I was not happy that he played on Wednesday, but it is not about blaming Gareth Southgate," said the German.
"I think it is absolutely normal to have contact with the manager of the national team. It is not about appreciating [the call] it is about the normal situation. We both share players.
"I respect 100% the decisions of other managers because they have to respect my decisions, too."
Lallana played more than an hour of England's friendly against Germany in Dortmund - a game which came 72 hours after the Reds played Manchester City in the Premier League - before playing for 90 minutes against Lithuania.
But Klopp also suggests that the FA needs to work with the Premier League, clubs and broadcasters to better plan England's fixtures.
"I really think we could handle these situations better if we work together," he said.
"As long as we do not work together we will have these situations all the time."
Former scout leader Raymond Grenfell, 70, claimed touching, kissing and making inappropriate comments to female customers was "friendly banter" in his Grenfell and Sons store in Crickhowell.
He appealed against an order to pay compensation to his victims at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court.
But Michael Fitton QC described Grenfell as a "man who lacks respect for women" and said he must pay.
He dismissed Grenfell's appeal for three of the women, but upheld it for a fourth because the burden of proof had not been met.
Grenfell's victims, who cannot be named and are in their 30s and 40s, returned to give evidence at the appeal hearing.
One said: "We all called him Grabber Grenfell. It started to become more than just an easy friendship. I felt some of his remarks became rather lewd, and inappropriate and dirty minded.
"I was very vulnerable. I had been through hell. It made me feel dirty. He did not hold back."
Grenfell, a former school governor, told the court it was normal for him to greet customers with a hug and a peck or sometimes a kiss on the lips and it was all just part of friendly banter as part of his friendly and tactile persona.
He must also complete 150 hours unpaid work and sign as a sex offender for five years.
Frankly, British prime ministers and governments have often found it hard to slot in. And since the referendum, what has always been a tricky relationship has taken on new layers of complexity, upset and uncertainty too.
There will be no significant discussions about how we leave the European Union, no digging through the details.
Leader after leader made that perfectly clear as they stepped out of their shiny black BMWs, arriving at the summit on Thursday afternoon.
Even if Theresa May had made up her mind, and persuaded the cabinet to do the same - which, remember, is a long way off - European leaders will not engage in much more than small talk until the technical legal process has begun.
And there is not much appetite for making it easy either. As French President Francois Hollande, with a stinging Gallic shrug, said: If Theresa May wants a "hard Brexit", the negotiations "will be hard". He, of course is in rather a lot of trouble at home, so perhaps, just perhaps, sounding off about something else could provide a useful domestic distraction.
Of course, Number 10 hopes to build up the vital relationships here, to turn the pleasantries into meaningful exchanges. But Theresa May's first summit here as prime minister was not a day for details, let alone decisions.
But to dismiss it would be to miss the political point.
Theresa May finds herself in a weird political twilight zone. She's been keen to reassure EU leaders on Thursday, particularly after the febrile atmosphere of the Tory conference, that Britain is - today, tomorrow and after Brexit - a dependable ally.
Whatever was said on the fringes in Birmingham, her decision to talk immediately about the importance of Europe taking a strong united approach on Russia, is a signal that she wants her counterparts to believe that Britain isn't just in a headlong rush to the exit door, and won't crash out of the union in chaos.
Her desire for what Number 10 call a "smooth Brexit" is designed to reassure. How many of her counterparts believe that's remotely possible, is a rather different question.
Watching her meet and greet the other EU leaders was seeing a leader go through the familiar political choreography.
Tony Blair always seemed to try to "work" the whole room, like the host at a weird cocktail party where the guests weren't really friends.
Gordon Brown seemed to opt to engage intently with a favoured serious few. David Cameron often appeared to try to get as close as possible to the influential others, often cracking a few jokes, performing for the cameras, as he settled down to business.
Watching Theresa May press the flesh in her more formal way, I was struck that she believes she will be the last British prime minister to do so, and unless something extremely unexpected happens, that will come to pass.
And that's why today matters.
We're seeing the first few encounters in a political relationship that will shape her future, and of course, all of ours.
The prime minister's most significant act in office is likely to be leading us out of the European Union.And how that departure unfolds will be decided by the group gathered here. The prime minister's success or failure in Number 10 will likely be decided here in Brussels - not in Britain.
The Paolos Pizzas van was hijacked in the Brandywell area and set on fire in the Bogside on Monday night.
A number of petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown at police during trouble.
Young people, some as young as 10, set barricades on fire.
Pallets and rubbish was set on fire at the Leckey Road and Westland Street.
The owner of Paolos Pizzas, Paul McShane, told BBC Radio Foyle that he feels "singled out in his own community".
"They took the van off the driver and he has been left pretty shook up," he said.
"This is the seventh van we have lost over the past few years. The public is going to suffer because of the lack of vans and it's really bad for business.
"It's deflating for me and the rest of the staff to be honest. I haven't spoken about it to anyone yet because I'm still quite numb about it and I just can't believe it.
"I haven't had much sleep. It's gone past the stage of anger.
"I was born and reared in the Bogside so it's shocking that people would do this. They need to wise up.
"This is a £14,000 van and it's only a year old. I won't let these people get to me."
A local resident said someone could have been killed or seriously injured after a petrol bomb was thrown through the window of her son's car.
"My son looked out the window and the police were at his car.
"The young people had smashed his window screen with a brick and threw petrol bombs into his car.
"The headrests in his car melted. The police took his car away then to make it safe.
"I am very angry. If it had ignited properly someone could have been injured or the house could have caught fire.
"We are used to it here which is sad to say."
The telecoms giant said the job cuts would fall on back-office and managerial sectors as it simplifies its Global Services operations.
The shake-up follows an accounting scandal at the Italian part of Global Services that cost BT more than £500m.
BT boss Gavin Patterson and now-departed finance chief Tony Chanmugam will lose bonuses over the scandal.
Both men understood the decision and would not have accepted a bonus if it had been approved, BT said.
According to BT's 2016 annual report, Mr Patterson was paid a basic salary of £969,000 that year and was awarded bonuses worth £4m.
In January, BT was forced to write down the value of its Italian unit after years of overstating profits.
The head of the Global Services division, Luis Alvarez, is being replaced by Bas Burger.
It has already been announced that Corrado Sciolla, head of continental Europe, is stepping down over the affair.
BT said it wanted to "reposition Global Services as a more focused digital business", as technology trends meant it was less dependent on owning physical network assets around the world.
The announcements came as BT disclosed that its annual pre-tax profits fell 19% to £2.35bn in the year to March.
"This has been a challenging year, but BT remains well positioned for the future," the company said.
"Our strong businesses, underlying operational performance and financial returns show BT has the strength and breadth to withstand setbacks."
It added that the results were broadly in line with the revised outlook that it issued in January, and that it intended to continue to increase its dividends to shareholders.
"It's been a pretty torrid time for BT management and shareholders of late and there is not a lot of good news in today's full-year earnings report," said Neil Wilson, senior market analyst at ETX Capital.
"A run of bad news means BT is still cautious and it expects little improvement to earnings and free cash in the coming year.
"Removing boss Gavin Patterson's bonus is aimed at assuaging investor anger, but shareholders won't be that impressed. His pay is down £4m, small fry in the ocean of BT revenues."
Damien McDaid, from Templegrove in Derry, is accused of committing 61 offences between July 2010 and January 2012.
A preliminary enquiry was told on Wednesday that the charges relate to falsified legal aid documents.
When asked if he had anything to say to the charges, Mr McDaid replied "no".
The defendant, who was freed on bail, will appear before Londonderry Crown court on 16 November.
Jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, performed a flypast with the bomber which saw service between 1956 and 1984.
They made a V-shape formation in front of the Vulcan which flew over the water and along the coast on Saturday.
The delta-winged aircraft, the Vulcan, XH558, is flying in its final season.
The flypast followed a similar event at the Royal International Air Tattoo earlier this year, when the Red Arrows and Vulcan delighted crowds at RAF Fairford.
Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro, said: "The Vulcan played both a significant role in the Cold War and in the history of British aviation and so it's only right we pay tribute to the aircraft, and all those people connected with it, during the bomber's final flying season.
"It was a great honour to lead a formation flypast with the Vulcan, particularly as the aircraft type was once based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire - now home to the Red Arrows."
The Plymouth Leander swimmer, 21, set three new British records at the ASA's winter meet last week in Sheffield.
"He's the ultimate athlete, he really does live the lifestyle 24/7 of somebody that's looking for Olympic success," Rudd told BBC South West.
"He has the physical capabilities and he certainly has the emotional and psychological resilience to do that."
Proud, who won two gold medals at last summer's Commonwealth Games, twice broke the British short course 100m freestyle record as well as lowering the 50m freestyle and butterfly marks.
He trains alongside Lithuanian Olympic breaststroke champion Ruta Meilutyte, and Rudd says Proud reminds him of his most decorated swimmer four years ago.
"All the signs that I saw in Ruta, I'm seeing those signs in Ben," he added.
"I think we can look forward to something special and we'll do everything we can to make sure we make that right at the right time."
Proud has made changes to his training programme since Glasgow 2014, but the way in which he lowered the marks, including breaking Mark Foster's 14-year-old 50m freestyle record, impressed Rudd.
"I think the thing that surprised us was the extent to which he broke them, he took huge chunks off them and moved himself right to the top of the world rankings," he said.
"He's never been anywhere near this fast before, particularly at this time of the year, so as far as an Olympic cycle goes, it looks like it's all coming together at the right time."
Thames Water said the burst pipe in Broughton Road, Banbury, left those in the OX16 postcode area without water or with low pressure.
Firefighters worked to stop homes from getting flooded. The flow of water was stopped at about 13:00 BST and supplies have since begun to return to normal.
The road has been closed between Bath Road and Beargarden Road.
It is not yet know why the burst occurred.
Rob and Paul Forkan were on holiday in Sri Lanka when it was hit by deadly tidal waves.
Their parents, Sandra and Kevin, died while saving their younger children.
The brothers set up a business called Gandys selling flip flops which will help fund the home in Mau Gama.
Robert, who was 17 at the time, survived the disaster along with Paul, then 15, brother Mattie, 12, and eight-year-old sister Rosie.
Speaking at the company's office in Southfields, south-west London, Robert, now 27, said Boxing Day would be "slightly more poignant" this year on the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
"We spend Boxing Day differently every year," he said. "Some years we've been out in India volunteering, some years we've had a family one in the UK.
"Every day we've had to live with it for the last 10 years, but it will be slightly more poignant. For us that happened 10 years ago, but to be now building our own children's home, at least something positive will come from it.
Describing their story on Gandys' website, the Forkan family, who were living in Croydon, south London, before the tsunami, were woken on Boxing Day in 2004 by screams and huge waves tearing through their hotel rooms.
Parents Kevin, 54, and Sandra, 40, struggled against the mass of water to put their two youngest children on to the roof of the hotel building.
Robert managed to climb up the building and grab a metal bar, while clutching Paul with his other arm.
"We don't really like talking about the day, as you can imagine," Robert said. "It's not a nice thing to talk about. What we saw that day, you can't describe in a few words."
The pair launched Gandys Flip Flops in 2012 and set up the Orphans for Orphans movement to fund children's projects for less fortunate youngsters.
A total of 31 accounts, including one monitoring British MPs, will no longer be able to function as intended.
Twitter said the accounts broke its rules for apps connecting to the service.
The Open State Foundation, which manages the accounts, has criticised the move.
Affected accounts, which are all known as "Politwoops" accounts, include UK-focused @DeletedbyMPs and @DeletedbyMSPs.
"The majority of deleted tweets are typos which are not very interesting," Arjan El Fassed, director of the Open State Foundation, told the BBC.
"But there are a few kept in the dark which say something about their political views."
He added that the group would be reviewing possibilities for a legal challenge to the block and would also experiment with technical options that might allow them to bypass it.
Twitter's developer agreement defines how data from the application program interface (API), which allows third-party apps access to Twitter data, may be used.
One rule specifically addresses the issue of tracking deleted tweets - and says that it is not allowed.
"Recently, we identified several services that used the feature we built to allow for the deletion of tweets to instead archive and highlight them," a spokesman for Twitter told the BBC.
"We subsequently informed these services of their non-compliance and suspended their access to our APIs."
Jim Killock, executive director of the Open Rights Group, told the BBC that people had the right to delete embarrassing tweets, and Twitter also had the right to enforce its terms and conditions.
"However, equally, tweets are published in the full view of everyone so people have an absolute right to record things they think are in the public interest, especially from politicians," he added.
"There is little Twitter can do about this."
The decision could have consequences for Twitter, according to Paul Bernal, a law lecturer at the University of East Anglia.
"This might get you friends in political circles, but it'll get you enemies in the community and you need the community as well as political people," he told the BBC.
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Serial producer Dana Chivvis has confirmed to Newsbeat that the new podcast Undisclosed is not from them.
It's coming from Adnan's friend Rabia Chaudry and two lawyers, Susan Simpson and Colin Miller.
Rabia tweeted this week: "On 13 April here is where you'll find our new podcast Undisclosed, picking up where #Serial left off."
It included a link to the Undisclosed Podcast website, which says: "In the wake of Serial, much new evidence and information has been discovered and uncovered thanks to the investigations of attorneys Susan Simpson, Colin Miller, and the Adnan Syed Legal Trust.
"Undisclosed will examine and explore the case in greater detail, from an investigatory perspective instead of a narrative one."
The hit Serial podcast investigated the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 2000 when he was 17 in Baltimore, Maryland.
In February, he won the right to appeal.
A second series of Serial is expected to begin later this year, but it will focus on a different story.
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Derby's WW Winter opened in 1867 in the same Midland Street building it occupies today.
Large glass plate negatives from the late 19th to the early 20th Century, which go on show next week, offer rare glimpses of Derbyshire, including German prisoners of war held there during World War One.
The prisoners - mostly officers - were held from 1915 to 1918 at Donington Hall on the Leicestershire border, where they formed sports teams.
There will be other pictures of Derbyshire in wartime on display, including these shots of British soldiers at Derbyshire barracks.
WW Winter's studio was photographer by Royal Appointment to King Edward VII and there are a number of negatives of the monarch in the archive.
The studio has become the first business in the East Midlands to receive a Heritage Lottery grant, after the National Lottery recently allowed private firms to apply.
It has been granted £51,800 to employ an archivist to start preserving and cataloguing its archive of glass negatives.
"We know there is a vast collection of photographs of Derby residents and city scenes but within our day-to-day operations we do not have the resources to work with the collection and thus, until now, it has sat dusty in the cellar unseen," said photographer Louisa Fuller.
She said the funding is an "exciting opportunity" to digitise the archive and make it publicly accessible.
Pictures of Derby's cricket pavilion and a team shot of Derby County players from 1888 are also included in the collection.
The photographs are on display from September 11 to 13.
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At a ceremony in the southern French city of Bayonne, an inventory of weapons, and their locations, was passed to the judicial authorities.
French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl hailed the move as a "major step".
Eta killed more than 800 people in some 40 years of violence as it sought to carve out an independent country straddling Spain and France.
It declared a ceasefire in 2011 but did not disarm.
Mr Fekl said the inventory included eight sites, and a police operation was under way to secure them.
The caches contain 120 firearms, three tonnes of explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition, according to a spokesman for the group which mediated between Eta and the French authorities.
The group was set up more than 50 years ago in the era of Spanish dictator General Franco.
Its goal was to create an independent Basque state out of territory in south-west France and northern Spain.
Its first known killing was in 1968, when a secret police chief was shot dead in the Basque city of San Sebastian.
France and Spain refuse to negotiate with Eta, which is on the EU blacklist of terrorist organisations.
It has taken years to convince Eta members to disarm without getting anything in return, says the BBC's Lyse Doucet, in Bayonne.
She says she has been told about 100 hardline fighters still oppose the move.
French police have begun checking the list of sites handed over on Saturday.
There is also the International Verification Commission (IVC), set up in 2011 to monitor Eta's progress towards disarmament.
It is not recognised by the French and Spanish governments, but it does have the backing of the regional Basque government in Spain.
In 2014, the IVC reported that Eta had taken some of its weapons out of action, but the Spanish government dismissed the move as "theatrical".
The Spanish government does not believe Eta will hand over all its weapons, Reuters quoted a government source as saying.
Slowly, and with many false starts.
Eta's first ceasefire was in 1998, but collapsed the following year.
In 2006, it made another pledge to lay down arms that, too, proved to be illusory. In December of that year, it bombed an airport car park in Madrid, killing two people.
Four years later, in 2010, Eta announced it would not carry out further attacks and in January 2011, it declared a permanent and "internationally verifiable" ceasefire but refused to disarm.
In recent years, police in France and Spain have put Eta under severe pressure, arresting hundreds of militants, including leadership figures, and seizing many of its weapons.
Eta's political wing, Herri Batasuna, was banned by the Spanish government, which argued that the two groups were inextricably linked.
A simple ceremony in a city hall ended Eta's bloody campaign for independence. In an elegant high-ceilinged room, five people sat around a plain square table as early-morning light filtered through heavy drapes.
Bayonne Mayor Jean-Rene Etchegaray welcomed them to a "moment we have all been waiting for". After a few short speeches, French Basque environmentalist Txetx Etcheverry approached the table with a bulky black file, with a dozen blue folders. From where I sat, I could see it included photographs as well as text.
The dossier was handed to international witnesses including Italian Archbishop Matteo Zuppi and the Reverend Harold Good, who played a role in the Northern Ireland peace process. French security forces discreetly secured the area and the Spanish government raised no objections to the ceremony going ahead.
Ram Manikkalingam of the IVC called it a "new model of disarmament and verification which emerged from Basque society".
Evie and Ossie, rescue cats from the Celia Hammond Trust, have been given the run of four floors at the Whitehall office.
Downing Street has its own mouser - Larry - who was tasked in 2011 with ridding No 10 of a rat problem.
In April, the Foreign Office took on its own mouser, Palmerston, while the Treasury recruited Gladstone in July.
Evie and Ossie are the first to come from the Celia Hammond Animal Trust - Larry, Gladstone and Palmerston came from the better-known Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Evie is Ossie's mother - a Cabinet Office spokeswoman said the cats would be looked after with donations from staff and were "settling in really well".
Much of Whitehall seems to have a rodent problem. Larry was first bought after a rat was spotted scuttling past Downing Street's famous front door on live TV. The Foreign Office and Treasury recruited their own mousers this year.
The Cabinet Office has named Evie after Dame Evelyn Sharp, the first female permanent secretary, while Ossie is named after Sir Edward Osmotherly - author of the rules followed by civil servants in giving evidence to select committees.
A spokesman said the cats had arrived a couple of weeks ago, in time for the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Cabinet Office.
"Everybody's been really enthusiastic. They are a very welcome presence in the office," she said.
"They have been settling in and getting familiar with the building."
The cats will be kept indoors and will have four floors to roam around.
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Scott Williams' brilliant steal, kick-ahead and try with five minutes remaining put Wales ahead for the first time after four penalties apiece from Owen Farrell and Leigh Halfpenny had the teams locked together at 12-12.
With time up, replacement Mike Brown put David Strettle over on the right but after several minutes of deliberation, television match official Iain Ramage ruled the winger had failed to ground the ball.
It means Wales now have the Grand Slam in their sights and handed England interim coach Stuart Lancaster his first defeat in charge.
Seven of England's starting XV had never played at Twickenham before but their performance belied that lack of international inexperience.
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With Farrell pulling the strings, scrum-half Lee Dickson impressive on his first full cap and the defence rock solid, this was the best display of Lancaster's reign so far.
But Wales, despite losing Rhys Priestland to the sin-bin and struggling to replicate the fluid rugby of earlier in the month, did what all top teams do and found a way to win.
If it was a frantic finale, it was also a breathless start, Sam Warburton feeding Mike Phillips off the top of a line-out and the scrum-half sending George North away with a cute inside pass.
North seemed certain to score but was brought crashing down by a desperate full-length tap-tackle from Strettle. When the ball was recycled, Priestland put a kick just too far ahead of Alex Cuthbert.
Wales had three-quarters of the possession and almost as much territory in the first quarter, and although Strettle nearly picked off a poor Alun Wyn Jones pass for an intercept, the Welsh forwards then launched a series of rumbles deep in English territory.
Halfpenny missed a simple penalty chance after his pack made a mess of the English scrum, and when Dickson went on a dart after a tap-and-go, England finally made inroads
Manu Tuilagi hammered dents in the red defence and Farrell made it 3-0, only for Halfpenny to level things up after Chris Robshaw took a pass standing still and was smashed by Dan Lydiate.
Dickson's quick pass and Tuilagi's power were lifting England's backline. It took a desperate tackle from Warburton to deny England's outside centre but Farrell made it 6-3 when other defenders went offside.
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Farrell then chipped over the onrushing Welsh defence and gathered in space only to be clattered backwards by the monstrous North, and Halfpenny landed his second penalty from distance for 6-6.
The game was being played at a ferocious pace, the intensity relentless and the atmosphere crackling. Farrell's third successful kick from the left touchline came after an England turnover in the Welsh 22 and meant Lancaster's young side led at the interval.
Within four minutes of the restart the game turned again. Mouritz Botha charged down Priestland's attempted clearance and looked odds-on to secure England's third charge-down try in three matches. And although Halfpenny scragged him, Priestland then went off-side and found himself sin-binned.
Farrell knocked over another nerveless penalty to extend the lead to six points and the choruses of "Swing Low" rippled around the packed stands.
Wales went through phases after phases but England's defence initially held firm against the 14 men until Jonathan Davies thumped into Farrell, Ken Owens barrelled on and Dylan Hartley went off his feet to allow Halfpenny to take his side back within a single score.
Errors began to creep in, turnovers slowing Welsh advances and Geoff Parling being bundled into touch on the left as a promising move crabbed sideways.
Lancaster threw Ben Youngs and Courtney Lawes into the fray. Priestland missed touch badly with a penalty and was then pinged for holding on when Ben Foden's clearing kick came back to him. Farrell, for once, could not take advantage, and England's lead remained just three as the minutes ticked away.
It was Farrell's last deed, cramp forcing him to hobble off and Toby Flood coming on in his place.
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Welsh replacements Ryan Jones and Williams then worked a priceless opportunity for Warren Gatland's team to wrest back the initiative. Jones burst off a scrum, Williams sliced through the scrambling English rearguard and had North completely free out wide, only to take the ball needlessly into contact and get turned over to roars from the home crowd.
The pressure was making strong men weak. Matt Stevens kept his hands on the ball in a ruck despite repeated warnings from referee Steve Walsh and Halfpenny brought the scores level with just eight minutes left on the clock.
England came again. Lawes thundered down the left, Halfpenny scampered and Wales cleared. When Wales had possession just inside the England half another fumble forced Priestland to kick possession away.
Williams was not finished. Lawes crashed into three Welsh tacklers on halfway but the centre, on for an injured and ineffectual Jamie Roberts, ripped the ball from English hands, turned and span away.
With a kick through he was free, gathering a kind bounce to dive over the try-line as his team-mates celebrated in his wake. Halfpenny added the extras and the Triple Crown was within their grasp.
England needed a converted try to save the game. They went right, then left, and with time up a long mis-pass found Strettle sprinting for the right-hand corner.
Halfpenny and Davies threw themselves at man and ball with North also playing a hand; the crowd celebrated and it went to the television match official for a heart-stopping age until the fateful decision came: no try.
England: 15-Ben Foden, 14-Chris Ashton, 13-Manu Tuilagi, 12-Brad Barritt, 11-David Strettle, 10-Owen Farrell, 9-Lee Dickson; 1 Alex Corbisiero, 2-Dylan Hartley, 3-Dan Cole, 4-Mouritz Botha, 5-Geoff Parling, 6-Tom Croft, 7-Chris Robshaw, 8-Ben Morgan.
Replacements: 16-Rob Webber (for Hartley, 73), 17-Matt Stevens (for Corbisiero, 66), 18-Courtney Lawes (for Botha 61), 19-Phil Dowson, 20-Ben Youngs (for Dickson, 61), 21-Toby Flood (for Farrell, 66), 22-Mike Brown (for Foden, 78)
Wales: 15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-Alex Cuthbert, 13-Jonathan Davies, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-George North, 10-Rhys Priestland, 9-Mike Phillips; 1-Gethin Jenkins, 2-Ken Owens, 3-Adam Jones, 4-Alun Wyn Jones, 5-Ian Evans, 6-Dan Lydiate, 7-Sam Warburton, 8-Toby Faletau.
Replacements: 16-Richard Hibbard, 17-Paul James, 18-Ryan Jones (for AW Jones, 54) 19-Justin Tipuric, 20-Lloyd Williams, 21-Stephen Jones, 22-Scott Williams (for Roberts, 41).
Referee: Steve Walsh
Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon, Pascale Gauzere
TV: Iain Ramage
Edwina Hart said there were "issues we do not control" as AMs debated chaos surrounding games in Cardiff in 2015.
Tory leader Andrew RT Davies said one family with tickets gave up the journey and watched the game on TV in Bath.
A committee of AMs has made several recommendations, including improvements to Cardiff Central railway station.
Problems for rail passengers suffering delays and overcrowding were the main focus of a report by the business and enterprise committee in December.
But fans travelling by road also suffered, AMs debating the report in the Senedd on Wednesday heard.
Mr Davies spoke of "considerable congestion" at the Severn Bridge toll plaza, and highlighted the case of a family travelling from London who gave up their attempt to reach Cardiff for a match.
"They were so far away from the toll plaza that in the end they turned in for Bath, watched the match in Bath, and spent the weekend in Bath," he said.
"They had to forego the tickets that the father had bought for his family to enjoy a game of rugby here in Cardiff.
"What sort of message is that sending out?"
Responding, Mrs Hart said: "I'll be writing to the Department for Transport to raise the committee's concerns because these are issues we do not control.
"We don't want to apportion blame but it's important people recognise the difficulties that were surrounding what was happening on the bridge."
Daniel Zamudio, 24, has been in a medically induced coma since Saturday's attack by unidentified assailants.
He had swastika-like shapes drawn on his chest, fuelling speculation that neo-Nazis were involved.
Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said efforts would be stepped up to pass an anti-discrimination law.
"We're going to give added urgency to the anti-discrimination law," said Mr Hinzpeter, referring to legislation currently being considered by the Chilean congress.
Chile should also consider passing a hate-crime law, he said.
Mr Zamudio was left with severe head injuries and a broken right leg after being attacked in Santiago.
He is on a ventilator and in an induced coma, but doctors say he is out of immediate danger.
Mr Zamudio's parents said it was not the first time he had been targeted because of his sexual orientation, and that his attackers were neo-Nazis.
A group representing gay rights in Chile, Movilh, has launched a publicity campaign to appeal for witnesses.
"It wasn't a one-off event, violence by neo-Nazi groups keeps happening," Rolando Jimenez from Movilh told BBC Mundo.
Prosecutors say they do not have firm evidence of neo-Nazi involvement but it is a possibility given the victim's profile, previous incidents, and the suspected swastika marks.
In total, 2,984 runs were scored and 96 wickets fell across the nine matches taking place in Divisions One and Two, with England's Test players also in on the action.
BBC Sport takes a closer look at how the opening day of pink-ball cricket in England and Wales played out.
"First things first, this round of matches is about England players preparing for day-night Test cricket, rather than boosting the health of the county game," said BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt, who was watching Warwickshire against Lancashire at Edgbaston.
"Any impact on the crowd would be incidental, but it would be encouraging to see greater numbers through the gates. Here, that was not the case.
"There was no noticeable difference in attendance when compared to a normal Championship match. It was free to get in for the final session but, instead of people arriving after work, the crowd thinned. The weather may have played a part in that."
Edgbaston was not alone in seeing the crowd diminish rather than increase, as was hoped, during the final session - despite some grounds offering free and reduced-price entry.
BBC Radio London's Kevin Hand at Chelmsford and BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James at Southampton both reported a reduced number of spectators after the last interval, although BBC Radio Newcastle's Martin Emmerson said the crowd at Durham was "a bit bigger and certainly noisier than usual".
Across the nine matches, there appeared to be more concern over the visibility of the pink ball for spectators and fielders than for the batsmen - and any additional movement compared to the red ball seemed negligible.
This is arguably backed up by the number of wickets to fall. So far this season, Division One matches have seen an average of one wicket every 11 overs on the opening day of matches, while on Monday a wicket came on average every 10.3 overs.
"I would say it was very similar to the red ball," explained BBC Radio Northampton's Alex Winter. "It just depended on the overheads.
"There was a little early swing in the daytime and the Leicestershire bowlers did find some movement with the older ball. But, in the final session with the lights taking good effect, there was much more movement than with the new ball earlier in the day.
"To begin with the new pink ball was better to pick out than the red but towards the 50-over mark, with no floodlights on, it became quite hard to pick up.
"When the floodlights came on, it shimmered in the lights like the white ball never does - but it was still difficult until the floodlights took full effect very late in the day."
BBC Radio London's Mark Church also highlighted the very noticeable change when the new ball was taken during the final session, saying that "it almost looks like it's come out of a toy shop," such was the difference in brightness and clarity between the two.
Kevin Howells, commentating at Headingley, even said on BBC Radio 5 live there had been some suggestions that, after about 20 overs, the ball not only becomes duller and softer but also gets bigger because it retains moisture.
With a full contingent of England players in action this week - aside from injured Nottinghamshire seamer Stuart Broad - much of the attention has centred around how the international stars would perform in alien conditions.
Essex opener and former Test captain Alastair Cook continued his imperious domestic form, compiling another confident 64 not out for the Division One leaders.
But the problem of who should partner him at the top of England's order still appears unsolved, with Lancashire's Haseeb Hameed and Durham's Keaton Jennings again struggling with modest scores of 17 and six.
All-rounder Ben Stokes also endured a disappointing day at Chester-le-Street, making a seven-ball duck, while Jos Buttler was dismissed for just two despite being promoted to number three for Lancashire.
Elsewhere, Northants' Ben Duckett blasted 112 - his century coming from just 89 deliveries in the first session - and white-ball specialist Jason Roy clobbered 87 from 91 balls for Surrey against Yorkshire.
With the ball, fast bowler Mark Wood took 3-30 while the rest of the Durham attack struggled against Worcestershire.
Domestic cricket history was also made in Glamorgan's game with Derbyshire in Cardiff, with the visitors naming 16-year-old Afghan-born spinner Hamidullah Qadri in their team, making him the first player born in the 2000s to play Championship cricket.
Division One leaders Essex also handed a debut to Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir - and he followed his performance in the Champions Trophy with 2-53 against Middlesex.
Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan told BBC Radio Leeds: "It was a kind of weird day. It nipped around with the new ball and we thought 'if it keeps doing this, we've got half a chance'. Then it stopped.
"When the ball got really soft, it was difficult and looked easy-paced. It was quite slowish. I don't think the light played as much of a factor as we expected it to."
Surrey's Jason Roy told BBC Radio London: "We saw it doing a little bit more than expected in the evening. But, apart from that, everything was pretty standard.
"It was just a different colour, everything else was pretty similar. You could see when the lights came on, the ball was like a lightbulb. It was extremely shiny and the boys had to get to grips with that. After three, four, five overs it died down."
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson told BBC Solent: "The crowds haven't changed. We haven't had any more people in. But it is early days and it is something that might work.
"From my first experience of it, they need to have a good look at what balls they are going to use. If you are going to keep on using those balls then you are going to get some pretty boring cricket."
One of the major - albeit more trivial - talking points on Monday was what the intervals should be called, with breaks at 16:00 and 18:40 not particularly befitting of the titles 'lunch' and 'tea'.
In Australia, where three day-night Tests have already been played, they are called 'tea' and 'dinner'.
'Afternoon tea', 'high tea' and 'supper' were all put forward by readers of the BBC Sport live text commentary page - while 'tiffin' was one suggestion made by BBC Radio Kent's Ben Watts.
Even our scorecards were bamboozled for a short period during the second interval, temporarily crashing before normal service was resumed for the final session.
England will play their first home day-night Test against West Indies at Edgbaston from 17-21 August - and will also play a day-night Test in Adelaide in December as part of the 2017-18 Ashes series against Australia.
"It was important for us to arrange a full round of fixtures to give our England players the chance to experience the conditions," said ECB chief executive Tom Harrison, when the Championship plan was announced last November.
"But, just as we wanted to assess the impact of making Test cricket more accessible by changing the hours of play, the counties have really embraced the potential of Championship matches that stretch well into the evening when people have finished school or work."
The ECB will not make any firm decision on whether to schedule a similar round of day-night fixtures in 2018 until they have received feedback from the counties about this season's round of games.
The County Championship has actually played host to day-night cricket in the past - a one-off fixture between Kent and Glamorgan at Canterbury in 2011.
That game took place late in the season in September and, despite free entry for the final 'night' session, attendances were poor and the experiment received a mixed response from players.
Brian Óg Maguire, 24, from Lisnaskea died after being hit by a steel cable.
It snapped at the Quinn pre-stressed concrete factory in Derrylin on 13 September 2012.
Liam McCaffery, a Quinn Building Products Ltd director, admitted it had failed to ensure the health and safety of an employee.
He also admitted it had failed to maintain work equipment.
A barrister for the firm said Mr Maguire was a popular work colleague and the "very significant sense of loss" had not diminished with the passage of time.
Mr Maguire was a senior Fermanagh GAA football player.
Members of his family wept in the public gallery during the court proceedings.
The company will be sentenced on 7 October following the preparation of victim impact reports.
In a statement on Friday, the company's management said the "tragic event" had occurred prior to the acquisition of the business by Quinn Industrial Holdings Limited.
However, it said the company accepted that there "were failings in its maintenance of appropriate Health and Safety regulations at the time of the accident".
"Brian's death remains a tragic loss to his family, his community and his work-colleagues and he is sadly missed by all his friends throughout the business," the statement added.
"The company has worked closely with the Health & Safety Executive, implemented significant changes to work practices and made every possible effort to ensure that no such incident ever occurs again."
The prince met staff and patients from east London's Mildmay Hospital, which has treated those living with the illness for more than 25 years.
He highlighted how his mother helped break the stigma around the illness when she kissed an Aids patient there.
The visit marked the official opening of the new £6m Mildmay Hospital.
Harry, who put his signature in a visitors' book beneath a picture of Diana signing a photograph of herself during a 1991 visit, was told stories of his mother making private late-night visits to the hospital.
Kerry Reeves-Kneip, Mildmay's fundraising director, told Harry that Diana made 17 visits to the centre in Shoreditch - three publicly - and that staff faced discrimination from some neighbouring shops which refused to serve them.
She said: "She [Diana] came at such an important time - around this area local barbers wouldn't cut staff's hair. She really did break down the stigma."
Ms Reeves-Kneip also told a story of one of Diana's visits. Speaking about Harry and his brother William, she said: "There was a telephone call from a school - one of you had clambered on to a school roof."
Harry joked that "it was probably me", and when told his mother "found it amusing", replied "phew".
The new hospital admitted its first patients in September.
The prince also cut a cake marking the charity's 150th anniversary, which is next year.
Mildmay began as a mission hospital in the mid-19th Century, providing care during a cholera outbreak in London, and became part of the NHS after World War Two before being closed down in 1982.
In 1988 it reopened as the first dedicated hospice for people dying of Aids-related illnesses.
The Beggarwood practice "put patients at risk of harm", the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
CQC inspectors visited the Basingstoke surgery in February, and said two of GPs felt the practice was "clinically unsafe due to staff shortages".
The GPs are leaving this month, but operator Cedar Medical insists the surgery has "adequate staffing".
More on this and other stories from across the south of England.
The CQC said it was "worrying" standards had "declined" since a previous inspection in May last year found the surgery "required improvement".
It said patients' records were not kept up to date, some staff were not properly trained and the surgery team was "disengaged".
Ruth Rankine, Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice, said: "While the majority of staff were viewed as caring, there seemed to be a lack of commitment from the leadership."
She said fire risk assessments had not been acted on and some staff did not know where emergency equipment was stored.
Patients were waiting up to four to six weeks for routine appointments, the report said.
A notice on the surgery website, which lists five GPs, said four of them were leaving between 1 and 9 June.
It said: "We are in the process of recruiting two full time equivalent GPs and two full time equivalent Advanced Nurse Practitioners."
Cedar Medical, part of the Integral Medical Holdings (IMH) group, said it was supporting Beggarwood after the surgery's funding was "reduced across the board".
IMH director Richard Power, said: "There is currently an adequate number of clinicians."
The NHS North Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group said "taking all necessary steps" to ensure progress.
Police said officers were called to a property after reports of the sudden death of a man in the early hours of the morning.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are at a very early stage and ongoing."
Police remained at the scene and an area of grass was cordoned off.
Wightlink began operating larger cross-Solent ferries from its new Lymington terminal in 2009.
The Lymington River Association (LRA) claimed it was harming wildlife habitats.
At a hearing at the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Sullivan refused it permission to appeal further.
The campaigners had attempted to appeal over a 2011 planning inquiry decision about Wightlink's project to operate larger W-class ships between Lymington and Yarmouth, which had commenced two years earlier.
Wightlink had been allowed to continue running larger ships on Lymington River after promising to "offset" the environmental impact.
Opponents mounted legal action, claiming the ships were creating a bigger wash and were harming habitats in the Lymington River.
But following a public inquiry, the planning inspector agreed that a plan to dredge material from the river to replenish marshland was sufficient.
New Forest's district council and national park authority withdrew their objections to the scheme after it was revealed Natural England had agreed to the plans to replenish the marsh.
The ferry company said the legal action had cost it £3.5m in five years.
John Burrows, chief operating officer, said: "While we recognise the rights of individuals to challenge developments on environmental grounds, we believe this case has gone too far.
"It seems to us to be quite wrong that a small group of individuals should be able to impose such a costly legal burden on the UK taxpayer and on our company."
Stephen Akester, of the Lymington River Association, said the decision was "very disappointing".
He said the objections were mounted by "responsible citizens seeking the truth and conservation of the marshes which protect and form an essential part of the character of Lymington".
A small Potter-themed event with stalls and games had been planned for Bearsden Cross, on the outskirts of Glasgow,.
But the Reverend Roddy Hamilton of New Kilpatrick Parish Church said the plans had been "blown out of the water" by the massive interest on Facebook.
The festival has been cancelled amid concerns that it had got out of hand.
Mr Hamilton, one of the co-ordinator's of the Bearsden Festival, said people had been planning to travel from all over Europe and some had compared it to T in the Park, a music festival that attracts 80,000 a day.
He said it was a small, local event that had been held for five years.
The aim was to develop "better relationships" between the church and the community, he told BBC Scotland's Kaye Adams programme.
Mr Hamilton said: "This was blown out of the water this week by our Facebook post going viral and Potter fans from all over the world being interested in it."
He said the page had reached 250,000 people, with 10,000 confirming that they wanted to attend.
"We got messages from Croatia, Norway and Holland," he said.
"It's amazing what Harry Potter fans are like, they will fly anywhere - broomsticks or otherwise - to get to a Harry Potter festival."
The minister said they were not set up for the level of interest it generated and there were concerns about "safety, parking capacity and licensing implications".
He said: "We were going to do one or two events, a barbeque, a Quidditch match.
"One of the local cafes would decorate themselves as one of the houses in Hogsmead ,where Harry Potter and his friends used to meet, and we would create Butter Beer.
"It was very small scale but it didn't end up being like that."
He said Facebook had been useful to get local interest in previous festivals but the Harry Potter theme sent the post global.
"We just saw the numbers increasing and increasing," Mr Hamilton said.
"It took us three years to get 155 likes on our church Facebook page and three days to get to 10,000 on the Harry Potter page."
Harry Potter superfan Kathryn Burnett, from County Durham, told Call Kaye she had been was planning to go to the festival and was "gutted" it had been cancelled.
"I think I had been tagged on the Facebook page 12 times by friends," she said.
"If it is an Harry Potter event then I'm there.
"I think the fans would love something like this.
"If something on that scale, a huge Harry Potter festival was done, it would be jam-packed. For fans that would be a dream come true."
The Harry Potter Weekend had been due to take place between 23 and 25 June 2017.
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Kaye Adams is to host a new daily three-hour programme, replacing Morning Call and MacAulay & Co.
Starting in March, it will include debates, interviews and phone-ins.
Fred MacAulay will continue to work for the station on a series of comedy programmes.
They include Breaking The News, a new weekly satirical panel show with comedians and journalists recorded in front of a live audience.
Elsewhere, Good Morning Scotland will be broadcast on Sundays and Newsdrive will be extended by 30 minutes every weekday.
Morning Briefing will no longer be broadcast.
All of the new schedule changes will start in mid to late March.
The changes are being made to bring more news and current affairs to daytime coverage in line with BBC Scotland's "speech by day, music by night" strategy.
Jeff Zycinski, head of radio for BBC Scotland, said: "Both the Commonwealth Games and the referendum showed us that our listeners want to participate in issues that affect their lives and this move will help them do just that.
"They've told us they want to play their part in questioning the people whose decisions impact on their lives and this move, along with a commitment to new comedy, sport and music, will form the spine of our new schedule."
Kaye Adams said: "Our listeners often help us get to the nub of any story and their contributions and reactions frequently shed new light on subjects close to their hearts.
"They tell us how things impact directly on them and that way we, in turn, can ask our decision-makers to explain their thinking.
"This new show will allow us to really discuss and dissect the issues of the day and put our decision-makers on the spot."
The new morning programme "Kaye Adams" will be hosted by John Beattie on Fridays, in addition to his existing lunchtime news programme which runs Monday to Thursday.
As well as Breaking The News, Fred MacAulay will host a series of shows from the Edinburgh Fringe and present a documentary on the impact of comedy on politics.
Mr MacAulay, who has been presenting MacAulay & Co for the last 17 years, said: "I am looking forward to taking my radio audience with me on a new journey as I return to my comedy roots.
"I am excited to be hosting these brand new series and working with BBC Scotland and independent production colleagues."
A new two-hour evening music show, Tonight at The Quay, will also be recorded weekly in front of a live audience at the BBC's Pacific Quay building as part of the changes.
There will be extra sports coverage as well, with extended Sportsound programmes and a weekly magazine show focussing on personal fitness.
Luis Suarez scored twice and Neymar and Andres Iniesta also netted as Barca - for whom Lionel Messi was a second-half substitute - went six points clear of Real at the top of La Liga.
"This victory tastes glorious because it is against our eternal rivals," said Enrique, who played for both sides.
"It will be very difficult for us to better this performance."
Barca were as dominant as the scoreline suggests and could have won by more goals.
Enrique added: "Winning like this against players of such a high level is difficult, but we managed to pull off what we were hoping to do throughout the game.
"I don't think Real Madrid gave up. We were a level above them and we outnumbered them in many areas of the game. The game is more of a reflection of our merits than Madrid's faults."
Messi, returning after nine games out because of a knee injury, had a hand in Suarez's second goal - Barca's fourth.
Suarez and Neymar ensured Barcelona did not miss the Argentine too much during his two months out, scoring all 19 of the club's La Liga goals before Iniesta struck at the Bernabeu.
Enrique had said in his Friday news conference that he would wait until the last minute to decide whether to start the club's all-time top scorer.
But speaking after Saturday's game, he said: "I decided it during the week and I wanted to get feedback from him. It was a relatively easy decision to make, and Leo also understood it."
Barca captain Iniesta, who scored and assisted in a Clasico for the first time, called his side's performance "complete".
"We wanted to win by the highest goal difference possible and the bigger the distance the better," he said. "Our lead is six points but it is not decisive. There's a long way to go."
Iniesta was given a standing ovation by the home fans when he was substituted, and said: "I am grateful for the applause."
Suarez said: "We are six points up against a direct rival but there's a lot left. I'm thrilled. These games are double the fun and I'm very satisfied."
In 2014, the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) ruled on 2,175 cases, with 500 going in favour of the students.
Disputes over academic issues such as degree classification or marks for work formed 61% of complaints.
Universities UK said that two million students were covered by the system and the percentage of complaints was small.
The £400,000 in compensation was paid to 200 students following recommendations made to individual universities by the OIA.
Of the 2,175 complaints dealt with 59% were found unjustified, 14% were found ineligible for OIA intervention and 5% were withdrawn.
Less than a quarter, 23% (figures do not add up to 100% owing to rounding) went in favour of the student.
OIA chief executive Rob Behrens said: "Depending on the case, this may lead to the student being given a second chance to submit work or appeal against a decision, cancellation of a penalty imposed by a university, or financial compensation, which in 2014 reached almost £400,000.
"As importantly, the report shows that, overall, universities are doing a thorough job in dealing with the majority of complaints fairly."
The number of complaints dealt with by the OIA has remained pretty steady, at about 2,000 during the past three years.
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "The shift in England from public funding to increased fees means that students are understandably, and rightly, demanding more from their university courses.
"Universities are responding to this and are also improving the amount of information to students about courses to ensure that their experience matches their expectations.
"It is important to remember that the total number of complaints found to be justified or partly justified [500] represents a small percentage of the two million students covered by the scheme in England and Wales."
The OIA report also said it had dealt with complaints from students involved in protests, who had been unhappy with the way their university had handled the situation.
And each year it received a small number of complaints from students who may be victims or alleged perpetrators in cases of sexual harassment and assault on campus.
It said: "It should be of concern to everyone working and studying in higher education that cases occur of unwanted physical contact, unwanted advances, initiation ceremonies, sexual innuendo and threats.
"We have made, and providers have implemented, recommendations about improving support and strengthening processes to help students, and also staff, involved in such cases.
"The OIA's role is not to judge the behaviour but to look at how the providers dealt with complaints or disciplinary cases."
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The 25-year-old initially moved to Sixways in November last year on a short-term deal to provide cover for the injured Francois Hougaard.
Dowsett has played eight times since joining from Australian Super Rugby side ACT Brumbies.
"Michael has shown tremendous professionalism," director of rugby Gary Gold told the club website.
"He provides important competition in the half-back position and he's a hungry, enthusiastic individual who drives standards across the board."
Fold Housing Association wants to build 244 homes, a community centre and business units on the site.
The development is opposed by some local residents who object to the loss of a site that was previously used for employment purposes.
Belfast City Council's planning committee will decide on the proposals next week.
Fold had been required to revise the scheme after planners said it did not include enough new space for economic or business use.
The plan now includes more space for business units.
The Visteon factory closed in 2009 with the loss of more than 200 jobs.
Its sales increased by 2.1% in the 12 weeks to 22 May compared with the same period last year.
Discount chains Lidl and Aldi continued to post the highest growth, with Lidl up 14.2% and Aldi 11.4% higher.
The "big four" grocers - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - continued to shed market share.
Overall, the grocery market was "essentially flat" in the quarter, Kantar said, with the value of sales up by just 0.1%.
The figures relate to overall take-home sales and therefore reflect the impact of store openings or closures.
The Co-operative posted higher sales during the period, up 3.3%, while its market share rose from 6% to 6.2%.
Among the discounters. Aldi's market share rose to 6.0% from 5.4% a year earlier, while Lidl's share increased to 4.4% from 3.9%.
Sales decreased at the four biggest retailers, though the decline of 1% at Tesco was the lowest for two years. Its market share fell to 28.3% from 28.6%.
Sainsbury's posted a similar decline in sales as its market share fell to 16.2% from 16.5%.
However, Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel, said customers had not abandoned the major retailers, as their combined shopper numbers had dropped by only 0.2% in the past 12 weeks.
"While the big four are struggling to keep their market share what's clear is that consumers aren't flocking away from their stores," he said.
Kantar said food prices fell by 1.5% in the latest quarter, representing the 22nd consecutive period of grocery price deflation.
"Falling prices reflect the impact of Aldi and Lidl and the market's competitive response, as well as deflation in some major categories such as pork, poultry, butter, eggs and vegetables."
With 13.7% of worldwide sales, it's the highest British share since the BPI began recording those figures in 2000.
Sales of albums by British artists rose in Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, as well as the US.
Albums from Sam Smith and Pink Floyd also made the top ten list of the world's biggest-sellers of 2014.
According to the BPI's Music Market 2015 report, Taylor Swift topped the list of global recording artists, after shifting six million copies of her album 1989.
The figures, which take into account album sales, track sales and streams, put One Direction in second place and Sheeran in third.
The BPI also found that streaming had doubled in the UK during 2014.
As previously reported, British acts dominated album sales in the UK in 2014, taking each of the top 10 best-selling artist albums of the year for the first time, and accounting for more than half of album sales.
Other British artists making a notable global impact in 2014 include London Grammar in France and Australia, James Blunt in Germany, Paloma Faith in Australia and Arctic Monkeys in countries including the US.
British artists accounted for 20.4% of sales in Australia, while in Italy it was 19.8%.
BPI and Brit Awards chief executive, Geoff Taylor, said the figures showed the UK is a "creative powerhouse".
"Music is a tremendous exports success story for the UK - all around the world, fans are listening to the records we produce, supporting not only our balance of trade but a positive image for Britain overseas," he said.
Source: IFPI (positions are based on album sales, track sales and streams)
James Taggart, from Kingsmere Gardens in Londonderry, was 17 at the time of the offence in February 2012.
He attacked and raped the 19-year-old woman after meeting her in the bar in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
Jailing him, the judge at Dungannon Crown Court said he met the threshold of a dangerous offender as he posed a significant risk of serious harm.
He had denied the attack but last September, a jury unanimously found him guilty of raping and assaulting the victim after a 10-day trial.
Taggart, who is now aged 20, was handed an extended sentence of nine years in custody, followed by two years on licence.
He must serve at least half of the sentence before being considered for release and he will remain indefinitely on the sex offenders' register.
The judge said the offence was aggravated because he was on bail at the time having been released from prison, had previous convictions for assault, and the attack involved violence.
She said the victim has suffered a significant psychological impact.
Taggart continues to deny his guilt and had claimed to police that the woman had consented to having sex after she returned to his house.
The judge said he had shown no compassion or remorse at his trial, and the victim had been subjected to a lengthy cross-examination in which she had been required to demonstrate how she had been throttled around her throat during the attack.
The victim told the trial that Taggart had "absolutely flipped" and she said she could scarcely breathe and that she was scared for her life.
The court was told he had spent his formative teenage years in custody for a series of violent assaults.
He was assessed as being dangerous at an earlier court hearing in September 2013 after he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent for an assault in 2011 when he stamped and kicked a person as they lay on the ground.
His defence barrister said that Taggart was addressing his problems and risks of future offending, and that his future was "not too pessimistic."
Early in any new premiership, a new prime minister is asked to write "the last resort letters".
This is a set of instructions for the commanding officers of the Royal Navy's four Vanguard class ballistic missile carrying submarines, which are only to be opened in the event that the prime minister is wiped out in a nuclear attack.
"It's a very big moment," admitted Theresa May's predecessor, David Cameron, in an interview with me and my colleague Peter Hennessey.
"It's the oddest in a way. You've seen prime ministers drive up to Buckingham Palace. You've seen them walking through the door of No 10.
"You can't really believe you're doing it yourself, but that bit in your office, writing out the letters... it is such an extraordinary thing to have to do, you can't really imagine it until you do it."
On Monday, Mrs May will ask the House of Commons to approve a motion on the United Kingdom's independent nuclear deterrent and to support a "decision to take the necessary steps required to maintain the current posture by replacing the current Vanguard-class submarines with four successor submarines".
The debate will mark the culmination of a process that started in December 2006, when Tony Blair's cabinet met and agreed, without a single dissenting voice, to sustain the nuclear deterrent over the period 2020 to 2050 and beyond, by building four new submarines. That's the minimum number required to ensure one submarine is always at sea, providing what is known as continuous at sea deterrence.
The decision was endorsed by parliament in 2007, and in two Strategic Defence and Security Reviews (SDSR) in 2010 and 2015.
The scale, complexity and cost of the acquisition programme is vast.
The government describes it as "a national endeavour… one of the largest government investment programmes, equivalent in scale to Crossrail or HS2".
It is estimated to cost £31bn (including inflation), with a contingency of a further £10bn, spread over 35 years.
Mrs May's views are well known. "It would be sheer madness to contemplate even for a moment giving up Britain's independent nuclear deterrent," she wrote a few weeks ago.
Opponents argue that the UK no longer needs nuclear weapons, that the cost is too high and that emerging capabilities, such as cyber attacks, autonomous underwater vehicles or underwater drones, will make submarines vulnerable.
The government, which devotes considerable resources to assessing the threats from emerging capabilities, rejects such arguments. "The submarines that carry our Trident missiles will not be rendered obsolete by new technologies," said Philip Dunne, minister of state for defence procurement on 19 May.
Given the Conservative majority in the House of Commons, the motion will almost certainly pass. But Mrs May cannot count on the support of some in the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn, a unilateralist and member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, has spent his life campaigning against nuclear weapons. He believes that ridding Britain of nuclear weapons is a moral issue.
Many Labour MPs disagree. Mr Corbyn is expected to offer Labour MPs a free vote.
"We are going to have a discussion about it," he said last week. "I recognise there are big differences of opinion on it.
"My views are very well known on this, the views of others are well known on this, and so there may well be MPs voting in different lobbies."
If the motion passes work on the "successor" submarines will almost certainly continue until the 2020 election, due under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.
By that time the first submarine will be taking shape and steelwork for the second will be in full production in the BAE shipyard in Barrow. In addition a multitude of components and sub-assemblies will be being manufactured for all four boats by hundreds of suppliers.
It will be very difficult for a future government to cancel the programme.
There will almost certainly be a British bomb with, as Attlee's foreign secretary Ernest Bevin said in 1946, a "bloody Union Jack on top of it", somewhere in the grey wastelands of the North Atlantic in the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s.
When faced with the nuclear question, Mrs May is the latest in a long line of British prime ministers, who as primary guardians of national security, seem, knowingly or unknowingly, to have been disciples of Cicero, who wrote in De Legibus: Salus populi suprema est lex - The safety of the people is the chief law.
James Jinks is the co-author with Peter Hennessey of The Silent Deep: The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 (Penguin/Random House, 2016).
Shaesta Waiz, 29, is the first female certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan and aims to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
She started her epic flight in a small, single-engine plane from the US where she now lives and recently arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Ms Waiz told reporters she was excited to be back in the country of her birth.
"It's been almost 29 years. To come back to the country as a pilot who is flying around the world to inspire others - it makes me really happy to be here," she said.
Ms Waiz was born in a refugee camp and travelled from Afghanistan to the US in 1987 with her parents and five sisters to escape the Soviet-Afghan war.
She grew up in an underprivileged area of Richmond, California, and said it wasn't until she discovered aviation that she started thinking about going to college and having a career.
"When I was a little girl I thought maybe I would go to college, but I would get married at a young age and have a family. But then I found something that I really loved and that's flying," she told a news conference in Kabul.
"It's an incredible feeling to be the pilot of your own aeroplane and to fly wherever your heart desires. It's a passion that I really enjoy, that I protect, and that I want women from Afghanistan to experience as well."
She founded a non-profit organisation called Dreams Soar and wants her flight around the world to help inspire girls and young women to pursue science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education.
Ms Waiz is the first person in her family to earn a bachelor's and a master's degree.
She says her message is that you can come "from any background, you can have any set of challenges but what's really important is that you have to dream, to dream big and work hard and go after it".
Ms Waiz began her journey in Florida on 13 May and is visiting 19 countries in her Beechcraft Bonanza A36 plane. After leaving Afghanistan she will fly on through Asia and Australia before crossing the US back to Florida.
She says she already has plans to return to Afghanistan.
"In a couple of years I have every intention of coming back here and maybe opening a flight school or doing something so that women can experience aviation in Afghanistan," she said.
"Women are suffering here a lot," she added. "I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to be educated, to find something that I love which is flying and it breaks my heart because I know there are a lot of girls my age who haven't had the opportunities.
"I want to do something to give back to these women."
Match Commander David McCallum said the majority of the crowd at the match in Dumfries had been well behaved.
However, he said there were a number of incidents of disorder during the game.
They included one incident, which remains under investigation, where visiting supporters refused requests to remove a banner.
Police said an 18-year-old man had been arrested in relation to public order offences committed while a banner was being removed from advertising hoardings by stewards and police in contravention of ground rules.
They stressed the content of the banner was not in question and number of other banners had been displayed in a manner which had not contravened ground rules.
The increase means new starters could receive up to £29,500 a year.
Ministers said they wanted to attract the "best talent". Prisons with recruitment issues are being targeted.
Jails have been hit by staff strikes and rising violence in recent months. A union welcomed the rise but said ministers were "papering over cracks".
The Prison Officers Association (POA) added that the government was dealing with "crisis management on a daily basis".
The pay increase applies to "band 3" staff, who make up the majority of front-line officers.
Prisons in London and the south-east, including Wormwood Scrubs, Pentonville, Belmarsh and Whitemoor, were chosen as they find it harder to recruit.
The Ministry of Justice said "thousands" of employees would benefit. The £12m package is an attempt to boost falling prison officer numbers.
On Thursday, it was revealed that, in 2016, the number of front-line staff in England and Wales fell by 347 (1.9%) to 17,888.
The leaving rate was almost 9% - almost double the level of four years earlier.
Steve Gillan, the general secretary of the POA, said it had been told about the increase on Tuesday, and that "not a lot of thought" had gone into the rise.
"We welcome any new money," he said, "but we're a national service and this only applies to 31 prisons [out of more than 100 in England and Wales].
"It doesn't apply to the operational support grades, so the lowest-paid people in the service are getting nothing.
"We pointed that out and there was a deathly silence."
Mr Gillan also said that pay was not the only concern of his members.
"The violence in prisons is out of control," he said. "The prisoners are in control, not the staff."
In November a government White Paper announced an extra 2,500 prison officers would be in place by the end of 2018.
That was on top of an extra 400 officers, to be in place by March this year.
The Ministry of Justice said it was "on track" to meet that target, with 389 job offers made to new recruits.
Justice Secretary Liz Truss said: "Prison officers do a challenging and demanding job day in and day out.
"I want front-line staff to know that their work, experience and loyal service is valued.
"We also want to attract the best new talent into the service, ensuring we recruit and retain the leaders of the future."
The 31 prisons affected are: Aylesbury, Bedford, Bullingdon, Coldingley, Cookham Wood, Downview, Elmley, Feltham, Grendon, High Down, Highpoint, Huntercombe, Medway, Send, Stanford Hill, Swaleside, The Mount, Woodhill, Brixton, Belmarsh, Isis, Pentonville, Rochester, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs, Erlestoke, Lewes, Whitemoor, Chelmsford, Guys Marsh and Littlehey.
GPS jammers are believed to be mostly used by people driving vehicles fitted with tracking devices in order to mask their whereabouts.
In one location the Sentinel study recorded more than 60 GPS jamming incidents in six months.
The research follows concern that jammers could interfere with critical systems which rely on GPS.
The team behind the research believes it is the first study of its kind in the UK.
Its findings will be presented at the GNSS Vulnerability 2012: Present Danger, Future Threats conference held at the National Physical Laboratory on Wednesday.
The Sentinel research project used 20 roadside monitors to detect jammer use.
"We think it's the only system of its kind in the world," Bob Cockshott of the ICT Knowledge Transfer Network and organiser of the conference told the BBC.
The sensors recorded every time a vehicle with a jammer passed by.
"We believe there's between 50 and 450 occurrences in the UK every day," said Charles Curry of Chronos Technology, the company leading the project, though he stressed that they were still analysing the data.
He told the BBC that evidence from the project suggested that most jammers were small portable devices with an area of effect of between 200m and 300m.
The project received £1.5m funding from the Technology Strategy Board and involved a number of partners including the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
Mr Curry said the research had also resulted in the detection and confiscation by the police of one jammer.
"We detected a pattern and they [the police] were able to go and sit and wait," he said.
Mr Curry said the research was also able to establish that jammers were responsible for interference experienced by Ordnance Survey equipment.
GPS jammers are widely available online, one reason Mr Cockshott believes the law around jammers needs tightening.
He thinks the Sentinel project should now work towards developing systems that will help catch those using jammers.
"The next step is to develop the system further so that it can be used for enforcement, so that you can detect a jammer in use and then relate it to the driver that's using it," he said.
Logistics and other companies often install GPS trackers so they can follow the movements of vehicles.
They are also used so vehicles carrying valuable loads can be tracked.
Researchers believe most GPS jammers are used to stop these devices working.
"A GPS satellite emits no more power than a car headlight, and with that it has to illuminate half the Earth's surface," Prof David Last, a past president of the Royal Institute of Navigation, told the BBC.
"A very, very low power jammer that broadcasts on the same radio frequency as the GPS will drown it out.
"Most of them are used by people who don't want their vehicles to be tracked," he said.
But the jamming technology can cause problems for other safety-critical systems using GPS.
In mobile phone and power networks GPS satellite signals are sometimes used as a source of accurate timing information.
GPS is even used to provide accurate time information for some computerised transactions in financial markets.
And other GPS navigation devices used by ships and light aircraft could also be affected by jammers.
In 2009 Newark airport in the US found some of its GPS based systems were suffering repeated interference.
The problem was eventually traced back to a truck driver using a GPS jammer.
It appeared on her Goop lifestyle website last year in a post to announce the separation in March 2014.
She told business magazine Fast Company her editor came up with the phrase.
"When I announced that I was separating on the website, [Elise Loehnen] titled the piece 'Conscious Uncoupling' and I had no idea," she said.
The phrase became one of the most derided terms on the internet, with the Guardian calling it "deluded tosh."
"I just tell them that I think we are creating interesting discussions," she said.
However, Paltrow did actually use a version of the phrase in the text of the blogpost announcing the split, which was written under her and Martin's names.
"We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner," they wrote.
She also discussed the phrase on Howard Stern's US Sirius XM Radio show in January, admitting it is a "kind of a goofy term."
"I made a mistake in I didn't give it [the term conscious uncoupling] context," she said.
"I didn't say, 'this is... a philosophy'...I didn't know it was going to cause such a big thing."
Paltrow has also advocated the process of "conscious uncoupling" by posting an article about the philosophy on her website.
Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead could chart inside the top five on Sunday.
MP John Whittingdale said "it would be better" not to play it, while DJ Paul Gambaccini insisted: "It's not something to editorialise about."
A Radio 1 spokesman said a decision would be made "when the final chart positions were clear".
"This is an attempt to manipulate the charts by people trying to make a political point," Mr Whittingdale, who is chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, told the Daily Mail
"Most people find that offensive and deeply insensitive."
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, music critic Neil McCormick opined that "there is no reason for the BBC to risk upsetting many listeners just to satisfy a few troublemakers".
The paper also quoted former Conservative Party chairman Lord McAlpine, who said he was "absolutely astounded" the corporation was "even considering playing it".
But Conservative MP Philip Davies said: 'It's a chart programme so if it's top of the charts they have to play it. It's not for the BBC to define on what basis something is in the charts."
During a visit to Oxfordshire on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he did not feel the online campaign was "in very good taste at all" but that it was not for politicians "to start telling the BBC what songs they broadcast".
"Whatever your views are about the song or the campaign, or indeed about Margaret Thatcher, I really don't think we should start telling broadcasters what songs they should play," he told BBC South Today.
A number of media experts have told the BBC the Wizard of Oz track should be played, particularly if it charts inside the Top 10.
They include Trevor Dann, the BBC's former head of music entertainment, who said he could not see "any reason" why it should not be played.
"The chart is almost like a news programme; it's a programme of record," he said.
"It's not for the BBC to judge if it's an appropriate record for people to buy and therefore for them to play."
His position was echoed by radio consultant John Myers, who felt it should be played provided there was no reference to the campaign surrounding it.
"If you set up a chart show to play the nation's most purchased or downloaded songs, that's what you have to play," said Mr Myers, a former chief executive of the Radio Academy.
"You don't have to say why people have bought it, but you do have to play it."
Perhaps the highest profile track to be banned by the BBC in recent years was Frankie Goes to Hollywood's debut single Relax, following its release in 1984.
Then Radio 1 DJ Mike Read was playing the thumping dance anthem on his Radio 1 chart show and removed the needle from the record midway through the song when the sexual nature of the lyrics suddenly dawned on him.
Read branded the record "obscene", vowing never to play it again, with the rest of the BBC swiftly following his lead.
But the airplay ban only served to increase the notoriety and popularity of the record and it went on to occupy the number one spot for five weeks, without the BBC's help.
When Frankie Goes to Hollywood's follow-up single Two Tribes went to number one, Relax climbed back up the charts to number two.
Later that year the ban was finally lifted and Relax featured on the Christmas Top of the Pops and Radio 1's countdown of the year's best-selling records.
Journalist and DJ Paul Gambaccini has expressed a similar opinion, telling BBC WM that the programme was "not a programme of choice".
"The Top 40 is the news of music," he went on. "It's not something to editorialise about - it's just fact. You can't change reality."
"I feel utterly sorry for all the chart shows," added Vivienne Pattison of Mediawatch UK, a group that campaigns for family values in the media.
"It's put them in a really invidious position.
"But chart shows exist to play the most bought or downloaded songs, and to change that is to interfere with a democratic process."
The track is also number one in the Capital Chart's Big Top 40. Earlier this week, its sponsor Vodafone said: "We simply sponsor the chart itself, we don't pass comment on the tracks it contains."
A spokesman for Capital FM said the station was currently "reviewing the situation".
Asked to comment on the subject earlier this week by BBC staff, the corporation's new director general Tony Hall said he found the campaign "pretty tasteless".
"But let's see," he continued. "If there's an editorial reason for saying it's number one, or it's the fastest riser, this week, we'll have to rethink."
Greg Dyke, a former director general of the BBC, said Lady Thatcher herself would have found the idea of not playing the track "ridiculous".
"If they don't play it they are making a political statement," he told Newsbeat's Chi Chi Izundu.
The original track was performed in the 1939 Judy Garland film by characters celebrating the demise of the much-hated Wicked Witch of the East.
Opponents of Margaret Thatcher have been buying copies of the song following the former Prime Minister's death on Monday at the age of 87.
According to the Official Charts Company, Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead is currently on course to claim the number three placing in Sunday's countdown.
Meanwhile, an alternative online campaign has been launched to push the Notsensibles' light-hearted punk track I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher to number one.
The single was initially released in 1980, following the former PM's election victory.
In 1977 the BBC refused to play God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols when it charted during the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations.
Pennie Davies, 47, was found dead in a field in the New Forest on 2 September last year.
Justin Robertson, 36, denies murder while Benjamin Carr, 22, has denied arranging for her to be killed.
Judge Justice Andrew Popplewell QC told the jury both men "had their own interests to serve" in court.
Mr Carr, of Edward Road, Southampton and co-accused Samantha Maclean, 28, of Beech Crescent, Hythe, both deny conspiracy to murder.
Summing up at Winchester Crown Court, the judge said the prosecution's case was that Mr Carr had recruited Mr Robertson to kill Mrs Davis over fears she would go back to police with sexual assault allegations made against him.
Mr Robertson, the judge told jurors, "denied being involved in any such plan."
He had claimed a set of keys found near Mrs Davis's body which linked him to the crime had been "planted".
During trial, Mr Carr had said he recruited Mr Robertson to "scare" Mrs Davis and warn her away from his family, but not to harm her.
The judge said Mr Carr had told the court he and Robertson "hadn't considered the possibility" Mrs Davis could scream and resist during the incident.
"He said that it was simply a case of hoping that putting the frighteners on her would keep her out of his life," the judge said.
Both men had given evidence during trial to support their own case while undermining the other's, the judge told the jury.
"Treat it with caution," he said, "because they have their own interests to serve".
Ms Davis had seven knife wounds to her torso and five to her right arm, the "depth and number" of which may have led jurors to conclude she had been subjected to a "particularly brutal attack", the judge said.
Ms Maclean's case was that "she did not know of any plan" to kill Ms Davies, the judge said.
He is expected to finish summing up on Thursday.
The trial continues.
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The find, called Genius Loci, is about 2ft (0.6m) tall and was discovered by archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong at Papcastle near Cockermouth.
Regional manager, Frank Giecco, said it was a "once in a lifetime" find.
The team began exploring the site after Roman treasures and the remains of a settlement were found following floods in the area in November 2009.
Artefacts, including pottery, metalwork, coins and glass have discovered at the site along with substantial stone and wooden buildings and the most complete Roman water mill yet recorded in Britain.
Mr Giecco said: "This happens once in a lifetime. You can work in archaeology all your life and never find anything like that. It's incredible.
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In March, Cricket Australia proposed salary increases for men and women, but this would mean players no longer receive a percentage of CA's revenue.
The offer was rejected and CA said it would not pay players after 30 June.
Ex-Australia captain Mark Taylor said the Australian Cricketers' Association "aren't negotiating at all".
Taylor, who is also a CA board member, told a sports chat show on Nine Network on Sunday: "I have had players say to me in January that we could well be on strike in July."
A letter from CA chief executive James Sutherland to the players' association said 2016-17 contracts would not be renewed without a new agreement.
But the ACA said the proposal was "a win for cricket administrators but a loss for cricket".
ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson added: "The point lost on CA is that the players will not respond to threats."
Several Test players responded on Twitter, using the #fairshare hashtag.
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins tweeted on social media in response to the email: "Players are staying strong #fairshare".
Former Test paceman Mitchell Johnson added: "Players past & present will stay strong #fairshare".
If the dispute is not resolved, there would be uncertainty over what team Australia could field after 30 June, with a two-Test series scheduled in August in Bangladesh before a home Ashes showdown with England, which runs from 23 November 2017 to 8 January 2018.
In a letter sent by CA to the ACA, chief executive James Sutherland said "players with contracts expiring in 2016-17 will not have contracts for 2017-18" unless the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) negotiates a new MoU (Memorandum of Understanding)".
The current MoU will expire midway through the women's World Cup, which starts in England and Wales on 24 June.
"The Australian women's World Cup squad will be paid in advance of the June-July World Cup and will be employed until the end of the event," Sutherland said.
CA declined to comment further when contacted by Reuters.
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